Grimshaw, Charlotte, 1966-

Stead, Charlotte, 1966-

New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and former lawyer. Publications include novels 'Provocation' (1999), 'Mazarine' (2018), and memoir 'The Mirror Book' (2022). Awarded the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship in 2023.

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Personal and business correspondence

Date: 1980-1982

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-296

Description: Contains mixed personal and business correspondence sent and received by C K Stead from 1980 to 1982. Correspondence includes letters from the University of Alberta inviting Stead to speak as part of their Distinguished Visitors programme. Includes correspondence from Charlotte Grimshaw. Also included in correspondence are several postcards, one photograph, and one letter written in German. Other documents include: - a printout of a 2015 article by Matt Stewart titled '81 Springbok protests galvanises a nation divided' - journal entries by Stead dated 14-21 September 1981, writing about the Springbok tour protests - a booklet of poems by Patrick Lane titled 'There are still the mountains' - pages from a 1981 newsletter from the League of Canadian Poets - photocopy of an article titled 'Critic who declines to hedge his bets' by A K Grant, which reviewed Stead's book 'In the Glass Case: Essays on New Zealand Literature'. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Papers in the this folder were originally bound with a binder clip. A note at the front of the papers reads: "1981-2. 15 or so Curnow items removed to the green envelope. Also 2 A.S. Byatt letters removed. 17-10-2018 - These have been checked through for the memoir." Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Binder clip was not kept.

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Personal and business correspondence

Date: 1951-1956, 2002-2003

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-285

Description: Contains mixed business and personal correspondence, sent and received by C K Stead during 1951 to 1956, and between 2002 and 2003. Includes material relating to publishing in literary magazines, and Sydney Writers' Festival 2002, and correspondence from Michael King. The majority of correspondents are friends, publishers, editors, and literary writers, and includes family correspondence between C K Stead and Charlotte Grimshaw. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Material arrived to the Library grouped together with bulldog clips. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: Clippings removed from folder are at Library reference fMS-Papers-12831-07.. Processing information: Bulldog clips have been removed, and were not kept by the Library. Material grouped by each bulldog clip has been enclosed in acid-free paper and identified with their corresponding dates. Oversized material has been moved for storage and preservation reasons.

Manuscript

Personal and business correspondence

Date: 2000-2001

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-280

Description: Contains mixed business and personal correspondence, sent and received by C K Stead during 2000 and 2001. Includes material relating to the Auckland Writers' Festival 2001. The majority of correspondents are friends, publishers, editors, and literary writers, and includes family correspondence between C K Stead and Margaret Stead, and Charlotte Grimshaw. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Material arrived to the Library grouped together with bulldog clips. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Bulldog clips have been removed, and were not kept by the Library. Original order has been maintained.

Other

Personal and business correspondence

Date: 2004-2005

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-275

Description: Contains mixed business and personal correspondence, sent and received by C K Stead during 2004 and 2005. Includes material relating to Writers in the Palace 2005, and Tasmania Pacific Fiction Prize 2005 events, newspaper clippings from the Dominion, and an order of service for Michael King's funeral. The majority of correspondents are friends, publishers, editors, and literary writers, and includes family correspondence between C K Stead and Charlotte Grimshaw, Margaret Stead, and Kay Stead. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Material arrived to the Library grouped together with bulldog clips. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Bulldog clips have been removed, and were not kept by the Library. Material grouped by each bulldog clip has been enclosed in acid-free paper and identified with their corresponding dates.

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Personal and business correspondence

Date: 1996-1998

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-316

Description: Comprises mixed personal and business correspondence sent and received by C K Stead from June 1996 to April 1998. Most correspondents are friends, publishers, editors, translators, literary writers, and literary festival organisers, and includes family correspondence with Charlotte Grimshaw. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Papers in this folder were originally bound with a binder clip. A note at the front of the papers reads, "97-98. 12 sheets of Curnow (+ Curnow/Sh[..?]/Thwaite) material extracted. Also one letter to + one card from A S Byatt". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: The binder clip was removed and discarded.

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Correspondence and papers relating to 2010 literary prizes won by Stead

Date: 2009-2010

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-159

Description: Correspondence and papers relating to ‘The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award’ in 2010. C K Stead won the Short Story prize for ‘Last Season’s Man’. Correspondence is between November 2009 and April 2010. It comprises administrative emails around the prize and for the associated ‘The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival’ 20-28 March 2010, emails commenting on the story, and congratulations from friends. Papers comprise clippings covering Stead’s win and controversy surrounding the story and its apparent reference to Nigel Cox, programmes for the award and associated literary festival, a photocopy of ‘Last Season’s Man’, and an annotated draft. Also includes correspondence and papers relating to the inaugural Hippocrates Prize in 2010. Stead won the poetry award for ‘Ischaemia’. Correspondence is between Michael Hulse and Stead from March to April 2010. Papers include ‘Ischaemia’ and poems not entered by Stead. Also contains some personal correspondence with Margaret Stead, Charlotte Grimshaw, Sam Elworthy, and Gerri Kimber. Title supplied by Library Arrangement: The material was originally housed in a wallet folder enclosure. The enclosure was labelled with the following annotations: "Sunday Times Short Story Prize" and "Hippocrates Poetry Prize". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: The original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-060.. Processing information: The original enclosure was removed and kept in a separate folder.

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Personal and business correspondence

Date: 2005-2006

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-074

Description: Contains mixed personal and business correspondence, including printed email correspondence, sent and received by C K Stead from May 2005 to February 2006. Includes correspondence from Charlotte Grimshaw and Margaret Stead. Also includes poems and postcards. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Papers in the this folder were originally bound with a binder clip. A note at the front of the papers reads, "Approx May 2005 - Feb 2006. (checked through March 2020 for Vol III)" Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Binder clip was not kept.

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Correspondence with Allen Curnow and others

Date: 1980-1992

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-071

Description: Contains primarily outwards correspodence from C K Stead to Allen and Jeny Curnow. Also contains some mixed personal and business correspondence from 1985, family correspondence from 1980-1981, and photocopies from newspapers and magazines of reviews of Stead's work. Includes correspondence from Kay Stead and Charlotte Grimshaw. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Papers in the this folder were originally bound with a binder clip. A note written on an envelope at the front of the papers reads, "Dec 2019. These appear to be mostly me & Allen. 1986??" Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Binder clip was not kept.

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Correspondence between Karl and Kay Stead, and Charlotte Grimshaw

Date: October 2017-June 2018

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-031

Description: Correspondence between Karl and Kay Stead, and Charlotte Grimshaw from October 2017 to June 2018, primarily between January and March 2018. Also includes: - Correspondence between Karl and Kay, and Margaret Stead; - Two book reviews by Charlotte. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The correspondence was originally housed in a manila folder enclosure. The enclosure was not labelled. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: The original enclosure is retained with the item.

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Correspondence between Karl in Oxford and Europe, and Kay Stead

Date: May 1998-June 1998

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-028

Description: Correspondence between Karl and Kay Stead during Karl's time in Oxford and Crete between May and June 1998. Also contains a letter from Karl to Charlotte Grimshaw in June 1998. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The correspondence, in envelopes or loose, was originally housed in a larger envelope enclosure. The envelope enclosure was labelled with the following annotations: "Letters to + from K + K May June '98". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: The original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-059.. Processing information: The original enclosure was removed and kept in a separate folder.

Other

Correspondence between Karl and Kay Stead, and Charlotte Grimshaw

Date: January 2019-June 2021

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-032

Description: Correspondence between Karl and Kay Stead, and Charlotte Grimshaw from January 2019 to June 2021. Also includes: - Written responses by Karl and Kay Stead to Charlotte Grimshaw's 'Mirror Book'; - Correspondence between Kay and Margaret Stead; - Correspondence from wider Stead family. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The correspondence was originally housed in a wallet folder enclosure. The enclosure was labelled with the following annotations: "Correspondence with Charlotte 2017-2020" and "Kay - Charlotte". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: The original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-059.. Processing information: The original enclosure was removed and kept in a separate folder.

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Correspondence from Kay Stead and family to Karl Stead in Edmonton and London

Date: January 1982-March 1982

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-010

Description: Correspondence from Kay Stead and family to Karl Stead during Karl's time in London and Europe between January and March 1982. Also includes a programme from Frank Sargeson's funeral. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The correspondence, in envelopes or loose, was bound into a bundle by a rubber band and originally housed in a larger envelope enclosure. The envelope enclosure was labelled with the following annotations: “Keep”, Letters to & from K + K”, “Toronto/London May/June 1981 Keep”, and “Also Feb & March 1982 Edmonton & London”. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: Other correspondence that arrived in the same original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-011. The original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-059.. Processing information: The original enclosure was removed and kept in a separate folder.

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Correspondence from Karl Stead in Edmonton, London, and Paris to Kay Stead and family

Date: February 1982-March 1982

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-011

Description: Correspondence from Karl to Kay Stead and family during his time in Edmonton, London, and Paris between February and March 1982. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The correspondence, in envelopes or loose, was tied into a bundle by string and was originally housed in a larger envelope enclosure. The envelope enclosure was labelled with the following annotations: “Keep”, Letters to & from K + K”, “Toronto/London May/June 1981 Keep”, and “Also Feb & March 1982 Edmonton & London”. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: Other correspondence that arrived in the same original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-010. The original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-059.. Processing information: The original enclosure was removed and kept in a separate folder.

Other

Correspondence between Karl Stead in London and Toronto, and Kay Stead and family

Date: April 1981-June 1981

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-009

Description: Correspondence between Karl Stead and Kay Stead and family during Karl’s time in London and Toronto between April and June 1981. Also includes a letter from a friend to Karl in May 1981. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The correspondence, in envelopes or loose, was originally housed in a larger envelope enclosure. The envelope enclosure was labelled with the following annotations: "Letters K + K (+ C – M)", "May 1981", "CK in Toronto + London", and "all read for Memoir Oct 2018". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: The original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-059.. Processing information: The original enclosure was removed and kept in a separate folder.

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Correspondence from Kay Stead and family to Karl Stead in London and Europe

Date: September 1980-November 1980, January 1981

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-008

Description: Correspondence from Kay Stead and family to Karl Stead during Karl's time in London and Europe between September and November 1980. Also includes a letter from a friend to Karl in January 1981. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The correspondence, in envelopes or loose, was tied into a bundle by string or was bundled loose. It was originally housed in a larger envelope enclosure. The envelope enclosure was labelled with the following annotations: “Letters to + from CKS -> KES”, “These read Oct 2018 for memoir -> Sept-November 1980”, “These are m…[?] Oct 2018 -> May-June, 1981 -> Feb-March 1982”, and “Keep”. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: Other correspondence that arrived in the same original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-007. The original enclosure is at Library reference MS-Papers-12831-059.. Processing information: The original enclosure was removed and kept in a separate folder. The correspondence tied by string is separated from the group of loose letters by a sheet of archival paper.

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Correspondence between Karl Stead and family, and Kay Stead in Wellington

Date: April 78

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-005

Description: Correspondence between Karl Stead and family in Auckland, and Kay Stead in Wellington during Kay’s time in Wellington in April 1978. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The correspondence, in envelopes or loose, was originally housed within larger outer and inner envelope enclosures. The outer envelope enclosure was labelled with the following annotations: “These are now from & to K + K”, “April ’78 (in order)”, and “25/9/18 checked through for Memoir”; and the inner envelope enclosure was labelled: “Letter to & from K + K 1963 & 1976 + 1978” and “In 2015, 1963 N.Y. Letters (to + from) extracted”. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: The original enclosure is retained with the item.

Manuscript

Papers relating to various individuals (3)

Date: 1976, 1984, 1989-2011

From: Catley, Christine McKelvie Cole (Dame), 1922-2011 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11651-143

Description: Contains newspaper clippings, memorial services for Douglas Catley and Lauris Edmond, loose notes and some correspondence. Also copy of Kevin Ireland's essay `Private landscapes'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter (some photocopies)

Manuscript

Papers relating to women (1)

Date: 1989, 1998, 2005-2011

From: Catley, Christine McKelvie Cole (Dame), 1922-2011 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11651-185

Description: Includes clippings, correspondence (letters and printed emails) and other papers Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, photos and printed matter (some photocopies)

Manuscript

Papers relating to the Bloomsbury Flat controversy (a)

Date: [1989-1991]

From: Edmond, Lauris Dorothy, 1924-2000 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6912-047

Description: Correspondence, press releases, newsclippings, reports and other papers relating to the controversy surrounding the proposal of a flat in London for New Zealand writers ; includes letter from Bill, possibly W H Oliver, or Bill Sewell Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Best of New Zealand fiction volume two - Submissions by authors

Date: 14 Nov 2004-31 Mar 2005

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8504-17

Description: Submissions of works of fiction by New Zealand authors for the `Best of New Zealand fiction volume two' which was edited by Kidman. Quantity: 1 folder(s).