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O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
- Date
- [1909]-2016
- By
- O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937-2024
- Reference
- MS-Group-1526
- Description
Literary papers, including manuscript, typescript and published novels, short stories, poetry, plays, film scripts, radio plays, translations of Classics. Also includes copious material on John Mulgan and Ian Milner, on whom O'Sullivan wrote biographies; copies of letters of the painter Raymond McIntyre; a collection of letters between Ian Milner and Professor James Bertram; and drafts of poems that O'Sullivan wrote during the time as New Zealand Poet Laureate, 2013-2015. Includes scrapbooks and papers relating to Oscar Wilde, originally purchased from Pat Lawlor.
Source of title - Supplied by Library
Vincent O'Sullivan was the New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2013-2015. He is a poet, short story writer, novelist, biographer, playwright and editor.
Quantity: 167 folder(s). 1 microfilm reel(s). 3 Linear Metres. 10 box(es).
Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter
Provenance: All papers collected by or written by Vincent O'Sullivan in the course of his writing and researches. The `Wildeana' papers were collected by Pat Lawlor and bought by Vincent O'Sullivan.
Transfers: Two medals awarded to Ian Milner by the Czech government have been transferred to the Drawings and Print Collection as curios - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Two medals awarded to Ian Milner.
Processing information: Most recent accrual to this collection is currently being processed by staff.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Letters from living people containing personal information require the written permission of the writers concerned. Folders MS-Papers-8612-063 and MS-Papers-8612-064 are restricted until 01/01/2040.
- Format
- 167 folder(s), 1 microfilm reel(s), 3 Linear Metres, 10 box(es), Drafts (Documents), Personal correspondence, Research notes, Manuscripts, Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter
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James Bertram - correspondence with Milner family
Date: 1936-[ca 1960]
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-140
Description: Letter from James Bertram while in China to Ian Milner; post cards from Frank and Ian Milner to James and Jean Bertram Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Research material on John Mulgan
Date: 1943-1944
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-090
Description: Reports, correspondence and other papers copied from the British Public Record Office, relating to Mulgan's activities in Greece during World War II Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Ian Milner in Prague
Date: 1953-1986
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-142
Description: Papers relating to Ian Milner in Prague. Mainly consist of letters and postcards to James Bertram, newspaper cuttings and papers relating to the withdrawn invitation to New Zealand in 1968, including draft article Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Cairo and post mortem of John Mulgan
Date: 1945-2002
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-091
Description: Photocopies of post mortem reports and correspondence r4elating to death of John Mulgan. Also, account of Cairo in 1945 by Les Cleveland. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Research material on John Mulgan
Date: 1943-1944
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-089
Description: Reports, correspondence and other papers copied from the British Public Record Office, relating to Mulgan's activities in Greece during World War II Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Research material on John Mulgan
Date: 1943-1944
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-088
Description: Reports, correspondence and other papers copied from the British Public Record Office, relating to Mulgan's activities in Greece during World War II Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Cairo during the war years
Date: 1991
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-156
Description: Account by Les Cleveland, of Cairo and the impressions of the New Zealand troops stationed there during the war years Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Australian Archives, ACT Regional Office - Papers re Petrov case
Date: 1944-1955
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-144
Description: Photocopies and some handwritten notes of the case and of Milner's involvement Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Research notes
Date: [ca 2000-2002]
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-095
Description: Photocopies, notes and other papers related to research on John Mulgan Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Ian Milner - Visit to New Zealand
Date: 1966-1971
From: O'Sullivan, Vincent Gerard, 1937- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8612-143
Description: Papers relating to Ian Milner's visit to New Zealand. Includes clippings, letters to James Bertram and other papers, including an article by Milner on the `Prague Spring' of 1968. Quantity: 1 folder(s).