Literature

Date: 1965-1966

By: Summers, Peter Duff, 1913-1970; Summers, Cassia Kathrina, 1916-2000

Reference: ATL-Group-00915

Description: Collection comprises two copies of the publication 'Short Story International' published by Short Story International Inc, New York. Includes stories by New Zealand author Joy Cowley ('The Moth' in the 1965 edition and 'The Silk' in the 1966 edition). Both volumes were published abroad but were purchased and inscribed by Cowley and sent to her parents, Peter Summers and Cassia Summers, as per inscriptions. Title supplied by Library. Peter Duff Summers and Cassia Kathrina Summers are the parents of Joy Cowley. Quantity: 2 volume(s). 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: The volumes were purchased in 2023 by Michael Eyre at a Dunbar Sloane auction in Wellington.

Date: 1966-1976 - 1985

By: Hulme, Keri Ann Ruhi, 1947-2021; Spiral Collective

Reference: ATL-Group-00788

Description: An original annotated typescript of “the bone people“ and a 1985 edition of the published book. The manuscript has 458 numbered and 24 unnumbered pages of single sided typescript. There are unnumbered pages at the beginning, and at chapter and part breaks. Following a blue divider, the first typed page reads “By Kerry A. L. Hulme. Moteuka, 1966 - Moeraki & West Coast, 1976.” This is followed by three pages of “Māori words and phrases”. The pages after these are numbered on the top righthand corner in black felt tip pen. Many pages contain some alteration using either the typewriter, blue and black ink, and pencil. These include corrected spelling, shifting word order and word insertions. A few pages have slightly fuller annotations. The annotations appear to be in the same hand throughout. It is thought to be Keri Hulme’s handwriting. Each page has been hole punched to fit in a ringbinder, and a section of pages have been hole punched on both sides. The book is a 1985 edition published by Spiral in association with Hodder and Stoughton. Information on the provenance was provided by the Hulme whānau, August 2022. Information on provenance and handwritten annotations were provided by Marian Evans (August 2022) who was part of the Spiral Collective that first published the novel. See also the Sandi Hall interview with Keri Hulme “Conversation at Okarito”. ‘Broadsheet’. July-August 1984, pages 18-21. Title provided by Library. Spiral Collective Records, relating to the writing, publishing, promotion and success of `The bone people' by Keri Hulme, at Library reference 84-072A–2/07 to 84-072A–2/10. Other versions of the manuscript are held at Macmillan Brown Library, in the papers Hulme donated. MB 916 - Keri Hulme 'The Bone People' papers’. Macmillan Brown Library, reference FD702.0001. Keri Hulme worked as a tobacco picker in Motueka in the mid 1960s. It was there she began to write about a character who was appearing in her dreams. Initially she wrote a short story “Simon Peter’s shell” which she later destroyed. She continued to rework the characters from this story and her dreams over the next 12 years and created several manuscripts. In 1985 'the bone people' became the first New Zealand novel to win the Booker Prize and the first debut novel to win. Quantity: 3 folder(s) 482 pages. 1 volume(s) 1 published book. 1 box(es) 2 folders. Provenance: The manuscript was part of the Hulme estate and was sold through the Dunbar Sloane Auction House by the Hulme whānau. This version was thought to have been in the possession of Hulme's mother. Processing information: The typescript came to the Library in two blue plastic Lever Arch folders. The first folder went to the end of part two at numbered page 270. The typescript has been rehoused in three acid-free folders for conservation reasons. The original folders have been kept, Library reference MSX-10205.

Date: 1957, 1961 - 1969-2021

From: Wedde, Ian Curtis, 1946- : Collection

Reference: Series-5943

Description: Comprises material relating to Wedde's literary compositions. Largely contains drafts of his novels, poetry, short stories, and scripts for stage and screen. Some titles are rendered in more then one genre.

Date: 1928, 1930, 1933

By: Mantz, Ruth Elvish, active 1931-1972; Murry, John Middleton, 1926-2002

Reference: ATL-Group-00700

Description: Three published volumes relating to Katherine Mansfield. Two have been written by Mansfield, and one, written by Ruth Elvish Mantz and John Middleton Murry, is about Mansfield's life. All have handwritten notes citing that they are from the collection of John Middleton Murry and include annotations by Murry. The volumes are: - 'The Aloe' by Katherine Mansfield, first edition, 1930 - 'The Garden Party and Other Stories' by Katherine Mansfield, 1928 - 'The Life of Katherine Mansfield' by Ruth Elvish Mantz and John Middleton Murry, 1933 Inside 'The Aloe' is a newsletter subscription card from the bookseller Constable & Co, London. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 3 volume(s). Provenance: Provenance prior to purchase by the Library is unknown. Likely came from the collection of Murry.

Date: n d

From: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976 : Papers

Reference: Series-1163

Description: Papers that Pei had amongst his own work of other peoples writings Quantity: 4 folder(s).

From: Sargeson, Frank, 1903-1982 : Collection

Reference: Series-1058

Description: This series comprises seven folders of unidentified manuscript and typescript drafts which are interfiled in no discernible order. The fragments remain in the order in which they were received. It was not practical at the time the collection was processed to attempt to separate this material into its component parts Quantity: 7 folder(s).

Date: 1897-1982

By: Sargeson, Frank, 1903-1982

Reference: ATL-Group-00945

Description: Collection comprises materials created and accumulated by Frank Sargeson relating to his literary work and personal life. Includes inward and outward correspondence; drafts of Sargeson's short stories, novels, drama, autobiography, essays, talks and book reviews; subject files on finance, theatre and publishers, grant applications; personal papers and note books; news clippings, ephemera, family and personal photographs, oral history sound recordings and associated interview transcript, and an oil painting. Correspondence includes exchanges with many of New Zealand's prominent writers and the overseas based literary figures William Plomer, John Lehmann, and E.M. Forster. Also included are works by other writers and a bibliography of his own work collected by Sargeson. Writer Michael King was awarded a National Library Fellowship in 1990 to write a biography of Sargeson. This was published in 1995 as 'Frank Sargeson: A Life'. The Frank Sargeson Trust established and operates a literary museum at the former bach home of Sargeson at Takapuna, Auckland. Title supplied by Library. For further material held by the Library which relates to Frank Sargeson, see: - ATL-Group-00695 Bosworth, Rhondda, 1944-: Photographs and papers relating to Frank Sargeson. - ATL-Group-00771 Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932-: Collection. - MS-Papers-4648 Cole, John Reece, 1916-1989: Papers. - MS-Group-2254 Catley, Christine McKelvie Cole (Dame), 1922-2011: Papers. Arrangement: Collection materials were in no discernable order on arrival to the Library in 1970 and in 1982. Each successive accession of manuscript material was arranged by Library archivists as two numeric sequences of folders MS-Papers-0432 and MS-Papers-4261. Photographic materials were arranged separately as: prints in one numeric sequence (numbered across five box containers) and negatives as individual numbers. Celebrated New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson was born as Norris Frank Davey in Hamilton, and lived most of his life in a family bach at Takapuna, Auckland. He is known for his introduction of New Zealand idomatic speech to literature and his exploration of the lives of men and of working class life. Best known for his short stories, his works include many plays, novels, novellas, and a three volume autobiography. From his home Sargeson provided support and mentorship to many younger writers including Maurice Duggan, Janet Frame, AP Gaskell, Kevin Ireland, and CK Stead. His work was hugely influential on succeeding generations of New Zealand writers who sought to establish a quintessentially New Zealand literature. Quantity: 878 folder(s). 368 b&w original photographic print(s). 4 volume(s). 5 C60 cassette(s) oral history interview sound recordings. 3 colour original photographic print(s). 2 b&w copy negative(s). 1 box(es) contains ephemera collected by Sargeson. 1 b&w original negative(s) chest x-ray. 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera red leather photograph album cover. 1 oil(s). 7.30 Linear Metres of manuscript materials. Physical Description: Holographs, manuscript notes and papers, typescripts, printed matter, photographs, oral history interview recordings and transcript, and an oil painting Finding Aids: Two detailed analogue inventories of the manuscript material were created in 1987 and 1990 and are held in the collection acquisition backfile. Available on request.. Processing information: On accession collection materials were arranged and described to a basic level by Library archivists. Following the award of the 1990 National Library Fellowship the Library undertook a major reorganisation of the collection between December 1989 and April 1990 including: sorting of correspondence, identification and sorting of literary works and other materials, and removal from the collection of material from other provenances. Further descriptive work was undertaken in March and April 2024. Records that were 'Restricted by permission' were changed to 'No access restrictions' as the SargesonTrust had removed the requirement to get their permission before accessing the collection. In addition the previously separated manuscript, pictorial, and oral history materials (PAColl-1581, G-194, and OHColl-0230/1) of the same provenance were reunited in this collection hierarchy. The identifier for the collection record also changed from MS-Group-0071 to ATL-Group-00945 to reflect the multi-format nature of the collection. Not all names are indexed.