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Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
- Date
- 1945-2021
- By
- Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932-
- Reference
- ATL-Group-00771
- Description
Collection of New Zealand academic, author, poet, and critic C K Stead. Includes correspondence, appointment diaries, manuscripts, draft writing, sound recordings, news clippings, and some photographic material.
The papers contain notes, drafts, revised typescripts and final editions of some of Stead's literary output in the field of the novel, poetry, and literary criticism.
Includes inward and outward correspondence created in a professional and personal capacity, including with family members.
Arrangement: The original order of papers established by Stead has been maintained. Notes made by Stead on the outside of wrapping papers can be found in each folder, photocopied and enclosed, or noted as separated material.
Quantity: 417 folder(s). 19 C60 cassette(s). 18 C90 cassette(s). 15 Electronic document(s). 553 kilobyte(s). 13 b&w original photographic print(s). 11 colour original photographic print(s). 10 audiocassette(s). 4 volume(s). 3 5" reel(s). 3 box(es) containing 42 diaries. 1 album(s). 1 b&w art print(s). 1 C10 cassette(s). 1 C40 cassette(s). 1 C62 cassette(s). 1 object(s) badge. 1 Other printed ephemera item(s). 1 Poster(s).
Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts (some ms annotations and some photocopies), printed matter, photographs, sound recordings
Finding Aids: Partial inventory available in staff manuscripts backfile..
Transfers: To Book Collections - Copy of `Je ne suis pas ce corps' by Stead (1993).
Processing information: Electronic files from the most recent accrual to this collection are currently being processed.
Manuscript and photographic material of the same provenance that was previously separated has been re-united in September 2022.
Not all names in this collection are indexed.
- Use/Reproduction
- Copyright: Copyright is owned by the donor in respect to his own work. Other copyrights are held by third parties.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Collection is mostly unrestricted. Some items have access restrictions. Access to the Sargeson/Curnow Correspondence subseries requires permission of Chief Librarian. Access to family correspondence requires the written permission of the creator of the correspondence. Access to family correspondence is unrestricted to the immediate Stead family [Karl Stead, Kay Stead, Margaret Stead, Oliver Stead, Charlotte Grimshaw]. Restriction expires five years after the death of Karl and Kay Stead.
- Format
- 417 folder(s), 19 C60 cassette(s), 18 C90 cassette(s), 15 Electronic document(s), 553 kilobyte(s), 13 b&w original photographic print(s), 11 colour original photographic print(s), 10 audiocassette(s), 4 volume(s), 3 5" reel(s), 3 box(es) containing 42 diaries, 1 album(s), 1 b&w art print(s), 1 C10 cassette(s), 1 C40 cassette(s), 1 C62 cassette(s), 1 object(s) badge, 1 Other printed ephemera item(s), 1 Poster(s), Notebooks, Drafts (Documents), Research notes, Proofs, Electronic records (Digital records), Electronic documents, Photographs, Holographs, typescripts (some ms annotations and some photocopies), printed matter, photographs, sound recordings
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Letters from Allen Curnow
Date: 21 Nov 1978-26 Apr 1981
From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8220-08
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow
Date: 9 Dec 1981-18 Dec 1982
From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8220-09
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow
Date: 26 Aug 1989-11 Nov 1990
From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8220-13
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow
Date: 7 Jul 1967-18 Sep 1978
From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8220-07
Description: Contains letters written by Allen Curnow to C K Stead. Also includes newspaper clippings and a typescript of reviews of Curnow's `An incorrigible music'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow
Date: 3 Feb 1983-31 Dec 1984
From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8220-10
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow
Date: 7 Apr 1987-5 Jul 1989
From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8220-12
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow
Date: 16 Feb 1985-16 Dec 1986
From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8220-11
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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.
Correspondence relating to the publication of 'Smith's Dream'
Date: 1969-1971
From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-12831-295
Description: Contains business correspondence related to the publication of C K Stead's novel 'Smith's Dream' (originally titled 'The Fighting Cocks') and Stead's poetry. Correspondence is primarily with publishers Longman Paul and Hutchinson Publishing Group. 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: "Smith's Dream file. 1969-1971". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Binder clip was not kept.
Personal and business correspondence
Date: 1967 - 1970-1971
From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-12831-294
Description: Contains mixed personal and business correspondence sent and received by C K Stead from 1970 to 1971. Includes correspondence from Kay Stead. Other documents include a newspaper clipping, a 1970 newsletter from the International Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures, and a 1967 document form the University of Auckland outlining staff leave. 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: "70-71". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Binder clip was not kept.