Florence James - further papers concerning the novel and television mini-series 'Come in spinner', 1944-1989

MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/Boxes 1-5
MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/Box 6X
MLOH 308

fonds

1944-1989

Textual Records, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Clippings

395186

Sound Recording : MLOH 308/1-16

1.39 metres of textual material (5 boxes, 1 outsize box) - manuscript, typescript, photocopies, clippings
16 sound cassettes

'Come in spinner' by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James won the Sydney Daily Telegraph novel competition in 1948. It was published in 1951 by Heinemann in an abridged version after massive cuts were demanded by the Daily Telegraph. In 1988, the complete edition was published by Angus and Robertson after James reassembled and edited the original text. The Australian Broadcasting Commission produced a mini-series based on 'Come in spinner' in 1990.

1980-1982; Research for 'Come in spinner'. Folder 1: Newscuttings; Folder 2: Pamela Williams research; Folder 4: 'The Sullivans' research, including overview of events in 1945-46 by Barbara Gange. (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/1)

1980; Completed questionnaires re. attitudes about Sydney during World War II, together with recorded interviews on 16 audio cassettes. Questionnaires organised into categories: males under 25; males 25-39; males 40-49; males over 50; females under 25; females 25-39; females 40-49; females over 50. (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/1-2; MLOH 308/1-16)

1980; Index cards for references to Movie-Tone/Cinesound newsreels from the period 1937-1945, in chronological order. (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/2)

1981; Treatment of 'Come in spinner' by Patricia Johnson, from the novel by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James. 1 folder containing 3 drafts (typescript and photocopied typescript), one with ms. annotations. (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/2)

1984; Notes on structure and outlines for episodes of 'Come in spinner' by Cory Taylor. Ms. notes and typescript with ms. annotations, in 4 folders. (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/3)

[1984]; Photocopy of ms. of the novel 'Unabated Spring' by Sydney Wyborne, typescript with ms. annotations, in 4 folders. [This is a copy of the original version of 'Come in spinner' which was entered in the 1948 Daily Telegraph competition, using a pseudonym. The ms. annotations were made while preparing for the 1988 Angus and Robertson edition.] (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/3)

[1984]; Ms. of extended version of 'Come in spinner' for the new complete edition by Angus and Robertson, comprising pages from the 1951 published text, together with typescript additions from the original manuscript, with ms. annotations. In 8 folders. (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/4)

1989; Draft 4 of mini-series 'Come in spinner' by Nick Enright and Lissa Benyon, based on the novel by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James, in four episodes (typescript). With letter from producer Jan Chapman, A.B.C., to Florence James, 2 June 1989. (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/5)

1989; Script of A.B.C. mini-series 'Come in spinner' by Nick Enright and Lissa Benyon, based on the novel by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James, in two parts (typescript). (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/5)

1944, 1949; Magazines and newspapers used for researching the period: The Australian Women's Weekly (1 Jan., 15 Jan., 4 Mar., 11 Mar., 18 Mar., 24 June, 8 July, 14 Oct., 28 Oct. 1944, 16 July 1949); Woman (24 Jan., 19 June, 2 Oct. 1944); The Australasian (22 July 1944); The Sydney Morning Herald (17 Apr., 7 June, 9 Oct., 10 Oct., 14 Oct., 16 Oct., 17 Oct. 1944) (Call No.: MLMSS 5877 ADD-ON 2190/6X)