Collection 2: Finola Moorhead further literary papers, mainly relating to Still Murder, 1984-1993

MLMSS 7823

sub-fonds

1984-1993

Textual Records, Graphic Materials

825813

5 boxes of textual material

MLMSS 7823

BOX 1
Unannotated typescript of Torn Fabric, 7/2/1985 (unpublished); Diagrams, charts, drawings and schema relating to the planning of Still Murder; research notes and printed materials relating to the Vietnam War and the Police Force; Still Murder extracts and drafts on recycled computer printout paper; correspondence & notes relating to the editing & construction of Still Murder including a synopsis of the novel in progress & miscellaneous notes.

BOX 2
3 computer printout drafts of Still Murder, with manuscript annotations, one draft dated September 1989 and with separate manuscript comments about the draft by "Jac"

BOX 3
Computer printout draft of Still Murder with manuscript annotations on yellow post-it notes, dated September 1989 (purple folder); Computer printout original draft and photocopy of Still Murder with manuscript annotations, dated September 1989; Undated unannotated computer printout draft of Still Murder, undated.

BOX 4
Typescript draft of Still Murder with extensive manuscript annotations by editor,undated; Notes, corrections and editorial comments on Still Murder, including by consultant Jackie Yowell; Galley proof of Still Murder with minor manuscript annotations, dated 9/7/1990;

BOX 5
Unannotated galley proof of Still Murder dated 10/9/1990 including 2 pp. dated 26/9/1990; Correspondence and documents chiefly relating to the publication of Still Murder including 1989 contract with Penguin Books; rejection letter for Torn Fabric from Jackie Yowell, Penguin Books, 28/5/1985; correspondence relating to the Vance Palmer Prize for fiction, won by Still Murder in 1991; correspondence relating to the publication of Still Murder with The Women's Press, 1993-4; proof covers for Remember the Tarantella and Still Murder from The Women's Press, 1994; 3 typescript drafts, one with manuscript annotations, for a speech given at Spoleto Festival on the writing of Remember the Tarantella, 1988; Proofs of articles and short stories printed by Abbtype, published in Quilt, 1985; Diagrams and schema relating to Remember the Tarantella and typescript printout of one chapter; miscellaneous papers.

DC 2/1-16
Series 1: Research notes and manuscript drafts of Still Murder
16 floppy disks relating to Still Murder, including drafts - the contents of the 7 disks marked Still Murder are probably already in the collection as printouts. The author has advised the other disks contain research notes from interviews with people about the Vietnam War and other notes used in the process of writing Still Murder.