Jessica Anderson aggregated collection of papers

fonds

1960-1994

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9661161

2.3 metres of textual material (14 boxes)

Jessica Margaret Anderson (née Queale; 25 September 1916 – 9 July 2010) was born in Gayndah, Queensland in 1916, but has lived most of her life in Sydney. She began to write novels at the age of forty, having previously written short stories for newspapers and drama scripts for radio. Her novels include An Ordinary Lunacy (1963), The Last Man's Head (1970), The Commandant (1975), Tirra Lirra by the River (1978) and The Impersonators (1980). These last two novels were winners of the Miles Franklin Award.

COLLECTION 1
Jessica Anderson - papers, 1963-1990

COLLECTION 2
Jessica Anderson - further papers, ca. 1994

COLLECTION 3
Jessica Anderson - further papers ca. 1966-1968, 1987

COLLECTION 4
Jessica Anderson - letters from her publishers, 1969-1986

COLLECTION 5
Jessica Anderson further papers, 1960-1990

Guide to the papers of Jessica Anderson available online https://web.archive.org/web/20060820045226/findaid.library.uwa.edu.au/cgi-bin/nph-dweb/dynaweb/findaid/anderson1/@Generic__BookView;cs=default;ts=default