Series 1: Correspondence

MLMSS 11874/ Boxes 1-4

series

1906, 1969-2006

9673191

0.64 metres of textual material (4 boxes)

Comprises extensive files of correspondence with publishers, authors and agents

Series 1: Correspondence

Much of the correspondence contains annotations in pencil by Sasha Soldatow. Correspondence has been filed in alphabetical order where possible.

Box 1

Individual files

Margaret Fink, Australian Film Producer. 1906, 1975-1991 includes photographs and an antique postcard addressed to Mrs Martin, Royal Hotel, Gundaroo

Pam Brown, Australian poet. 1982-1991 includes original poem ‘Histoire d’Amour – for Sasha’, manuscript book launch speech, Dewey’s Bistro, 1990, typescript copies of other poems

Correspondence A-H, 1982, 1990-1991: Correspondents include Ken Bolton, Fay Bottrell. Kevin Brophy, Paulo Cescato, Franco di Chiera, Pham Van Dung, Sue Ford, James Fraser, Helen Garner, David Gilbey, Susan Howe. Includes poetry by Ken Bolton

Correspondence H-M, 1983, 1990-1991: Correspondents include Sue Ford, Sue Howe, Liz Jackson, Jim Jenkins, D’Metri Kakmi, Paul Knobel, Jeanette McHugh, Siobhan McHugh, George [Molnar]

Correspondence N-Z, 1990: Correspondents include Judy Parker, Craig Rendell. Janine Robinson, Tom Shapcott, Billy Soo-Lee, John Tranter, Richard Turner

Box 2

Unfiled correspondence, 1995-2006

A-M
Correspondents include Geoff Adlide, Judy Brett, David Anderson, Australian Book Review, Australia Council, Claire Banyard, Inez Baranay, Monica Bentivoglio, Edward Bonver, Jose Borghino, Judy Brett, Belinda Sue Brown, David Buchanan, Meredith Burgmann, Joanne Burns, Tom Carlyon, Mary Christie, Mary Coupe, James Cristina, Joe Dempsey, Seb Dickins, Liz Fell, Jan Friedel, Kate Grenville, Christine Johnstone, Jacqueline Kent, Stephen Krul, Yvonne Kux, Sue Lewis, Shirley Mahoney, Julie McCrossin, Humphrey McQueen, Jonathon Mills, Frank Mitchell. Includes several photographs

N-Z
Correspondents include Jane Palfreyman, George Papaellinas, Roland Peelman, Pam Peters, Nicholas Pounder, Jeune Pritchard, Queer Department Melbourne University, Adrian Rawlins (includes autograph copy of Lewis’ ‘These Days, Those Days: A saga of today’, 2001), Warwick Reeder, Inge Riebe, Julie Rigg, Sue Spunner, Bula Starr, Jason Steger, Donna Tier, Christos [Tsiolkas]. There are several other letters that are incomplete, unsigned or illegible

Individual files

Ian Harrison, March 2002-February 2004
Bruce Pulsford, 2002-2006
Janine Robinson, 2002-2004
Meredith Rogers, 2002
Olga Samson, most correspondence in Russian
James Scanlon, November 2001-August 2002
Damian Sheehan, June 2002-December 2004

Box 3

This correspondence is arranged and listed by Sasha Soldatow. The original folders have been retained. There is a complete listing of this correspondence in Box 3, and a list of folder contents in each folder.

Correspondence, AAA-HZZ, 1972-1991

Correspondents include Geoff Adlide, Dennis Altman, Kevin Anderson, Kenneth Anger, Jane Arms, Kerry Bashford, Eddy Batache, Jean Bedford, Stephen Bedford, Virginia Bell, Jo Bramble, Judy Brett, Colleen Burke, Janine Burke, Lewis Butler, Inez Baranay, Andrew Brophy, Pamela Brown, Graham Carberry, Mary Christie, Bernard Coates, Helen Daniel, Juan Davila, Ray Denning, Gary Dunne, Liz Fell (photograph), John Fletcher, Sue Ford, John Fordham, Tim Frazer, Margaret Fink, Dennis Gallagher, Paul Gillen, Julian Gitzen, Helen Golding, Kate Grenville, Bill Harding, Gavin Harris, Jo Hart, Reinhard Hassert, David Hay, Kris Hemensley, Tim Herbert, Di Holdway, Anna Howe, Susan Howe

Box 4

Correspondence, IAA-ZZZ, 1969-1991

Correspondents include Bob James, Kate Jennings, Martin Johnston, Louella Kerr, Peter Kingston, Paul Knobel, Gillian Leahy, Jenny Lee, Sumner Locke Elliott, Ian MacNeill, Michael Manser, David Marr, Andrew McDonald, Peter McGregor, Robbie McGregor, Jan McKemmish, Laurin McKinnon, Humphrey McQueen, Drusilla Modjeska, Frank Moorehouse, Meaghan Morris, Brian Morrison, John Murphy, Margot Nash, Gillian Noakes, George Papaellinas, Dorothy Porter, Barry Prothero, Bruce Pulsford, Craig Rendell, Inez Roberts, Meredith Rogers, Gig Ryan, Veronica Ryan, Lily Sadovchikoff (Mother), Maria Samson (Grandmother), Olga Samson (Aunt and Godmother), Joanna Savill, Sally Semmens, Bruce Sims, Ted Solaga, Rosemary Sorensen, Anne Summers, Larry Strange, Tony Taylor, Tom Thompson, Donna Tier, John Tranter, Lyn Tranter, Michael Vanstone, Nadia Wheatley, Michael Wilding, Ray Willbanks, Mary Wilton, Gerard Windsor, Writers in the Park, Beth Yahp, William Yang

English, Russian

Partly restricted: Access requires a signed undertaking not to make any use of information contained therein, in conversation or in writing, that could cause pain or embarrassment to any living person.

Copyright status:: Items in this collection where the author(s) died more than 70 years ago are out of copyright. Other items are in copyright for the life of the author(s) plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Estate of Sasha Soldatow - applies to items where copyright was held by Sasha Soldatow
Approval for reproduction required: From copyright owner
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Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder