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Manuscript Name | Papers of Ian Moffitt |
Manuscript Number | MSS 067 |
Last Updated | July 2021 |
Extent | 36 boxes + 16 oversize + 1 AV box |
Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
Abstract | Correspondence, manuscripts and drafts of novels, newspaper clippings, photographs, and audiocassettes relating to Ian Moffitt’s literary works and newspaper feature writing |
Literary
This collection relates to author Ian Moffitt and is largely comprised of his literary drafts for short stories, novels, and non-fiction, including The retreat of radiance, Blue angels, The colour man and Gilt edge. Also included are newspaper clippings, photographs, audiocassettes, and correspondence
1940s-mid 1990s
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Moffitt
Ian Moffitt was born in Sydney in 1926 and worked as a copy boy for the Sun before becoming a cadet in 1945. In 1949, Moffitt joined the staff of the South China Morning Post. He then headed News Limited Bureau in New York in the early 1960s, followed by time as a feature writer for The Australian in the late 1960s and 1970s. After becoming a full-time novelist in 1979, Moffitt published The retreat of radiance in 1982, the first of many publications including both fiction and non-fiction
References:
Austlit : Ian Moffitt https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A30585 retrieved 3 November 2020
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This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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Papers of Ian Moffitt, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 067, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
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The collection has been described in two main sequences (Sequence 1: Boxes 1-29; Sequence 2: Boxes 30-36). Folder numbering restarts at Box 30. Oversize material is listed after the standard box sequences
The collection originally included the following publications which were transferred to the Academy Library in 1992
Gilt edge (paperback), Pan Australia, 1991
My Australia published by Robert Gunn - Roberts Bridge Group, 1989
Panorama, December 1990 containing article by Ian Moffitt (photocopied)
Ian Moffitt, 1926-2000 — Archives
Australian literature — 20th century
Australian short stories — 20th century
Journalism – Australia – History
Daily Mirror (Sydney, N.S.W.)
Ian Moffitt, 1926-2000
Authors
Journalists
Sequence 1
Folder 1
First notebook, early 1940s
First published stories, 1940s
Folder 2
‘Australian Weekend’, book 5
First published stories
Folder 3
Clippings
Folder 4-6
Short stories - manuscripts
Folders 7-9
‘Great budgie batsmen and bowlers’ - manuscript, drawings, lunatic correspondence with co-writer, Philip Gorr
Folders 10-14
Clippings of articles from The Bulletin
Folder 15-16
The retreat of radiance: manuscript
Folder 17
The retreat of radiance: printed copy
Folder 18
The retreat of radiance: final draft
Folder 19
The retreat of radiance: revised draft
Folders 20-21
The retreat of radiance: draft
Folder 22
Deadlines: manuscript
Folder 23
Deadlines: manuscript (paste up)
Folder 24
Deadlines: manuscript
Folder 25
Deadlines: manuscript
Folder 26
Blue angels - duplicate: photocopies of chapters 1-30; carbons of chapters 31-42; carbons of earlier insets
Folder 27
Blue angels: final manuscript
Folders 28-34
Blue angels: rough draft
Folder 35-41
Blue angels: rough draft
Folder 42
The colour man : final manuscript
Folder 43
The colour man : corrections and queries (manuscript title ‘The Presence of Evil’)
Folders 44
The colour man : rough, incomplete carbons and notes
Folder 45
Blue angels: background material
Folder 46
Blue angels: corrected manuscript pages, notes
Folder 47
Blue angels: corrected manuscript, notes
Folder 48
Blue angels: developed into film treatments
Folder 49-51
Deadlines
Folder 52
‘Presence of Evil’ (The colour man): copy of book
Folder 53
Blue angels: copy of book
Folder 54
Background leading to first novel - 1986 talk on The retreat of radiance at Sydney University
Folder 55
Death adder dreaming: research, correspondence
Folder 56
Summaries, backgrounds and talks on novels
Folder 57
The retreat of radiance: copy of book
Folder 58
The colour man : hardback copy of book
Folder 59
The colour man : book
Deadlines: book
Folder 60
The U-Jack Society: book
Folder 61
The retreat of radiance: book
Folder 62
Time-Life book - The Australian outback
Folder 63
Great budgie batsmen and bowlers: book
Folder
Folder 64
Death adder dreaming: draft, notes
Folder 65
Death adder dreaming: first draft, corrections, notes
Folder 66
The retreat of radiance: book
Folder 67
The colour man : book
Folder 68
The colour man : manuscript and background
Folder 69
The colour man : manuscript and background
Folder 70
Book reviews
Folder 71
Blue angels: reviews
Folder 72
Book reviews
Folder 73
[Photo removed from Box 16 to O/S]
Folder 74-76
Newspaper clippings
Folder 77-78
Newspaper clippings - photocopies
Folder 79-80
Newspaper clippings.
Folder 81
Newspaper clippings, includes ‘babysitter’ articles
Folder 82-87
Newspaper clippings - photocopies
Folder 88-94
Newspaper clippings - photocopies
Folder 95
Newspaper clippings
Folder 96
Magazine clippings
Folder 97
Draft in form of correspondence to Mark Day, Editor of CAESAR magazine, c1978
Folders 98-101
Newspaper clippings, 1961-1966
Folder 102
Newspaper clippings, c1960s
Folder 103
Correspondence: letter to Lynn Hard with rough copies of covers for the books Guilt edge and The retreat of radiance; letter and page proof from Jane Palfreyman of Pan Books
Folder 104
Gilt edge: final manuscript, typewritten
Folder 105
Gilt edge: photocopied, typewritten copy (a mid-1990 version)
Folder 106
Gilt edge: typewritten copy - an early version (July 1989)
Folder 107
Gilt edge: photocopied, typewritten copy - an early version
Folder 108
Gilt edge: revision of draft, dated 1989, typewritten and handwritten
Folder 109
Gilt edge: rough manuscript, dated February 1989, typewritten and handwritten
Folder 110
Gilt edge: rough manuscript, dated May 1989, typewritten and handwritten.
Folder 111
Gilt edge: draft, dated May 1989, typewritten and handwritten.
Folder 112
Gilt edge: photocopy of typewritten draft, dated 1990
Folder 113
Gilt edge: selected pages of draft, April 1990 - rewrite
Folder 114
Gilt edge: typewritten photocopy, dated 27 February 1991
Folder 115
Gilt edge: notes and corrections, dated November 1990 - January 1991
Folder 116
Gilt edge: final draft, January 1991, typewritten, photocopy
Folder 117
Gilt edge: typewritten draft
Folder 118
Gilt edge: original final copy, dated February 1990 - selected chapters, typewritten
Folder 119
Gilt edge: manuscript - an early version - typewritten, photocopy
Folder 120
Gilt edge: early drafts, background notes, handwritten and typewritten
Folder 121
Gilt edge: re-edit, December 1990, typewritten
Folder 122
Gilt edge: re-write, November - December 1990
Folder 123
Gilt edge: typewritten manuscript (not final version)
Folder 124
Gilt edge: original final copy, dated 2 May 1990
Folder 125
Gilt edge: miscellaneous notes and clippings
Folder 126
‘My Australia’: typewritten and handwritten drafts of material
Sequence 2
Folder 1
Literary drafts – Blue angels (1987)
Manuscript with corrections and additions, 321 pages [331 pages is stated on the cover page], preceded by letter dated 27 June 1986
Folder 2
Literary drafts – Blue angels (1987)
Revised manuscript, 331 pages, October 1986, preceded by letters dated 26 September, 31 October, and 3 November 1986
Folder 3
Literary drafts – Blue angels (1987)
Revised manuscript, 333 pages, November 1986, preceded by three letters, two dated November 13 and November 24 1986
Folder 4
Literary drafts – Blue angels (1987)
Page proofs, 239 pages [not full set] November 1986, preceded by two sets of correspondence: (i) Ian Moffitt and Macmillan Company, 28 November 1986 – January 1987; and (ii) Ian Moffitt and Macmillan / Goodman Associates, 7-28 January 1987
Folder 5
Literary drafts – Blue angels (1987)
‘Replaced material’ manuscript (undated)
Folder 6
Literary drafts – Blue angels (1987)
Manuscript, 331 pages (undated)
Folder 7
Literary drafts – Death adder dreaming (1988)
Manuscript of draft version, approximately 400 pages (undated)
Folder 8
Literary drafts – Death adder dreaming (1988)
Galley proofs with corrections, 377 pages [1988?]
Folder 9
Literary drafts – Death adder dreaming (1988)
Final corrected version after correcting galley proofs, 377 pages, preceded by letter dated 20 June 1988 and note that August 1988 is the intended publication date
Folder 10
Literary drafts – Death adder dreaming (1988)
Untitled handwritten notes (undated)
Folder 11
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
Manuscript draft with notes, cut-and-paste additions, annotations, various paginations, approximately 600 pages (undated)
Folder 12
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
‘Diary notes for The Electric Jungle novella’, pages, 56-112 [photocopy]
Folder 13
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
Manuscript draft organised into subsidiary sections/chapters with various paginations: Acknowledgements, The Electric Jungle, The Skelton Girl, The Emperor of Waterford, The Love Hotel, Damaged Stok [sic], Love in Paris, Dark Imagination, Mother’s Day, Street Angel, House Devil (undated)
Folder 14
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
‘Original Manuscripts: The Electric Jungle Collection’ (March 1993): with following running order: title page, contents page, Street angel, house devil, Mother’s Day, The jacaranda tree, Dark imagination, Love in Paris, The blue mirror, The emperor of Waterford, The love hotel, The Skelton girl, Damaged stok [sic], The electric jungle
Folder 15
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
The electric jungle by Ian Moffitt, 113 pages (undated)
‘The Electric Jungle Collections’, 14 pages (undated)
Folder 16
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
Two draft copies of The Electric jungle, preceded by letter dated 11 October 1993 from Random House Australia
Folder 17
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
Draft versions with notes, annotations, of Street angel, house devil, Mother’s Day and Love in Paris
Folder 18
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
Draft versions with notes, annotations, of The Skelton girl and Dark imagination
Folder 19
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
Draft versions with notes, annotations, of The love hotel and The emperor of Waterford
Folder 20
Literary drafts – The electric jungle (1993)
Draft versions with notes, annotations, of The jacaranda tree and Damaged stok [sic]
Folder 21
Literary drafts – unpublished
File: ‘Malaysia Story. Rough typewritten extracts copied from notebook’ (undated)
OS1
Newspaper clippings
OS2
Daily Mirror stories
OS3
Mirror articles
OS4
‘Ash Wednesday’
OS5
Daily Mirror
OS6
Deadlines material - manuscripts, letters, articles
South China and Hong Kong articles
OS7
Deadlines: proofs
OS8
Mixed articles, news clippings
OS9
Daily Mirror stories (mainly USA)
OS10
News clippings - 17 May 1947 - April 1949
OS11
Mirror stories
OS12
Sydney Daily Mirror cuts from USA
OS13
Australian, 1970 - 1975 and others
OS14
Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror
OS15
Gilt edge: galley proofs
OS16
Literary drafts – Death adder dreaming (1988)
Original manuscript with annotations, corrections, changes, with short note dated 23 June 1989 from Pan Books to Ian Moffitt
Photo Album 1
Photograph from Box 16, Folder 77 (76) [not in album]
14 audio cassette tapes, readings and interviews