Kit Denton - subject files, 1901-1991

MLMSS 6617/11-15
SAFE/MLMSS 6617/11 (Safe 3/228)

series

1901 - 1991

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II. SUBJECT FILES, 1901-1991
Subject files are arranged alphabetically using Kit Denton's file names. A number of files include explanatory notes written by Denton in 1991.
1972-1990; 'Angus & Robertson',being correspondence concerning The Breaker (1973), The Thinkable Man (1976), Fiddler's Bridge (1986), Syren Sergeants published as Red on White (1991), and including correspondence with Douglas Stewart editor of The Breaker (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/11)

1972-1989; 'Australia Council for the Arts', being correspondence with Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts concerning applications for fellowships and grants (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/11)

1964-1968; 1978; 1982; 'The Australian', being correspondence with The Australian newspaper and including draft versions of articles submitted (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/11)

1949-1966; 1972-1984; 'A.B.C. Correspondence, Applications, etc', being correspondence with Australian Broadcasting Commission, and including applications for positions vacant (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/11)

1969; 'Boral Book', being correspondence with Boral Limited; drafts, dummy versions and printed copies of 'The Boral Book' and 'Boral Broadsheet' produced by Kit Denton in association with Westerway Productions for Boral Limited (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/11)

1964; 1971-1982; 'Breaker Morant correspondence', being correspondence concerning the novel The Breaker (1973) and film Breaker Morant (1980) (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/11)

1983-1988; 'The Breaker', papers concerning proposed film and television productions of The Breaker and including a treatment for a proposed television mini-series. (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/11) (A letter concerning legal matters has been removed from the file and transferred to SAFE/MLMSS 6617/11 for reasons of confidentiality)

1901-1987; The Breaker, being papers, cuttings, correspondence and research materials concerning The Breaker (1973), and Closed File (1983) (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/12)

Date unknown; The Breaker, being photocopies of research material (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/12)
1978-1980; 'Brigade, book material', being correspondence, notes, research material and story synopsis concerning unpublished book and television drama entitled Brigade, later filmed as 'Burning Man' (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/12)

1978-1980; 'Brigade, film material', being correspondence, synopsis, film treatment and agreement concerning unpublished book and television drama entitled Brigade, later filmed for television as 'Burning Man' (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/12)

1954; 1969-1984; 'The Bulletin', being correspondence with The Bulletin, Sydney, and including drafts of articles submitted; carbon typescript draft of short story entitled 'Anza'(1984) (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/12)
1967-1982; 'Cassell', being correspondence with Cassell Australia Ltd. concerning A Walk Around My Cluttered Mind (1968); story outline of unpublished novel entitled Campaign; story outline and correspondence concerning proposed television mini series, Campaign (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/12)

1980-1983; 'Closed File', being correspondence , cuttings, notes and research material concerning Closed File (1983). 2 original photographs, one being of Andrew Lenehan (brother of Major R.W. Lenehan), and the other being a group photograph of the Bush Veldt Carbineers possibly including Peter Handcock and Breaker Morant have been removed from the file and located at PXB 379/1-2. See attached record (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/13)

1974-1977; 'Collins', being correspondence with Collins Publishers concerning Fiddler's Bridge (1986) (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/13)

1959-1960; 1965-1978; 'Contracts and Agreements', being signed contracts and agreements, and including related correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/13)

1980-1987; 'Contracts and Agreements', being signed contracts and agreements, and including related correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/13)

1970-1971; 'Demonstrator', being synopsis, productions notes, correspondence, press releases and newspaper cuttings concerning film Demonstrator (1971) (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/13)

1981-1986; 'Ferguson', being correspondence with John Ferguson Publishing concerning Fiddler's Bridge (1986) and Time/Life series Australians at War; preliminary film treatment, correspondence and film proposal to Australian Film Commission concerning proposed film Fiddler's Bridge. See also subject file 'Time/Life' located at MLMSS 6617/15 (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/13)

1971-1974; 1983-1984; 'Film Assessments', being film assessments for Australian Film Development Corporation and related correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/14)

1963; 1989-1991; 'Frances Allen', being correspondence with publishers Frances Allen concerning Burning Spear (1990); correspondence with Avram Davidson, editor of American magazine Fantasy and Science Fiction, concerning purchase of story 'The Boy Who Picked Up Sunlight'(1963) (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/14)

1975-1979; 'McElroy', being correspondence with McElroy & McElroy concerning a proposed book and screenplay based on the shark arm case (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/14)

1986; 'Murphy-Supreme', being correspondence and biographical notes concerning a proposed book on Mervyn Murphy of Supreme Sound (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/14)

ca.1970-1989; 'Miscellaneous', being correspondence, draft book reviews and newspaper articles; synopsis of films, television programmes, novels and short stories including Dossier, The Syren Sergeants, Campaign, Australian Shark Attack; draft and published versions of articles written for the Australian column 'Male Room' (1983) (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/14)

1975-1982; 'Soldier correspondence', being correspondence with Rigby Publishers and others concerning unpublished book Soldier: 3,000 years of the man in the ranks. See also literary manuscripts located at MLMSS 6617/10 (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/15)

1979-1990; Soldier, being correspondence and papers concerning unpublished book Soldier:3,000 years of the man in the ranks, including an explanatory note by Kit Denton. See also literary manuscripts located at MLMSS 6617/10 (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/15)

1980-1985; 'Soldier - Odds & Sods', being treatment, outline, draft, notes and correspondence concerning unpublished book and related television series, Soldier. See also literary manuscripts located at MLMSS 6617/10 (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/15)

1979-1990; 'The Syren Sergeants', being correspondence, research material, notes and preliminary outline of The Syren Sergeants later published as Red on White (1991) and including explanatory note by Kit Denton (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/15)

1989-1990; 'Red on White', being correspondence, mainly with Pan Books, concerning editing and publishing details of Red on White (1991) (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/15)

ca.1980-1989; 'Time/Life & Rigby', being corrected typescript draft of Gallipoli Illustrated (1981); cuttings, articles and research material for Time-Life series Australians at War; correspondence with Time-Life concerning proposals for books (1989); and explanatory note by Kit Denton (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/15)

1976-1977; 'A Report to the W. A. Arts Council by Kit Denton', being report by Denton concerning his role as Tours Development Manager for the Western Australian Arts Council, Feb. 1977 - Sept. 1977, and including related correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 6617/15)

Alphabetical

Partly restricted: Restriction applies to one letter removed from MLMSS 6617/11 and transferred to SAFE/MLMSS 6617/11

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