Collection 3: Marele Day papers concerning `Mrs Cook: the Real and Imagined Life of the Captain's Wife', 2000-2002

MLMSS 7708

sub-fonds

2000-2002

Textual Records, Clippings

430457

0.64 metres of textual material (4 boxes) - typescript, manuscript

Series 01
Literary manuscripts
Pre-UK visit typescript draft; 1st typescript draft (2 copies), one with annotations, one with comments from a friend; 2nd typescript draft; 3rd typescript draft (Call No.: MLMSS 7708/1)
3rd typescript draft, with editorial report by Susie Rourke, Oct 2001; 4th typescript draft; 5th typescript draft (final), submitted to Allen & Unwin and includes letter from Christa Munns (Call No.: MLMSS 7708/2)

Series 02
Literary manuscripts (with structural edit suggestions)
Structural edit suggestions (from Julia Stiles, Allen & Unwin); Structural edit suggestions incorporated (Rev.); Copy Edit with revisions incorporated (includes editorial report from Jo Jarrah); Draft blurbs, cover roughs. Includes publisher correspondence from Colette Vella (Senior Editor,Allen & Unwin), Karen Penning (Editor, Allen & Unwin), Julia Stiles (Allen & Unwin), Celina Spiegel, Elaine Markson (Call No.: MLMSS 7708/3)

Series 03
Research papers
Correspondence received from Clifford Thornton (President of the Captain Cook Society) (Call No.: MLMSS 7708/4/1)
Notebooks (4) of handwritten draft (one with research notes) (Call No.: MLMSS 7708/4/2)
Photocopies (from the Mitchell & National Library of Australia) concerning letters and objects relating to James and Elizabeth Cook (Call No.: MLMSS 7708/4/3)
Research material concerning places of significance for Mrs Cook - St Margaret's Church and Barking, St Andrew the Great Church and Christ's College, Cambridge, Mile End, Clapham, St Mary the Virgin Church and Merton; notes on cook family (Call No.: MLMSS 7708/4/4)
Miscellaneous: Wills (photocopies) of Mrs Cook and Samuel Batts (her father) with typed transcript and notes; Obituary of Mrs Cook; notes on places to visit in the UK and research collections and sources; photocopies of news articles relating to Captain Cook (Call No.: MLMSS 7708/4/5)

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