Clive Hamer papers mainly regarding Australian literature, 1949-2008

MLMSS 9374

fonds

1949-2008

Textual Records, Clippings

446485

0.17 metres of textual material (1 box)

Clive Arthur Hamer was born in Perthville, NSW, in 1923. He taught at Nowra High School (1951-1956), was Senior Master at Wolaroi College, Orange (1957-1962), Lecturer at Sydney University Adult Education Department (1963-64) and Headmaster of Wesley College, Perth, (1965-1983). He was Mayor of Orange in 1962 and became a Member of the Order of Australia in 1985.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

Folder 1 RESTRICTED
Correspondence with and about Frank Moorhouse, 1957-1981, newscuttings about Moorhouse and copies of two stories by Moorhouse. Correspondents also include Paul Coombes and Wendy Holloway

Folder 2
Correspondence with and about Rev. D. A. Trathen, 1964-1979, including letters from Rev. Alan Walker, 1970, concerning Trathen’s stand on National Service during the Vietnam War; newscuttings, 1965-1974

Folder 3
Correspondence and other papers mainly concerning Hamer’s manuscript ‘The Australian Novel, 1859-1889’ and the search for Joseph Furphy’s ‘missing’ short stories, 1949-1976. Correspondents include Miles Franklin, R. G. Howarth, Walter Stone, Beatrice Davis, Phillip Adams; ‘Australian Authors’ Week: A classified catalogue of books and writings by Australian Authors’, 1927

Folder 4 RESTRICTED
General correspondence, 1951-1973. Correspondents include Walter Stone, Frank Moorhouse, Paul Coombes and Wendy Holloway

Folder 5
Correspondence, reports, flyers and newscuttings relating to regional development and Orange City Council, 1961-1962

Folder 6 (Presented 2005) RESTRICTED
Correspondence with Frank Moorhouse, Wendy (Holloway) Dear and Alan Scott, 1964; photocopied obituary for Alan Scott, 1995

Folder 7 (Presented 2008) RESTRICTED
Correspondence, including email print outs, and newscuttings, mainly relating to ‘Martini: A Memoir’ by Frank Moorhouse, 2005-2008. Correspondents include Frank Moorhouse, Wendy (Holloway) Dear, Paul Coombes, Phillip Adams

Partly restricted: Applies to MLMSS 9374/ Folders 1, 4, 6 and 7, Expiry Date: 2022-06-26
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