Michael Wilding papers, ca. 1880-1998

MLMSS 7973

fonds

ca. 1880-1998

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Clippings, Photographs

901185

15.47 metres of textual material (91 boxes), some folders contain photographs

Michael Wilding, academic, author and publisher, was born in Worcester, England in 1942. He graduated from Oxford (BA (Hons) First Class 1962, MA, 1967). In 1963 he took up a three year appointment as assistant lecturer in the English Department at the University of Sydney. He returned to the University of Sydney in 1969, where he held positions as Senior Lecturer, 1969-1972; Reader in English, 1973-1992; and then Professor of English and Australian Literature, 1993-2000. On his retirement he was made an Emeritus Professor in 2001.

References:
Library correspondence file
AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource. http://www.austlit.edu.au/ (accessed July 30, 2010)

This collection documents Michael Wilding’s academic and literary careers, and his prolific output of fiction and non-fiction. Included is correspondence with family and friends, academics, editors, writers, literary agents and publishers; manuscripts of published and unpublished novels, short stories, essays and critical studies; lecture and research materials on Australian and English literature; and clippings of reviews of his books.

The following information was drawn from notes about the collection provided by Michael Wilding:

Political Fictions (London, 1980, Sydney, (1984) was originally a longer manuscript than the published version. The omitted chapters were then collected as Social Visions (1993). Some manuscript versions include essays on Australian literature later published as Studies in Classic Australian Fiction (1997). The Oxford Book of Australian Short Stories (1994) exists in two distinct versions. Originally it was commissioned as an anthology of Modern Australian Short Stories. Later it became an anthology from the 1870s onwards. Some of the material from the original Modern Stories was published in the anthology Air Mail from Down Under (1990), a collection of Australian stories translated into German. This is For You (1994) was originally titled Real Fiction. Under Saturn (1988) was originally titled Broken Monuments of Great Desires, and Post-Industrial Yarns. The Paraguayan Experiment (1984) includes draft versions and extensive research material. Also included are manuscripts of Wildest Dreams (1998), whose working title was The Literary Pages. Raising Spirits, Making Gold and Swapping Wives : The True Adventures of Dr. John Dee and Sir Edward Kelly, published in 1999, is a documentary based on 16th century records that has undergone a number of versions, supplemented by source materials.


THIS COLLECTION IS DESCRIBED BY BOX LISTINGS:

Boxes 01-20: Michael Wilding papers

Boxes 21-40: Michael Wilding papers

Boxes 41-60: Michael Wilding papers

Boxes 61-80: Michael Wilding papers

Boxes 81-91: Michael Wilding papers

Further papers are expected

Copyright status:: In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Research & study copies allowed: Applies only to material in which the author has been deceased for more than 50 years