Miles Franklin selected papers mainly relating to Brent of Bin Bin novels, 1927-1954

MLMSS 44

fonds

1927-1954

937374

4 volumes of textual material - photocopies

Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, 1879-1954, in addition to writing under the name of Miles Franklin published a series of six novels under the pseudonym Brent of Bin Bin. Three were published 1928-1931 in Edinburgh by Black-wood, the remainder 1950-1956 in Sydney by Angus & Robertson, who also reprinted the Blackwood publications. Returning from England to Australia in 1927, she continued to communicate until ca. 1945 with Blackwood and some other publishers from London addresses with the help of two Australian residents, Mary Fullerton and, during the mid 1930's, Jean Hamilton. For Mary Fullerton Miles Franklin acted in turn as an Australian agent in the publication of her poems under the pseudonym E. To Angus & Robertson Miles Franklin presented herself as an agent for Brent of Bin Bin

A selection of originals at MLMSS 364

VOLUME 1
Series 01: Personal correspondence relating to Brent of Bin Bin novels, 1927-1946
A. Mary Fullerton, 1927-1931

VOLUME 2
Mary Fullerton, 1934-1946
B. Jean Hamilton, 1934-1935
Include copies of some enclosures for publishers

VOLUME 3
Series 02: Papers under pseudonym Brent of Bin Bin, 1927-1954
A. Papers relating to publication, 1927-1954

B. Correspondence with various persons, 1931-1950
Concerns mainly Brent of Bin Bin novels

VOLUME 4
Series 03: Mary Fullerton papers, 1928-1946
A. Letters from Miles Franklin, 1928-1944

B. Letter from Robertson & Mullens, Melbourne, to Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh, 17 January 1946 relating to reprinting Up the country by Brent of Bin Bin.
These papers were sent to Miles Franklin after Mary Fullerton's death in 1946

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-256B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011