Series 01: Bill Condon further papers, 1962-2015

MLMSS 9691

series

1962-2015

Textual Records, Ephemera, Clippings

1353589

0.32 metres of textual material (2 boxes) - manuscript - typescript; printed ;

This collection includes artwork, publicity and, correspondence relating to the literary career of Bill Condon, including his novel The Simple Things (2014).

BOX 1

Folder 1
’Green and White’ magazines from Bill Condon’s schooling at De La Salle, Bankstown, N.S.W. in 1962 and 1964.

Folder 2
Clippings and ephemera concerning plays by Bill Condon, ca 1970 to ca 1990.

Folder 3
Writing drafts in Bill Condon’s early career, ca 1970 to ca 1990.

Folder 4
Miscellaneous letters to Bill Condon, 1978 to 2013.

Folder 5
Original typed version of Young Adult novel ‘Dogs’, ca 2001.

Folder 6
Miscellaneous material on awards given to Bill Condon, 2001- 2012.

Folder 7
Material related to Bill Condon’s winning and being short-listed in the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards in 2010 and 2012. Includes newspaper clippings, invitations and printouts.

Folder 8
Speeches given by Bill Condon ca 2011.

BOX 2

Folder 1
Proof copy of Young Adult novel ‘A Straight Line to My Heart’, 2011.

Folder 2
Judges’ Report, Children’s Book Week, 2012.

Folder 3
List of books by Bill Condon, January 2015.

Folder 4
Handmade book titled ‘Bill Condon’s Strange Life’ by a child fan, Victoria McGuinnes, undated.

Folder 5
‘The girl who cried Martian’. A bundle of children’s artwork following Bill’s visit to their school, undated.

Folder 6
Colour page proofs of non-fiction book ‘100 Things You Really Need to Know about Geography’ by Bill Condon, illustrated by Bettina Guthridge.

Folder 7
Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, writing resolution, literary lunch booklets, postcard 'Poems on Pillows'. ca 1970-2012.

Folder 8
Angus & Robertson editor of Bill’s junior novel, draft and edited, ‘The Simple Things’. ca 2013.

Copyright status:: In copyright
Research & study copies allowed:
Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Bill Condon