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| Manuscript Name | Papers of John Bryson |
| Manuscript Number | MSS 127 |
| Last Updated | February 2022 |
| Extent | 11 boxes + 6 oversize |
| Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
| Abstract | Manuscripts, correspondence, and legal material relating to John Bryson, including drafts, press clippings, correspondence, and working notes for his novel Evil Angels (1985) |
Collection Subject Type
Literary
Scope and Content
The papers of lawyer and author John Bryson (1935-2022) comprise material relating to his account of the Azaria Chamberlain case, Evil Angels (1985), correspondence and legal material relating to the Frank Morris versus Penguin Books defamation case dating 1987-1992, and manuscript material for various short stories and novels
Date Range of Content
1980-1992
Biographical Note
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bryson_(author)
John Bryson was born in Melbourne in 1935 and educated at the University of Melbourne where he studied law. After practicing law for ten years, he became chairman and managing director of a Melbourne public company in 1971 before rejoining the bar in 1978. Bryson began publishing his articles and stories in Australian newspapers in 1973. His best known work is his 1985 book Evil Angels which was made into a film in 1988. Other works include a 1981 collection of short fiction Whoring Around and a novel of the Spanish Civil War, To the Death, Amic (1994). In 2014 Bryson received an Order of Australia for significant service to Australian literature.
References:
Austlit : John Bryson https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A27720 retrieved 14 July 2020
Craven, Peter. ‘An extraordinary man’: farewell to author of Lindy Chamberlain masterpiece', Sydney Morning Herald, 10 February 2022. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/author-wrote-definitive-account-of-trials-of-lindy-chamberlain-20220210-p59vcg.html retrieved 14 February 2022
Administrative Information
Access and Copying Conditions
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This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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Preferred Citation
Papers of John Bryson, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 127, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
Provenance
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Subject Keywords
Subjects
John Bryson, 1935-2022 - Archives
Authors, Australian - Archives
Lindy Chamberlain, 1948- -Trials, litigation, etc.
Short stories, Australian - 20th century
Personal Names
John Bryson, 1935-2022
Occupations
Authors
Lawyers
Container List
Box 1
Folder 1
Chamberlain Trial, volume 1 [Lindy / Azaria]
Folders 2-4
Chamberlain Trial, volume 1
Folders 5-8
Chamberlain Trial, volume 2
Box 2
Folders 9-12
Chamberlain Trial, volume 3
Folders 13-16
Chamberlain Trial, volume 4
Box 3
Folders 17-20
Chamberlain Trial, volume 5
Folders 21-23
Chamberlain Trial, volume 6
Box 4
Folders 24-25
Azaria - first inquest, volume 1
Folders 26-28
Azaria - first inquest, volume 2
Folders 29-31
Azaria - first inquest, volume 3
Box 5
Folders 32-34
Azaria - second inquest, volume 1
Folders 35-37
Azaria - second inquest, volume 2
Folder 38
Press photographs, correspondence - Chamberlain Inquest - includes Azaria newsletter, news clippings
Folder 39
Bob Collins speaks to the House : J Kuhl, J Bryson
Box 6
Folder 40
Martin Report
Folder 41
Documents from A Kirkham
Azaria - press clippings
Folder 42
Regarding Chamberlain case
Folder 43
Documentary exhibits
Folders 44-45
Greg and Sally Lowe
Folders 46-47
Chamberlain - correspondence and working file
Box 7
Folders 48-49
Chamberlain - correspondence and working file
Folders 50-51
Evil Angels - readers’ letters
Folder 52
Evil Angels - last draft before ‘shooting’
Folder 53
Evil Angels - author’s manuscript
Box 8
Folder 54
Evil Angels - edited manuscript
Folder 55
Backstage at the Revolution - manuscript
Folder 56
Backstage at the Revolution - manuscript, ‘Taipai’
Folder 57
Backstage at the Revolution - reviews
‘Bugis Street Shoes’, ‘Warrior’
Folder 58
Backstage at the Revolution - Fishing pieces, ‘Wrath’, ‘Perilous Winter in St. Moritz’, ‘Amandola’
Folder 59
Backstage at the Revolution - ‘A Long Weekend’, ‘Belfast’
Folder 60
Backstage at the Revolution - ‘A Good Pirate Crew can Swarm Sitting Down’.
Box 9
Folder 61
Whoring Around - ‘Inventory’, ‘Pedigree’, ‘I Keep Meeting My Grandfather’; ‘Ticket for Charity’
Folder 62
Whoring Around - ‘Children aren’t Supposed to be Here at All’, ‘Routine’, ‘Melodrama for a Plastic Heroine’
Folder 63
Whoring Around - ‘Widows’
Folder 64
Whoring Around - correspondence, news clippings
Folders 65-66
Whoring Around and other stories
Folder 67
Whoring Around - includes cover photo negative
Box 10
Folder 68
Penguin Books, Frank Morris defamation case
Folder 69
Correspondence and legal material, 1987-1992, regarding the Morris versus Penguin Books Case
Folder 70
Correspondence 1988-1992, Penguin Books versus Morris
Folder 71
Correspondence, legal material regarding Penguin Books versus Morris
Folder 72
Morris’ statements, police records, list of sources
Folder 73
Notes - Morris versus Penguin Books
Folder 74
Imputations from Writ, Morris versus Penguin Books
Box 11
Folder 75
To the Death, Amic - copy of original manuscript, some textual and copy editing
Oversize material
OS 1-5
Chamberlain news clippings
OS 6
To the Death, Amic - galleys, annotated