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| Manuscript Name | Papers of Mal Morgan |
| Manuscript Number | MSS 197 |
| Last Updated | August 2021 |
| Extent | 1 box + 2 oversize + 1 AV box |
| Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
| Abstract |
Correspondence, poetry, newsletters, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, AV material and miscellaneous |
Collection Subject Type
Literary
Scope and Content
This collection relates to Mal Morgan and includes correspondence, poetry, newsletters, newspaper clippings, audio-cassettes, posters, manuscripts and miscellaneous
Date Range of Content
1974-1990
Biographical Note
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_Morgan
Emigrating from London after the Second World War, Mal Morgan qualified as a pharmacist in 1959. He convened Melbourne's La Mama Poetica poetry readings in Carlton (1985-1991) and directed the Montsalvat National Poetry Festivals at Eltham, Victoria (1991-1993). He judged, edited and taught poetry for nearly forty years.
Reference: Austlit- https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A34674
Administrative Information
Access and Copying Conditions
Access: Open Access
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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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.
Copying: Copying of material authored by Mal Morgan for private study and research is approved.
Preferred Citation
Papers of Mal Morgan, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 197, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
Provenance
The collection was acquired by the Academy Library in 1990
Subject Keywords
Subjects
Poetry
Personal Names
Mal Morgan, 1935-1999
Corporate Names
La Mama Poetica
Montsalvat National Poetry Festival
Occupations
Poet, writer
Container List
Box 1
Correspondence (1974-1990), poetry, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photos, typescripts, and miscellaneous
Folder 1
Correspondence (1974-1990), with poetry, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photos and miscellaneous
Folder 2
Leaflet on the Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, with notes and poetry
Original drawings: La Mama Poetica, with photograph
Material for Parachute Poems
Typescript with drawings of Poemstones
Folder 3
Typescripts of Statues don’t bleed and A handshake with the moon
AV
AV1
5 audio-cassettes:
AV1.1 - “People in the Arts. Mal Morgan & John Hanrahan. Broadcast on 3 RMT FM 102.7 MHz (Mono). 1977”
AV1.2 – “Wildgrass reading. Mal – John – Simon. 1/11/84”
AV1.3 – “Open Door Journal. Vol. 5. Songs + Stores. 18/10/84”
AV1.4 – “Poets against the bicentenary”. 22/11/87
AV1.5 – “Mal’s poetry (Jewish democrats) 3CR 4/4/88 @11am read by Jacqueline Langley”
Oversize
Oversize 1
La Mama Poetica (anthology of poems) - Galley Proofs, 1989
Oversize 2
Collection of posters (La Mama Poetica events, Montsalvat, festivals, book launches)