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Dallas, Ruth : Literary papers

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Reference NumberARC-0240Date1801-2008CreatorDallas, Ruth, 1919-2008DescriptionThe collection includes correspondence with publishers, broadcasters, writers, artists and admirers of her writing, including children. There are manuscripts, proofs and illustrations for some of her publications. Published material in the collection includes a variety of items, including books written by Dallas, books owned by her as a child, and works by Janet Frame (given by the author to Dallas). The collection also includes papers relating to Charles Brasch and Basil Dowling, as well as family history papers, assorted miscellaneous items, newspapers clippings and photographs.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyRuth Dallas was a poet and children's writer. She was born Ruth Mumford in Invercargill on 29 September 1919 and received her secondary education at Southland Technical College. Her writing career began in her youth with many contributions to the 'Little Pakehas' pages in the 'Southland Daily News'. Her poems appeared in the 'Southland Times', 'New Zealand Listener' and 'Landfall' from the late 1940s. She adopted Dallas as a pen name in honour of her maternal grandmother. Her first collection, 'Country Road and other Poems, 1947-1952', was published by Caxton Press in 1953.

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NamesDallas, Ruth, 1919-2008Dowling, Basil Cairns, 1910-2000Frame, Janet Paterson, 1924-2004Brasch, Charles Orwell, 1909-1973PlacesInvercargillDunedinSubjectsPoetsPoetryAuthorsPublishers and publishingLiteraturePlay environments

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