Guide to the Papers of Eric Beach [MSS 060]

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Manuscript Name Papers of Eric Beach
Manuscript Number MSS 060
Last Updated October 2021
Extent 6 boxes
Location Special Collections, UNSW Canberra
Abstract Original manuscripts, correspondence and associated papers relating to the literary work and performance poetry of Eric Beach

Collection Subject Type

Literary

Scope and Content

This collection contains original manuscripts, correspondence and other papers relating to the writing of New Zealand-born Australian performance poet Eric Beach, chiefly comprising poetry but also including prose, scripts and songs.  The bulk of the material is arranged in chronological files, including a small body of his early writings composed before arriving in Australia in 1972

Date Range of Content

1966-1988

Biographical Note

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Beach

Poet, playwright, and short story writer, whose works have been anthologised in five published collections. Born in New Zealand in 1947, Beach moved to Australia in 1972 where he became active in the Australian performance poetry scene, presenting at workshops, readings and literary events.  His poetry collection Weeping for Lost Babylon was awarded the 1996 The Age Book of the Year Award - Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize, and was joint-winner of the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards - Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry

References:
Eric Beach, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Beach retrieved 18 May 2020

Author record, Eric Beach, AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au), St Lucia: The University of Queensland, 2002-  https://www-austlit-edu-au.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/austlit/page/A9168 retrieved 18 May 2020

 

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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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 Eric Beach, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 60, Box [Number], Folder [Number]

Provenance

The collection was acquired from Eric Beach in three consignments

Related Material

A folder of correspondence relating to Eric Beach is included in the Papers of Neil Murray (MSS 237/Box 5/Folder 33) and another in the Papers of Nigel Roberts (MSS 083/Box 2/Folder 8)

Six poetry recordings including Eric Beach are contained in the Papers of Paul Cullen (MSS 044)

A tape recording of Judy Jacques reading 'Cage Bird Blues', written by Eric Beach and Judy Jacques is held in the Papers of Larry Buttrose at MSS 006/Series 14/Folder 12

A 1980 interview with Beach by Hazel de Berg forms part of the National Library of Australia’s Oral History Collection at ORAL TRC1/1151

 

Subject Keywords

 

Subjects

Eric Beach 1947- – Archives

Australian poetry – 20th century

Performance poetry

Personal Names

Eric Beach 1947-

Occupations

Poets

 

Container List

 

Box 1

Folder 1

Readings – pre-1975

Correspondence

Folder 2

1975-1976

1977

Folder 3

Written pre-1969 or 1970

Songs 1972

1976-1978

Folder 4

1967-1972

Folder 5

Manuscript - first selection of what became In Occupied Territory published by SCOPP (Saturday Centre of Prose & Poetry), Sydney 1977

Folder 6

1976-1978

Folder 7

1972

1979

Folder 8

Rewrites of poetry mostly 1986-1988

Folder 9

Fairlea Women‘s Prison workshop

 

Box 2

Folder 10

Script ‘Lost of the Faithful’, ‘La Borte’, Brisbane 1974, music by Peter Weston, libretto by Eric Beach

Script ‘Looting the worker Class’, APR (Pram Factory) 1980, music by Greg Stebbins

Folder 11

Community Theatre

Prose and play outlines 1974-1975

Folder 12

1972-1973

Publications comments

Folder 13

1966-1971

Prose, 1973

Folder 14

1987

1985

Folder 15

1976

1977

Folder 16

1975-1976

1971-1972

1968-1972

Folder 17

1971-1972

1974-1976

1974-1975

Folder 18

1973-1974

1971-1973

 

Box 3

Folder 19

1976-1977

1976-1977

Folder 20

1972-1973

1973

1976

Folder 21

1972

1975

Miscellaneous papers

Folder 22

Collinswood-Ker

1982-1983

Folder 23

Adelaide Poetry – with note ‘sensuous imagery could be updated’

A few ‘reading’ poems

Miscellaneous papers

Folder 24

Miscellaneous papers

Poets’ names and class teachers

Folder 25

Nimbin Festival 1973

Miscellaneous papers

Folder 26

Miscellaneous papers

New stuff - September 1982

Folder 27

Miscellaneous papers

 

Box 4

Folder 28

‘Love Bludgers’

1984-1985

New stuff before Darwin

Folder 29

Mobile Poetry Workshop, WSA, and others

Folder 30

Play outlines and prose 1976-1977

Songs

1980

Folder 31

Mobile Poetry Workshops 1984

1978

Manuscript ‘Four Dead Horses’, 1974

Folder 32

1973-1974

1976-1977

Folder 33

1977-1978

1972-1973

Folder 34

1971

1972

Folder 35

1977-1979

1971-1972

Folder 36

1978

Books

 

Box 5

Folder 37

Letters and other papers

Folder 38

1985-1988

Folder 39

1985-1988

Folder 40

1983

Folder 41

Posters

Folder 42

Exercise book Part 1/4

Folder 43

Exercise book Part 2/4

Folder 44

Exercise book Part 3/4

Folder 45

Exercise book Part 4/4

 

Box 6

Folder 46

‘Kali Veda on Brown’ manuscript

Poetry - ‘I Want to be Normal’ book of verse

Folder 47

‘A Good Act and a Good Show’ - publicity material

Clipping, photocopy

Poetry

‘I Want to be Normal’ book of verse

Folder 48

‘Auditory Hallucinations’ - poetry

Folder 49

Correspondence