Wilfred burchett autobiography samples

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m. (55 boxes)

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MS Acc comprises papers documenting Wilfred Burchett's professional life as a journalist and non-fiction writer, including his legal battles to be re-issued with a passport after his British one was cancelled and during his Australian defamation case, as well as aspects of his personal life.

The collection comprises correspondence, notes, draft articles and book manuscripts, press cuttings, research material, film and television proposals and scripts, financial papers, publications and photographs. The correspondence includes copies of Burchett's own letters; many of those addressed to his wife and family describe his activities in the field

Some of the correspondents represented in the collection include Burchett's wife Vesselina (Vessa), Norodom Sihanouk, publishers, lawyers, Australian politicians including Gough Whitlam and Arthur Calwell, and celebrities writing in response to a petition supporting Burchett's campaign to be re-issued with a passp