Publishers and publishing

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A series of correspondence between LC and Andrew R. T. Campbell of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. regarding Campbell’s publication of ‘Bawdy New Zealand Songs’. The topic, Campbell highlights, is one that LC broaches in ‘Songs We Sang’ and he therefore asks LC to contribute some of the songs as well as a chapter of writing about them. The correspondence occurred when LC was at the Smithsonian Institute in California. The date range is November 1987 – August 1988.

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Mr Lawlor's collection of books on book collecting and related matters. Individual titles can be identified using a Library of Congress call number browse search (Z992 L418) in the Library's catalogue.

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An order form and book list for 2000 by Broadway Press (unmarked) with multiple photocopies and an invoice for ‘Backstage Handbook 3rd reprint’. The invoice is dated January 17, 2000.

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A collection of correspondence, Godwit Press/Publishing catalogues, newspaper clippings and advertisements for LC’s ‘The Great New Zealand Songbook’. The correspondence is primarily regarding updates to Godwit, including the resignation of its Director, change of address and its mergence with Reed Publishing to create the overarching Godwit Publishing. The date range is 1991-1998.

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A collection of Greenwood Publishing related material including correspondence, a series of guidebooks on the processes of getting books published, extensive information on copyright, catalogues and various miscellaneous handwritten notes. The collection chronicles developments in the publishing of Dark Laughter including the editing, updates on copyright permission, general information of the printing itself and marketing procedures. The date range is c. 1985-2005.

Description of collection

The Pat Lawlor collection consists of published books, which can be found catalogued on Te Waharoa (Z992 L418), ephemera relating to books, writing and publishing in New Zealand, sample copies of 'The Artist's Annual', which he published, and correspondence with writers.

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This box contains maps, material related to New Zealand's James Cook bicentenary celebrations, publishers' promotional material (flyers, catalogues, circulars etc), exhibition catalogues, NZ Artist's Annuals (some pages missing from two issues), correspondence with NZ writers, fragments of PL's monograph on collectors.

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A series of correspondence between LC and Graham McEwan of New House Publishers about the use of LC’s poem ‘Silent Generations’ in a play by Diane Bardsley. LC also uses the correspondence to propose his novel ‘A Secret Life’, which McEwan dismisses on the basis that New House Publishers exclusively caters to a secondary school market. The correspondence occurred between July 2996 and March 1998.

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Contains a Penguin Books (NZ) notice, informing the receiver that their proposed book has not been accepted for publication. Also included are a few handwritten notes with the address for Penguin Books (NZ). No dates indicated.

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Contains a typed letter from Bernice Beachman of Penguin Books NZ Ltd. Along with a handwritten note addressed to Beachman. The correspondence concerns a few photocopies of LC’s images that Beachman wishes to obtain for a potential book cover. The typed letter is dated July 1, 1994.

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A collection of correspondence and publisher catalogues from Victoria University Press and the John McIndoe University of Otago Press. One of the letters of correspondence is addressed to the Victoria University Press and concerns the publishing potentiality of ‘The Iron Hand’, the other is addressed to LC regarding the use of some of his images in an upcoming ‘Bookmakers’ publication. The date range of the collection is November 1991 – August 1992.

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A collection of publisher booklists and catalogues, guides to getting books published with specific publishers, royalty account statements (Greenwood Publishing Group), correspondence, printed articles, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, a subscription order form for ‘American Folklore Series’ and an list of U.S. University Presses. The correspondence is primarily to do with getting ‘Dark Laughter’ published and the critique sent in return. The date range is 1980-2008.

Scope and Contents A collection of printed webpages, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, printed articles, typed script and a series of correspondence. The typed script is the prologue to KC’s proposed novel, ‘Katherine Mansfield’s Secret War’. The correspondence is between LC and Paul Sidey of Hutchinson Publishing, in which Sidey eventually decides that the novel is “too intellectually discursive’ to be considered. The other documents focus on award winning publications and the reasons for their...

Summary of contents A collection of correspondence, a Steele Roberts Catalogue of New Zealand books, an invitation to the launch of ‘Shape-Shifter’ by Hone Tuwhare and the introduction to a proposed book about Peter Cape, by Roger Steele. In the initial correspondence Steele asks if LC would be willing to edit his introduction. In a separate, undated, handwritten letter, Steele discusses ‘The Last Dance’ (LC’s unpublished work) and suggests some work be done to it. The date range of the collection is c....

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A collection of correspondence, reviews, handwritten notes and catalogues. The collection is centred around exchanges between LC and Judith McCulloh of the University of Illinois Press, who appears to have had the initial interest in publishing ‘Dark Laughter’. After providing some editing and review, they eventually pull out of the project and suggest LC tries publisher with more of a folklore and/or military history base. The date range is 1986-1990.

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A series of correspondence between LC and the University Press of Mississippi concerning LC’s proposed publication ‘Dark Laughter’. After review, the press decided against publishing the work but suggested that LC tried Greenwood Press (where it was eventually published). The date range is October 1991 – March 1992.

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A series of correspondence between LC and Patricia Smith of the University of Pennsylvania Press. The correspondence begins with Smith’s interest in LC’s presentation for the American Folklore Society titled, ‘War Comics and Vietnam’, then goes on to discuss the potential publication of ‘Dark Laughter’ (of which as deemed unsuitable for that press). The date range is 1988-1991.