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Mahy, Margaret (1936-2012)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1936 - 2012

Biography

Librarian Margaret Mahy's first stories for children were published in the New Zealand School Journal, from 1961. In 1969 the first of her many very popular books for children were accepted for publication in both Britain and the United States.

Found in 719 Collections and/or Records:

Letter regarding the 'Oceania' television show., 1994

 Item
Identifier: Arch 0429/13/1/20
Scope and Contents

Letter to Rex [Surname unknown] regarding the Oceania television show.

Dates: 1994
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Correspondence / Correspondence with Publishers

Letter to Margaret from The Old Steam Wireless Factory, 7 Aug 1981

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Identifier: Arch 0429/13/1/21
Scope and Contents

Letter to Margaret from The Old Steam Wireless Factory about audio recordings of her stories.

Dates: 7 Aug 1981
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Correspondence / Correspondence with Publishers

Letters from publishers to Margaret Mahy., 1994 - 2012

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Identifier: Arch 0429/13/1/17
Scope and Contents

Letters from publishers to Margaret Mahy. Penguin USA, The Sargeson Trust, Penguin Children's Books, William Morrow & Company, Inc., SPORT magazine, EM. Querido's Uitgeverij B.V.

Dates: 1994 - 2012
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Correspondence / Correspondence with Publishers

Letters from Waimairi School, 2011

 File
Identifier: CCL Archive 0429/13/2/1
Scope and Contents

Letters of appreciation sent to Margaret Mahy in 2011 from children in Room 22 at Waimairi School after her visit to the school.

Dates: 2011
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Correspondence / General Correspondence

'Library Bulletin', Date unknown

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Identifier: Arch 0429/10/235
Scope and Contents

Short story 'Library Bulletin'.

Dates: Date unknown
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Short stories and novels, drafts and manuscripts

Line Illustrations., Date unknown

 File
Identifier: Arch 0429/10/9
Scope and Contents

One file of eight sheets of illustrations. No indication as to which story they relate to if any. They may have been produced when Margaret was quite young. Illustrations feature a dragon and anthropomorphic bird, Police van, ambush and jail.

Dates: Date unknown
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Short stories and novels, drafts and manuscripts

'Living as a Writer' The 1981 Annual Lecture in Children's Literature, 1991

 Item
Identifier: Arch 0429/15/16
Scope and Contents

Published book 'On Writing for Children : Nine Papers from the Annual Lectures in Children's Literature' Including the lecture given by Margaret Mahy in 1981 'Living as a Writer' p7-16. Published by Queensland University of Technology.

Dates: 1991
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Talks and speeches

'Local Knowledge', Date unknown

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Identifier: Arch 0429/21/15
Scope and Contents

Proof titled 'Local Knowledge', story appears to be part of a larger book and consists of pages 77 -92 only.

Dates: Date unknown
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Publishing proofs

'Looking for a Ghost', Date unknown

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Identifier: Arch 0429/10/145
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a short story titled 'Looking for a Ghost'

Dates: Date unknown
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Short stories and novels, drafts and manuscripts

Looking for Ourselves. An Account of Children's Books in New Zealand, Date unknown

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Identifier: Arch 0429/8/22
Scope and Contents

Speech titled 'Looking for Ourselves. An Account of Children's Books in New Zealand' given during a visit to Japan. Undated and possibly incomplete.

Dates: Date unknown
Found in: Christchurch City Libraries Archives / Margaret Mahy papers / Talks and Speeches

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