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Mahy, Margaret

 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 1966 the first of her many very popular books for children were accepted for publication in both Britain and the United States.

Found in 606 Collections and/or Records:

'Portable Ghosts' and 'Kaitangata Twitch', Approx 2009

 Item
Identifier: Arch 0429/11/29
Scope and Contents

Advertising material for upcoming television shows 'Portable Ghosts' and 'Kaitangata Twitch' based on stories by Magaret Mahy.

Dates: Approx 2009

Portions of various untitled manuscripts., Date unknown

 Item
Identifier: Arch 0429/10/224
Scope and Contents Hardcover Olympic 108 exercise book containing various manuscript stories. "Mr Discombobulous lived in a street called Pomery mile", "A boy called William was walking home from school...", "Lord and Companion in valour said the man...", "Amanda began to think she might be a princess when she got a paper crown out of a cracker...", 'The Funny Funny Clown Face', "Mrs Fish was a widow with rooms to let. Mr harvest and Miss Angel were her lodgers…", 'Mr Pomfrets letter', "Miranda took out her...
Dates: Date unknown

Portions of various untitled manuscripts., Date unknown

 Item
Identifier: Arch 0429/10/225
Scope and Contents Green Collins Lecture note book student no. 13/80/3 containing various manuscript stories. First item 9 pages of brief reviews of children's books NOT by Margaret Mahy. Chapter from 'The Tricksters' Several pages of poems and/or story ideas. "Old Nanny Mangrove had been an nanny for years and years...", 'The Hairy Stranger', Outline for a story about a family at the bottom of the hill, "Old Miss Penny lived on her own, she liked living on her own...", Loose typescript at back of volume that...
Dates: Date unknown

Portions of various untitled manuscripts., Date unknown

 Item
Identifier: Arch 0429/10/222
Scope and Contents Olympic Brand Writing Pad with 16 separate items, mostly portions of untitled manuscripts. "Down the road, brisk as a cricket…", "Chapter 3. The children started off towards her bicycle, but Cressida stopped…", "Morning passed and the afternoon and the evening came on…", "When you get tired of walking, you may ride on Trottie...", "-reflecting dazzlingly from hundreds of useless miles of diamonds..." "Thys Beynge The Boke of the Loste. An Aranukan Book by Margaret Mahy..." " "There is only...
Dates: Date unknown

Portions of various untitled manuscripts., Date unknown

 Item
Identifier: Arch 0429/10/223
Scope and Contents Hardcover 2B6 notebook containing various typescript and manuscript stories. Loose typescript pages of 'Aliens in the family', Story planning beginning "Introduce the idea of returning to the jungle of childhood...", "Jane and her mother stepped out of the car...", "There once was a man called Mr Rooster...", Loose pages of typescript with corrections starts "In Joan's garden...", Planning notes "Possibility The line of drawing leads towards the western hills...", "The pale material gave...
Dates: Date unknown

Publicity brochures, 1994

 File
Identifier: Arch 0429/13/1/30
Scope and Contents

File of brochures publicising Margaret Mahy's books and her role in the 1994 Children's Book council of Australia National Conference in Melbourne from 5 to 8 May 1994.

Dates: 1994

Published and unpublished material about Margaret Mahy, Circa 1936-2012

 Series
Identifier: Arch 0429/5
Scope and Contents

This series contain that material retained by Margaret about herself and her writing. It is probably not be exhaustive.

Dates: Circa 1936-2012

Published works (books), 1969 - 2012

 Series
Identifier: Arch 0429/12
Scope and Contents

This series contains any books and other publishing that Margaret had in her filing system and came with the last deposit. It may or may not be exhaustive.

Dates: 1969 - 2012

Publishers' catalogues, 1972 - 2001

 Series
Identifier: Arch 0429/17
Scope and Contents

This series contains Publishers' catalogues of books that feature Margaret Mahy's books and stories.

Dates: 1972 - 2001

Publisher's notes about 'Organ Music'., Date unknown

 Item
Identifier: Arch 0429/13/1/18
Scope and Contents

Publisher's notes and edited proofs about the story 'Organ Music'.

Dates: Date unknown

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