Guide to Research Materials relating to Paul Jennings
Reference Number: MS 83
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Table of Contents
Series B Articles Relating to Publications
Series E Autobiographical Notes
Summary
| Collector: | Lu Rees Archives |
| Title: | Research Materials relating to Paul Jennings |
| Date Range: | 1919 - 1993 |
| Reference Number: | MS 83 |
| Repository: | The Lu Rees Archives |
| Abstract: | The collection includes Scripts, Promotional Material, Awards, Articles By Author, Autobiographical Notes, Reviews, Manuscripts, Correspondence, Biographical Notes, Photographs, Articles Relating to Publications, Bibliographic Notes and Programs. |
Scope and Content
The collection includes Scripts, Promotional Material, Awards, Articles By Author, Autobiographical Notes, Reviews, Manuscripts, Correspondence, Biographical Notes, Photographs, Articles Relating to Publications, Bibliographic Notes and Programs.
Organization
These materials have been collected and arranged by staff of the Lu Rees Archives.
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Manuscript Item], Series [Number], Item [Number], Research Materials relating to Paul Jennings, MS 83, The Lu Rees Archives.
Series List and Descriptions
Series A Articles By Author
Item A1 *
Title: 'The man on the stair'
Citation: Magpies, 3, 4 (Sept 1988): 9-12.
Created: September 1988
Description:
Item A2 *
Title: 'Keeping the magic going'
Citation: Magpies, 5, 1 (Mar 1990): 5-9
Created: March 1990
Description:
Item A3 *
Title: 'Writing round the twist'
Citation: Magpies, 5, 4 (Sept 1990): 19-21.
Created: September 1990
Description:
Series B Articles Relating to Publications
Item B1 *
Title: 'A Story of success - Paul Jennings'
Citation: New Idea, 10 Jun 1986, p 27.
Created: June 1986
Description:
Item B2 *
Title: Books With a Strong 'Yuck!' Factor
Author: Gascoigne, Toss
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 12 Nov 1989.
Created: November 1989
Description:
Item B3 *
Title: Children's Books on the Move'
Author: McIntosh, Debbie
Citation: Sun Herald, 30 Sep 1990, p 145.
Created: Sep 1990
Description:
Item B4 *
Title: 'Not Just Kidding Around'
Author: Ricketson, Matthew
Citation: Weekend Australian, 16 Feb 1991.
Created: February 1991
Description:
Item B5 *
Title: 'What the Kids Want'
Author: Dempsey, Diane
Citation: Sunday Age (Melbourne), 21 July 1991.
Created: July 1991
Description:
Item B6 *
Title: 'Little Big-Time'
Author: Glover, Richard
Citation: Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Jul 1991.
Created: July 1991
Description:
Item B7 *
Title: 'Shelf Life'
Author: Nieuwenhuizen, Agnes
Citation: The Age (Melbourne), 27 Jul 1991.
Created: July 1991
Description:
Item B8 *
Title: 'Kid Literati'
Author: Haigh, Gideon
Citation: The Age (Melbourne), 20 Nov 1991.
Created: November 1991
Description:
Item B9 *
Title: 'Kids Collection'
Author: Nieuwenhuizen, Agnes
Citation: The Age (Melbourne) 27 Nov 1991.
Created: November 1991
Description:
Item B10 *
Title: 'Paul Jennings the Uncanny'
Author: Ricketson, Matthew
Citation: The Australian Magazine, 14-15 Mar 1992, p 22-25.
Created: March 1992
Description:
Item B11 *
Title: 'Youngsters Yearn for More of Jennings' Twisted Tales'
Author: Moran, Jennifer
Citation: West Australian, 25 Apr 1992.
Created: April 1992
Description:
Item B12 *
Title: Books Step into the Cool Zone
Author: Leedham, Nicole
Citation: ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 12 Apr, 1992.
Created: April 1992
Description: Cool Awards.
Item B13 *
Title: 'Schlock Horror for the Clever Country'
Author: Fraser, William
Citation: Sydney Morning Herald, 4 Jul 1992.
Created: July 1992
Description: Ten Best Sellers in Australia - Unmentionable! - in the Top Ten.
Item B14 *
Title: 'Paul Jennings: Unreal'
Author: Tobin, Meryl Brown
Citation: Australian Author, 22:2, (Winter 1992).
Created: 1992
Description:
Item B15 *
Title: 'The Inside Story of Paul Jennings'
Author: Aiton, Doug.
Citation: Sunday Age (Melbourne) 26 Oct 1992.
Created: October 1992
Description:
Item B16 *
Title: Round the Twist
Author: Wallace, Mark and Borrie, Jan
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 15 Mar 19??
Created: March 19
Description:
Item B17 *
Title: 'The Spooner the Better'
Citation: Border Mail (NSW), 30 Sep 1992, p 21.
Created: September 1992
Description:
Item B18 *
Title: 'CBC Judges Hit Info Award Entry Standards'
Author: Hamilton, Vale Jim
Citation: Australian Bookseller & Publisher 73, 1041 (Sep 1993): 8.
Created: September 1993
Description:
Series D Awards
Item D1 *
Title of Award: 1993 Australian Multicultural Children's Literature Awards - Picture book
Award For: Mr Plunkett's Pool
Citation: Australian Weekend Review, 14-15 Aug 1993, p 4.
Created: August 1993
Description: D18.
Item D2 *
Title of Award: Australian Multicultural Children's Literature Award 1993, Picture Book Section.
Award For: Mr Plunkett's Pool.
Citation: Australian Bookseller & Publisher, 73,1041 (Sep 1993): 8.
Created: September 1993
Description: D19
Item D3 *
Title of Award: Australian Multicultural Children's Literature Award 1993, Picture Book Section.
Award For: Mr Plunkett's Pool
Citation: Magpies, 8,5 (Nov 1993): 22.
Created: November 1993
Description: D20
Item D3
Title of Award: Joyce Nicholson Award and Ashton Scholastic Award
Award For: Spooner or Later
Citation: Orana, Aug 1993: 194.
Created: August 1993
Description: Won both Joyce NIcholson Award and Ashton Scholastic award for best designed book of the year
Item D5 *
Title of Award: Short Listed for 1992 NSW Literary Prizes.
Award For: Unmentionable!
Citation: Sydney Morning Herald, 19 Aug 1992.
Created: August 1992
Description:
Item D6 *
Title of Award: Winner of the Joyce Nicholson Award for the Best Designed Book of the Year
Award For: Spooner or Later
Citation: Australian Bookseller & Publisher, (Apr 1993):
Created: April 1993
Description: Winner of the Joyce Nicholson Award for the Best Designed Book of the Year. 'ABPA Structure Under Fire'.
Series E Autobiographical Notes
Item E1 *
Description: Curriculum vitae of Paul Jennings to 1987. (2 copies)
Series F Bibliographic Notes
Item F1 *
Description: Paul Jennings, Bibliography of Works to 1988.
Item F2 *
Description: Paul Jennings, Bibliography of Works to 1991.
Series G Biographical Notes
Item G1 *
Description: Peculiarities and Preferences of Paul Jennings. (2 copies)
Item G2 *
Citation: Penguin Books
Description: Paul Jennings.
Item G3 *
Citation: Reading Time, 37:4, Nov 1993: 5.
Created: November 1993
Description: Note on Paul Jennings.
Series H Reviews
Item H1 *
Description: Unmentionable! Sun Herald, 8 Dec 1991. Reviewer: Judith White.
Item H2 *
Description: Uncanny! Even More Surprising Stories. School Library Journal, 38:1 (Jan 1992). Reviewer: Steven Engel Fried.
Item H3 *
Description: Uncanny! Even More Surprising Stories. School Library Journal, 38:1 (Jan 1992). Reviewer: J C Clancy.
Item H4 *
Description: Grandad's Gifts. ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 31 Oct 1992. Reviewer: Eleanor Stodart.
Item H5 *
Description: Spooner or Later. ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 31 Oct 1992. Reviewer: Laurie Copping.
Item H6 *
Description: Unmentionable. Horn Book Magazine, 68:4, (July/Aug 1992). Reviewer: Karen Jameyson.
Item H7 *
Description: Unmentionable. 'From the Word Go'. Australian Book Review, 138: (Feb/Mar 1992): 58-59. Reviewer: Meg Sorensen.
Item H8 *
Description: Spooner or Later. 'Treat and Also a Test'. Herald Sun (Vic), 10 Oct 1992, p 38. Reviewer: Jackie Hammerton.
Item H9 *
Description: Spooner or Later. 'A Colourful Collection of Children's Picture Books'. ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 31 Oct 1992, p C9. Reviewer: Laurie Copping.
Item H10 *
Description: Round the Twist. Orana, (Aug 1993). 196.
Item H11 *
Description: Unmentionable. School Library News. Department of School Education (Vic), (Aug 1992): 20. Reviewer: W V.
Item H12 *
Description: Grandad's Gifts. 'Pick of the Crop for Kids'. The Australian:, Weekend Review, p 24-25, Apr 1993. Reviewer Robin Morrow.
Series K Correspondence
Item K1 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to P Jennings inviting him to speak at the 24th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Seminar, sponsored by the ACT Branch of the Children's Book Council, 11 Apr 1988.
Item K2 *
Description: Letter from P Jennings to B Alderman accepting her invitation to speak at the 24th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Seminar, sponsored by the ACT Branch of the Children's Book Council, 25 Apr 1988.
Item K3 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to P Jennings requesting additional information on his talk for the 24th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Seminar (title of talk, etc) and requesting biographical information, 3 May 1988.
Item K4 *
Description: Letter from P Jennings to B Alderman in reply to her letter requesting additional information (see K3), 26 May 1988.
Item K5 *
Description: Letter from A Bolton to P Jennings thanking him for his donation of biographical information, bibliography and photograph for the Lu Rees Archives, 12 Sept 1988.
Item K6 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to P Jennings congratulating him on YABBA Awards for Uncanny and The Cabbage Patch Fib.
Item K7 *
Description: Letter from P Jennings to B Alderman enclosing original scripts for television series Round the Twist, 25 Sept 1990.
Item K8 *
Description: Letter from P Jennings to B Alderman thanking her for her congratulations on receiving the YABBA Award, 5 Dec 1989.
Item K9 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to P Jennings congratulating him on receiving the AWGIE Children's Adaptation (TV) Award 1990 for the 'Round the Twist' series and requesting any television scripts of the series for the Archives. 27 Feb 1990.
Item K10 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to P Jennings thanking him for his donation of the first, second, third and final draft of the twelfth episode of 'Round the Twist', 4 Oct 1990.
Item K11 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to P Jennings seeking further material for the Lu Rees Archives, 2 May 1991.
Item K12 *
Description: Letter from P Jennings to B Alderman with more biographical articles for Lu Rees Archives, not dated.
Series Q Manuscripts
Item Q1 *
Title: The Copy
Author: Jennings, Paul
Description: Television typescript, first, second, third and final draft with author's comments notes. From the Round the Twist series procued by the Australian Children's Televisio Foundations. Page 4 missing.
Series S Photographs
Item S1 *
Image Of: Paul Jennings.
Description: Black and white. 13cm x 18 cm. 1988. (1 copy)
Series V Promotional Material
Item V1 *
Description: Quirky Tails. Press statement. Penguin Books, Jul, 1987.
Item V2 *
Description: National Library Struts its Stuff!' Press statement. The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 4 Apr 1990, p 33.
Item V3 *
Description: Round the Twist. Press release. Penguin Books, Aug 1990.
Item V4 *
Description: The Paw Thing. Press release. Penguin Books, May 1989.
Item V5 *
Description: Unbearable! Press release. Penguin Books, Sept 1990.
Item V6 *
Description: Unmentionable. Press release. Penguin Books, Nov 1991.
Item V7 *
Description: Promotional Folder - Paul Jennings. Penguin Books, n d.
Item V8 *
Description: "'Paul Jennings Sells His Millionth Puffin!!! - A Golden Celebration. Press release. Penguin Books, n d."
Item V9 *
Description: Cover of Round the Twist used as an order form.
Item V10 *
Description: Spooner or Later. Press release. Penguin Books, Oct 1992.
Item V11 *
Description: Spooner or Later. Press release. Penguin Books, Oct 1992.
Item V12 *
Description: Coloured poster for Spooner or Later.
Item V13 *
Description: Round the Twist. Comic Book. Publicity Flyer.
Item V14 *
Description: Grandad's Gifts. Publicity Flyer from Viking, Sept 1992. Brief notes on author and illustrator.
Item V15 *
Description: Undone! Press release from Puffin, Oct 1993.
Series W Programs
Item W1 *
Title: Australian National Word Festival
Created: March 1989
Description: 10-13 March 1989, at which Paul Jennings was a speaker.
Item W2 *
Title: 'Images of Australia'
Created: October 1988
Description: The 24th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Seminar, 1 October 1988, at which Paul Jennings was a Speaker.