Womankind (a book of women's lists)

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Series[UMA-SRE-20140045] MAJOR WORKSAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2014004500053Scope and ContentWomankind: The truly vital statistics. Folder contains outline, Memorandum of Agreement between Germaine Greer and Hamlyn Publishing Group 23 March 1981 for "Germaine Greer's Women's Book of Lists", and correspondence re research and proposed publication. Contents are detailed in Greer inventory as follows: Memorandum of Agreement, 23.iii; GG outline, 26 pages, typescript; receipt for advance [receipt not found in folder]; form letters remaining unsent in mailing of 22.v; letter from Quentin Crisp, 8.vi, photocopy of typescript [ts not found in folder]; cards from Lady Diana Cooper, 1.vii, 9.vii; letter from Barbara Cartland, v.vi, with enclosure re most beautiful women in the world, photocopy; letter from Alvin Boyarsky, v.vi letter from Anna Ford, 16.vii, photocopy; letter from Jilly Cooper, 9.vi. photocopy; card, undated, from lady Antonia Pinter, photocopy; letter from Alan Coren, 3.vi, photocopy; note from Vanessa Redgrave's secretary. 4.vi, photocopy; note from Bella Abzug's aide, 20.vii, photocopy; letter from Maurice Barbanell, 8.vi, photocopy; letter from Mrs Thatcher's deputy press secretary, 3.vi, photocopy; letter from Alan Whicker, 1.vii, photocopy; letter from Satyajit Ray, 21.vii, photocopy; letter from Mary Douglas, 15.vii, photocopy; note from Barry Lategan, 10.vii, photocopy; article from A. M. S. (Alison Smithson?), photocopy; letter from Mary Ellmann, 5.vii, holograph, photocopy; letter from A. J. P. Taylor, 22.vi, photocopy; letter from Alan ? (breasts in history), 10.vi, photocopy; note from Lord Clark, 24.vi, photocopy; letter from Brigid Brophy, 28.vi, 3 pages, photocopy; letter from Eve Arnold, 2 pages, 16.vii, photocopy; letter from Norman Parkinson, 23.vi, photocopy; letter from Lynda Schor, 30.vi, photocopy letter from John Oaksey, 8.vi, photocopy; letter from Ruth Petrie at Spare Rib, 4.vi, photocopy; list of women from Playboy, 8.vii; letter from Ursula LeGuin, 27.vii; Julie Christie's list of films women should go and see, 8 pages; letters to GG from Gail Rebuck, 13.vii, 27.vii GG draft letter to Gail Rebuck, typescript; GG letter to Gail Rebuck, 14.x; correspondence re repayment of advance, which was waived. (end verbatim from Greer inventory). The British Library 1978: Blank postcard Russion Futurist Books titled Te li le 1914. Poem by A Krucenykh, drawing by O Rozanova. Subjects: The Women's Book of Lists; Book proposals; Publishing contractsAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2014.0045 Unit 0005

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CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

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Date23 March 1981-13 January 1982

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Previous System ID2014.0045.00053

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Feature CollectionThe Germaine Greer Archive

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Womankind (a book of women's lists)