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Diaries of Ruth Sansom; and notes for a Friends Meeting in 1985.

Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, writings and poetry and speech education areligious writings and other material. Also contained in the collection are a collection of Ruth Sansom’s diaries and the personal papers and correspondence

Ruth Sansom' s handwritten autobiography - 'The War Years'. This describes her school days, her work in England, the Sansoms' friendship with Paul Scott, and their relationship with Jonathon Field, and Clive Sansom's illness at the end of the Second World War.

Ruth Sansom's handwritten autobiography that describes the Sansoms' last year in London (1950) and travel to Tasmania and early years in that State.

Manila folder marked 'Miscellaneous' that includes:
• Four reproduced pencil sketches of Sansom.
• 'The New Alcestes' - a parody on Gilbert Murray by Sansom, written Easter 1933.
• ‘Rostra’ 16/2 July 1981 containing an obituary for Sansom written by Robert Bennett.
• A handwritten article by Ruth titled 'Clive in Satire and Parody after Paul's letters'. This was written following Hilary Spurling's visit to Hobart and reflects Ruth's responses to aspects of her husband's writings.
• Two poems in Ruth Sansom's handwriting titled 'Snake' and 'Indian Play'.
• Several loose pages in Ruth's handwriting that appear to be drafts of her memories of life with her husband.

Handwritten 'Chapter One' of Ruth's autobiography/ Clive Sansom's biography. The focus here is on Sansom's childhood in Palmers Green and his school days.

Manila folder containing handwritten drafts of sections of Ruth Sansom' s autobiography, covering the period in England before the war, mamage to Clive Sansom, work at the Speech Institute, Sansom's poetry, association with the Quakers, and marriage and life in the 1970s. In the final section, Ruth Sansom explores and describes her mystical experiences and her religious faith.

Ruth Sansom' s handwritten autobiography - '1960s and mysticism'. This mentions work at the Tasmanian Speech Education Centre.

Ruth Sansom's handwritten autobiography. A number of drafts relating to different stages of her life. This mentions Martin Miles, recitals given by Clive Sansom and herself, Clive Sansom 's personal appearance and character, and the Sansoms' return to Tasmania in 1950. It discusses Sansom's published and unpublished works, their experiences at Spicelands Training Centre, their speech work in England and at the Tasmanian Education Department's Speech Education Centre. It includes a description of Clive Sansom's attitude to poetry and its writing, and provides an account of Sansom's final illness, death and memorial service.

Ruth Sansom's thoughts on homosexuality. This mentions Jonathon Field and Paul Scott, and discusses changing attitudes to homosexuality in later years.

Ruth Sansom's handwritten autobiography written from the perspective of the age of 85. This includes memories of her childhood in Tasmania and details of her family's history, associations with the Soundy family and Walter and Sylvia Stiasny, Diana Large, Nan Chauney, W.H.Perkins and Roy Chappell. It mentions the regular poetry reading sessions at the Sansom home in Mount Stuart, and includes her notes and thoughts on mysticism.

Brown manila folder headed 'Some late letters to Clive from Ruth after he died'. There are five handwritten letters which reflect on past events, work, habits, relationships, etc, mentioning people such as Marjorie Gullan, Gertrude Kerby, Mona Swan, Martin Miles and Robert Gittings. One of the letters describes Ruth Sansom's religious beliefs and concludes with her poem 'Sweet song of Eden ... '. Another reflects on the Sansoms' 1937 holiday in the Austrian Tyrol. Another mentions Hilary Spurling' s biography of Paul Scott.