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Cato, Nancy (1917-2000)

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Cato, Nancy
Cato, Nancy Fotheringham (1917-2000)
Kato, Nè‡nsi (1917-2000)
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-459041

Biographies

Australian Women's Register

Nancy Cato was an acclaimed author. She published several historical novels and biographies and two volumes of poetry. Cato was also a strong campaigner for environmental conservation.

Schooled at the Presbyterian Ladies College, in Adelaide, South Australia, Nancy Cato began her professional writing career as a cadet journalist on the Adelaide News at age 18. Later an art critic for the same newspaper, she also became a freelance writer. In 1950 she edited the Jindyworobak Anthology.

Actively involved in the Fellowship of Australian Writers and the Australian Society of Authors during the 1950s and 1960s, Cato's books include Green grows the vine, Brown sugar and All the rivers run, which was made into a TV mini-series. She published other prose works in addition to two volumes of poetry, and contributed to Australian literary magazines. A major work was Mister Maloga, the story of Daniel Mathews and his Maloga Mission to Aboriginal people on the Murray River in Victoria.

Cato married Eldred Norman, and travelled extensively overseas with him; the pair had one daughter and two sons.

Nancy Cato strove for ultimate skill as a writer, and for protection of the Australian environment, particulary in the face of developers on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. She was awarded the Alice Award by the Society of Women Writers in 1988; the Advance Australia award for environmental campaigning; an Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Queensland; and was a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

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  1. Author shared pioneer spirit ......
    [2000]
  2. Murray novel brought fame, fortune
  3. Author brought authentic voice to literature
    [2000]
  4. Lifelong affair with the river
    [2000]
  5. All the tributes flow for Noosa's literary icon
    [2000]
  6. Prize-winning author dies
    [2000]
  7. The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2008]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
  8. Nancy Cato reads at the Australian Defence Force Academy, 1992
    [Video : 1992]
    1 video cassette, 77 minutes long.
    Special Collections, Academy Library, UNSW@ADFA, Australian Defence Force Academy
    av video PR 9619.3 .C395 N36 1992
  9. Papers of Nancy Cato
    [Correspondence, Drafts of books : 1934 - 1980?]
    Series A : Correspondence, outgoing, 1952-[198-?] Series B : Correspondence, incoming, 1949-1989 Series C : manuscripts, [197-] - 1989 -- Series D : Miscellaneous, 1934-1971.. A full description of the contents of this collection is available via the Web Catalogue.. Letters, chiefly to Vivienne Rae-Ellis, related to "Queen Trucanini"; incoming correspondence; manuscript drafts of "Brown sugar", "Queen Trucanini", "Nin and the Scribblies", and "The heart of the continent"; notes and research material.
    Fryer Library and Department of Special Collections, University of Queensland
    UQFL107
  10. Papers of Nancy Cato
    Contains papers manuscripts and a signed published copy of her novel "Northwest by South" [Collection of unpublished letters and poems] : [also manuscript and signed] : published copy of her novel] / [Northwest by south] 5 envelopes (containing letters and poems) book and typescript, all in box
    0.34 m
    The University of Adelaide, Barr Smith Library Special Collections
    823A C36c
  11. Nancy Cato manuscript collection
    [Drafts of books, Correspondence, Photographs : 1968 -]
    Drafts of "The heartland of the continent", 1989, "A distant island", 1988, "Forefathers", 1983, "The lady lost in time", 1986, and "Marigold", 1992, together with photographs and correspondence. Correspondents include Harold White, Clem Christesen, Judith Wright and A.P. Elkin.
    Special Collections, Academy Library, UNSW@ADFA, Australian Defence Force Academy
    mss G7
  12. Mister Maloga: Daniel Matthews and his mission, Murray River, 1864-1902
    [Maps, Photocopies, Drafts of books : 1976?]
    Contains the original manuscript copy of the novel (Mister Maloga) and includes a facsimile of the Maloga Mission report and a holograph letter of Daniel Matthews; 450 pages.
    The University of Adelaide, Barr Smith Library Special Collections
  13. Letters from Nancy Cato
    [1969]
    Five letters to the Librarian, Barr Smith Library, forming part of her collection of unpublished letters and poems
    The University of Adelaide, Barr Smith Library Special Collections
  14. Papers of Nancy Cato
    [Correspondence, Photographs, Drafts of books, : 1939 - 1995]
    Letters, novel "Towards the source", "Green grows the vine", miscellaneous verse, photographs, editor's "mock up" of the Jindyworobak Anthology, 1950. Also includes letters, mainly personal, from other writers commenting on her work, (1946-1976). Correspondents include Ian Mudie, Mary Durack, John Bray, Gwen Harwood, R.H. Morrison, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Douglas Stewart, Dorothy Green, C. B. Christesen, Kylie Tennant, Dymphna Cusack, Nancy Keesing (added 9.12.76). Other letters added to the collection include those of: Florence James, Nancy Keesing, Judith Wright, Dorothy Green, Gwen Harwood and Flexmore Hudson (added 30.5.96) and Andrew Hay, son of William Gosse Hay (added 16.6.96). A number of letters refer to the formation of Lyrebird Writers, of which Cato and Roland Robinson were founding members. The collection also contains a transcript of dictated excerpts from the diary of Daniel Matthews, 1889, together with photcopies of his diaries, 1899-90, used in research for Mr Maloga (added 30.5.96).
    0.85 m, 3 boxes 1 folio box
    National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
    MS 757
  15. Nancy Cato interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection [sound recording]
    Cato speaks of her debut as a poet ; of her family history ; about her studies ; working as a journalist from 1935 to 1941 ; she tells of the story line in her latest novel "Brown sugar" and describes her methodology for writing a novel. Transcript Available
    1 sound reel
    National Library of Australia, Oral History & Folklore Section
    ORAL TRC 1/812
  16. Florence James - Papers
    [1890 - 1993]
    The collection comprises 20 manuscript record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record. Diaries, 1931-1993 Correspondence with her family, 1916-1992 Correspondence with personal and literary friends, 1928-1992 Publishing correspondence and related material, 1951-1993 Papers concerning the novel 'Four winds and a family', 1946-1953, 1963-1974 Papers concerning the novel 'Jungfrau' by Dymphna Cusack, 1989 Papers concerning the novel 'Come in spinner', 1947-1992 Papers concerning the television mini-series 'Come in spinner', 1980-1993 Papers concerning books about Australia and New Zealand which Florence James was commissioned to write (not published), 1963-1992 Papers concerning her work as an editor and journalist, 1940-1991, nd Papers concerning literature, writing method and talks about literature, 1947-1992 Papers concerning International PEN and Australian Society of Authors, 1955-1981 Travel diaries and related papers, 1934-1987 Papers concerning Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), ca.1960-1991 Legal and financial records, 1934-1992 Miscellaneous papers, 1951, 1972-1990 Personal documents and papers concerning family history, 1890-1993 Photographs, 1929-1991 Printed material, 1921-1990 Oral history tapes, 1991
    6.63 m, 51 boxes
    Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
    MLMSS 5877

Resources By Nancy Cato (69)

  1. The Noosa story : a study in unplanned development / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book : 1979-1989]
  2. Forefathers / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1982-1993]
  3. All the rivers run Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1958-2007]
  4. North-west by south / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1965-2001]
  5. Marigold / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1980-1995]
  6. The heart of the continent / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1989-1995]
  7. Green grows the vine / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1960-1989]
  8. The lady lost in time Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1986-1989]
  9. Mister Maloga : Daniel Matthews and his mission, Murray River, 1864-1902 / [by] Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book : 1976]
  10. Nancy Cato producer, director, writer, editor, Frank Heimans
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Video : 1993-1994]

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Resources About Nancy Cato (14)

  1. Nancy Cato producer, director, writer, editor, Frank Heimans
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Video : 1993-1994]
  2. Nancy Cato manuscript collection
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Unpublished : 1967-1992]
  3. Poetry reading by Nancy Cato recorded by Hazel de Berg
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Sound : 1959]
  4. Nancy Cato author
    [Video : 1993]
  5. Nancy Cato interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Sound : 1975]
  6. Nancy Cato born 1917 : author / producer, director, writer, editor, Frank Heimans
    [Video : 1993]
  7. Letters
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Unpublished : 1969]
  8. Papers
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Unpublished : 1900]
  9. Mister Maloga Daniel Matthews and his mission, Murray River, 1864-1902
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Unpublished : 1976]
  10. Papers
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Unpublished : 1939-1995]

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  1. Nancy Cato manuscript collection
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Unpublished : 1967-1992]
  2. Nancy Cato manuscript collection
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Unpublished : 1968]
  3. Papers
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Unpublished : 1934-1980]
  1. Forefathers / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1982-1993]
  2. All the rivers run Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1958-2007]
  3. North-west by south / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1965-2001]
  1. Forefathers / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1982-1993]
  2. All the rivers run Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book, Audio book : 1958-2007]
  3. The Noosa story : a study in unplanned development / Nancy Cato
    Cato, Nancy, 1917-2000
    [Book : 1979-1989]