Phyllis Naidoo interview, 2002 September 06

Item — Box: 15, cassette_tape: 1

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The Kameron Hurley papers contains personal papers and authorial papers, including hand written drafts, early typescripts, correspondence, and ephemera. Series I, Juvenilia, chronicles Hurley's early writing and fantasy world building. Of interest is Hurley's character development as she created characters in her fantasy worlds based on her classmates. Many of her classmates shared Hurley's manuscripts among their group to follow their characters' arcs. As a young writer, Hurley was in the habit of typing her handwritten novels and detributing them to friends. The typescripts in Sub-Series B are examples of these novels. Sub-Series A includes extensive research notes and evidence of fantasy languages, such as alphabets and dictionaries, created by Hurley. Her future published works show influences drawn from her juvenilia including character names, worlds, and flora/fauna.

Series II groups Hurley's authorial papers. These drafts, typescripts, and correspondence were created during Hurley's early professional writing career. Within the series, researchers will find papers pertaining to Hurley's first published novel, God's War, and unrealized plans for an earlier novel, Dragon's Wall.

Series III contains personal materials such as unbound scrapbook pages, photographs, and memorabilia collected during Hurley's various travels around the world.

Series IV is closed to research until 2064 per Kameron Hurley's request.

Dates

Creation: 2002 September 06

Creator

From the Collection: Hurley, Kameron (Author, Person)

Full Extent

From the Collection: 12.21 Linear Feet (2 record boxes; 9 document boxes; 5 artifact boxes; 1 tube roll.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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Contents Note

Hurley interviews Phyllis Naidoo, possibly as part of her Masters Thesis at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal in Durban, South Africa.

Phyllis Naidoo was a member of the Non-European Unity Movement, Natal Indian Congress, the South African Communist Party and uMkhonto we Sizwe. Naidoo joined the African National Congress (ANC) and continued her welfare work by assisting SACP and ANC members to escape from South Africa, and supporting children who had left South Africa.