Other activities, 1970-90

Containers:

Box 80-87

Component identifier:

Series 13

Content Summary:

This series contains papers relating to Milliss' varied career and interests including:

Notebooks, journal and typescripts relating to his work in Moscow (1962-64) and East Africa (1965-66).

Typescripts and film scripts for television and film documentaries, and ABC radio. These include 'Soviet style' (1979), 'The search for the South Land' (1979), 'Clean air for the Isa' (1979), 'Coal and the environment' (1980), 'Harry Butler' (1980), 'The Russians' (1982-83), 'Round the bent ', 'Loner in the lodge' (1980-85) and 'Victims of Petrov' (1986).

Typescripts of various articles (1958-91), theatre reviews for Tribune (1978-80), and drafts of poetry (1954-71).

Papers relating to Milliss' work as a freelance editor. This includes Shadowing secrets by Cris Eipper (Heinemann, 1990), Map of days: life on the left by Denis Freney (Heinemann, 1991) and Angel of death by Julie Wright (Allen and Unwin, 1991).

Papers relating to 'Anti-highrise' campaign, Victoria Street, King's Cross, 1979-81.

Papers relating to Milliss' time at the National Library of Australia as a Harold White Fellow in 1990.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The Library purchased the papers from Roger Milliss in 1991 and 2022.

Subjects:

Politics and government
Active citizenship and representative democracy

Names:

Milliss, Roger

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