Guide to the Papers of Gwenda Davey, 1968-1996

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 9352
Creator:
Gwenda Davey
Extent:
1.68 metres and (12 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Gwenda Davey, National Library of Australia, MS 9352, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available

Background

Content Summary:

The material consists of correspondence, journal articles, drafts, seminar papers, newscuttings, publications, research material and working notes relating to Gwenda Davey's career as a lecturer, freelance writer, consultant and researcher in Australian folklore and folklife. The main projects are :Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore (1993), 'Folklife in Australia' ( PhD thesis, 1993 ) and Moe Folklife Project, 1995.

The series Oxford Companion to Folklore contains correspondence and contributions from Shirley Andrews, Frank Campbell, Nancy Keesing, John McPhee, Helen O'Shea, J. S. Ryan and Bill Wannan.

Biographical Note:
Date Event
1932 1932 Born in Sydney, 18 February
1952 BA (Hons) in Psychology
1970 Diploma in Education, Monash University
1983 M.Ed., Monash University
1993 PhD, Monash University
Date Event
1954-56, 1958-59, 1968-72 Guidance Officer, Psychology and Guidance Branch, Education Department of Victoria
1957 Primary teacher, Malvern Memorial Grammar School
1960-67 Home duties
1973-84 Lecturer in Psychology and Ethnic Studies, Institute of Early Childhood Development ( now Department of Early Childhood Studies, University of Melbourne )
1984-85 Sessional lecturer in Child Development, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University
1985 Lecturer, Department of Teacher Education, Footscray Institute of Technology, Melbourne
1986 Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of B.Ed (Primary), Department of Teacher Education, Footscray Institute of Technology, Melbourne. Lecturer in psychology, multicultural and folklore studies
1986-87 Member of Australian Government Committee of Inquiry into Folklife in Australia
1988 Independent consultant
1989 Consultant in Australian Folklore to National Library of Australia (ongoing)
1989-92 Co-editor, <em>Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore</em>
1990 Member Australian Government Consultative Committee on Cultural Heritage in Multicultural Australia
1990-92 Postgraduate scholarship holder (PhD) Monash University (APRA Scholarship)
1991-92 Project Manager, demonstration project in documentation of multicultural music and dance in the Monaro region (Office of Multicultural Affairs)
1992 Director, Victorian Folklife Association
1994-96 Coordinator, MA in Museum Studies and Cultural Policy, National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
1995-96 Director, Moe Folklife Project, National Library of Australia and Department of Communication and the Arts
1997-98 Coordinator, Graduate Diploma of Arts (Australian Folklife Studies), National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
1997-98 Coordinator, Greek-Australian Oral History and Folklife Project, National Library of Australia
1998-99 Project Manager, Bringing them Home - Oral History Pilot Project, National Library of Australia
Date Event
1988 Australian Folk Trust Major Fellowship
1989 Harold White Fellowship, National Library of Australia
1990 Australian Postgraduate Research Award (PhD scholarship)
1995 Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, short fellowship
1998 Awarded Medal of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to the protection and preservation of traditional folklore and folklife in Australia
Provenance:

The papers were purchased by the National Library from Gwenda Davey in 1999.

Arrangement:

Gwenda Davey has organised the material in folders by project and consultancy. The file titles and the arrangements of records within the files have been preserved by the Library. Library staff have arranged the collection into 8 series.

Indexed terms

Names:
Gwenda Davey

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1384650).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Gwenda Davey, National Library of Australia, MS 9352, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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