Guide to the Papers of Robbie Swan, 1951-2016

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 10693
Creator:
Robbie Swan
Extent:
(7 MS boxes + 1 large folio box)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Robbie Swan, National Library of Australia, MS 10693, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

This collection comprises the personal papers of Robert (Robbie) Swan and documents his life and career as a radio producer, publisher, journalist and lobbyist for the adult entertainment industry. Swan was founding editor of Matilda magazine in the 1980s and became involved in the burgeoning adult entertainment industry in Canberra as lobbyist for the Adult Video Industry Association, consequently becoming involved in debates and campaigns around censorship. In 1992 he teamed up with partner, Fiona Patten, to form the Eros Foundation and later co-founded the Australian Sex Party (now the Reason Party).

The papers include correspondence, reviews, photographs, manuscripts, published items, reports and audio-visual material. They relate to Swan's early life and teenage years, involvement with transcendental meditation, work in radio with 2xx and Phillip Adams at 2UE, magazines including Simply Living, Matilda and Ecstasy, involvement with OZ magazine and Richard Neville, the Eros Foundation, censorship campaigning and the National Museum of Erotica collection.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8689682).
Conditions Governing Use:
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8689682).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Robbie Swan, National Library of Australia, MS 10693, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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