Guide to the Papers of Peter Parkhill

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 10685
Creator:
Parkhill, Peter
Extent:
(27 ms boxes + 69 negatives + 14 colour photographs + 2 digital carriers + 9 audiovisual carriers)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Peter Parkhill, National Library of Australia, MS 10685, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
Folklorist, musician and oral historian Peter Parkhill collected, recorded and documented traditional music in Australia. This collection documents the music and folktales of Australians of diverse cultural backgrounds, including Middle Eastern, Southern European, Pacific Islander and South American, and comprises correspondence, published articles, research notes, interview transcripts, photographs, music scores, audio recordings, and a draft memoir.
Biographical Note:

Peter Parkhill was a singer in folk music clubs in Melbourne in the early 1970s when he became interested in the musical traditions of various language, nationality or region-based communities. Parkhill recorded traditional music and conducted interviews with singers and musicians, as well as producing programs on traitional and folk music for Radio National and writing several scholarly articles.

A graduate in Anthropology and Ethnomusicology, Parkhill spent much of his career as a freelance oral historian. In 1993 he was appointed by the Newcastle City Council to carry out an oral history project on the Newcastle earthquake. In 1994-95 he undertook the Voices from Illawarra project for the National Library of Australia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Society and culture

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-vn8683851).
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-vn8683851).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Peter Parkhill, National Library of Australia, MS 10685, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact: