Guide to the Papers of Peter Read, 1976-1998

Summary

Collection number:

MS 8430

Creator:

Read, Peter, Dr.

Extent:

3 metres and (10 ms boxes + 2 map folios + 4 digital carriers + 3 sound/av carriers)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Peter Read, National Library of Australia, MS 8430, [series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Partly restricted (Folders 1-30 and folio 1 restricted until 2002).

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises three distinct parts. The first, being papers relating to Reid's biography of Charles Perkins, was donated in 1991. It consists of correspondence, press cuttings, contractual negotiations, photographic orders, reviews, photographs and drafts relating to the biography. The second part consists of papers relating to Long time, olden time.

Biographical Note:

Date	Event
1945	Born
1980	With Coral Edwards founded Link-Up, an organisation to re-unite Aboriginal families separated as a result of a 1915 amendment to the NSW Aboriginal Protection Act.
1983	Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
1984	Received Crawford Medal for his PhD thesis on the history of the Wiradjuri people
1984	Publication of <em>Down there with me on the Cowra Mission</em>
1988	Publication of <em>A Hundred years war</em>
1989	Publication of <em>The lost children</em>
1990	Publication of <em>Charles Perkins, a biography</em>, funded by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
1991-92	Lecturer in History Department, Australian National University
1992	Publication of <em>Long time, olden time</em> in book form with three accompanying audio tapes
1993-	Fellow in History Department, Australian National University
1993	Publication of CD-Rom version of <em>Long time, olden time</em>
1996	Publication of <em>Returning to nothing</em>, which was Highly Commended in the Fellowship of Australian Writers Australian Unity Award of the same year

Provenance:

The original consignment of papers was donated in 1994 and consists of correspondence, photographs, maps, notes and corrected drafts, as well as the book, 3 audio tapes (with master reels) and CD-Rom. In February 1998 a further donation of draft manuscripts and correspondence documenting Read's study Returning to nothing was added to the collection.

Indexed terms

Names:

Read, Peter, Dr.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2877430).

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 Peter Read, National Library of Australia, MS 8430, [series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

Contact us