James Murdoch Management Pty Ltd, 1968-72

Component identifier:: Series 12
Content Summary:: In 1968 Murdoch moved to London and became personal manager of the composer Peter Maxwell Davies and manager of the Pierrot Players. He formed a company, James Murdoch Management, which was incorporated in 1970, and was agent and manager of a number of musical groups, musicians, singers, dancers and choreographers. The files that he retained from this period contain programs, correspondence, financial papers, contracts and reviews and include notes by Maxwell Davies on his opera 'Taverner'. The correspondents include Anthony Steel, Barrie Iliffe, Bernard Rands and T. Halliwell.
Immediate source of acquisition:: The Murdoch papers were purchased from James Murdoch in 1991. Further papers were received in 2010.

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Parent Restrictions:: Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn956305).
Parent Terms of Access:: Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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