Guide to the Papers of Warren Fahey, 1907-2024

 

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Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS Acc04.048, MS Acc24.075
Creator:
Fahey, Warren, AM
Extent:
33 ms boxes + 4 cartons + 1 binder + 1 map-folio + 2 folio-packet + 229 audiovisual carriers + 29 digital carriers
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Warren Fahey, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

MS Acc04.048 comprises correspondence, business files, contracts, press cuttings, photographs, leaflets, posters, magazines, programs, scripts and folklore collected by Fahey. Also, sound recordings, mostly from Larrikin Entertainment.

MS Acc24.075 comprises Warren Fahey's activities as an entrepreneur, musician, and writer. It includes correspondence, contracts, scripts, reviews, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, catalogues, posters, leaflets, newsletters, songbooks, sheet music, magazines, tickets, and other printed ephemera. The papers also relate to Larrikin Entertainment, Fahey's performances with his band, The Larrikins, the Australian folk revival, and his work as a folklore collector.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each class in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Reading Room Access Note:

For preservation reasons, we are unable to deliver digital and audiovisual carriers to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact Ask a Librarian to enquire about access.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Performing arts

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-vn3255717).
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-vn3255717).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Warren Fahey, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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