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Papers of W. H. Keith Young, 1950-1983

1.2 metres (4 small folio-boxes) + 155 sound/AV carriers
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The collection comprises manuscript music scores, tape recordings, notebooks and other papers that provide a complete record of Dr Young's long career as a choirmaster and composer.
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Papers of Campbell McComas, 1973-2004

26.75 metres (69 ms boxes + 1 medium folio-box (shared) + 1007 sound/av carriers + 2 digital carriers)
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The original transfer of material (2014) comprises correspondence, background material and speeches written and delivered by McComas during his career as a public speaker and comedian plus photographs, university and early legal career papers. The second transfer of material (2018) comprises predominantly analogue audio and video recordings of Campbell McComas delivering speeches, performing comedy routines and taking part in public debates: on radio and television; at revues and festivals; and at conferences and functions for individuals, corporate and public organisations. The 2018 consignment also includes two digital recordings (on disc) and a novelty birthday sweatshirt.
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12th December 1 item Cassette-Box 460, Object NLA.MS-SAV008800

 

Papers of Tristram Cary, 1943-2008

18.85 metres (c. 75 boxes + 429 sound/av and digital carriers + 21 digital carriers)
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Papers of Moffatt Oxenbould and Graeme Ewer, 1890-2016, 1890-2016

(51 boxes) + 3 fol. box + 3 map folios + 54 items + 1 packet + 1 oversize carton + 8 audio carriers
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This collection comprises papers relating to the lives and careers of Moffatt Oxenbould and Graeme Ewer, particularly Oxenbould's tenure at Opera Australia, as well as material relating to Australian performing arts history. The material includes correspondence, original opera set and costume designs, photographs, scrapbooks, Edwardian postcards, ephemera, appointment diaries and journals, newsclippings, magazines and other printed material, cassette recordings, artworks and realia.

Records of the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA), 1973-2009

(33 ms boxes + 1 large elephant folio + 1 folder)
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MS Acc10.002 comprises Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Scheme (AISDS) annual reports, correspondence, academic reports, promotional material, press releases, policy, international tour files, structure and history files, and curriculum course structures; National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) annual reports, business plan, council papers, minutes, office and hostel accounts, ephemera and other promotional materials and publications, slides, videos and DVDs, correspondence, curriculum, policy and procedures files, minutes and agenda papers for Development Board, Academic Board, administrative staff, and annual general meetings, student handbooks and information packs; Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre (AIDT) handbooks, ephemera, annual reports, performance programmes, production notes and proposals, student reports; Bangarra media and international tour files; newsletters including AIM, Black News Service, Care, Connect, AIDT and NAISDA; records relating to funding bodies such as Aboriginal Arts Board, New South Wales Ministry for the Arts, DCITA, Aboriginal Affairs; correspondence, notes and tour files of Carole Johnson (33 boxes, 1 large elephant folio roll).
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Papers of Bruce Smeaton, 1945-2014

(27 ms boxes + 48 small music folio boxes + 14 medium folio boxes + 7 small folio boxes + 17 large music folio boxes + 1 archival bag + 7 elephant folios + 4 large folio boxes + 1 phase box)
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The Papers of Bruce Smeaton comprise original feature film, television drama and television commercial scores, working notes and parts, along with initial sketches for cues, composed and orchestrated by Smeaton between 1975-2005. The film scores include Picnic at Hanging Rock, the Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, the Devil's Playground, the Cars That Ate Paris, Monkey Grip, Grendel Grendel Grendal, Roxanne starring Steve Martin and Plenty starring Meryl Streep. The television scores include Seven Little Australians, Ben Hall, A Town Like Alice, The Eureka Stockade, Patrol Boat and Castaway. Also included are newsletters for the Composers and Songwriters Guild of Australia, a group formed in Sydney in the 1970's, for which Smeaton was an editor.
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1976, 1976 Box 117 (MS 10481)

 

Papers of Kevin Baker, 1950s - 2021

(8 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 14 audiovisual carriers + 8 digital carriers)
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Kevin Baker (1939-2021) was a poet, singer, songwriter, folklorist, political activist and historian. Along with his partner Elizabeth Baker, he was a member of the music group Currency Folk, which regularly performed at the Illawarra Folk Club in Wollongong. The collection comprises interviews, recordings of live shows and performances, songbooks and poetry, newspaper articles, and research relating to "The Snowy River Men", "Still a Rich Man's Land" and "Harvest and Heartbreak".
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Papers of Meryl Tankard, 1970-2015

(115 boxes + 21 map folios + 3 oversize poster rolls)
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MS 9940 documents Meryl Tankard's career from her early engagement with The Australian Ballet and her work with the Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal to her later independent and collaborative freelance projects up until 2002. It includes programs, press clippings, photographs and conceptual and production notes for works created by Tankard, particularly Echo Point (1984), Travelling Light (1986), Two Feet (1988), The Deep End (1996) and Deep Sea Dreaming (2000) for the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony. A significant component of the collection is business documents and correspondence relating to the activities of the Meryl Tankard Company and Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre (29 boxes + 2 map folios).
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"1998" Digital-Carriers-Box 42

 

"1998" Digital-Carriers-Box 42

 

"1998", 15-Aug-98 Shelf-Tall OH1-19-019

 

Papers of Geoffrey Parsons, 1950-2005

(35 ms boxes + 1 archives box + 1 medium folio box + 1 map folio packet + 1 medium folio packet + 1 folder) + obsolete carriers
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Papers relating to Parsons' life and musical career including correspondence, music, programs, reviews, cuttings, diaries, posters, photographs, sound and audiovisual recordings. There are also papers relating to Parsons' death, memorial service and the 2005 Geoffrey Parsons Memorial Concert.