Catalogue Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1398562
APA Citation
Ryan, Edna, & Dowse, Sara, 1991 Interview with Edna Ryan [sound recording] / interviewer, Sara Dowse
MLA Citation
Ryan, Edna, and Dowse, Sara, Interview with Edna Ryan [sound recording] / interviewer, Sara Dowse 1991
Australian Citation
Ryan, Edna, & Dowse, Sara, 1991, Interview with Edna Ryan [sound recording] / interviewer, Sara Dowse
Interview with Edna Ryan [sound recording] / interviewer, Sara Dowse
| Bib ID | 1398562 |
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| Format |
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| Author |
Ryan, Edna, 1904-1997
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| Access Conditions | Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use from the interviewee's family. Audio closed |
| Description |
1991-1994.
16 sound tape reels. |
| Summary |
Ryan talks about her family background; political discussions at home; general domestic situation; bubonic plague in 1900 and growing up in Pyrmont, N.S.W. She then describes her introduction to the I.W.W. (Industrial Workers of the World); anti-conscription campaign; impact of WWI and the Russian Revolution. Ryan also describes her Bohemian days; 1st jobs; Australian Socialist Party; timber workers' strike of 1929 and her involvement with the Communist Party. |
| Notes |
Recorded on Aug. 20-23, 1991, Feb.16 and Mar. 16, 1994 in Canberra. |
| Index/Finding Aid Note | Corrected transcript (typescript, 200 leaves) for the 1991 interview. An uncorrected transcript (typescript, 32 leaves) is available for the 1994 interviews. |
| Subjects |
Ryan, Edna, - 1904-1997 - Interviews.
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| Other Authors |
Dowse, Sara, 1938-
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| Details | Collect From | |
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| ORAL TRC 2742 Copy: Recording |
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History) |
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| ORAL TRC 2742 (transcript) Copy: Transcript |
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History) |
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