Papers of Myra Roper, 1958-1981 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1924821
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Roper, Myra, 1911-2002
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1958-1981]
- 3.30 m. (18 boxes) + 2 cartons.
- Summary:
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MS 7711 comprises: 1. Typescripts and photocopies of Myra Roper's travel diaries to China and Russia, 1958-1977, and an article by Roper titled "The re-education of Pu Jie". 2. Typescripts, photocopies, notes, photographs and clippings relating to Roper's travels to China, 1965-1981. 3. Photocopies and typescripts of articles on China and North Korea written by Roper and newspaper clippings (2 boxes).
The Acc01.246 instalment comprises diaries, drafts, notes, cuttings, photographs, slides, subject files, printed matter and audio cassettes. China is the predominant theme (16 boxes, 2 cartons).
- Biography/History:
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Educationalist, writer, China expert and broadcaster. Myra Ellen Roper was born in Haworth, England, in 1911. She studied English literature at Cambridge University and graduated with a Teacher's Diploma at London University before embarking on a teaching and administrative career in England and Canada. In 1947, she moved to Australia as principal of the University Women's College at Melbourne University, a position she retained until 1960. She became a member of the University Council and of the Melbourne State College Council. She was also a member of the Board of the Elizabethan National Theatre Trust, 1956-1974. In 1961 she travelled to the USSR. Roper first visited China in 1958 as part of an Australian women's delegation invited by the All China Women's Federation. Other trips followed as she developed an interest in contemporary China and, in 1963, she returned to make a documentary film for television.
In Australia Roper joined the Committee for a New China that lobbied the government to recognise China. She also published several books on China's recent history including China: a world so changed (with C.P. FitzGerald, 1972), Emperor's China, people's China (1981), and Modern Chinese history, 1793-1949: from first European contacts to the Communist Revolution (1982). She undertook radio and television broadcasts on such topics as the theatre, modern English usage and current affairs. In 1985, Roper was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to international relations and, in 1990, she received the Zelman Cowan Medal for service to adult education in Victoria.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 7711, MS Acc01.246.
- Some photocopies.
- Related Material:
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- Two tapes are held at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 2436.
- Myra Roper interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 1/692-693.
- Myra Roper collection of Chinese history slides; Located at; National Library of Australia Pictures collection PIC Album 761/1-4.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid (2 p.) available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- Subject:
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- Roper, Myra, 1911-2002 -- Archives
- University Women's College (University of Melbourne) -- Employees -- Archives
- Educators -- Australia -- Archives
- Women educators -- Australia -- Archives
- Historians -- Australia -- Archives
- Women historians -- Australia -- Archives
- Journalists -- Australia -- Archives
- China -- Description and travel
- China -- History
- Time Coverage:
- 1958-1981
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2087 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2017
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1996
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