Teki Dalton interviewed by Ann-Mari Jordens [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3077527
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Dalton, Teki, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use for 10 years from the date of the interview.
- Description:
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- 2003-2004
- 4 digital audio tapes (ca. 237 min.), 3 sound files (ca. 176 min.)
- Summary:
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Dalton speaks about his family background; his early schooling; returning to Sydney (July 1955) and joining his mother as an employee of Dymock's Book Arcade, Sydney (late 1950s); commencing work in 1962 at Cheshire's Bookshop, Canberra, taking over as Manager in 1968; in 1970 taking over Cheshire's Bookshop in Garema Place, Canberra and renaming it Dalton's Bookshop; opening 2 more branches of Dalton's, another one in Canberra and the second in Glebe, Sydney; his studies in management whilst employed with Dymock's in Sydney (late 1950s); the history and culture of Dymock's Bookshop; British book pricing policy (1950s-1960s)
Dalton discusses his years with Cheshire's Bookshop; Canberra women booksellers; his activities as a publisher; Cheshire's, becoming a cultural centre for Canberra writers; book censorship and import restrictions on books in Australia (1970s); National Association of College Stores; Australian Booksellers Association ; NSW Prices Commission Inquiry into Book Prices 1979-1981; National Book Council; International Booksellers Federation; the lack of involvement of Australian booksellers in the South Pacific (late 1970s); his activities in the Canberra community until mid-1990s.
- Biography/History:
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Teki Dalton - bookseller
- Notes:
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- Recorded on Dec. 12, 2003 at Narrabeen, N.S.W. and May 21, 2004 at Canberra, A.C.T.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (5 p.) and corrected transcript (typescript, 130 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Jordens, Ann-Mari, 1940-, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2074 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2004
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