Anna Skurowski interviewed by Barry York in the Polish Australians oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3083941
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Skurowski, Anna, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2004
- 2 sound files (110 min)
- Series:
- Polish Australians oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
- Summary:
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Anna Skurowski recalls her family background; her childhood in London, England; her family's emigration to Australia and settlement in Canberra; the early Polish community in Canberra in the late 1950s-1960s; the impact of her Polish background on her life's development and direction; her career with the National Library of Australia; changes in the National Library since 1990; her involvement with the Polish Historical Institute in Australia; her first trip to Poland in 2003; her sense of identity today and her opinion of official multiculturalism in Australia.
- Biography/History:
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Anna Skurowski has been a staff member of the National Library of Australia since 1990. She is the Electronic Resource Coordinator in the Library's Information Services Section. Anna is also an executive member of the Polish Historical Institute in Australia.
- Notes:
- Recorded on Mar. 24, 2004 at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, A.C.T.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (4 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Librarians
- Other authors/contributors:
- York, Barry, 1951-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Polish Australians oral history project.
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- 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- Unpublished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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