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Patsy Adam-Smith interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection [sound recording]
Bib ID 633053
Format AudioAudio
Author Adam-Smith, Patsy, 1926-2001
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 1971 Oct. 11. 
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) 
Series Hazel de Berg collection ; DeB 550 
Summary

Adam-Smith speaks about her childhood in a fettler's camp; her schooling in very small classes; leaving her home; writing in her teens; writing children's serials for the ABC; writing for the magazine "A.M"; she speaks of her sea-going life; the various books she wrote; readjusting to life on shore; realising her responsibilities towards her children; working as a manuscript field officer; her method of work when writing.

Index/Finding Aid Note Transcript available (22 p.) 
Subjects Adam-Smith, Patsy, - 1926- - Interviews.  |  Folklore - Australia.  |  Women authors, Australian - Interviews.
Other Authors De Berg, Hazel, 1913-1984
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