Papers and publications of Richard Beckett, 1951-1990 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1387033
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Beckett, Richard, 1936-1987
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1951-1990]
- 1.54 m. (11 boxes) 1 folio.
- Summary:
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Box 1. Articles 1950s-1960s, correspondence re "Sam Orr"; Box 2. Book reviews, radio and television work, "Sam Orr" column from Nation Review, personal papers; Box 3. Diaries 1982-85, correspondence, notes on New Zealand visit; Box 4. Diaries 1986-1987; Box 5. Articles in The National Times, Penthouse, etc; Box 6. Articles in The Herald, The Age, Playboy, Australian Gourmet, The Sydney Morning Herald; Box 7-8. Published books. In folio run are 3 paintings by Beckett when a schoolboy. Boxes 9-11: correspondence, 1965-1990, financial papers, photographs and cartoon illustrations of Beckett, together with unpublished manuscript "Bushcraft".
- Biography/History:
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Richard Beckett was a journalist, cookery writer and satirist who established a reputation working for the now defunct Nation Review newspaper. He wrote occasionally under the name Sam Orr.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no. : MS 7355.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1951-1990
- Occupation:
- Journalists
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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