Deirdre May Hill interviewed by Daniel Connell [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2504181
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hill, Deirdre, 1925-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2001
- 1 digital audio tape (ca. 60 min.)
- Summary:
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Hill speaks of her family background in writing, her grandfather having been a journalist; development as a freelance writer in the 1960's for organisations such as the ABC and others; first book being published in 1969 in England as very little was published in Australia then; joining the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) and taking on the position of its Secretary; her involvement in the Public Lending Rights Campaign of the 1970's and it's prominent campaigners; the ASA role in processing the first cheques in 1974; work with the Chairman of ASA setting up the Copyright Agency; work on Education Lending Rights in the late 1970's; the literary seminars run by the ASA, a precursor to today's literary lunches.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on June 13 2001 at Avalon, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript (typescript, 26 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Authors
- Other authors/contributors:
- Connell, Daniel, 1947-, interviewer
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2071 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2001
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