Papers of John Stanley Raymond Meredith, 1948-2001 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1170340
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Meredith, John, 1920-2001
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 1007 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1948-2001
- 4.20 m (30 boxes)
- Summary:
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The collection comprises papers relating to Meredith's long career in the folk music industry. There is correspondence; research material from field trips and for his books; transcriptions of songs; drafts of his writings, including those for several of his books; musical scores; scrapbooks; diaries and photographs. Correspondents include Hugh Anderson, Gwenda Davey, Charles Edward, Ron Edwards, Martin Fitzgerald, Mary Gilmore, Catherine Jeffries, John Low, Vance Palmer, Pamela Rosenberg, Yvonne White, Stephan Williams and Chris ("Woody") Woodland.
- Biography/History:
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Folk musician and folklorist. A self-taught musician, Meredith formed the original Bushwhackers band in 1952 and was a founding member of the Bush Music Club (1954) and early editor of its magazine Singabout. In 1954 he also became secretary of the new Australian Folklore Society. Meredith spent many years collecting and recording hundreds of traditional Australian folk-songs and bush-dance music. With the aid of a government fellowship and together with Hugh Anderson, he collected material for and published Folksongs of Australia Vol. 1 in 1967. Vol. 2 was published in 1987. Meredith went on to publish a number of books relating to the Australian folk music scene and to write many of his own songs including two ballad operas, The wild colonial boy and How many miles from Gundagai?
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 1007.
- Associated materials: Papers of John Stanley Raymond Meredith, 1993 MS 10219.
- MS 1007 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-244971588
- Related Material:
- John Meredith's personal photograph collection; located at ; National Library of Australia Pictures Collection PIC/8573/1-50.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1948-2001
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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