National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

Identity area

Identifier

daa/21

Authorized form of name

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

Type

  • National

Contact area

 

Chief Oral History Officer

Type

Address

Street address

Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra

Locality

Canberra

Region

Australian Capital Territory

Country name

Postal code

2600

Telephone

(02) 6262-1111

Fax

(02) 6273-4492

Email

Note

Description area

History

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Officer in charge: Chief Oral History Officer

Records management and collecting policies

Interviews with prominent Australians. Oral history interviews of a social history nature. Australian folklore recordings.

Buildings

Holdings

Include for example:

  • Recordings of Addresses to the National Press Club, 1963-1991.
  • NSW Bicentennial Oral History Project, 1986-1987.
  • Parliamentary Library Oral History Project, 1983-1991.
  • Labour Council of NSW Oral History Project, 1986-1991.
  • Cultural Context of Unemployment Oral History Project, 1984-1986.
  • John Meredith Collection of Australian Folklore, 1952-1991.
  • Mel Scott Collection of Oral History Interviews, 1970-1978.
  • NSW Council on the Ageing Oral History Project, 1987.
  • Hazel de Berg Collection of Oral History Interviews, 1957-1984.
  • Chris Sullivan Collection of Australian Folklore, 1979-1991.
  • Alan Scott Collection of Australian Folklore, 1985-1990.
  • Wattle Collection of Australian Folk Music, 1956-1964.
  • Marion O'Connor Collection of Australian Folklore, 1959-1968.
  • Barbara Blackman Collection of Oral History Interviews, 1982-89.
    Quantity: 500m (5% in-house)

Finding aids, guides and publications

The Hazel de Berg Recordings from the Oral History Collection of the National Library of Australia. Canberra: NLA, 1989.

Access area

Opening times

Open Mon-Fri 9am-4:45pm; closed weekends and Public Holidays. General reference assistance available. Copying services available for books, journals and original records to A3. Introductory brochure available.

Access conditions and requirements

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

Reproduction services

Public areas

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600