Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1934-1985. (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
14 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Eric Irvin was born in 1908 in Sydney. He worked as a freelance journalist after he left school, and served in the AIF between 1940 and 1945. Irvin was sub-editor for the Sydney Morning Herald from 1962-1973. He wrote books, on 19th and 20th century Australian theatre, as well as many articles and poems. Irvin's interest lay in the actors' lives, the production mechanics and architecture of the theatres. Irvin moved to Brisbane in 1989 and received a HonDLitt from the University of Queensland for services to Australian theatre in the same year.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1934-1985.
Collection alternatively titled as: Eric Irvin Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Research material on people connected with Australian theatre, newspaper cuttings, drafts of books and articles, correspondence.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Irvin, Eric, 1908-1993 (Subject)
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Description control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, FF, 27-Apr-2020
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.