Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1972-1993 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 box.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Elizabeth Perkins (1933-2004) was born in Brisbane on 8 April 1933. She completed her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and PhD with University of Queensland. In 1970 she took up a lecturer's position at James Cook University and remained there until her retirement in 1996. Elizabeth was involved with several North Queensland Theatre groups including the Townsville Little Theatre, the Tropic Line Theatre, and she was a member of the New Moon Theatre board. Elizabeth supported the drama, art, music and literature of North Queensland and was regarded as a significant contributor to the Townsville cultural scene. She became the founding member of many arts bodies. In 2002 she was awarded the Order of Australia for her services to the Arts.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1972-1993.
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1844-1892.
Collection alternatively titled as: Elizabeth Perkins Collection
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, written notes, flyers, posters, theatre programs and play scripts.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access, except access to Folder 1 is restricted until 18 June 2038.
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
For research material compiled by Perkins for her MA thesis Charles Harpur and the concept of the poet (University of Queensland, Department of English, 1973), refer to the Mitchell Library.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Millennium Local System Number
OCLC Number
Libraries Australia ID
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Perkins, Elizabeth, 1933-2004 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.