Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1960-2009 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
6 boxes, 1 parcel
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Jay McKee, the pseudonym of Rodney McElhinney, born on 18 July 1938, was an influence in local dramatic productions, both in Brisbane and regional Queensland from the 1960s. As Rodney McElhinney, he graduated from the University of Queensland (B.Sc. 1960; Dip.Ed. 1961), later teaching at Mitchelton State High School from 1972 to 1973 and the Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) from 1976 until the 1990s. In addition to his biography of Brisbane actress Babette Stephens, Never upstaged : Babette Stephens, her life and times (2004), Jay McKee published travel articles, short stories, satirical sketches and songs for stage and television.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1960-2009
Collection alternatively titled as: Jay McKee Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection includes playscripts, personal papers, material relating to his collaboration with Rudi Stiebritz on book Pawn of War. Also material relating to his biography of Babette Stephens, theatre programs, and books by author.
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)
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Libraries Australia ID
Access points
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Place access points
Name access points
- McKee, Jay (Subject)
- Brisbane Arts Theatre (Subject)
- Stiebritz, Rudi (Subject)
- University of Southern Queensland McGregor Summer and Winter Schools (Subject)
- Stephens, Babette, 1910-2001 (Subject)
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Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.