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Title
Date(s)
- 1954-1999 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
3 boxes, 1 parcel.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Joseph Jones, a cousin of Dylan Thomas, arrived in Western Australia in 1948. In 1959, he graduated from University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Anthropology and English, and winning the William Simpson Prize for English verse in his first year. He worked as as a journalist, teacher, editor and lecturer, and was a singer, musician and theatre director. Jones was a keen proponent of the development of an Australian idiom and an Australian ballad heritage, and gave two recitals of his ballads at the Adelaide Festival in 1964. Jones also designed, built and managed the Parkerville Amphitheatre, a 2000-seat outdoor complex near Perth. Jones was a President of the Fellowship of Australian Writers, Western Australia and wrote in the genres of drama, poetry, short stories, Australian Studies and theatre. -- excerpted from AustLit
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1954-1999
Collection alternatively titled as: John Joseph Jones Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Playscripts, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, notes. Includes papers about Parkerville Amphitheatre, Perth and recordings from Jones's recitals of Australian ballads at 1964 Adelaide Festival of Arts.
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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Millennium Local System Number
OCLC Number
Libraries Australia ID
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Parkerville Amphitheatre (Perth, W.A.) (Subject)
- Jones, John Joseph, 1930- (Subject)
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Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.