Collection UQFL554 - Stephen Rooney Papers

Identity area

Reference code

UQFL554

Title

Stephen Rooney Papers

Date(s)

  • 1994-2006 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

3 boxes, 4 parcels.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Stephen Rooney was an acquaintance of the poet Billy Jones.

Name of creator

(1935-2012)

Biographical history

New Jersey-born poet Billy Jones moved to Australia from 1967 and lived in Queensland from 1970. Jones published illustrated books of poetry and from June 1975 he wrote and sketched in a journal every day, which resulted in a series of 167 illustrated journals. He died in 2012.

Archival history

Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1994-2006
Collection alternatively titled as: Stephen Rooney Collection

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

Manuscripts, journals and publications.

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

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related material is held in the Fryer Library in UQFL220 Billy Jones Collection.

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Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

Alma MMS ID

991005482929703131

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Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Migrated

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.

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