Guide to the Papers of John Cargher
MS Acc09.060
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- John Cargher
- Title
- Papers of John Cargher
- Date Range
- 1950-2008
- Collection Number
- MS Acc09.060
- Extent
- 6.8 metres (32 ms boxes + 3 large folio boxes + 4 sound/av carriers)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4701477).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of John Cargher, National Library of Australia, MS Acc09.060, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Finding Aid Source(s)
Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.
Item Descriptions
Series. Music for pleasure
Programs 110-175, 17 Aug 1969 - 15 Nov 1970 (File) - Box 7
Contain notes, amendments; Programme for 2 Aug 1970 misnumbered no. 169 - should be no. 160
Programs 218-273, 12 Dec 1971 - 31 Dec 1972 (File) - Box 7
Contain notes, amendments; Progr. no. 256 missing
Programs 1036-1085, 4 Oct 1987 - 11 Sept 1988 (File) - Box 10
Contain notes and amendments; includes texts of 2 15 minute broadcasts titled "Incidentally, there'll be some music", played on 24 and 31 January, 1988.
Programs 1139-1169, 24 Sept 1989 - 22 April 1990 (File) - Box 11
Contain notes and amendments; nos. 1194, 1195 and 1196 broadcast out of sequence; Programme 1173 missing
Programs 1170-1222, 29 April 1990 - 28 April 1991 (File) - Box 11
Contain notes and amendments; Programmes 1214 and 1173 missing
Programs 1223-1270, 5 May 1991 - 29 March 1992 (File) - Box 11
Contain notes and amendments; Programmes 1232 and 1231 are missing
Programs 1314-1361, 7 Feb 1993 - 2 Jan 1994 (File) - Box 12
Contain notes and amendments; Programme 1358 is missing
Programs 1362-1400, 9 Jan 1994 - 2 Oct 1994 (File) - Box 12
Contain notes and amendments; Programmes 1365-1368 are missing (JC was in hospital and his programmes, already prepared for that time, were presented by others). Programme 1369 marked "unused"; some signs of moisture - pages stiff, mouldy; some rust from staples has "run"
Programs 1401-1440, 9 Oct 1994 - 9 July 1995 (File) - Box 12
Contain notes and amendments; some signs of moisture - pages stiff, mouldy; some rust from staples has "run"; some pages stuck together
Series. Singers of renown
Programs 1-59, 17 April 1966 - 30 July 1967 (File) - Box 13
Contain notes and amendments; unnumbered program for Christmas Day, 1966, then a 2-month gap
Programs 120-179, 23 Feb 1969 - 19 July 1970 (File) - Box 13
Contain notes and amendments; includes unnumbered standby programme; program 123 missing;13-week break after no.169
Programs 240-300, 16 Sept 1971 - 3 Dec 1972 (File) - Box 13
Contain notes and amendments; program 277 missing
Programs 1180-1219, 27 Jan 1990 - 27 Oct 1990 (File) - Box 16
Contain notes and amendments; program 1196 missing
Programs 1220-1269, 3 Nov 1990 - 12 Oct 1991 (File) - Box 17
Contain notes and amendments; programs 1237, 1250, 1254, 1255, missing
Programs 1360-1409, 10 July 1993 - 18 June 1994 (File) - Box 17
Contain notes and amendments; program 1382 missing; programs 1389-1392 also missing (Cargher was ill)
Programs 1450-1489, 1 April 1995 - 30 Dec 1995 (File) - Box 18
Contain notes and amendments; program 1479 missing
Programs1696-1729, 25 Dec 1999 - 12 Aug 2000 (File) - Box 19
Contain notes and amendments; 2 versions of program 1697
Programs 1760-1785, 17 March 2001 - 15 Sept 2001 (File) - Box 19
Contain notes and amendments; programs 1776-1782 missing (Cargher was ill)
Programs 1841-1870, 19 Oct 2002 - 10 May 2003 (File) - Box 20
Contain notes and amendments; no script for program 1846 - "no prog. 23/11/02"
Programs 1996-2025, 12 Nov 2005 - 3 June 2006 (File) - Box 21
Contain notes and amendments; 2 copies of program 2000
Programs 2026-2045, 10 June 2006 - 21 Oct 2006 (File) - Box 22
Contain notes and amendments; 2 versions of 2056
Programs 2046-2076, 28 Oct 2006 - 26 May 2007 (File) - Box 22
Contain notes and amendments; programs 2058, 2062-2067 missing; 2 copies of 2056
Programs 2096-2115, 13 Oct 2007 - 23 Feb 2008 (File) - Box 22
Contain notes and amendments; programs 2107-2111 missing; run sheets for programs 2112-2115 and 2103-2107; item of correspondence re program 2112; one page of correspondence dated "3/13/08" re Cargher's final two programs (April 2008).
Index cards for Singers of Renown, listed alphabetically under performer/item (File) - Box 23
One alphabetical sequence by singer's name, plus a sequence of cards of mixed origin
Index cards, mainly for Singers of Renown, in various sequences; plus 1 cassette tape, and 2 special tapes for the intro and closing music for MFP (File) - Box 24
One index card sequence shows items selected for forthcoming programs for which there are no scripts; cassette tape labelled "Glenda Raymond interview, 1/8/02"; music tapeslabelled "MFP Open - 5/90" and "MFP Close - 5/90"
Series. Record reviews
Guard book containing cuttings of "Record News by John Cargher" from the Melbourne Herald and other items, 4 Jan 1958 - 15 Dec 1960; 2004; 2007 (File) - Box 25
Including looseleaf typescript of Cargher's version of "To be or not to be...", beginning, "To buy or not to buy ..."; plus Good Weekend, Nov 6, 2004 with article on Cargher by Alan Attwood; plus laminated copy of On Stage, Summer, 2007, concerning Morag Beaton's 80th birthday,and containing brief comments by Cargher; plus copy of a speech by Ian Macphee (25 August, 1989) to mark Cargher's 30 years with the ABC
Early copies of reviews pasted in; later copies originally taped in, mostly now loose; 3 items missing - 1/3/58, 29/11/58, 5/2/59
Series. Cuttings books
Cuttings book 1, 1971-1992 (File) - Box 26
Large guard book with cuttings from Cargher's articles/reviews on Dance, Theatre, Opera and Music in newspapers and magazines, including his earliest articles for The Bulletin in 1982, together with many other reviews, articles, items published in magazines and newspapers 1979-1983, plus other memorabilia; plus loose cuttings 1971-1992.
All items, except a bundle of looseleaf cuttings, pasted in
Cuttings book 2, 1983-1999 (File) - Box 26
Large guard book with cuttings from Cargher's articles/reviews on Dance, Theatre, Opera and Music in The Bulletin, July 1983 - March 1992, together with many other reviews, articles, items about his own books published in magazines and newspapers 1983 - 1999, plus other memorabilia.
Most items pasted in; final 20 or so items loose; one item consists of a banner for The Age, 19/9/1986, titled "The Helpman I knew - Cargher"