Guide to the Records of the Australian Folk Trust Inc.

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MS 9969

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Created: ©2006.

Collection Summary

Creator
The Australian Folk Trust Inc.
Title
Records of the Australian Folk Trust Inc.
Date Range
1974-1996 (bulk 1988-1996)
Collection Number
MS 9969
Extent
6.3 metres (39 ms boxes + 1 medium folio box + 12 sound/av carriers)
Physical Facet
Legacy extent derived from Hume 1 & 2 combined locations spreadsheet.
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Content

The records of the Australian Folk Trust Inc. (AFT) consist of minutes, reports, administration and financial records, grant applications, conference papers and publications. The bulk of the records cover the period from 1988-1996 when an AFT office in Canberra was in operation. A smaller number of records predating that time period which were created and maintained by AFT employees and trustees based in various states date from 1974-1988. Some of the grant applications have supporting material in the form of reports, photographs and audiovisual material.

Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3646063).

Copying and Publishing

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 the Australian Folk Trust Inc., National Library of Australia, MS 9969, [series/file number]'.

Provenance

The records of the AFT were donated to the Library in 2002 by Phil Spring, Director of National Folk Festival Ltd at that time.

In the Oral History Collection are sound recordings of an AFT-sponsored public lecture by Dr Richard Kurin in 1992 and many oral histories and sound recordings relating to the National Folk Festival.

In the Pictures Collection are photographs of the National Folk Festival.

In the Manuscripts Collection, the Papers of Hugh Anderson (MS 6946) contain correspondence with the AFT.

The Library holds a number of works published by or with the assistance of the AFT, including National Folklore Conference proceedings. There are also incomplete sets of the AFT's serial publication, which had a number of titles including Journal, Newsletter and Australian Folk.

Arrangement

Order has been imposed on the collection by the Library, except for portions of Series 3 which were already arranged according to the AFT's classified filing system.

Historical Note

The Australian Folk Trust Inc. (AFT) grew out of the National Folk Trust Fund which was set up in 1966 to coordinate the national folk festivals which, until 1992, were held annually in different states. The AFT took responsibility for holding festival funds from year to year and ensuring their transfer to the host state organisation running each national festival. In 1974 the Music Board of the Australia Council granted the Trust $12000 to establish itself as the umbrella organisation for the state folk federations. Protracted negotiations led to a mutually acceptable constitution and the Trust was incorporated in South Australia in 1978.

Membership of the Trust was limited to organisations, largely the state and territory folk federations. Each state member body appointed a maximum of two representatives to serve on the Board of Trustees which managed, conducted and administered the affairs and general business of the Trust. Trustees served a two-year term, for which they received no remuneration except reimbursements for incidental expenses. Transport and accommodation costs associated with the Board's meetings each year were shared by the host and state organisations. A General Council, consisting of an appointed representative from each member organisation's committee and excluding trustees, met annually to oversee the work of the Board and to consider membership and policy matters. Annual General Meetings were held during the National Folk Festival each year. During the 1980s the AFT employed National and State Folk Arts Coordinators and a Secretary who were based in various states. A national office was set up in Canberra in 1987-88 and two staff appointed, a Director and Secretary to the Board (later Administrator).

The objectives of the AFT were the continued development of the National Folk Festival as the premiere event of the Australian folk arts calendar, to be a central representative body for its members in relations with government bodies and other organisations, and to raise funds for the purpose of collecting, preserving, promoting, encouraging and disseminating the folk arts.

The Trust achieved its objectives largely through a grants devolution scheme (DGS) using funding from the Music Board of the Australia Council to assist folk music events and recording and collecting projects for which it received applications, as well as a major folk fellowship. To encourage other areas of the folk arts (dance, craft and multi-arts projects) the Trust also applied for and received funds from the Community Arts Board. The AFT published a number of serials and monographs, including Australian folk resources : a select guide and preliminary bibliography (1983), the AFT Journal and an annual folk directory. The Trust also organised or helped fund a biennial folklore conference. Whilst the Board focused on devolving grants, the Coordinators and Director roles included political lobbying, writing submissions (eg for the National Folklife Inquiry of 1986) and liaison with international folklore organisations.

The AFT continued to oversee the allocation of management of the annual National Folk Festival to a state member body each year. By 1992, however, it had become clear that the state organisations were struggling to organise and fund the festival and that its financial viability was at risk. The Trust took over responsibility for running the festival and made the decision to permanently locate it in Canberra. In 1993 a not for profit company limited by guarantee was set up, National Folk Festival Ltd (NFF Ltd), and protracted negotiations with stakeholders produced a memorandum of understanding to protect genuine national governance of the Festival. NFF then assumed ongoing responsibility for the festival.

In 1996 the AFT wound up its affairs, with residual funds passing to Folk Alliance Australia, an organisation set up c. 1995 and modelled on the US Folk Alliance with aims to foster the folk arts in Australia. The AFT's records were transferred to NFF Ltd.

The Australian Folk Trust Inc. was incorporated in 1978. Its objectives were to: continue the development of the National Folk Festival (NFF) as the premiere event of the Australian folk calendar; to be a central representative body for its state folk organisation members in relations with government and other bodies; and to raise funds for the purpose of collecting, preserving, promoting, encouraging and disseminating the folk arts. The Trust achieved its objectives through oversight of the NFF which was run by a different state each year until 1992, publication of a journal and annual directory, running or assisting with a biennial folklore conference and devolving grant money received from the Australia Council to fund folk arts projects.

Biographical Reference(s)

Australian Folk Trust. 'The rules of the Australian Folk Trust Incorporated. Revised July 1991'

McJannett, Colin. 'Memo to all AFT Trustees and affiliated bodies', 1996

Seal, Graham. 'Letter to Anne', 1982[?]

Item Descriptions

Series 1. Minutes of meetings, 1976-1995

This is an artificial series created by bringing together files and loose copies of agendas, reports, minutes and related documents for AFT Board, Executive, AGM and Council meetings. Accordingly they are not a complete set of the AFT's meeting records, excepting Files 12-17, which were the AFT office copies of minutes of all meetings between 1988 and 1995. Minutes for 1985 were not received with the records. For a copy of a report on 1985 activities see Series 2, File 12.

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1976, 1978-1979 (File 1)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1980-1981 (File 2)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1982 (File 3)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1983 (File 4)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1984 (File 5)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1986 (File 6)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1987 (File 7)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1988 (File 8)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1989 (File 9)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1990 (File 10)

Minutes of Trust meetings, 1991 (File 11)

Includes transcript of discussion on the future of the National Folk Festival and a discussion paper on changes to the AFT.

Minutes of Trust meetings - office copies, 1988 (File 12)

Minutes of Trust meetings - office copies, 1989 (File 13)

Minutes of Trust meetings - office copies, 1990 (File 14)

Minutes of Trust meetings - office copies, 1991-1992 (File 15)

Includes transcript of discussion on the future of the National Folk Festival.

Minutes of Trust meetings - office copies, 1993 (File 16)

Minutes of Trust meetings - office copies, 1994-1995 (File 17)

Report and action sheet for Trust meetings, c. 1991-1993 (File 18)

Includes publications, planning notes for the AFT and National Folk Festival (NFF), Trustees' comments on a NFF proposal, NFF sub-committee report to the AFT 1992 and a Trustee's information package.

Minutes of Trust meetings - Administrator's (Jeanne Tahini's) copies, 1992-1994 (File 19)

Includes notes from a facilitated session on the future of the AFT 1994 and National Folk Festival reports 1993-4.

AFT Common Seal stamp (Item 20)

Series 2. Early administration records, 1974-1989

This series contains what appear to have largely been the working files of the AFT's National Coordinators between 1985-1987, Val Hastings, Isabel Margrett and Bob Petchell. Those attributed to Hastings were in a box marked 'AFT history' when received by the Library. With the papers attributed to Margrett and Petchell were some clearly marked as those of Executive Officer Geri Lobl (Files 7-10), which include correspondence and reports for grants from the period 1984-1985. Files of minutes which were originally with these administration files have been relocated to Series 1, Files 6-7. See Series 3 for later administration records.

Miscellaneous AFT history records, c. 1975-1985 (File 1)

Includes a letter and other texts explaining the AFT's origins and a proposed logo design.

Miscellaneous records, c. 1974-1975 (File 2)

Includes state folk federation constitutions and proposed AFT constitutions.

Folk Touring Circuit papers, 1984-1985 (File 3)

Miscellaneous records, 1985-1987 (File 4)

Includes correspondence and applications relating to the positions of State and National Folk Arts Coordinators and Administrator and statements on 'Folk arts in the community'.

Report on AFT's 1986 activities, c. 1987 (File 5)

WA State Folk Arts Coordinator final report to the AFT, 1987 (File 6)

Executive Officer's (Geri Lobl's) papers, 1983-1984 (File 7_8)

Includes grant application lists 1984, correspondence and grant reports, including one from John Meredith.

Executive Officer's (Geri Lobl's) papers: correspondence, reports and a list of 1982-84 grant applications, 1984-1985 (File 9)

Executive Officer's (Geri Lobl's) papers: correspondence, 1984, 1986 (File 10)

Funding submissions, 1986-1987 (File 11)

AFT Board meeting 1986 : draft agenda and reports including a report on AFT 1985 activities, 1985-1986 (File 12)

AFT correspondence: federal government, including a submission from the AFT to the Federal Minister for Arts, 1987 (File 13)

Miscellaneous records, 1987 (File 14)

National Folk Arts Coordinator reports, correspondence, a submission for funding and a paper by Phyl Lobl, 'Defining folk arts'.

AFT publicity material (logo, sign etc) (File 15)

AFT brochure, 1987 (File 16)

Miscellaneous records, 1986-1989 (File 17)

Includes a history of the AFT published in the 1982-83 Folk Directory, photographs of a a bullockies reenactment, proceedings of the 1st National Folklore Conference 1984 and copies of articles on folklore and folklife.

'National Arts in Australian Schools' (NAAS) project: correspondence and reports, 1986-1987 (File 18)

'Folklore and Australian Studies' project: submission and other papers, 1985-1986 (File 19)

AFT correspondence: Victorian Folk Song and Dance Society, 1984-1987 (File 20)

AFT correspondence : Western Australia, 1986-1987 (File 21)

AFT correspondence: Victoria, 1986 (File 22)

AFT correspondence: Queensland, 1986-1987 (File 23)

AFT correspondence and projects: Western Australia, 1986 (File 24)

AFT correspondence and projects: New South Wales, 1986 (File 25)

AFT general correspondence, 1986-1987 (File 26)

Miscellaneous records, c. 1986 (File 27)

Mainly reports on 'Arts in working life WA' project.

Multicultural arts papers, c. 1984-1988 (File 28_31)

National Folk Festival files, 1982, 1985-1986 (File 32)

Mainly publicity material.

National Folk Festival, 1987 (File 33)

Detailed planning notes and report.

National Folk Festival (1988 festival), 1986-1987 (File 34)

Mainly minutes of the Organizing Group for the Festival and Bicentenary Fair.

National Folk Festivals: posters, 1983-1986 (File 35)

Series 3. Classified administration files, 1984-1996

Files of the AFT. The classified order has been reconstructed by the Library using the explanatory list of categories and file titles located in File 1 in this Series. The system appears to have been created in 1988 at the time the AFT's office in Canberra was set up. The classes are: 100-199 administration; 200-299 membership; 300-399 programs; 400-499 government. Unnumbered files originally located amongst numbered files have either been left in place because they are clearly related to the surrounding files or have been relocated according to their number in the explanatory list based on the file title. Administration files which predate the classified filing system can be found in Series 2.

AFT list of file categories and titles, c. 1988, 1995-1996 (File 1)

Filed with the list is a small amount of correspondence from 1995-6 regarding the future of the National Folk Festival, dispersal of Trust funds and a proposal to run the 8th National Folklore Conference in 1998.

Constitution, 1991-1995 (File 2_3 [100_1])

These files were not originally located with the classified files. They contain correspondence relating to the winding up of the AFT as well as copies of the AFT's Rules.

Constitution/Incorporation, 1984-1993 (File 4 [100_1])

Constitution review, 1989-1990 (File 5 [100_1_1])

Arts Law Centre of Australia, 1989-1991 (File 6 [100_1_3])

Trustees, 1988-1992 (File 7 [100_2])

Memos to Trustees, 1994-1996 (File 8 [100_2_1])

Chairperson, 1988-1992 (File 9 [100_2_2])

New Trustee information, 1993 (File 10 [100_2_2])

Trustees lists, 1993-1994 (File 11 [100_2_3])

Registration: names and trademark, 1986-1994 (File 12 [100_3])

Strategic planning - AFT, 1993-1995 (File 13 [100_4])

Clerks' (ACT) Award, c. 1990 (File 14 [101_1_2])

Company tax, 1989-1990 (File 15 [101_2])

Public liability, c. 1986-1995 (File 16 [101_5_2])

Staff, 1988-1992 (File 17 [101_7])

Staff reports, 1988-1991 (File 17a [101_7_2])

Audit, 1986-1995 (File 18_22 [103_2])

Fundraising/donations, 1988-1992 (File 23 [103_3])

Tax deductable fund and public fund receipts, 1992-1996 (File 24_25 [103_3_1])

Sponsorship - Apple, 1991 (File 26 [103_4_1])

Annual reports, 1988-1991 (File 27 [104_1])

AFT newsletters - file copies, 1988-1991 (File 28_30 [104_2])

Publications: sales tax exemption, 1984-1991 (File 31 [104_2_3])

Annual General Meetings, 1993-1995 (File 32_33 [105_1])

Miscellaneous inquiries, 1988-1993 (File 34 [106_1])

Conferences, seminars, 1988-1995 (File 35 [106_2])

International contacts, 1988-1994 (File 36 [106_5])

Media: news cuttings, 1990 (File 37 [106_6_2])

National Arts Week and other annual events, 1989-1990 (File 38 [106_8])

Australian Institute of Arts Administration, 1989 (File 39 [106_9])

Honours and awards, 1988-1993 (File 40 [106_10])

National Campaign for the Arts, 1993-1995 (File 41 [106_11])

AFT awards, 1995 (File 42 [106_12])

Olympic Games, 1994 (File 43 [106_13])

Travel, general and accommodation, 1988-1991 (File 44 [107_1])

Member travel contributions, 1988-1995 (File 45 [107_2])

Overseas travel and touring, c. 1993 (File 46_47 [107_3])

Membership and general mailing list, 1988-1992 (File 48_49 [200_1])

Australian Folklore Association, 1988-1994 (File 50 [200_3])

Friends of the AFT, 1989-1991 (File 51 [200_5])

Queensland Folk Federation, 1990-1994 (File 52 [201_1])

Folk Federation of NSW, 1990-1994 (File 53 [201_2])

Monaro Folk Music Society, 1990-1995 (File 54 [201_3])

Folk Song and Dance Society of Victoria, 1988-1992 (File 55 [201_4])

National Heritage and Folklife Centre of Victoria, 1989-1991 (File 56 [201_4_1])

Victorian Folklife Association, 1991-1995 (File 57 [201_4_2])

Folk Federation of Tasmania, 1988-1995 (File 58 [201_5])

Folk Federation of SA, 1989-1994 (File 59 [201_6])

West Australian Folk Federation, 1990-1992 (File 60 [201_7])

Top Half Folk Federation, 1989-1995 (File 61 [201_8])

Australian Association of Dance Education, 1989 (File 62 [202_1])

Margaret Walker Folk Dance Centre Inc., c. 1990 (File 63 [202_2])

Other organisations, 1992-1993 (File 64 [202_3])

File 65 is entitled 'Multicultural Arts Centre of WA'.

Members' newsletters: miscellaneous correspondence, 1989-1992 (File 66 [204_2_1])

Membership expansion: general correspondence, 1993 (File 67 [205_1])

National Folklore Conference, 1988-1994 (File 68_70 [301_1])

Australian Folk Resources, 1988 (File 71 [302_2])

National Folk Festival, 1989-1991 (File 72_73 [303_1])

Devolved Grants Scheme: miscellaneous correspondence, 1988-1993 (File 74 [304_1])

Devolved Grants Scheme: policy, 1989-1990 (File 75 [304_1_4])

Devolved Grants Scheme: approved applications, 1987-1990 (File 76 [304_2_1])

AFT fellowship, 1987-1992 (File 77 [304_3])

Chris Sullivan and Devolved Grants Scheme), 1986-1990 (File 78 [304_4])

Devolved Grants Scheme: applications analysis, 1990 (File 79 [304_5])

Multicultural Dance Program, 1991 (File 80 [304_8])

Declan Affley memorial songwriting award, 1986-1992 (File 81_82 [305_1])

Young tradition, 1991-1992 (File 83 [305_2])

Australian Folklife Centre, 1994 (File 84 [313])

File 85 is entitled 'Jenny Gall's papers'.

Australian Folklife Centre: general (includes correspondence), 1990-1993 (File 86 [313_1])

Australian Folklife Centre: management and meetings, 1990-1991 (File 87 [313_1_1])

Australian Folklife Centre: funding applications, 1990-1992 (File 88 [313_1_2])

Australian Folklife Centre: launch, 1990-1991 (File 89 [ 313_1_3])

Australian Folklife Centre: 26th National Folk Festival exhibition, 1991 (File 90 [313_2])

Australian Folklife Centre project: Office of Multicultural Arts (OMA)3, 1991-1992 (File 91 [313_2_1])

Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife (1993), 1991-1992 (File 92 [313_2_2])

National Council for Australian Traditions, 1993 (File 93 [313_2_3])

State Folk Arts Coordinators, 1990 (File 94 [314_1])

'Duke' Tritton memorial project, 1992 (File 95 [316])

'Australia on CD' project, 1995-1996 (File 96_97 [318])

Music Council of Australia, 1994-1995 (File 98 [319])

Ministerial liaison, 1988-1994 (File 99 [400_1])

Dept of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, 1988-1996 (File 100_101 [400_2])

File 101 entitled 'Australian Folklife Centre - NMA grant in aid'.

DASETT: direct funding, 1992-1996 (File 102_103 [400_2_1])

Lobbying - political, 1993-1996 (File 104_108 [400_4])

Includes files entitled 'Lobbying and funding crisis 1994', 'Lobbying and funding business' and 'Letters asking for support for grants'.

Inquiry into folklife, 1984-1994 (File 109 [401_1])

Folklife heritage: coordination, 1990-1992 (File 110 [401_2])

Australia Council: general information, 1987-1996 (File 111 [402_1])

Australia Council: meetings, 1987-1991 (File 112 [402_1_1])

Performing Arts Board (PAB): AFT funding and submissions, 1988-1995 (File 113_115 [402_2_1])

Performing Arts Board (PAB) fightback, 1992 (File 116 [402_2_2])

Community Cultural Development Unit (CCDU): AFT funding and submissions, 1988-1995 (File 117_121 [402_3])

Foundation for Australian Cultural Development, 1995 (File 122 [402_6])

Alan Scott's tapes, 1988-1989 (File 123 [405_1_1])

National Library of Australia, 1989-1996 (File 124 [405_2])

National Museum of Australia, 1990 (File 125 [405_3])

Series 4. Financial records, 1988-1996

Three ledger books recording the AFT's receipts and expenditure for the period.

1 folio item

Series 5. Grant applications, 1989-1995

Grant money received by the AFT from the Australia Council Boards was allocated by the AFT Board to projects, artists and groups under a number of different forms of devolved grants schemes: the Multicultural Dance Program, Folkloric Dance Program, Folklife Grants Program and AFT Fellowships. Each year there were two rounds of allocations. The applications include large numbers from dance groups and many from state and local folk organisations to fund festival events.

The applications for 1989 were in no discernible order and remain largely as they were received. They include supporting material, correspondence with grant recipients regarding overdue reports and summaries of applications. Only successful applications from 1990 were retained by the AFT. From 1991 the applications were filed in ring files and most files commenced with a summary list and other documentation relating to the applications contained in the ring file. The applications have been relocated to archival files and the summary lists have been filed in separate files at the beginning of the run of applications to which they refer. The order of the applications has been retained, generally successful interfiled with unsuccessful ones and with several filed in each archival file. The 1994 and 1995 applications were separated into two distinct numbering ranges - Folklife Grants Program (FGP) and Multicultural Dance Program (MDP). Accordingly in these years the applications are arranged into separate runs of FGP and MDP applications, with FGP first. Separate lists and memoranda relating to grants from 1990-1993 and additional supporting material for applications in 1991-1994 are filed at the end of the series.

1989 grants: memoranda to Trustees, application assessments by Trustees and lists of applications (File 1)

1989 grant applications (File 2_10)

1990 grant applications, successful (File 11_19)

1991 grant applications, successful and complete (File 20_25)

1991 grants lists: successful Devolved Grants Scheme applicants, round 2, and unsuccessful Folkloric Dance Program applicants, 1991 (File 26)

1991 grant applications, successful and complete (File 27_30)

1991 grants lists: recommendations Devolved Grants Scheme (DGS) and DGS assessment panel decisions,, November 1991 (File 31)

1991 grant applications, Devolved Grants Scheme, mainly unsuccessful (File 32_35)

1992 Devolved Grants Scheme, round 1: grants list, 1992 (File 36)

1992 grant applications, Devolved Grants Scheme, round 1, successful (File 37_39)

1992 grant applications, Devolved Grants Scheme, round 2, successful (File 40_43)

1992 Folkloric Dance Program, round 2: grants lists and faxes to Trustees, 1992 (File 44)

1992 grant applications, Folkloric Dance Program, round 2 (File 45_46)

1993 Folklife Grants Program, round 1: grants lists and memos to Trustees, 1993 (File 47)

1993 grant applications, Folklife Grants Program, round 1 (File 48_51)

1993 grants lists: Folklife Grants Program, round 2, 1993 (File 52)

1993 grant applications, Folklife Grants Program, round 2 (File 53_58)

1993 grants lists: Folklife Grants Program, round 2, 1993 (File 59)

1993 grant applications, Folklife Grants Program, round 2, mainly unsuccessful (File 60_64)

1993 Folkloric Dance Program, round 1: grants list, 1993 (File 65)

1993 grant applications, Folkloric Dance Program, round 1 (File 66)

1993 Folkloric Dance Program, round 2: grants lists, 1993 (File 67)

1993 grant applications, Folkloric Dance Program, round 2 (File 68_71)

1994 Folklife Grants Program, round 1: grants lists and memos to Trustees, 1994 (File 72)

1994 grant applications, Folklife Grants Program, round 1 (File 73_79)

1994 Folklife Grants Program, round 2: lists and faxes to Trustees, 1994 (File 80)

1994 grant applications, Folklife Grant Program, round 2 (File 81_85)

1994 Folklife Grants Program, rounds 1 and 2: lists, 1994 (File 86)

1994 grant applications, Folklife Grants Program, round 2 (File 87_89)

1994 Folkloric Dance Program, round 1: lists and notes, 1994 (File 90)

1994 grant applications, Folkloric Dance Program, round 1 (File 91_94)

1994 Multicultural Dance Program, round 2: lists, 1994 (File 95)

1994 grant applications, Multicultural Dance Program, round 2 (File 96_98)

1995 Folklife Grants Program, round 1: lists, faxes to Trustees and assessment panel's comments, 1995 (File 99)

1995 grant applications, Folklife Grants Program, round 1 (File 100_104)

1995 Folklife Grants Program, round 2: lists and notes, 1995 (File 105)

1995 grant applications, Folklife Grants Program, round 2 (File 106_109)

1995 Folklife Grants Program, round 2: correspondence, 1995 (File 110)

1995 grant applications, Folklife Grants Program, round 2 (File 111_113)

1995 Multicultural Dance Program, round 1: lists, 1995 (File 114)

1995 grant applications, Multicultural Dance Program, round 1 (File 115_116)

1995 Multicultural Dance Program, round 2: lists, memos to Trustees and notes, 1995 (File 117)

1995 grant applications, Multicultural Dance Program, round 2 (File 118_119)

Grants summary material, 1990-1993 (File 120_126)

Includes lists, memoranda and faxes to Trustees and a transcript of a teleconference about 1993 grants.

Correspondence about grant applications, 1990-1993 (File 127)

Includes applicants' reports and the Director's report to a 1993 meeting.

Reports from successful applicants, 1990, 1993 (Item 128)

Grant applications supporting material, 1990 (File 130_131)

Grant applications supporting material: audio- and videocassettes, c. 1990-1992 (Item 132)

Jorge Tirotta Flamenco Guitar, 28/08/1978 and 16/04/1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006383) - Cassette-Box 328
1 item, Target C60, Compact cassette tape

More detail on case

Barwon Heads music affair 1990, Paul Clissold, 1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006384) - Cassette-Box 328
1 item, Philips FEI90, Compact cassette tape

More detail on case

Sol Latino as Duo, live in concert, 1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006385) - Cassette-Box 328
1 item, TDK D46, Compact cassette tape

More detail on case

Erdely - Kengugro Rezeda band, Delalfoldi Dance music by Rezeda Folk band, 4 January ? (Item NLA.MS-SAV006386) - Cassette-Box 328
1 item, Sony HF 60, Compact cassette tape

More detail on case

Grant applications supporting material, 1991 (File 133_135)

Grant applications supporting material, c. 1991-1992 (File 136)

Grant applications supporting material, 1993 (File 137_139)

Includes videocassettes.

Grant applications supporting material, 1994 (File 140_146)

Includes audio and videocassettes.

[no title - commercial tape with title crossed out] (Item NLA.MS-SAV006387) - Cassette-Box 328
1 item, Compact cassette tape
Songs and Stories of Australia (OZ) Memories of Gran - Margaret Bradford (Item NLA.MS-SAV006388) - Cassette-Box 328
1 item, Sony EF60, Compact cassette tape
A conflict of Cultures by Margaret Bradford, 1989 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006389) - Cassette-Box 328
1 item, Compact cassette tape

More info on tape and on paper stored with tape

Visnja Kaleb, Vjekoslav Kaleb -13 mins, 1994 (Item NLA.MS-VID000990) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-016
1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.
Visnja Kaleb, Vjekoslav Kaleb - graphic investigation washing dishes with a heart a violence by Visnja, myth of a family bed burial or whole a burial with a bed, 1192-1994 (Item NLA.MS-VID000991) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-016
1 item, Sony, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.
Lowicz Melbourne carol of carollers in disguised (Item NLA.MS-VID000992) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-016
1 item, AKAI, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.
Steve Karner folk dances video (Item NLA.MS-VID000993) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-016
1 item, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Please return to aade (sa) inc.

Erdely Hungarian Folklore Ensemble Joseph Trefeli, 1992 (Item NLA.MS-VID000994) - Shelf-Tall OH1-18-016
1 item, G tape, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc.

Series 6. National Folklore Conferences, 1986-1988

The AFT organised or helped fund biennial folklore conferences during its years of operation. This series consists of papers relating to the second and third conferences of 1986 and 1988 respectively. The 1986 records included two large bundles of papers containing correspondence with performers and speakers and conference papers. These have been placed in runs of archival files and numbered accordingly eg part 1 of 3. The conference papers are arranged alphabetically by speaker. For further records relating to the National Folklore Conferences, see Series 2, File 17 and Series 3, Files 35 and 68-70.

2nd National Folklore Conference: publicity material and program, 1986 (File 1)

2nd National Folklore Conference: mailing lists, 1986 (File 2)

2nd National Folklore Conference: publicity material, program and registration forms, 1986 (File 3_4)

2nd National Folklore Conference: working papers and correspondence with performers and speakers, 1986 (File 5_7)

2nd National Folklore Conference: conference papers, 1986 (File 8_12)

3rd National Folklore Conference: working papers, publicity material, delegates' file and financial notes, 1988 (File 13)

3rd National Folklore Conference: working papers, 1988 (File 14_18)

Includes a delegates list, correspondence, budgets, meeting minutes, publicity material and sponsorship records.

Series 7. Control registers, 1988-1996

Incoming and outgoing mail registers for AFT correspondence. The correspondence was not filed in chronological order and can be found throughout Series 3.

2 files/items

Series 8. AFT publications, 1978-1996

Publications of the AFT and state member bodies. The official serial publication of the AFT had a number of different titles, including Journal, Newsletter, Magazine and Australian Folk. Whilst for the most part the Journal appellation occurred between 1978-87 and Newsletter and Australian Folk from 1988-96 and the two had different ISSNs, the serials have been filed in a continuous run by the Library as they appear to have served the same function for the AFT. See also Series 3, Files 28-30 for file copies of some of the newsletters. A more complete set of the serial can be accessed via the National Library catalogue under its variant titles.

Australian Folk Trust Journal, Australian Folk Trust Newsletter and Australian Folk, , 1978-1990 (incomplete) (Item 1)

Australian Folk Directory/National Folk Directory, 1978-1995 (Item 3_4)

Annual reports, 1990, 1993-1994 (File 5)

Miscellaneous publications, c. 1983-1992 (File 6)

Includes state folk directories, festival programs and and AFT brochure.

Container List

Series File/Item Box
1 1-10 1
1 11-19 2
1 20 3
2 1-7 3
2 8-16 4
2 17-30 5
2 31-35 6
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