Guide to the Papers of Christopher Sexton

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MS Acc09.070

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: Created 2009

Collection Summary

Creator
Sexton, Christopher
Title
Papers of Christopher Sexton
Date Range
1929 - 2008
Collection Number
MS Acc09.070
Extent
0.3 metres (2 ms boxes) + 9 audio cassettes
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Content Description

Papers on Sir Robert Helpmann and Dame Peggy van Praagh compiled by Christopher Sexton, including tapes of interviews with Malcolm Williamson, Dobbs Franks, John Cargher, Bill Akers, Don Dunstan, and Robert Helpmann; letters to Sexton regarding Helpmann dated 1986-1987 - correspondents include Sir John Gielgud, Peter Sculthorpe, Malcolm Williamson, Lord Snowdon, Bishop E.D. Cameron, Graeme Murphy, Sir Anthony Dowell, Margaret Rawlings, Sir Ian Potter, P.E. Thompson Hancock, Geoffrey Ingram, Sir Michael Hordern, Sir Kenneth Macmillan and others; part of unpublished manuscript for a biography on Helpmann by Sexton; photographs and photocopies of press clippings from Helpmann scrapbooks held by NLA; published books on Helpmann; letters to Sexton on van Praagh dated 1983-1986 - correspondents include Lord Snowdon, Antony Tudor, Sir Charles Mackerras, Gordon and Peggy van Praagh, Sir Ian Potter, Dame Margaret Scott, Lady Viola Tait, Dr H.C. Coombs, Graeme Murphy, Dame Ninette de Valois, Lady Mary Fairfax, Shirley McKechnie and others; articles on van Praagh; documents relating to Sexton's book Peggy van Praagh - a life of dance; photographs of van Praagh and family.

Conditions Governing 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-vn4836870).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Christopher Sexton, National Library of Australia, MS Acc09.070, [series/file/item number]'.

Item Descriptions

Series. Papers relating to Sir Robert Helpmann

Correspondence relating to Robert Helpmann, 1986 - 1990 (File) - Box 1

Manuscript material relating to Robert Helpmann biography (File) - Box 1

Copies of clippings relating to Robert Helpmann and other papers relating to Helpmann research, 1946 - 2008 (File) - Box 1

Interview tapes (File)

Don Dunstan on Robert Helpmann 08/01/1987, Andy Thorpe on R.H. 06/02/1987, 08/01/1987, 06/02/1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011039) - Cassette-Box 544
1 item, Scotch 90, Compact cassette tape
Interview with John Cargher re Helpmann, 05/03/1987, 5/03/1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011040) - Cassette-Box 544
1 item, Scotch 90, Compact cassette tape
Bill Akers re Helpmann, 19/03/1987, Sir Ian Potter on R. H. 23/04/1987, 19/03/1987, 23/04/1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011041) - Cassette-Box 544
1 item, Scotch 90, Compact cassette tape
Malcolm Williamson on Robert Helpmann, Tape 1, 03/07/1987? (Item NLA.MS-SAV011042) - Cassette-Box 544
1 item, Denon LX90, Compact cassette tape
Malcolm Williamson on Robert Helpmann, Tape 2, 3/07/1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011043) - Cassette-Box 544
1 item, Denon LX90, Compact cassette tape
Malcolm Williamson on Robert Helpmann, Tape 3, 3/07/1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011044) - Cassette-Box 544
1 item, Denon LX90, Compact cassette tape
Interview with Dobbs Franks re Helpmann, 09/11/1987, Sir Rupert Hamer 05/06/1988, 09/11/1987, 05/06/1988 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011045) - Cassette-Box 544
1 item, BASF 90, Compact cassette tape
Interview of Helpmann [unclear?] (Item NLA.MS-SAV011046) - Cassette-Box 544
1 item, Lanier C-60, Compact cassette tape
Robert Helpmann Part 2 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011047) - Cassette-Box 544
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape

Published biographies of Robert Helpmann by Caryl Brahms (1945) and Mary Helpman (1967) (File) - Box 2

Series. Papers relating to Dame Peggy van Praagh

Correspondence relating to Peggy van Praagh, 1983 - 1986 (File) - Box 2

Articles relating to Peggy van Praagh, 1965 - 1982 (File) - Box 2

Papers relating to the publication of "Peggy van Praagh - a life of dance", 1983 - 1984 (File) - Box 2

Photographic material relating to Peggy van Praagh, c.1920s-1970s (File) - Box 2


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