Papers of Karl McPhee
MSS 077
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Papers of Karl McPheeCollection Identifier
MSS 077Inclusive date(s)
1945 to 1985Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
Original audio recordings created during the production of the documentary series The Migrant Experience (Karl McPhee & Ben Lewin, Australia, 1985)
Administrative / Biographical history
Screenwriter and director, Karl McPhee began his career with a degree in philosophy at the University of New England in 1964. After a short transition into teaching, he began producing educational radio and television programs for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1974, he would spend almost twenty years writing and directing government commissioned documentaries and short dramas for Film Australia (Screen Australia). Karl McPhee has since taught film and television to communication students at several universities in addition to continuing to create screen projects with his company McPhee Productions.Scope and Content
This collection consists of 398 quarter inch reel to reel audio tapes of interviews conducted during the making of The Migrant Experience (also known as 'Destination Australia: The Migrant Experience Since 1788'), a six part documentary series produced by creators Karl McPhee, Ben Lewin, the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs and Film Australia. These interviews, conducted with individuals connected with the post Second World War migration programme, consist of accounts of why individuals migrated, why Australia was chosen, the work of immigrants and their adaptation to life in Australia. For full list of possible interviewees see the foot of this finding aid.
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This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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Existence and Location of Orginals
Related and Separated Materials
Further material relating to Karl McPhee is located at the National Film and Sound Archive and the State Library of Western Australia.
A copy of the final published version of The Migrant Experience is held in the UNSW Canberra, Academy Library collection at Multi Media JV 9120 .M53 1984.
Disclaimer
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.