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Papers of Patrick Tennison
MSS 163

Collection Title

Papers of Patrick Tennison

Collection Identifier

MSS 163

Inclusive date(s)

1968 to 1985

Extent and Medium

3 boxes + 4 oversize

Category

Literature

Subject: Person(s)

Collection Description

Drafts of major works, correspondence, notes, reviews, and photographs relating to Patrick Tennison

Administrative / Biographical history

Author and journalist Patrick Tennison was born in 1928. He published numerous non-fiction books on topics such as law, Australian politics, psychology, and journalism. As well as working as a freelance journalist, he was a feature writer for The Sun News-Pictorial and gave news commentary on the Herald & Weekly Times radio station. Tennison was the first chairman and president of the Melbourne Press Club

References:
Melbourne Press Club https://www.melbournepressclub.com/article/chapter-1--the-search-for-a-well retrieved 19 May 2020

Acquisition Details

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Scope and Content

The papers of Patrick Tennison contain drafts of publications, notes, reviews, photographs, and video and audiocassettes. The non-fiction published works in this collection cover a variety of topics, including titles such as The Lucky Country Reborn (1976), The Marriage Wilderness : a Study of Women in Suburbia (1978), and Family Court, the Legal Jungle (1983)

Access Restrictions

Other

Access: Open Access

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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright.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.

Copying: Copying of material for private study and research is approved

Existence and Location of Orginals

Special Collections, UNSW Canberra

Related and Separated Materials

Separated Material

This collection originally included the following published material which was catalogued and added to the Academy Library collection:

The Lucky Country Reborn, Patrick Tennison--Melbourne : Hill of Content, 1976

The following published material was not added to the main collection:

Meet the Gallery, 1968

The Marriage Wilderness, 1972

Defence Counsel, 1975

Heyday or Doomsday? - Australia 2000, 1977

Family Court, the Legal Jungle, 1983

Mastering the Interview, 1985

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.

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