Papers of Geoffrey Ingram
MSS 303
Collection Title
Papers of Geoffrey IngramCollection Identifier
MSS 303Inclusive date(s)
1989 to 1992Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
Draft lectures, parliamentary submissions, recorded interviews, photographs and associated papers of Geoffrey Ingram
Administrative / Biographical history
Ballet dancer and arts administrator. Born in 1924, Geoffrey Ingram danced with the Borovansky Company and the Melbourne Ballet Guild before becoming the foundation administrator of the Australian Ballet (1963-1965). He negotiated the guest appearances of Rudolph Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn in the Australian Ballet's first international tour (1965), challenged the SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) Treaty between the Soviet Union and United States in the High Court of Australia (1969), and prepared a submission to the House of Representatives Expenditure Committee Arts Inquiry (1986). Ingram maintained a particular interest in the role of the arts in war and peace, and was Visiting Fellow in the Performing Arts at the Australian Defence Force Academy (1988), researching the history and philosophy of dance.
References:
Ingram Collection, National Library of Australia https://www.nla.gov.au/selected-library-collections/ingram-collection retrieved 5 November 2020
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
This collection relates to ballet administrator and dancer, Geoffrey Ingram. The material comprises drafts for a lecture on the history of the Australian Ballet Company 'Evolution of an Institution', a paper 'Bridging the Divide - Art, War and Peace' delivered at the Australian Defence Force Academy (April 1992), and an interview recorded with Ingram in 1989. Of special interest is a submission made to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Expenditure Inquiry into Commonwealth Assistance to the Performing Arts, together with associated interviews recorded on audiocassettes.
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Access: Check with Curator
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 If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items.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
The principal holding of Ingram's personal archive is located at the National Library of Australia at MS 7336. A collection of 865 photographs 'The Geoffrey Ingram Archive of Australian Ballet' has been digitised by the NLA, and is accessible online at PIC P348/BR/86 LOC Album 810/5
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.