Papers of David Headon
MSS 351
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Papers of David HeadonCollection Identifier
MSS 351Inclusive date(s)
1978 to 1995Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
Correspondence and documents relating to David Headon's contribution to Writers Against Nuclear Arms and the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, and research material, correspondence, and drafts relating to Headon's publications
Administrative / Biographical history
Historian, author, and television presenter David Headon was born in 1950. First publishing biographies, criticisms, and interviews in the early 1980s in publications such as Westerly, Meanjin, and Northern perspective, he has also edited numerous works such as Imagining the real : Australian writing in the nuclear age (1987, co-edited with Dorothy Green) and North of the ten commandments : A collection of Northern Territory literature (1991). From 1994-2004 Headon was the Director of the Centre for Australian Cultural Studies, from 2000-2007 the Cultural Advisor to the National Capital Authority, and from 2008-2013 the History and Heritage Advisor for the Centenary of Canberra. A regular commentator on cultural, political, and social issues on ABC radio, from 2008-2015 Headon presented a series of segments for ABC TV on Canberra's centenary history. His publications and research interests cover topics such as the history of Canberra, sporting anecdotes, and Australian culture
References:
Austlit : David Headon https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A34490 retrieved 30 October 2020
Australian Studies Institute : Dr David Headon https://ausi.anu.edu.au/people/dr-david-headon retrieved 30 October 2020
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Scope and Content
The papers of David Headon comprise Writers Against Nuclear Arms (WANA) correspondence and documents, Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) documents and notes, Imagining the real documents, notes and correspondence, and material relating to Australia sporting culture. Also included in the collection are extensive papers related to the Northern Territory, such as correspondence and research for North of the Ten Commandments, correspondence and recordings regarding Darwin writers-in-residence, articles, short stories, and correspondence relating to the Northern Territory literary awards, and other miscellaneous material. Correspondents include literary figures such as Bruce Dawe, Elizabeth Jolley, and Les Murray, as well as sportspeople such as Cathy Freeman and Shane Gould
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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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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.