Winter Tales: Margy Burn - Completed
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Sunday, 18 August 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (AUS Eastern Standard Time) + Add to calendar18/08/2019 14:0018/08/2019 15:00Australia/SydneyWinter Tales: Margy BurnWinter Tales: Margy Burn
Sunday, 18 August 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (AUS Eastern Standard Time)
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02 6262 1111
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Canberra
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Librarian Margy Burn shares experiences acquiring rare and unique collections during her career at the National Library and other great Australian research collections.
Margy Burn recently retired as the National Library’s Assistant Director-General, Australian Collections & Reader Services. Before joining the National Library, she held senior positions working with Australiana collections at the State Libraries of New South Wales and South Australia.
Margy began working with archives and special collections at the University of Adelaide Library. Her first ‘field work’ was a series of visits to Mary Clark, the daughter of Federation advocate Sir Josiah Symon, to sort Mary’s large collection of papers documenting work in England and Australia with touring ballet and theatre companies. The octogenarian Mary told stories of nursery life in an Adelaide hills mansion; served a homemade lunch she had cooked on a wood stove, presented on ceramics made by her friend, the influential British potter Bernard Leach, while her cat Fleance prowled hopefully under the table. Margy was hooked.
Since those early days, Margy is proud to have played some role in the acquisition of papers of women including P.L Travers, Eva Cox, Dale Spender, Helen Caldicott, Kay Cottee, Meryl Tankard, Dymphna Clark, Drusilla Modjeska and Anne Summers, to name a few.
Margy has been involved with the Australian Women’s Archives Project since its inception nearly 20 years ago. In retirement she is enjoying having time to read many more books.
In association with the Australian Women's Archives Project.
Image: Margy Burn, image supplied.
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