AUDIO
Interview with Bernard Brown
- Date
- 13 Dec 1999
- By
- Brown, Bernard Jermyn, 1934-; Gray, Alison Mary, 1943-
- Reference
- OHInt-0698-09
- Description
Bernard Brown talks about joining the Auckland Branch of PEN ca 1970, and becoming treasurer, a position he has held since. Recalls personalities around at the time - Shadbolt, [Keith] Sinclair, [Karl] Stead, Dick Scott, Kendrick Smitherland, Margaret Sutherland, Una Platts, Keith Sorrenson, David Ballantyne, Dennis McEldowney, Eric McCormack and John A Lee with Mrs John A Lee. Refers to Graham Lay and his short story `Dear Mr Kearney' which refers to a PEN meeting. Discusses changes made by Alistair Patterson, and how meetings were run. Recalls story about Captain Ted Parsons and a visit by Nicholas Hazlitt. Discusses other matters including copyright issues, removal of tariffs, contacts with local publishers and agents, lack of Maori membership, own publishing history, problems with Creative New Zealand, poor support from the National Party, and the Bloomsbury flat.
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Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-012349
Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-4175.
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
- Use/Reproduction
- Copyright: NZSA / PEN
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) oral history project
- Format
- 1 Interview(s), 1 C60 cassette(s), 1 transcript(s), 1 Hours Duration, Audiocassettes, Transcripts
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Interview with Bernard Brown, printed transcript
Date: 13 Dec 1999
From: New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) oral history project
Reference: OHA-4175
Description: Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray Quantity: 1 transcript(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Interview with Bernard Brown, tape one
Date: 13 Dec 1999
From: New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) oral history project
Reference: OHC-012349
Description: Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 1 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available.