AUDIO
Interview with Christine Cole Catley
- Date
- 17 Nov 1999
- By
- Catley, Christine McKelvie Cole (Dame), 1922-2011; Gray, Alison Mary, 1943-
- Reference
- OHInt-0698-10
- Description
Christine Cole Catley recalls coming to Wellington from Canterbury University in 1946 to work on the Labour daily, the Southern Cross. Refers to Winston Rhodes, tutor at Canterbury, Allen Curnow, Dennis Glover, Margaret Jepson, Monty Holcroft and John Reece Cole whom she married. Discusses Monty Holcroft and his contribution; setting up of Queen Elizabeth Arts Council, now Creative New Zealand; legal and political matters; setting up of Authors Fund; elitism of PEN in early days; proliferation of publishers; generosity of Eric McCormick and Bernard Brown; London flat [Bloomsbury] and change in composition of PEN / NZSA. Talks about changes for women over last 30 years.
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Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-012350
Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-4176.
- 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 Christine Cole Catley, printed transcript
Date: 17 Nov 1999
From: New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) oral history project
Reference: OHA-4176
Description: Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray Quantity: 1 transcript(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Interview with Christine Cole Catley, tape one
Date: 17 Nov 1999
From: New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) oral history project
Reference: OHC-012350
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.