Jones, Sarah, active 2000

Date: 26 Aug 2000

Reference: OHColl-0582/1

Description: The following papers were given at the sixth annual History of Print Culture in New Zealand Conference held at the National Library of New Zealand. `Australian periodicals and book history', a paper given by Elizabeth Webby outlining the progress of the Australian `History of print culture' project, which is called `A history of the book' in Australia. `...was, and is, the book': Alan Loney, Ted Jenner and `Ibykos', a paper given by Peter Hughes backgrounding private press printer Alan Loney who has operated Hawk Press, Black Light Press and Holloway Press. Focuses on Loney's production of Ted Jenner's work. `The New Zealand dairy exporter', a paper given by Maria O'Connor looking at the monthly essay competition in the women's pages of the Dairy exporter between 1927 and 1940. `Edmonds cookery book: from marketing tool to national icon', a paper given by Nadine Burnett describing how a functional cook book has become a nostalgic symbol of New Zealand traditions and values. `Fiction, libraries and the reading public in colonial New Zealand : report on progress', a paper given by Jim Traue examining the enthusiasm for reading in colonial New Zealand, based on a statistical analysis of the nature of public libraries, readers and their collections between 1840 and 1938. `grace': who's got it?' a paper given by Sarah Jones exploring the reception of `grace' (periodical) in the New Zealand market as evidence of New Zealand women wanting `mindfood' from their monthly magazine purchase. `Man Sing Times', a paper given by Nigel Murphy examining the first Chinese language periodical published in New Zealand . `Taiki E', a paper given by Stephanie Pohe describing a new Maori magazine for school children. `The work of Raureti Te Huia (1885-1950); and the speaker's role as kaitiaki of his writings'/taonga', a paper given by Rovina Maniapoto-Anderson. `Power and the scandal of editing : the case for a brief history of the whole world', a paper given by Alan Loney describing the establishment of a literary magazine in 1995. Summing up by Brian Opie Venue - National Library, Wellington Quantity: 5 C90 cassette(s). 1 folder(s). 1 event(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available Brief descriptions of the papers given in conference programme.