William Olson papers, ca. 1905, 1915, ca. 1930-1975, with associated papers, 1939-1998
William Olson papers, ca. 1905, 1915, ca. 1930-1975, with associated papers, 1939-1998
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Date
ca. 1905, 1915, ca. 1930-1998
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Contents
0.95 metres of textual material and 1 drawing (7 boxes), some folders contain photographs
1 sound cassette (15 mins.)
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Contents
SERIES 01
William Olson personal and literary papers, ca. 1905, 1915, ca. 1930-1975
SERIES 02
Sound cassette of William Olson reading a selection of his scripts for Radio Australia, 1975
SERIES 03
Ruth Olson papers relating to William Olson, 1945-1998
SERIES 04
J. H. Adams diaries, 3 September 1939-16 March 1945
Alternative Titles
Full title
William Olson papers, ca. 1905, 1915, ca. 1930-1975, with associated papers, 1939-1998
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs R. O. Olson, 1993 and Mr W. G. Olson, 2006
Administrative / Biographical history
William Robert Olson (1922-1975), journalist and author, was born in Paddington, N.S.W., came from a seafaring family and grew up in Newcastle. He was a cadet journalist on the Daily Telegraph when he joined the Army and served with 11 Small Ship Company, Royal Australian Engineers, mainly in New Guinea, 1942-1946. After the war he worked on the Da...
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1kVd5kdn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1kVd5kdn
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411747
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