File 1: Sam Ure-Smith interview by Neil James, 10 December 1998
File 1: Sam Ure-Smith interview by Neil James, 10 December 1998
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10 December 1998
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MLOH 875/1-2
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2 sound cassettes (3 hrs)
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Copyright status : In copyright
Copyright holder : Neil James and assignee of interviewee
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Sam Ure-Smith describes his appointment by Angus & Robertson to act as its buying agent with British publishers; the firm's London operations; his experience in setting up as a small independent publisher; the publishing scene in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s; his time as President of the Australian Book Publishers Association and the battle to...
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File 1: Sam Ure-Smith interview by Neil James, 10 December 1998
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Original cassette numbers AR112-AR113
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Sydney George (Sam) Ure-Smith was the son of Sydney Ure Smith, who had established the fine art publishing company Ure Smith Pty Ltd in 1939. Sam worked in the company, taking over its management in 1949 before spending time in London, where he also acted as an agent for publishers and booksellers Angus & Robertson. On his return he moved into gene...
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MLOH 875/1-2
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1wNr0qkn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wNr0qkn
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9630273
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