File 4: David McPhee interviews by Neil James, 29 June 2001-28 November 2003
File 4: David McPhee interviews by Neil James, 29 June 2001-28 November 2003
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29 June 2001-28 November 2003
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MLOH 875/10-17
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8 sound cassettes (8 hrs)
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Restricted
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Copyright status : In copyright
Copyright holder : Neil James and interviewee
Rights and Restrictions Information : Written permission required from David McPhee for research, personal use and public use
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
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Over four sessions, David McPhee provides insight into the bookselling side of Angus & Robertson, which he joined in 1946. He talks about his training in the antiquarian department and his colleagues at that time; the structure and operations of the retail shop, and the people who worked there, during the 1950s and 1960s; his interest in natural hi...
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File 4: David McPhee interviews by Neil James, 29 June 2001-28 November 2003
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David McPhee joined Angus & Robertson in 1946, training in the antiquarian department before working in the Sydney retail shop throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He was also a herpetologist, writing 'Some common snakes and lizards of Australia' (1959) and collecting books on Australian reptiles. His interests led him to return to the (then) second-han...
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MLOH 875/10-17
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nZNWjk6n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNWjk6n
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9630891
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