What we collect
Folklore collection
See also: Find Oral History | Using the Collection
The National Libary Oral History Collection contains a significant quantity of folklore field tapes, dating from the post-war Australian folklife revival. These include the John Meredith, Norm O'Connor, and Alan Scott Collections, and the Wattle Collection. The Anne O'Connor Collection highlights the contribution of the Irish to the Australian cultural experience.
The Library has also begun to collect material that reflects the full range of multi-cultural experience in music and other forms of cultural expression. Most notable among this endeavour is the Monaro Multicultural Music and Dance Project and the Peter Parkhill Collection, focusing on traditional and popular music of Greek, Turkish, Lebanese and Italian Australians.
