Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Christopher Ashton Audiorecordings
- Dates:
- 1972 - 1975
- Creators:
- Ashton, Chris, 1941-
- Abstract:
- Twenty-three audiocassettes of radio interviews and documentaries made by Christopher Ashton in Papua New Guinea between 1972 and 1975.
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear feet (23 audiocassettes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
Christopher Ashton Audiorecordings, MSS 149. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The Christopher Ashton Audiorecordings contain interviews and documentaries recorded between 1972 and 1975 in Papua New Guinea. The recordings are arranged in numeric order.
- Biographical / historical:
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Christopher Philip Mackenzie Ashton, writer and journalist, received his bachelor's degree in social anthropology from Trinity College, Oxford University, in 1968. During his long residency in Papua New Guinea, he wrote for the PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY and produced radio documentaries and interviews with prominent Papua New Guineans.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired 1997.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Art, Papua New Guinean
Copper mines and mining -- Papua New Guinea -- Bougainville Island
Development banks -- Papua New Guinea
Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea
Chinese -- Papua New Guinea -- History
Anthropology -- Papua New Guinea - Names:
- Gridland, Paul -- Interviews
Heath, Bertei -- Interviews
Fox, Jack -- Interviews
Goave, James -- Interviews
Milthroh, Frank -- Interviews
Parao, Anton -- Interviews
Jackman, Harry H. -- Interviews
Archer, Fred -- Interviews
Cole, Tom -- Interviews
Bodger, John D. (John Dewhurst), 1901-1981 -- Interviews
Yanke, Rudolf -- Interviews
Wedaka, Alice -- Interviews
Sinclair, Jim -- Interviews
Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978 -- Interviews - Places:
- Papua New Guinea -- Poetry
Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs
Papua New Guinea -- Drama
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-17 21:46:38 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW TWO TO THREE (2-3) WEEKS FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
- Preferred citation:
-
Christopher Ashton Audiorecordings, MSS 149. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
- Location of this collection:
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9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
- Contact:
- (858) 534-2533