State Library of New South Wales Fellowships - Nancy Keesing Fellowship

Nancy Keesing Fellowship (1994-)
Subcategory of State Library of New South Wales Fellowships

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History

The Nancy Keesing AM Fellowship, honouring key Australian literary figure, author and poet Nancy Keesing AM (1923-1993), was established by her husband, Dr Mark Hertzberg AO (1924–2015), past President of the Library Council of New South Wales. It is awarded for research into any aspect of Australian life and culture using the resources of the State Library.

It was inaugurated in 1994.

Recipients indexed selectively.

Source: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about-library/fellowships/nancy-keesing-am-fellowship

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2022

recipient Monique Rooney for 'A Window of Life': Ruth Park, a Biography.

Year: 2021

recipient Scott McKinnon for his project: Lobbying for Law Reform: The campaign to decriminalise male homosexuality in New South Wales, 1980-84.

Year: 2020

recipient Sophie Robinson for Lesbian Sydney in the 1990s

Year: 2019

recipient Kate Forsyth for her project: Charlotte Atkinson: Australia’s first children’s writer.

Year: 2018

recipient Neil James for his project: The A&R Century: A history of Angus and Robertson

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