Hazel de Berg
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Hazel Estelle de Berg MBE (21 March 1913 – 3 February 1984) was an Australian pioneering oral historian and broadcaster who conducted recordings locally and abroad including the United Kingdom and United States. De Berg recorded her collections exclusively for the National Library of Australia between 1957 and 1984,[1] producing 1291 hour-long sound tape reels of interviews with subjects that were prominent or becoming prominent in their respective industries. Her interviewees mostly included writers and artists, in addition to a smaller group of historians, musicians, directors, actors, scientists and architects, as well as a selected group of politicians, public servants, journalists and churchmen. De Berg also photographed each of her subjects.
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Born | Hazel Estelle de Berg 21 March 1913 Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 3 February 1984 (aged 70) Sydney, Australia |
Education | Methodist Ladies College |
Occupation | Oral historian |
Known for | Interviews with prominent figures including writers, artists, historians, artist, musicians and scientists and others. |