| Call Number |
OH4125 |
| Physical description |
1 online resource (6 audio files (3 hr., 25 min., 42 sec.)) : digital, WAV |
| Series |
University of Western Australia Archives oral history project |
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University of Western Australia Archives oral history project
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| Notes |
Title devised by cataloguer. |
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This sound recording has been preserved and made available by the University of Western Australia. |
| Access advisory |
Access open. |
| Date/time and place of an event |
Interview by Anne Reid with Mrs Erica Reid Underwood, took place in the studios of 6UVS FM on 7, 11 and 19 November 1986. |
| Additional formats |
Audio cassette tape also available at the University of Western Australia Archives. |
| Original version |
Original version: 3 audio cassettes University of Western Australia Archives OH58. |
| Rights advisory |
Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Biography/history |
Mrs Erica Underwood held a degree in Arts and a DipEd from University of Western Australia. A trained psychologist, community worker, Mrs Underwood became the first woman appointed to the Churchill Fellowship Award committee and in 1977 became the first woman Deputy Chairman of the Western Australian Institute of Technology (W.A.I.T. later Curtin University of Technology). Erica was also an ABC broadcaster and a founder of Curtin University's radio station 6 NR. On 31 December 1977, Erica was appointed to The Order of the British Empire - Member (Civil). 1981, Erica was awarded the honorary Doctorate of Technology from the Western Australian Institute of Technology. In 1934 she married Eric Underwood (later Professor) and they had four children. Professor Underwood, an agricultural scientist, became Professor of Agriculture at the University of Western Australia, and is widely known for his work on the effects of trace elements in nutrition. (Adapted from the Australian Women's Register) |
| Summary |
Mrs Erica Underwood nee Chandler, talks about her background, her early childhood and parents, her education, her various involvement and services to the community, radio and education. |
| Subjects |
Underwood, Erica Reid, 1907-1992 -- Interviews.
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Women psychologists -- Western Australia -- Interviews.
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Women broadcasters -- Western Australia -- Interviews.
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| Related names |
Reid, Anne, interviewer.
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