Campbell, Louise (Louise P.)
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Louise Campbell is the daughter of historian Charles Bateson, wife of writer and editor Ronald Campbell (who edited "The Australian Journal" for 25 years), and mother of writer Catherine Bateson (previously known as Helen Campbell.) Louise was Assistant Editor on "The Australian Journal" (1950-1954), then edited "The National Gas Bulletin" and ran a literary agency using the pseudonym Mary Bounty. She represented several British firms in Australia. She went to England in 1955 and for the next five years edited three quarterlies with English County Magazines. She was the owner of Lloyds Bookshop in Brisbane from 1965 to 1985 and Elwood Village Bookshop from 1986-1988. She collaborated with Margaret Carnegie in bibliographical work from 1987-1990. Louise collected books on every aspect of gambling and this collection became the foundation of the collection of the Australian Institute of Gambling Research.
From the description of Papers, 1920-1989 [manuscript]. 1920-1989. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 505783467
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Subjects:
- Book clubs (Bookselling)
- Criminology
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- Authors
- Bookseller
Places:
- Queensland (as recorded)
- Australia (as recorded)
