Agency:
Claudio Alcorso and Family
Agency Number:
Start Date:
05 Oct 1913
End Date:
04 Sep 2000
Description:
Claudio Alcorso (1913-2000), an industrialist and winemaker, was born in Rome, Italy. In 1938 he emigrated to Sydney and established Silk and Textile Fabrics. He enlisted in the RAAF but was interned as an 'enemy alien' during World War 2. He transferred his factory to Derwent Park, Hobart in 1947. Alcorso was a pioneer of the Tasmanian Winemaking industry growing grapes at his property Moorilla Estate. He was a patron of the arts, involved in the Australian Ballet, Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Tasmanian Arts Advisory Council, Sullivans Cove Development Authority and charirman of Opera Australia. He was also an environmentalist taking an active stance in 1982 in the Franklin River protest.
Information Sources:
Memoir: The Wind You Say, The Companion to Tasmanian History, The Claudio Alcorso Foundation website.
Related Agencies:
Silk and Textiles (NG3685) |
Series Created By Agency:
NS3010 Photographs | 01 Jan 1913 | 30 Nov 2000 |
NS2998 Internment Records | 28 Sep 1938 | 25 Jul 1990 |
NS3011 Testimonial | 01 Jan 1945 | 31 Dec 1945 |
NS3483 Tastevin | 01 Jan 1950 |
NS3005 Magazine and Newpaper Articles about or by Claudio Alcorso | 19 Jan 1955 | 18 Apr 1998 |
NS3009 Diary of Claudio Alcorso | 29 Apr 1957 | 30 Nov 1958 |
NS3001 Correspondence and associated Papers | 23 May 1957 | 20 Oct 1999 |
NS3012 Correspondence and Associate Papers relating to Claudio Alcorso's Interest in Sullivans Cove | 01 Jun 1977 | 30 Nov 1997 |
NS3015 Claudio Alcorso - Interview on 'Profile with Peter Ross' (Abc) | 01 Jan 1981 | 31 Dec 1981 |
NS3004 Manuscript 'the Wind You Say' | 24 Mar 1985 | 13 Aug 2001 |
NS3013 Audio Tape of Claudio Alcorso Talking to the Friends of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | 01 Jan 1988 | 31 Dec 1988 |
NS3014 Video Tape 'Tasmanian Green Gold' | 01 Jan 1990 | 31 Dec 1999 |
NS3006 Papers relating to the Unpublished Manuscript 'Jose' by Claudio Alcorso | 01 Feb 1993 | 30 Sep 1996 |
NS3003 National Library of Australia Transcript of Oral History Interview with Claudio Alcorso | 21 Apr 1994 | 14 Nov 1995 |
NS3007 Letters and Cards of Condolences received by the Alcorso Family | 24 Aug 2000 | 03 Feb 2001 |