Maggie Tabberer papers and photographs, ca. 1840-ca. 2001

MLMSS 8979/Boxes 1-13
MLMSS 8979/Boxes 14X-53X
MLOH 714

fonds

ca. 1840-ca. 2001

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Moving Images, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Musical Sound Recordings, Objects, Clippings, Ephemera, Photographs

7132

7.4 metres of textual, graphic and videocassette material (13 boxes, 40 outsize boxes)
45 sound cassettes
6 awards - Metal, wood and perspex - 15 x 15 - 43 x 10 cm

Maggie Tabberer, AM, award winning model, and Australian fashion, publishing and media personality. Born Margaret May Trigar, 11 December 1936 in Adelaide, and later known as ‘Maggie T’, Maggie Tabberer took her surname from her first husband, Charles Tabberer, whom she married at the age of 17, and with whom she had two daughters: Brooke and Amanda. In her early twenties, Maggie attended a modelling school and was discovered by photographer Helmut Newton. She won ‘Model of the Year’ in 1960 but ended her modelling career early at the age of 25. Tabberer began working in publishing writing a fashion column, “Maggie Says” for Sydney’s Daily Mirror newspaper in 1963. In 1967, Maggie Tabberer started the public relations company 'Maggie Tabberer & Associates' and launched a plus-size clothing label called "Maggie T" in 1981. Tabberer was invited by Kerry Packer to become fashion editor of Australia Women’s Weekly magazine in 1981. Maggie Tabberer also maintained a long career in television, beginning in 1964 on the panel talk show ‘Beauty and the Beast’, and her own chat show ‘Maggie’ for which she won two consecutive Gold Logie awards in 1970 and 1971. Tabberers television career included regular appearances on talk and lifestyle shows through the 1980’s and 1990’s, including 'Mike Walsh show', 'Midday', 'Good Morning show', and 'Good Morning Australia'. 'The Home Show' co-hosted with Richard Zachariah aired on the ABC from 1990 to 1995, and Maggie Tabberer has hosted her own television interview show ‘Maggie… At Home With’ since 2005.
Maggie Tabberers varied high profile career and celebrity included the public journey of her own personal life. Separating from her first husband in 1960, Tabberer moved to Sydney with her daughters and married Italian restaurateur, Ettore Prossimo in 1967. The pair separated after 17 years of marriage and in 1985, Tabberer announced she was in a relationship with journalist Richard Zachariah, which lasted to 1995.
In the 1998 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Maggie Tabberer was made a Member of the Order of Australia, for service to the community, support for charitable organisations and the advancement of the Australian fashion industry.

References:
Compiled from the collection and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Tabberer (accessed 19/06/13)

Maggie Tabberer papers, ca. 1840-ca. 1999. The collection includes an extensive personal and professional photographic record of Maggie Tabberer's work, life, family, friends and associates including some early Trigar family photographs. The work of fashion photographers Helmut Newton, Alan Nye, Don G. Meller, Joseph Fallon, Bruno Benini, Greg Barratt, John Nisbett, Dick Joyner, and David Franklin are all represented. The majority of the collection dates from the beginning of Tabberer's modelling career in the 1950's through to 1999 and includes Tabberer's appointment diaries, files relating to her work as fashion editor of the Australian Women's Weekly, her corporate and promotional work, publicity material, television work, film reels, audio and video tapes, photographs (including the 1950s and 60s fashion shots of Tabberer by Helmut Newton), material relating to the development of her fashion range and shops 'Maggie T', her designs for ANZ Bank uniforms, fashion cutting books (1966-1993), scrapbooks, framed awards from various charities, and her Fashion Industry Logies.

BOXES 1-2
Work diaries, 1974-1995. Appointment diary, 1999. Index to numbered envelopes in Maggie Tabberer papers, ca. 1840-ca. 1999, compiled by her daughter Brooke.

BOX 3
Files including photographs and correspondence in manila folders regarding Australian Women’s Weekly Fashion Industry Awards, ca. 1982

BOX 4
Publicity material including newspaper and journal cuttings, issues of Vogue Australia, Woman’s Day and Australian Women’s Weekly, ca. 1960-ca. 1975

BOX 5
Publicity material in corporate journals and women’s magazines, ca. 1985-ca. 1995. Folders containing printed material and photographs titled “Pics”, “Family shots”, “AM Congrats” and “ANZ Corporate Collection”, ca. 1951-ca. 1991

BOX 6
Public relations and publicity material related to Maggie Tabberer’s autobiography, ca. 1996-ca. 1998

BOX 7
Publicity and articles, newspaper and magazine cuttings, various issues of women’s fashion magazines, photographs and photocopies ca. 1960-ca. 1999, copies of Vogue Australia magazine, 1960-1962 including Helmut Newton photographs

BOXES 8-9
Printed material including miscellaneous women’s fashion magazines and clippings, ca. 1989-ca. 1999, ANZ and AMP corporate magazines, ca. 1993-ca. 1997

BOXES 10-11
Photographic slide sets, color transparencies, including Maggie T Winter range, 1985, Levi Jeans, Amco, Brian Rochford, Speedo and Najee

BOXES 12-13 and BOX 14X
Maggie Tabberer and Associates; Polaroid photographs of fashions shoots and publicity in albums, ca. 1981-ca. 1996

BOX 15X
Newspaper clippings, ca. 1958- ca. 1969, Helmut Newton photographs, ca. 1958-ca. 1969, family photographs, ca. 1950-ca. 1984, mounted photographs by Don G. Meller, Adelaide, ca. 1950-ca. 1960

BOX 16X
Folder labeled “Various Maggie T” clothing designs, ca. 1984, envelope of “Maggie and Richard photographs” ca. 1985-ca. 1995, envelope of ANZ Summer Shoot color transparencies, Home Show photography, Fashion Awards photographs, Special Occasion photographs, Winter 1985 color Maggie Tabberer brochure shoot. Loose black and white fashion photographs of Maggie Tabberer, ca. 1960

BOX 17X
Miscellaneous material, ca. 1960- ca. 1985, including various issues of Australian Woman’s Weekly, photographs and negatives, various issues and clippings of women’s magazines, folder of oversize black and white photographs and portraits of Maggie Tabberer

BOX 18X
Envelope 2 – Photographs and newspaper clippings of Maggie’s very old friends in Adelaide, boat friends and Chas Tabberer and friends, ca. 1954.
Envelope 3 – photographs of Tony Potts, Margie Potts, Ian Potts, Tim Potts and Akiko Potts.
Envelope 4 – Photographs of Judy Baraclough.
Envelope 5 – Photographs of Barbara Turnbull and Alvina Turnbull.
Envelope 6 – Photographs of Maggie in Tunisia, 1984.
Envelope 7 – Photograph of Len Evans with Maggie at cocktail judging.
Envelope 8 – Photographs in Greece.
Envelope 9 – Noumea, 1981.
Envelope 10 – Ricky Quesada and Ray Freeman.
Envelope 11 – The Jacovidies.
Envelope 12 – The Fallons with Ettore.
Envelope 13 – Nancy and Warwick Pilcher.
Envelope 14 – Burt Bacharach.
Envelope 15 – Hans and Foots.
Envelope 16 – Don Dunstan.
Envelope 17 – Alan Nye.
Envelope 18 – Ronnie Corbett.
Envelope 19 – Newspaper clippings related to The Wedding, 1967.
Envelope 20 – Jill and Louisa Robb.
Envelope 21 – Hazel and Bruno Benini.
Envelope 22 – Stuart Wagstaff.
Envelope 23 – Alfredo Bouret and Lex Aitken.
Envelope 24 – Ronnie Frazer.
Envelope 25 – Hall Ludlow.
Envelope 26 – John and Jan Geary.
Envelope 27 – Maggie and Chas Tabberer, ca. 1954.
Envelope 28 – Nanna Trigar and Poppa, ca. 1840- ca. 1950.
Envelope 29 – Ettore Prossimo ca. 1940-ca. 1968.
Envelope 30 – Maggie at school, ca 1940-ca. 1952.
Envelope 31 – The Trigars, ca. 1941-ca. 1954.
Envelope 34 – Maggie and Ettore.

BOX 19X
Envelope 35 – Maggie, Brooke and Amanda, ca. 1959-ca. 1984.
Envelope 36 – Brooke and Amanda, ca. 1957-ca. 1982.
Envelope 37 – Maggie, Ettore, Brooke and Amanda, ca.1968-ca. 1972.
Envelope 38 – Maggie and Amanda, ca. 1957-ca. 1982.
Envelope 39 – Maggie and Brooke, ca. 1955-ca. 1979.
Envelope 40 – Nicolas Prossimo.
Envelope 41 – Helmut Newton.
Envelope 42 – The Maggie Show, ca. 1969.
Envelope 43 – Kerry Packer.
Envelope 44 – Zachariah family.
Envelope 45 – Richard Zachariah.
Envelope 46 – Richard and Maggie, ca. 1987.
Envelope 48 – David McNicol.
Envelope 49 – “Maggie T” Fashion for Big Girls, Carl Dowd.
Envelope 50 – Laurence Le Guay photographs.
Envelope 51 – Athol Smith photographs.
Envelope 52 – David Potts photographs, ca. 1962.
Envelope 53 – Janice Wakeley photographs.
Envelope 54 – David Franklin photographs.

BOX 20X
Envelope 55 – Photographs by Don G. Meller, Adelaide, ca. 1958.
Envelope 56 – Photographs by Joseph Fallon, ca. 1965.
Envelope 57 – Photographs by Bruno Benini, ca. 1965.
Envelope 58 – Photographs by Helmut Newton, color negatives and transparencies, ca. 1958-ca. 1961.
Envelope 59 and Folder 59 – Photographer Greg Barratt, photographs ca. 1980
Envelope 60 – The birth of Maggie Tabberer and Associates including first sketches, first range and press clippings.

BOX 21X
Envelope 61 – Photographs by Alan Nye, ca. 1969-ca. 1970.
Envelope 62 – Photographs and negatives of Trelawney Street / Ocean Street Edgecliff.
Envelope 63 – Beauty and the Beast, ca. 1965.
Envelope 64 – Photographs and color transparencies by Alan Nye with custom designed Morris 1500 car, ca. 1965.
Envelope 65 - Photographs by John Nisbett for Flair Magazine, 1961.
Envelope 66 – Photographs by Dick Joyner, Maggie Miss Adelaide in wattle tree.
Envelope 67 – Photographs and articles regarding Perth Telethon, 1971.
Envelope 68 – Negatives of holidays and friends.
Envelope 69 – Maggie negatives and color transparencies, Maggie headshots, in Kaftan, Mexico, Greece.
Envelope 70 – Newspaper and magazine articles, 1959-1983.

BOX 22X
Envelope 71 – Gown of the Year, 1960-1961.
Envelope 72 – Maggie Fashion Sketches in Vogue Australia Magazine, 1961.
Envelope 73 – Maggie baby photographs and negatives, honeymoon photographs and negatives, 1938-1953.
Envelope 74 – Assorted bodies.
Envelope 75 – Miscellaneous press shots and head shots.
Envelope 76 – Portrait of Maggie Tabberer by Judy Cassab, 1975.
Envelope 77 - Choreography plans for parade in sketchbooks.
Envelope 78 – The “Maggie T” boat photographs. Miscellaneous magazine articles and photographs and negatives. Large format photographic portraits of Maggie Tabberer, ca. 1960-ca. 1980.

BOXES 23X-25X
Envelopes 79-89 containing photographic negatives, ca. 1979-1990. Feature a full range of fashion and accessories, directed and styled by Maggie Tabberer for Maggie Tabberer and Associates. Arranged alphabetically from “C” to “O” and include photography by Alan Nye and David Franklin.
Envelope 90 – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “Osti”, photographs and negatives by Alan Nye, ca. 1971-1973.

BOX 26X
Envelope 90 cont. – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “Osti”, photographs and negatives by Alan Nye, ca. 1971-1973.

BOX 27X
Envelope 90 cont. – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “Osti”, further photographs and negatives by Alan Nye, ca. 1971-1973.
Envelope 91 – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “P”, Prouds, panties and pantsuits, photographs and negatives by Alan Nye.
Envelope 92 – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “S”, Sandals, Shoes, Sunglasses, Swimwear, Sleepwear, Suits, Stockings, Socks etc.

BOX 28X
Envelope 93 – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “T”, Tom shoes, Tunics, Tokyo Express.
Envelope 94 – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “B”, Bridal wear, Body stockings, Bikinis, B.H.P., Bobby Watson, Beaded gowns, photographs and negatives by Alan Nye.
Envelope 95 – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “W”, Wigs, Watches, Winter fashion, Weiss.

BOX 29X
Envelope 96 – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “Z”, Zampatti, Zandra.
Envelope 97 – Maggie Tabberer and Associates, “A”, Amco.

BOX 30X
Envelope 47 – Oversize newspaper clippings from The Daily Mirror “Maggie Says…” column, 1965-1967. Bound souvenir albums of photographs, script and autographs for Maggie Tabberer “This is Your Life” produced for television by Channel 9, 1976.

BOX 31X
Scrapbook containing Polaroid photographs of fashion shoots for Maggie T and Associates, 1982-1983. Scrapbooks of magazine clippings, ca. 1994-ca. 1995.

BOX 32X
Scrapbook of magazine clippings, ca. 1982-ca. 1988. Scrapbook of Maggie T corporate collection clippings and papers, ca. 1985-ca. 1986

BOX 33X
Scrapbook containing Polaroid photographs of fashion shoots for Maggie T and Associates, ca. 1981-ca. 1982. Scrapbook of newspaper and magazine clippings, ca. 1988-ca. 1991. Scrapbook of newspaper and magazine clippings, ca. 1991-ca. 1995

BOX 34X
Scrapbook of newspaper and magazine clippings, ca. 1984-ca. 1985

BOX 35X
“Maggie T” scrapbooks of newspaper and magazine clippings, ca. 1984-ca. 1988.

BOX 36X
Scrapbook of newspaper and magazine clippings, August 1981-July 1985.

BOX 37X
Scrapbook of newspaper and magazine clippings and photocopies, ca. 1985-ca. 1987. Album of photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, ca. 1969.

BOX 38X
8 framed covers of Women’s Weekly, ca. 1985-ca. 1992

BOXES 39X-41X
Maggie Tabberer framed awards and certificates, ca. 1981-1990

BOX 42X
Maggie Tabberer framed photographs, ca. 1987

BOX 43X
“Maggies Column” newspaper clippings in large bound albums, ca. 1965- ca. 1969

BOX 44X
Maggie Tabberer large colour photographic portrait, ca. 1980. Scrapbook - “Maggie Personal”, newspaper clippings on large sheets, 1970-1976. Scrapbook - “Maggies Column” newspaper clippings on large sheets, 1970-1971

BOX 45X
Scrapbook - “Maggies Column” newspaper clippings on large sheets, 1970-1971

BOX 46X
Scrapbook - “Maggies Column” newspaper clippings on large sheets, 1972-1973

BOX 47X
Scrapbook - “Maggies Column” newspaper clippings on large sheets, 1975

BOX 48X
Scrapbook - “Maggies Column” newspaper clippings on large sheets, 1976-1977

BOX 49X

Scrapbook - Maggies Column” newspaper clippings on large sheets, 1977-1978

BOX 50X
Scrapbook - Maggie Tabberer personal newspaper clippings on large sheets in album, 1977-1978

BOX 51X
Scrapbook - Maggies Column” newspaper clippings on large sheets, 1979-1980

BOXES 52X-53X
Scrapbook - Maggie Tabberer personal newspaper clippings on large sheets in album, 1981-1984

MOTION PICTURE
16mm film reels (9 open reel films): Lyrebird Fashion Industry Awards, 1973. 3 “Maggie” TV show and This is Your Life, ca. 1970

VIDEO RECORDING
Approximately 202 video cassettes in 5 boxes, ca. 1975- ca. 1998. Unprocessed. Housed separately from the collection in Sub - basement - Mitchell Wing - Bay 73. For enquiries about this material, please contact Manuscripts Section. Include Fashion Industry Awards, 1975, Home Show, Osti presentation, 1979, ANZ Corporate collection, and Australian Women’s Weekly, This is Your Life, Maggie T fashion awards, Mike Walsh show, Kolotex Winter 1984, ANZ uniforms, A Current Affair, 1998, Midday, 1998, Good Morning show, interview with Geoff Harvey, 1998, episodes of Good Morning Australia on the Ten Network, ca. 2001, and other television appearances by Maggie Tabberer.

SOUND RECORDING
45 audio cassettes, ca. 1980-ca. 1998, call number MLOH 714/1-45.
Items 001-045 include Maggie Tabberer Associates parade backing music and slide show accompaniment, and tapes from Maggie T, fashion shows, Weiss, Zampatti, Amco, Siam, Tokyo Express etc. Also include Maggie Tabberer radio interviews.

REALIA
Maggie Tabberer award trophies, 1969-1987, call number R 2106

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