Margel Hinder - papers, ca. 1900-1995

MLMSS 6088/Boxes 1-8, 10-11
MLMSS 6088/Box 9X

fonds

ca. 1900-1995 (includes transcriptions of letters dated 1776 and 1858)

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Clippings, Photographs

111372

1.4 metres of textual material (10 boxes, 1 outsize box) includes photographs - manuscript, typescript, and printed
Clippings

Margel Hinder (nee Harris) was born in New York in 1906 and grew up in Buffalo. In 1926 she moved to Boston where she studied sculpture. She married Australian artist Frank Hinder in 1930 and came to Australia with him and their daughter Enid in 1934. In 1953 she shared third prize in the international Unknown Political Prisoner sculpture competition. Her most visible achievements are her large scale sculptures at Woden Town Centre in Canberra, Northpoint in North Sydney, the Reserve Bank in Sydney and the Captain Cook Memorial Fountain in Newcastle. She was an activist, particularly concerned with preservation of wildlife and the wilderness. In 1979 she was awarded an Order of Australia. She is represented in Commonwealth, State and regional galleries. She died in 1995.

Margel Hinder - correspondence files concerning sculptures, 1958-1994 (Call No.: ML MSS 6088/1-4)
Margel Hinder - general correspondence file, 1942-1995 RESTRICTED (Call No.: ML MSS 6088/5-7)
Margel Hinder - biographical material and newscuttings, 1960-1994 (Call No.: ML MSS 6088/8)
Margel Hinder - photographs, ca.1900-1991 (Call No.: ML MSS 6088/9X, 10)
Margel Hinder - material concerning her early life in the USA and the Harris family, 1910-1995 (Call No.: ML MSS 6088/11)
Margel Hinder - audio cassettes, 1975-1992 (Call No.: MLOH 198/1-10)

This collection comprises 6 record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record.

Partly restricted: -