Dame Maud McCarthy photographs and papers, ca. 1845-1935

PXE 1099
PXE 1097
ON 454
MIN 470

fonds

ca. 1845-1935

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Photographs, Watercolours, Clippings

132530

49 photographic prints - 24 x 19 cm. or smaller
1 watercolour - miniature on ivory - 5.3 x 4.5 cm.
6 sheets - manuscript
1 photonegative - glass - 15 x 10 cm.

Dame Emma Maud McCarthy, 1859-1949, nursing sister and army matron-in-chief, was born on 22 September 1859

Maud McCarthy was sister-in-charge of Sophia women's ward at the outbreak of the South African War and was one of the six sisters selected from London Hospital by Princess Alexandra to go to South Africa as her own 'military' nursing sisters. Resigning from the hospital on 25 December 1899, McCarthy served with distinction throughout 1899-1902 with the Army Nursing Service Reserve, receiving the Queen's and the King's Medal and the Royal Red Cross. Returning to England in July 1902, she was awarded a special decoration by Queen Alexandra. She then became involved in the formation of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, was promoted matron within the service in February 1903 and during the next seven years was successively matron of Aldershot, Netley and Millbank military hospitals. In 1910 she was appointed principal matron at the War Office, a position she held until the outbreak of World War I

She was matron-in-chief, Territorial Army Nursing Service, from 1920 until her retirement in 1925. Dame Maud McCarthy died at her home at Chelsea, London, on 1 April 1949. A pastel portrait by Austin Spare is in the Imperial War Museum

Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mccarthy-dame-emma-maud-7306, (accessed 8 March, 2012)

PXE 1099
Items 1-2
Maud McCarthy portraits, ca. 1900-1935 during her professional life as nursing sister and matron-in-chief in England and France during World War I

PXE 1097/Box 1
Items 3-16
Maud McCarthy portraits, ca. 1900-1935 during her professional life as nursing sister and matron-in-chief in England and France during World War I, along with photos of parades and newsclippings

PXE 1097/Box 2
Items 17-53 (minus Item 51)
Family portraits and papers, ca. 1845-1900. Includes cartes de visite portraits of McCarthy and Beckett family members. Family scenes ca. 1874-1878 taken at 'Deepdene' (including having tea and group portraits), also on the verandah at Homebush, and scenes at Bowral as well as three manuscript letters

ON 454
Item 51
Glass negative of a portrait of Maud McCarthy

MIN 470
Item 54
Handpainted miniature of [Willie?] ca. 1840's

Access via appointment - Applies to ON 454 and MIN 470

Out of copyright: Created before 1955 (photographs)
Copyright restrictions may apply: to drawings and letters
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Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.1209 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I papers
Transferred from Manuscripts Section, UNCAT MSS SET 88