422729
- TitleImogen Whyse papers, 1941-1976
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- Call numberMLMSS 3349
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1941-1976 - Type of material
- Reference code422729
- Physical Description1 volume and 3 boxes of textual material
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Imogen Whyse, 1885-1977, a poetess and actress who returned to Australia in 1945, founded the Poetry Society of Australia in 1954 and edited its journal Prism. She donated her collection of period costumes, 1789-1939, to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, N.S.W., in 1958 - Scope and ContentI. Personal papers, 1941-1976 a. Correspondence, 1941-1976 b. Memoirs and miscellaneous papers, including reviews, 1942-1968 and recipe book. II. Literary manuscripts a. Plays: The Sign, or next door to innocence, Without visible sign and Murder b. Poems, c.1958-c.1964 c. Children's stories d. Miscellaneous writings, including 'Trial of Jesus' a play by D. Fabbri, translated by I. Whyse. III. Miscellaneous material a. Material re collection of period costumes, 1789-1939 b. Newscuttings, 1941-1976, including printed poems by Imogen Whyse, 1971 c. Works by Members of the Poetry Society of Australia, including Heinz Nonveiller, 1965-1967 and Mary Lisle, c.1959. IV. Printed material, 1957-1961 Mainly issues of Prism
- Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-602C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - General note
This collection includes pictorial material at Pic.Acc.4071 - Creator/Author/Artist
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