Cecily Osborne research papers mainly concerning her grandfather Reverend John Osborne, ca. 1988-1995 and four autograph albums, ca. 1909-1949

MLMSS 8430

fonds

ca. 1909-1995

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Drawings, Clippings

447138

0.18 metres of textual material (1 box)

Cecily Osborne was the granddaughter of Wesleyan minister and journalist, Reverend John Osborne (1842-1908). He was minister at Adenong in 1873, Yass in 1874-76, Newtown in 1877-79 and Newcastle in 1880-82, and won repute as a topical preacher. In 1883 he was appointed to the important York Street church. In 1884 he resigned from the Wesleyan ministry and the Methodist Church and joined the Daily Telegraph.

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Compiled from the collection

Cecily Osborne personal diary, 1974, containing research notes relating to her grandfather Rev. John Osborne

Research material relating to Rev. John Osborne, ca. 1870-1908, relating to Northumberland election, free trade and protection in 1887, and Argyle by-election in 1883-1885, compiled by Cecily Osborne, ca. 1988-1989. Includes notes, photocopies and excerpts from newspapers, books and journals, the Public Service Journal and Association, transcript excerpts of letters and photocopies of cartoons from ‘the Bulletin’

Letters from libraries, historical societies and universities enclosing photocopies of research material on Rev. John Osborne, compiled ca. 1988-1995, including letter from Edward James Merewether with information relating to the York Street Centenary Chapel, 22 June 1995

Annotated first drafts of biography on Rev. John Osborne by Cecily Osborne, ca. 1989, with newscuttings and photocopies of cartoons

Betty Seagle correspondence, with transcript and extracts of letters from John Osborne to Rev. S. Rabone and William Fletcher mainly relating to Methodist missions and missionaries in Rotuma, ca. 1870-1875, photocopies of book chapters, and newscuttings, ca. 1883-1884, and annotated notes, compiled ca. 1989-1991
(Includes photocopies of Restricted material from Methodist Overseas Missions collections in Mitchell Luibrary)

Newscuttings relating to Presbyterian minister Dr Peter Cameron heresy conviction, 1991-1993

Four autograph albums containing autographs and drawings by illustrators, cartoonists, writers and radio, ballet and other performing artists:

Two large autograph albums compiled by Cecily Osborne's aunt, ca. 1909-1915 with illustrations by Cleve Handfield, Ivy Vial, Eric Friedlander, Thorn Masters, Ruby Griffith, L. Tuckey, S. Cohen, Stan Exton, Theo Jenson, J.A. Doran, Geo Asher, Louis L Blanche, J. A Doran and signatures and quotes by John Philip Sousa, Harold Vernon Cliff, John R MacCulloch

Two small autograph albums compiled by Cecily Osborne, ca. 1936-1949, including illustrations of performers in costume by Jennifer Cortis, Betty Morgan, Julian A. Morgan, Cherie A. Morgan and Ruth Levy and signatures and quotes of Madge Elliot, Cyril Richard, Dymphna Cusack, Max Oldaker, John Osborne, Jack Davey, B. J Hickson, W. Parsons, B. Osborne, Gladys Moncrieff, Valda Godfrey, Jack Lumsdaine, Cyril James, Ina Tighe, Stan Parsons, John McCallum, Fred Murray, Max Oldaher, Pat Norton and De Basil Company dancers including Tamara Toumanova, David Lichine, Tatiana Riabouchinska

English, French

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