Bill Cantwell - further papers, 1918-1990

MLMSS 7745

fonds

1918 - 1990

Textual Records, Graphic Materials

456588

7 boxes - 0.9 Meters

Bill Cantwell (1899-1990) was born Ida Florence Wilks, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Wilks of Maitland, N.S.W.. She married journalist Harry Cantwell who died in Sydney in 1962. A friend to many Australian artists, including James Gleeson and Sir Sidney Nolan, she was also a friend and confidante of the physician and medical historian Sir Edward Ford. Cantwell was a benefactor of a number of Australian cultural and tertiary institutions.

I. PERSONAL PAPERS, 1918-1990

1933-1990; Correspondence, being mainly letters received with enclosures, A-L: Correspondents include Betty Abrahams, 1979-1990; Nell Baker, 1967-1983; Pamela Bell, 1963-1976; Harry Cantwell, 1933; Jack Cantwell, 1952, 1965; Margaret Dick, Date unknown; 'H. V. Evatt' file including Rosalind Carrodus, 1985-1990, Peter Crockett, 1984-1985, and Mary Alice Evatt, Date unknown; Gordon Fleet, 1985-1990; Dorothy L. Ford, 1984-1990; James Gleeson, 1965, 1990; Alison Holster, 1981-1990; W. Gerald Holt, 1973, Date unknown; Sir Brian Horrocks, 1963; Ruth Latukefu, 1967-1968; and David J. Lee, 1985-1989 (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/1)
1966-1990; Correspondence, being mainly letters received with enclosures, M-W: Correspondents include 'Macquarie University' file, 1966-1990, including Eoin Wilkinson, Barry Scott, A. G. Mitchell, Mollie Thomson, Barrie Mitcheson and Judy Campbell; Elizabeth and Robert Nelson, 1971-1989, Jinx Nolan, Date unknown; Paul family, 1974-1987, being mainly Judith Paul; Florence Rodda, 1983-1987; Kenneth Fitzpatrick Russell, 1986-1987; Jean Fogo Russell, 1986-1988; Dorrie Sherwood, 1978-1987; Kylie Tennant, 1977, 1983; Barbara Troy, 1970-1990; Eoin Wilkinson, 1980-1989; and Wilks family, 1988-1989 (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/2)
1950, 1964-1990; Miscellaneous correspondence, including unidentified correspondents (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/3)
1945-1990; Correspondence mainly concerning gifts, loans and sales to Australian art galleries and libraries, including Art Gallery of New South Wales, University of Sydney Library, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, National Trust of Australia (New South Wales), Maitland City Art Gallery, Sydney Opera House Trust, National Library of Australia and University of New South Wales Library, with letter received from Frank McDonald, 1977 (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/3)
1926-1932; Writings of Bill and Harry J. Cantwell mainly concerning their travels, including newscutting of 'A Woman in Siberia' by Ida F. Cantwell from Brisbane, 1927; and photocopied letters from Harry to Bill (Ida Florence Cantwell), 1952 (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/3)
1950-1990; Newscuttings, with related notes and printed material. Subjects and topics include Sir John Kerr, 1975-1980; Malcolm Fraser and Gough Whitlam, 1973-1981; Hal Missingham and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1950--198-; and death notice for Henry Cantwell, 13 Nov. 1962 (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/3)
1926-1990; Miscellaneous papers, including extracts from pocket diary, 15 Apr.-4 May 1966, concerning Cynthia and Sidney Nolan; notes on visit to Clune Galleries, 6 June 1962; travel ephemera, 1926; and catalogue of exhibition: Merioola and After, S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust Centre, Observatory Hill, Sydney, 12 July-17 Aug. 1986, with insertions pasted down including photograph of Cantwell and Chica Lowe, 194-, letter received from Lowe, pr. 1941, and pencil sketch of Lowe by Cantwell, 1941 (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/3)
1935-1985; Printed material, being mainly auction and sale catalogues of Australian art, and catalogues of exhibitions by Sidney Nolan, with some inscribed by him; and other publications including Our Girls 1884-1984 (1984), compiled and edited by Mollie Eichholzer, being the centenary history of Maitland Girls' High School, with enclosures, 1903, ca. 1915, 1968-1987, some concerning the Wilks family (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/4)
1918-1987; Pictorial material, originally in 7 small albums, being mainly photographs of Elizabeth Wilks; Thomas Wilks; Maitland flood, 1930; Bill Cantwell and Harry Cantwell; Maxim Brodi, 1927; Luigi Nobili, 1931; James Gleeson; Dorrie Sherwood; Bill with Olga Penton, Max and Frank Stephens; Sir Edward Ford; Dorothy L. Ford; Gordon Fleet; Bill with H. V Evatt and Mary Alice Evatt dining at Rainaud's restaurant, King Street, Sydney, 1956; Bill with attendees at the presentation of the Sir Edward Ford Bequest to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians' History of Medicine Library, 1987; paintings by Francis Lymburner and Desiderius Orban and Margaret Olley gifted to Macquarie University by Bill Cantwell; 'Trevelyan', Spencer, (Mangrove Creek, N.S.W.) and residential flats: Alabama (7 Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay, N.S.W.); pen and pencil sketches by Cantwell; and postcards received from Sidney Nolan, 1950, 1977-1978 (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/5)

II.PAPERS CONCERNING SIR EDWARD FORD, 1934-1987

1982-1985; Diaries (2 vols), 1983-1984, with enclosures, illustrated and presented by Cantwell to Ford (1983 diary returned to Cantwell by Ford after completion) (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/6)
1949-1979; Greeting and postcards received from, among others, Dorothy L. Ford and Jean Fogo Russell (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/6)
1941; Typed transcripts by Cantwell of letters from Ford to his family, 7 Apr.-27 Sept. 1941, signed by Ford, and of Ford's letter-diary , 29 June-20 July 1946 (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/6)
1934-1987; Scrapbook, compiled by Cantwell, illustrated by her and Ford, and including cards and letters received by her from Ford, Elizabeth Harrower, 16 May 1983, and Nancy Phelan, 19 Dec. 1985, and photographs of Cantwell with William Bede Daley and Sheila Gordon, ca. 1933. Bookplate of Bill Cantwell adhered to inside of front cover. (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/6)
1961-1987, Date unknown; Miscellaneous papers including obituary for Sir Edward Ford, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 Sept. 1986; eulogy by Mrs Willis Ripper and memorial address by Bryan Gandevia, 2 Sept. 1986; and address by Dorothy L. Ford at ceremony to mark the presentation of the Sir Edward Ford Bequest to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 19 Feb. 1987 (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/6)
1978; Bound photocopied typescript of Ford and Australian Medical History: An Exhibition to mark Sir Edward Ford's Gift of Medical Australiana to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, held at Scientific Meeting Room of the College, Sydney, Oct. 1978, being signed and inscribed presentation copy from Ford, with photograph of him on front cover. Bookplate of Bill Cantwell adhered to inside of front cover (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/6)
1953-1954; Bound volume of A Bibliography of James George Beaney, M.D., F.R.C.S.E. (1953), jointly with A Bibliography of William Thomson, F.R.C.S.E., F.L.S. (1954), both by Edward Ford, being signed and inscribed presentation copies from the author, with manuscript additions, annotations and corrections by Cantwell to the former bibliography. Bookplate of Bill Cantwell adhered to inside of front cover (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/7)
1960; The Book of Hampstead (1960), edited by Mavis and Ian Norrie, being presentation copy received from Ford and originally signed and inscribed copy from Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke to Ford, 4 Nov. 1960. Bookplate of Bill Cantwell adhered to inside of front cover (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/7)
1976; Bibliography of Australian Medicine 1790-1900 (1976) by Edward Ford, being signed and inscribed presentation copy from the author, with enclosures, 1952, 1963, 1977-1987, mainly concerning John A. Ferguson. Bookplate of Bill Cantwell adhered to inside of front cover (Call No.: MLMSS 7745/7)

Author/Artist entries:
Abrahams, Betty
Baker, Nell
Bell, Pamela, 1933-
Blomfield, Connie
Cantwell, Harry, d. 1962
Cantwell, Jack
Carrodus, Rosalind
Crockett, Peter William, 1954-
Dick, Margaret
Evatt, Mary Alice, 1898-1973
Fleet, Gordon
Ford, Dorothy L.
Ford, Edward, 1902-1986
Gleeson, James, 1915-
Harrower, Elizabeth, 1928-
Holster, Alison, 1934-
Holt, W. Gerald
Horrocks, Brian, Sir, 1895-1985
Latukefu, Ruth A.
Lowe, Chica
McDonald, Frank
Mitchell, A. G. (Alexander George), 1911-
Mitcheson, B. (Barrie), 1937-
Nelson, Robert
Nolan, Jinx
Nolan, Sidney, Sir, 1917-1992
Paul, Judith
Phelan, Nancy, 1913-
Rodda, Florence
Russell, Jean Fogo
Russell, K. F. (Kenneth Fitzpatrick), 1911-1987
Scott, Barry
Selwyn-Clarke, Selwyn, Sir, 1893-1976
Sherwood, Dorrie
Tennant, Kylie, 1912-1988
Thomson, Mollie, 1923-1980
Troy, Barbara
Wilkinson, E. H. (Eoin H.)

Earlier accessions of the papers of Bill Cantwell are located at MLMSS 3356, MLMSS 4882 and MLMSS 4882 ADD-ON 1873