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877001
  • Title
    File 01: Personal effects of Dame Mary Gilmore, ca 1898-1962
  • Call number
    R 928/Items 1-20
  • Level of description
    file
  • Date

    ca. 1898-1962
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    877001
  • Physical Description
    20 objects
  • Scope and Content
    1. Lock of hair
    2. Crochet hook ("no play" punishment device)
    3. Spectacles with spare lenses, first or second pair
    4-7. Spectacles with hinged case with notes from Dame Mary, 1931; bifocals, 1932, 1932, 1937
    8-9. Spare lenses stored in case and envelope, 1937
    10. The Argonauts Club, certificate of member with pin
    11. Handkerchief, square with embroidered edges
    12-13. Handkerchief with lace edges (or doily)
    14. Armband worn in protest
    15. May Queen sash, 1961
    16. Building Workers sash, 1961
    17. Banner with painted text "Dame Mary Gilmore Veteran Poetess & Writer"
    18. Mary Gilmore Award with profile on front, and "97th Birthday Greeting 16.8.92" on obverse. Brass medal with presentation box
    19. Block for photo of Mary Gilmore as a child
    20. Bookplate for "Her Totem"
  • Access Conditions

    Access via appointment
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