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954537
  • Title
    Daisies: a poem, by Frank Dempster Sherman, transcribed by Sir William Dixson and a child's picture, done by the children of Mr Ian Hope, Secretary of the Dixson Trust Pty Ltd, no date
  • Creator
  • Call number
    DLSPENCER 494
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    no date
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    954537
  • Physical Description
    1 folder of textual material - manuscript
  • Scope and Content
    The poem 'Daisies', was written out by Sir William Dixson because it charmed him. Accompanying it is a coloured crayon drawing done by the children of Mr Ian Hope, Secretary of the Dixson Trust Pty Ltd., Sydney, Sir William was fond of these children and sometimes hung their 'pictures' in his library. These two items illustrate a deep and abiding characteristic of Sir William Dixson's namely, his love of and tenderness towards children
  • Description source

    Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
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