Series 01: Caroline Simpson personal papers, ca. 1935-2003

MLMSS 9534/Boxes 1-36
MLMSS 9534/Box 37X

series

ca. 1935-2003

Textual Records, Graphic Materials

1071053

6.27 metres of textual and graphic material (36 boxes, 1 outsize box)

BOX 1
Pocket diaries, 1947-2003

BOXES 2-4
Royal Horticultural Society diaries, 1970-1984, 1986-1994 and 1995-2003

BOX 5
Various personal documents and journals including, Miss C.E.O. Fairfax British Passport 1947 and 1950, Garden Notes journal, ca. 1961, Birthday Notes journal, ca. 1937, Addresses Book, ca. 1960, 'C.R.D. 12.2.53' monogramed note book, 1953, Table Plan journal, ca. 1959. Personal notebooks, ca. 1950-ca. 1978

BOXES 6-7
Personal notebooks, 1979-1991 and 1992-2003

BOXES 8-10
Documents relating to the Caroline Simpson Scholarship at the Prince of Wales Institute of Architecture, London. The Scholarship is for research on English Colonial Architecture and 18th Century English Architecture. Includes: 'Temples of the Four Winds', 2 volume thesis by Matthew Hardy, 1999, nine pieces of Prince of Wales Institute of Architecture ephemera - including graduate school catalogue, foundation course catalogue, annual review, brochures and literature re Caroline Simpson scholarship, 1990s, and five issues of 'Perspectives on Architecture', UK, 1990s

BOXES 11-13
Documents relating to the Caroline Simpson Scholarship at the Prince of Wales Institute of Architecture, London. The Scholarship is for research on English Colonial Architecture and 18th Century English Architecture. Includes: 'Enlightened Architecture, The Sculptural Essence - A Study of the Exteriors of Selected Works in Australia and Britain designed by Francis Greenway and Sir John Soane', by Bruce Michael Edgar, April 1999 and 'Francis Howard Greenway 1777-1837', 2 volume thesis by Bruce Michael Edgar, 2000-2001.
Two letter boxes of correspondence, applications, interview schedules, brochures, details of scholarship, agreement for scholarship, between Caroline Simpson and the Institute, 1990s

BOXES 14-15
Correspondence and Personal Documents: 30 letters and notes sending congratulations on Caroline and Philip's wedding, April 1959, 34 theatre programmes, art exhibition catalogues, general magazines, 1960s-2000, English and Australian performances, exhibitions and magazines, various magazines and newcuttings, 1990s

BOX 16
Caroline Simpson Family photographs. Souvenir of Vaucluse House. 100 postcards from Simpson family and friends

BOX 17
New Testament Bible found in the Congregational Church, Jersey Road, Woollahra, New South Wales by Mrs Robert Pretty, wife of the Rector and given to Caroline Simpson in Sydney, 1972. Bible inscribed 'J. R. Fairfax, Oxford, 23rd November 1909'. 10 Barry Humphries programmes of his one man shows in Australia, press clippings re Humphries, Dame Edna calendar and a handwritten note and card from Humphries to Simpson. Programme for Midnight Performance for Polish Relief, Theatre Royal, 12th March 1940, single sheet, printed both sides, The Magistrate by Pinero, programme from production at the National Theatre London, signed by Nigel Hawthorne, 1986, Photographs related to John Laidley

BOX 18
Fairfield School, Bellevue Hill, was run by Mrs Broinowski and was the kindergarten attended by Caroline Fairfax and her brother James. Contents include: school photos, magazine produced by school, correspondence, 1990s

BOXES 19-20
Womens' Committee of the National Trust. 12 envelopes relating to activities of the Womens' Committee of the National Trust, 1962-1981 and 1994. Includes press clippings, correspondence and financial documents relating to exhibitions and fundraising events organised by the Committee

BOXES 21-23
Caroline Simpson correspondence and documents including miscellaneous publications, Clyde Bank memorabilia, Joseph Moore and Family, Joyce Farmhouse, 15 Valerie Avenue, Baulkham Hills - Warranties and Stamped Plans, William Joyce and Joyce Farm - Source Working Documents and album of photographs of 'Joyce Farmhouse Restoration'

BOX 24
Letters received and documents related to the Order of Australia award, 1999. Correspondence with Stephen Jacques and Stephen and with Minter Ellison, 1980s, about various legal matters. 4 documents relating to the Eryldene Trust Appeal 1980. Sue Rosen report re Joyce Farm, Toongabbie, 1997; also history of Joyce Farm by David Sheedy Pty Ltd, 1996. Miscellaneous Events. Documentation about 'An Evening Rout at Hatfield House', 1994, in presence of the Prince of Wales, and other events during visit to the UK. 'Reflections' - The National Trust Quarterly, November 2002- January 2003. 'Mudgee Arts Council Inc. presents Conrad Martens Returns to Mudgee - A collection of Conrad Martens paintings, drawings and artefacts from the Mitchell & Dixson Collections of the State Library of New South Wales and private collections, The Mudgee Shire Stables Gallery, Mudgee, 30 May to 9 June 1997. 'Business Review Weekly', 20 May 1996. Art Gallery New South Wales Foundation, Annual Report 1998. Photograph of medallion. Caroline Simpson's personal file. Thank you letters and other correspondence, including carbon copy of letter from Simpson to John Howard on 20 November 2001 congratulating him on his re-election. Documents relating to the Simpson and Fairfax families, 1996

BOX 25
Financial documents relating to the Simpson Trust Account, 1961-1980. 1 envelope of theatre programmes marked 'Edward Simpson Theatrical Material'. Press clippings re Simpson and her friends. Correspondence with the State Library and Annual Reports of the Library Foundation, 1990-2002. Caroline and Philip Simpson's Party and Christmas card lists. Letters and cards, including from Malcolm Fraser, 1999; Elisabeth Murdoch, undated; 3 from Tammie Fraser, 1977, re the Australiana Fund; Garfield Barwick, 1968; Nick Greiner, 1989; Florence Packer, 1971; John Howard 2000

BOX 26
Clyde Bank miscellaneous papers. Press clippings related to Simpson and projects she was interested in. Three National Trust medals, undated; medal for Pavilion of the Holy See, World Expo, 1988; 1 empty ring box; Book of Common Prayer carried by Simpson at her wedding; Simpson's passport 1998; National Trust Life Membership Card; small bundle of correspondence and documents. Miscellaneous maps and publications. 28 photographs of Joyce Farmhouse, Toongabbie, taken for "Gardens in Australia" by photographer Simon Griffiths, 2000

BOX 27
National Trust communications 1970s-1990s. Personal correspondence, press clippings, notes and documents re family, 1970s-1990s. Includes letter from Tony Abbott, 1996, and invitation to Prime Minister's 1978 reception for Commonwealth Heads of Government. Letter from William Heseltine, Assistant Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen, Buckingham Palace, London, to 'Mrs Philip Simpson', 2nd June 1978

BOX 28
Letters received, 1980s and 1990s; also copies of Simpson's obituary and letters of condolence received by family, 2003

BOXES 29-33
Personal correspondence received from Caroline Simpson's grandmother and others: 20 letters from Elliott Carnegy and his daughter Elizabeth, Scotland, late 1970s [the Carnegy estate adjoined that of the Geoffrey Fairfaxes and there were close links between the two families] 9 letters from husband Philip, undated. 46 letters from brother James Fairfax, 1946-1960s. 7 letters from stepmother Hanne, 1949-1954. 23 letters from half-brother Edward Gilly, 1950s-1970s.
15 letters from David Wilson, 1948-1952. Telford Simpson correspondence. 50 letters from other correspondents, 1980s-2001. 1 bundle of letters from Simpson to mother, 1960s-1970s
Approx. 70 letters from grandmother Lady James Fairfax, 1950s. 30 letters from father Warwick Fairfax, 1948-1960
28 bundles of letters from mother Betty Fairfax to Simpson, 1950-1983

BOXES 34-35
Caroline's autograph book, 1942-1945, includes signatures (many cut out from letters) of friends and notables including Governor-General Lord Gowrie. 5 envelopes containing invitations to weddings, official functions and entertainments, including invitations issued by the Simpsons, 1960s-2001. 1 envelope of Christmas cards received from Prime Ministers and Governors-General 1980s-1990s including Malcolm Fraser, Zelman Cowen, and Ninian Stephen. Photographs of Caroline Simpson and family.

BOX 36
Australiana Fund, 1980-2002: press clippings, photocopies, correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial statements, photographs of items under consideration by the Fund. Simpson was on the Board of the Fund. Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy , 1993-2001: correspondence, faxes, guest lists, circulars, press clippings and documents relating to the 2001 Republic referendum

BOX 37X
William Joyce and Joyce Farm folder. Parish maps. Photograph of Fairfield School, Bellevue Hill, run by Mrs Broinowski, 1935

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