Mary McPherson research papers on Brian James (aka John Lawrence Tierney) and Tierney family photographs, ca. 1870-2002

MLMSS 10188
PXA 7186

fonds

ca. 1870-2002

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

1001650

0.16 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript; typed
30 copy photoprints - black & white

John Lawrence Tierney (1892-1972) was an author and NSW school teacher who published four collections of short stories and two novels. Tierney also published many short stories for The Bulletin under the pseudonym of Brian James, where he met Douglas Stewart and Norman Lindsay, who became close friends.

Mary McPherson worked as a History Information Officer at the NSW Department of Education from 1991-2002. She has written the history of several NSW public schools, where, and during this time, she became interested in the life of educator and writer John Lawrence Tierney.

Source:
Library correspondence file.

Research papers from Mary McPherson and pictorial material by descent through the Tierney family.

FILE 1:
Mary McPherson research papers on Brian James (aka John Lawrence Tierney), 1993-2002

FILE 2:
Copy photoprints of John Lawrence Tierney family, ca. 1870-1969