9663234
- TitleIon Idriess letters received regarding his book The Cattle King
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 12047
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
10 February-17 May 1936 - Type of material
- Reference code9663234
- Physical Description0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript, typescript
- Collection historyBy descent from Ion Idriess to his grandchildren Wendell and Mark Peacock; purchased by the vendor at Sydney Rare Book Auctions auction on 13 February 2021
- Scope and ContentApproximately 70 letters written to Ion Idriess soon after publication in 1936 of his book The Cattle King, about Sir Sidney Kidman. Correspondents include journalist and historian M. H. Ellis, editor and writer Carl Ruhen, author Farmer Whyte, philanthropist Dame Edith Walker and Lady Isabel Kidman. Most of the letters give favourable reviews of the book, some providing additional biographical information.
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Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, and Courtesy copyright holder - Subject
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