Swords Club scrapbooks and memorabilia, 1913-2014, compiled by Joan Beck and Janet Hopner Haswell
Swords Club scrapbooks and memorabilia, 1913-2014, compiled by Joan Beck and Janet Hopner Haswell
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1913-2014
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10141
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Pictures, Ephemera and Objects
Physical Description
Contents
2.35 metres of textual material (5 boxes)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Research & study copies allowed : Applies only to material in which the author has been deceased for more than 50 years
Out of copyright : Applies to photographs created before 1955
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Physical Access Conditions
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Large format scrapbooks in spiral bound folders, compiled and captioned by Joan Beck and Janet Haswell. The scrapbooks include typescript articles, manuscript notes, photocopied and printed journal articles from The Swords Club's 'Cloak & Dagger' and 'On Guard', newspaper clippings, printed ephemera, affixed realia and photographs relating to Joan...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Swords Club scrapbooks and memorabilia, 1913-2014, compiled by Joan Beck and Janet Hopner Haswell
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Janet Haswell in 2015
Collection history
Joan Beck compiled the scrapbooks and Janet Hasell, Beck’s student and friend, became the caretaker of them.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Swords Club is the oldest, continuously operating fencing club in Australia, founded in Sydney in 1913 by Frank Stuart. Joan Beck (1918-2014) was the club's second head coach. Joan Beck developed a passion for sport from a young age and was instrumental in the development of fencing in Australia in the mid-20th century. Beck trained state and n...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10141
Record Identifier
1l42AE51
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l42AE51
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9609157
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