Helen Schlenk - letters received from Hazel Namatjira, 1943-46, undated
Helen Schlenk - letters received from Hazel Namatjira, 1943-46, undated
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1943-1946, undated
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7320
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Language
- English
- Australian languages
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Photographs
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
9 December 1943-6 December 1946, undated; Seven letters from Hazel Namatjira to Hazel Schlenk. Six are in English and one in an Aboriginal language with translation attached. The letters were written from Hermannsburg Mission at Alice Springs, Immanuel Girls Hostel at North Walkerville and Immanuel College at North Walkerville. A photograph of Haz...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Helen Schlenk - letters received from Hazel Namatjira, 1943-46, undated
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Pioneer Books in August 1979
Administrative / Biographical history
Hazel Namatjira was the daughter of Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira.
At the time the letters were written Helen Schlenk was a child at Sunday School. She was allotted Hazel Namatjira from a Centralian Mission School as a pen friend.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7320
Record Identifier
1l4dQ6q1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4dQ6q1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
431939
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