Letters from Patrick White to Margery Williams, 1960 - Oct. 1977, 1987, with associated papers and p...
Letters from Patrick White to Margery Williams, 1960 - Oct. 1977, 1987, with associated papers and photographs compiled by Alison Corfield, 1963-2011
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Date
1960-2011
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8102
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Physical Description
Contents
0.10 metres of textual material, 30 photographs (1 folder and 1 outsize folder)
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Level of description
Fonds
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Partly restricted : - - Applies only to Folder 1. Conditions available on request
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Copyright status : In copyright
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FOLDER 1 - RESTRICTED
Correspondence and photographs arranged mostly in chronological order by Alison Corfield. Collection includes:
Letters from Patrick White to Margery Williams from 1960-1987 including 36 letters (2 incomplete), 8 postcards and a Christmas card. White's letters deal with his work, particularly for the theatre both in...
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Full title
Letters from Patrick White to Margery Williams, 1960 - Oct. 1977, 1987, with associated papers and photographs compiled by Alison Corfield, 1963-2011
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Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Bonhams, Sydney, 26 June 2011, Lot 275
Collection history
Compiled and annotated by Alison Corfield from her mother's estate.
Administrative / Biographical history
Margery Williams, wife of the British Council representative in Australia, Norman Williams, was a close friend of Patrick White's. White respected her opinions and Williams herself provided information which was used in White’s short stories. She was the basis of the character Mrs Mortimer in The Vivisector (1970). In the late 1970s White fell ou...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 8102
Record Identifier
1l4dWJ51
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4dWJ51
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Reference code
936578
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