D. S. Murray Pty Ltd and Daphne Lera records, [ca. 1856-ca. 2011]
D. S. Murray Pty Ltd and Daphne Lera records, [ca. 1856-ca. 2011]
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Date
1856-2011
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10314/1-21 , MLMSS 10314/22X-23X
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Physical Description
Contents
4.36 metres of textual material (23 boxes)
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Copyright status : In copyright – life of author(s) plus 70 years
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Records of the bookbinding company D.S. Murray Pty Ltd and Daphne Lera papers, 1856-2007.
BOXES 1-2
D.S. Murray letters, birth and death certificates, 1856-1938
Correspondence, 1980-2000
Daphne Lera student work LCP, 1978-1979
Finishing Techniques, by Daphne Lera, 1972
Book Quote Book, 1984-2000
Gowings Lease and ephemera,...
Alternative Titles
Full title
D. S. Murray Pty Ltd and Daphne Lera records, [ca. 1856-ca. 2011]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Description source
Contents list adapted from inventory supplied by donor.
Object History
By descent from Daphne Lera
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Paul Geros and Justine Lera in 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
D.S. Murray Pty Ltd, Specialist Bookbinders & Gold Stampers was established in Sydney in 1883 by David Sheldon Murray. On his retirement, the running of the company was taken over by his two daughters who built up the business to be the most successful bindery in Sydney. In 1983 the business was bought by Daphne Lera, an English bookbinder who had...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10314/1-21 , MLMSS 10314/22X-23X
Record Identifier
1wNrwx2n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wNrwx2n
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Reference code
1001756
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