Photographs of Lillian Roxon, family and friends, 1920s-1970s
Photographs of Lillian Roxon, family and friends, 1920s-1970s
About this item
Full title
Date
1920s-1970s
Call Numbers
PXE 1196
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 slide - colour
3 transparencies - colour
7 negatives - black & white
247 photographs - Chiefly black & white
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Includes family portraits prior to and after the Roxon family's arrival to Australia from Italy in 1932, scenes of family parties and events, individual portraits of Lillian Roxon throughout her life from childhood to adulthood. Also scenes with friends and from her journalism career in the USA when she worked with and is photographed with musician...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs of Lillian Roxon, family and friends, 1920s-1970s
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Some photographs identified and dated on reverse
Description source
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.4512 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by S. Jobson Darroch
Administrative / Biographical history
Lillian Roxon (1932-1973), journalist and author, was born on 8 February 1932 at Savona, Italy, second of three children of Izydor Ropschitz, medical practitioner, and his wife Rosa, née Breitman. Settling in Brisbane in 1940, Izydor was registered as a medical practitioner on 14 November. Next month he changed his name to Isador Roxon. Lillian boa...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1196
Record Identifier
9AL4gQBY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4gQBY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
910288
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