Vasco Loureiro (Louis Vasco) letters from from England and France, 1916-1918
Vasco Loureiro (Louis Vasco) letters from from England and France, 1916-1918
Vasco Loureiro (Louis Vasco) letters from from England and France, 1916-1918
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1916-1918
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8191/Box 1X
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Pictures and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
0.40 metres of textual material (7 items in outsize box) - manuscript
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Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Copyright holder : State Library of New South Wales
Rights and Restrictions Information : May be copied for reference and publication
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Digitised
Finding aids
Read the transcript here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2014/D25814/a9724.html
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
3 autograph letters signed by Louis Vasco to his wife Gwendolyn, dated 25 June 1917 ("Somewhere in France"); 20 June 1918 (General Hospital, France) and 30 June 1918 ("Somewhere in England").
1 photocopied letter, incomplete, 6 January 1918 (Sunday in Flanders) to unknown individual named Poppy.
1 mounted letter to the Trustees of the Brisban...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Vasco Loureiro (Louis Vasco) letters from from England and France, 1916-1918
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I letters
Letter to Poppy was transferred from PX*D 396, 25 September 1984
Digital order no:Album ID : 1081229
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Gwendolyn Vasco, October 1920.
Part of the European War Collecting Project (also known as the Soldiers' Diaries Collection or War Diaries Collection), established by the Trustees of the Mitchell Library in 1918.
Administrative / Biographical history
Born Vasco Loureiro in Brixton, London, he grew up in Melbourne and studied art at the National Gallery of Victoria from 1902-1905. His father, Artur Jose Loureiro was an accomplished artist, originally from Portugal. They emigrated to Australia in 1885. Vasco later moved to Sydney, drawing caricatures for a shilling for ferry passengers. After his...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8191/Box 1X
Record Identifier
9O4ovB4n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9O4ovB4n
Other Identifiers
Reference code
954437
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