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Sub-series 2: Will Lawson papers, 1924-1957

Sub-series 2: Will Lawson papers, 1924-1957

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Sub-series 2: Will Lawson papers, 1924-1957

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Full title

Sub-series 2: Will Lawson papers, 1924-1957

Author / Creator

Date

1924-1957

Call Numbers

MLMSS 3269/Box 737

Record Identifier

9qoaKpK1

Reference Code

1000182
Physical Description

Contents

0.16 metres of textual material (1 box)

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Level of description

Sub-series

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Copying Conditions

Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners

Research & study copies allowed : Applies only to material in which the author has been deceased for more than 50 years

Rights and Restrictions Information : No publication without prior written approval of copyright holder

Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Folder 1
Personal correspondence, 1924-1957

Folder 2
Letters from Will’s family, 1946-1957

Folder 3
Letters from John Hardley, 1948-1951

Folder 4
Letters from Pat Lawlor, 1944-1957

Folder 5
Letters and drawings from Arthur Messenger, 1946-1956

Folder 6
E. F. Yates (America) correspondence, 1951-1...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Sub-series 2: Will Lawson papers, 1924-1957

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Contextual Information

Administrative / Biographical history

William (Will) Lawson (1876-1957), author, was born in England and migrated to New Zealand with his family in 1880. Inspired by the poetry of Henry Lawson (no relation), he wrote ballads, short stories and novels. After his wife left him in 1942, he lived with Henry Lawson’s widow, Bertha, at Northbridge in Sydney until her death in 1957. Together...

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

MLMSS 3269/Box 737

Record Identifier

9qoaKpK1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoaKpK1

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Reference code

1000182

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