Catherine Helen Spence - Papers, 1856-1909
Catherine Helen Spence - Papers, 1856-1909
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1856-1909
Call Numbers
MLMSS 202
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Physical Description
Contents
0.3 metres of textual material (5 vols, 1 box)
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Level of description
Fonds
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : MLMSS 202/1).
Microfilm : MLMSS 202/2).
Microfilm : MLMSS 202/3).
Microfilm : CY 254, frames 424-778 (MLMSS 202/4).
Microfilm : CY 255, frames 1-523 (MLMSS 202/5).
Microfilm : CY 256, frames 1-109 (MLMSS 202/6).
Finding aids
Click here to see extended guide to this collection in Guide to Australian Literary Manuscripts - https://onesearch.library.uwa.edu.au/view/delivery/61UWA_INST/12364185300002101
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Contents
This collection consists of the following five record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series.
1. Talks, articles and research notes, 1861-1907
2. Poems, date unknown
3. Correspondence, 1856-1909
4. Newspaper cuttings and proofsheets, 1876-1907
5. Printed material concerning the South African War, 1899-...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Catherine Helen Spence - Papers, 1856-1909
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs J.P. Morice in 1937
Administrative / Biographical history
Catherine Helen Spence, 1825-1910, writer and reformer, migrated with her family to South Australia in 1839. She wrote five novels, 1854-1868, and social and political newspaper articles, 1865-1907. She advocated an electoral system of proportional representation called the Hare-Spence system, published books and pamphlets and spoke on this and oth...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 202
Record Identifier
9yM3Z2x9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM3Z2x9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
66060
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