Frank Cowburn papers, ca 1912-1985, including Coronation Medal (1953) and music scores
Frank Cowburn papers, ca 1912-1985, including Coronation Medal (1953) and music scores
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Date
ca 1912-1985
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9193 , R 2134
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Physical Description
Contents
0.16 metres of textual material (1 box), some files contain photographs
1 object (commemorative medal) - 31 mm in diameter - silver
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Includes manuscript diaries, transcript of diaries, photographs, medal and a small amount of sheet music.
MANUSCRIPT
Handwritten manuscript diaries in looseleaf ring-binders.
In front of each volume there is an index.
Memoirs of Frank Cowburn, vol. 1. 1894-1906.
Memoirs of Frank Cowburn, vol. 2. 1903-1917.
Memoirs of Frank Cowburn, vol. 3. 1916-1931.
Memoirs of Frank Cowburn, vol. 4. 1933-1958.
Memoirs of Frank Cowburn, vol. 5. 1960-1985.
Bound copies of manuscript diaries (2 copies, A5 size).
Bound copy of manuscript diary, 'Dad's memoir to arrival in Sydney'.
Bound copies of typed manuscript diary (2 copies, A5 and A4 size).
Volume (green) of Cowburn family history, 1808-1985, documents, biographies, certificates, newspaper clippings, and photographs, mainly of Frank Gowburn, his 1st wife Olive, their children, John and Monna, and his 2nd wife, Bridget.
Volume (blue) of Waraker family history, 1880-2008, compiled by Charles Hammond Waraker. Inlcudes biographies, certificates and correspondence.
1 folder of Cowburn family tree, 4 pages.
MUSIC
1 folder of manuscript music scores. Music and lyrics are mostly by Frank Cowburn. Dated 1921-1973.
REALIA
R 2134
1953 Coronation Medal. Queen Elizabeth II instituted the medal to honour her coronation in 1953. It was awarded to 11,500 Australians. Frank Cowburn's name is listed.
(Reference: 1953 'LIST OF CORONATION MEDAL AWARDS.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 2 June, p. 6, viewed 29 October, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18371227).
31mm wide circular silver medal with scroll and laterally-pierced ball suspension; the face with the head and shoulders portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in robes of state with the collar of the Order of the Garter and the badge of the Order of the Bath, wearing a Tudor crown, facing right; the reverse with the crowned cipher of Queen El...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Frank Cowburn papers, ca 1912-1985, including Coronation Medal (1953) and music scores
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Description source
Information upgraded as part of the Manuscripts Unprocessed eRecords Project 2013-2014
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Monna Cowburn, 2009
Administrative / Biographical history
Frank Cowburn was born in Yorkshire, 1894, left England in 1912, came to Australia, studied and worked for the NSW Department of Education, retired in 1955, and died in 1985.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9193 , R 2134
Record Identifier
Y0KD4qq1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0KD4qq1
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Reference code
861905
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