Commonplace book of quotations, dedications, illustrations, poetry and photographs, ca.1899-1926 / a...
Commonplace book of quotations, dedications, illustrations, poetry and photographs, ca.1899-1926 / attributed to George Henry Walton Smith
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1899-1926
Call Numbers
PXB 1730
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Physical Description
Contents
9 photographs - gelatin silver
23 drawings - pen and ink, watercolour, pastel (visual work), pencil
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Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : This collection has multiple copyright holders
Copyright restrictions may apply : Artistic works in this collection where the creator died before 1955 are all out of copyright. Artistic works where the creator died after 1955 are in copyright for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
Out of copyright : Created before 1955 - applies to photographs
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A bound volume of autographs, dedications, handwritten notes, poems, photographs and artistic works, ca. 1899-1926. Includes works in pencil, pen and ink and watercolour by W. J. Hodge, Laura Booth, Florence Walton Smith and Mabel Forsythe. Also contains an autographed dedication from Millicent Bryant, the first Australian woman to be awarded a pil...
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Full title
Commonplace book of quotations, dedications, illustrations, poetry and photographs, ca.1899-1926 / attributed to George Henry Walton Smith
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Inscription on inside cover reads: F. M. Walton Smith [Florence May Walton Smith] "Pendower" Oxford St, Paddington, 1906, from P. G. WS. Address has been crossed out and replaced by: Mylora, 30 Bondi Rd, Waverley.
Attributions / Conjectures
Attributed to George Henry Walton Smith by vendor, however ownership inscription and dedications point towards Florence May Walton Smith being the original owner / creator.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Mark Burgess, August 2018
Administrative / Biographical history
George Henry Walton Smith (1869-1954) was a general practitioner in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney and a trustee of the Paddington Methodist Church. During the Boer War, Smith was acting Principal Medical Officer at the Garrison Hospital, Sydney.
Reference:
Obituary, The Methodist, 10 July 1954
Florence May Walton Smith (1880-1935)...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 1730
Record Identifier
YRlBG5Ln
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlBG5Ln
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9614630
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