Letters (30) from Margaret Maria Browne to Ellen Foreman, 1851-1901, relating to their families, gar...
Letters (30) from Margaret Maria Browne to Ellen Foreman, 1851-1901, relating to their families, gardens and social activities, along with a letter (1) from Emily Browne
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Date
1851-1901
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9737
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Physical Description
Contents
0.02 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript, typescript
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Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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Scope and Contents
Contents
These personal letters reflect the lives, activities and families of Margaret Browne and Ellen Foreman over a fifty year period, and include references to gardening and plants.
This collection includes an additional letter from Emily Browne, Margaret Browne's daughter, describing how Emily and her sisters assisted with the typing of Rolf Bol...
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Full title
Letters (30) from Margaret Maria Browne to Ellen Foreman, 1851-1901, relating to their families, gardens and social activities, along with a letter (1) from Emily Browne
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Published information
Pacita Alexander, the donor of this collection, published a book based on these letters: My Dearest Ellen: letters from 'Mrs. Rolph Bolderwood' to Ellen Foreman 1851-1905 / by Pacita Alexander, The Oaks, NSW: The Oaks Historical Society, 2012 (held at ML HQ 2014/795)
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Pacita Alexander, July 2015
Administrative / Biographical history
Margaret Maria Browne (nee Riley) (1837-1917), was married to Thomas Alexander Browne (1826-1915), better known as Rolf Boldrewood (author of 'Robbery Under Arms'). She was the first woman to publish a gardening manual in Australia in 1893, using the pseudonym Mrs Rolf Boldrewood: 'The Flower Garden in Australia' (1893). Ellen Foreman (1817-1907) w...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9737
Record Identifier
YRlZQogn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZQogn
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Reference code
1364188
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