Ella Doran scrapbook, 1900-1996
Ella Doran scrapbook, 1900-1996
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1900-1996
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10343
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
0.3 metres of textual material (1 box)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : Copyright restrictions may apply
Rights and Restrictions Information : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Scrapbook of clippings and ephemera, with loosely interleaved photographs, letters and other material, relating to the life and work of Ella Doran. Includes:
(i) Clippings of school results, family and social events and her work as an interpreter for the deaf, 1920-1996
(ii) An invitation from Government House, Sydney, to play tennis...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Ella Doran scrapbook, 1900-1996
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Object History
The scrapbook was apparently commenced by Ella Doran's mother and continued by Ella. It was sent to the State Library of New South Wales by her cousin, Yvonne Roberts, following Ella's hospitalisation.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Yvonne Roberts on behalf of Ella Doran
Administrative / Biographical history
Elvira 'Ella' Doran was born in Petersham, Sydney in 1907, the hearing daughter of deaf parents. Educated at Woodcourt College, Dulwich Hill, she began interpreting for the deaf at the age of 14. She was an interpreter for the (then) Deaf and Dumb Society of NSW during the 1930s, later working for the NSW Child Welfare Department and Royal Canberra...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10343
Record Identifier
YezWXrK9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YezWXrK9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9611478
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