Hector and Phyllis Clayton correspondence and other material
Hector and Phyllis Clayton correspondence and other material
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Date
1910-2001
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10487
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Physical Description
Contents
1.15 metres of textual material (8 boxes)
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
Finding aids
Digital copies of correspondence in Series 1, 2 and 3 have been provided by the donor and are available in the Reading Room only
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Correspondence and other material accumulated by Hector and Phyllis Clayton. While correspondence from both their families is included, most of the letters are between Hector and Phyllis, both before and after their marriage, and were written during World War I while Hector was a serving military officer of the AIF. The letters, although personal,...
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Full title
Hector and Phyllis Clayton correspondence and other material
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Notes
Object History
By descent to the Claytons' grandson, John Clayton
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by John Clayton, 2018
Administrative / Biographical history
Hector Joseph Richard Clayton (1885-1975) was born in Surry Hills, Sydney. He studied Law at the University of Sydney and practised in partnership with his father, solicitor John Horatio Clayton. Enlisting on the outbreak of World War I, he embarked for Egypt in October 1914 as a captain in the 4th Battalion and took part in the Gallipoli landing o...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 10487
Record Identifier
n7oXjlAn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oXjlAn
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Reference code
9633652
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