Photograph album belonging to Tess van Sommers, 1947-ca 1979
Photograph album belonging to Tess van Sommers, 1947-ca 1979
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1947-ca 1979
Call Numbers
PXA 2195 , SLIDES 327
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Photographs and Ephemera
Physical Description
Contents
96 photographs - gelatin silver; colour
2 slides - 35 mm - Kodachrome
3 items of ephemera - paper
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Photographs created before 1955
Copyright status : In copyright - photographs created after 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Physical Access Conditions
This material is held in cold storage and requires 3 working days notice to retrieve. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Only applies to SLIDES 327
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
The photographs in this album cover the life of Tess van Sommers from the late 1940s until ca 1970s. They include photographs of her travelling in Europe, at work and with friends and family members. There are a number of photographs of her husband Lou d’Alpuget and their love of yachting is captured in a series depicting them sailing in his boat ‘...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photograph album belonging to Tess van Sommers, 1947-ca 1979
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Majority of images are captioned.
Inside front cover inscribed: "Tess van Sommers".
Date note
Majority of images are dated.
Object History
The donor is the creator's sister.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Raymond van Sommers, August 2017
Administrative / Biographical history
Tess van Sommers (1919-2011) was a journalist, feature writer, columnist and literary critic. In 1966 she became Executive Editor of Books for Reader's Digest, Australia. During 1967 she worked in New York for Readers' Digest. She also published a number of books including Sydney Sketchbook (1965), Religions in Australia (1966), Historic Parramatta...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 2195 , SLIDES 327
Record Identifier
nGmaKXoY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGmaKXoY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9585253
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