Memories of the Public Library of New South Wales 1937-1943 inclusive, May 1994
Memories of the Public Library of New South Wales 1937-1943 inclusive, May 1994
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May 1994
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MLMSS 10142
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript, photocopy
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright
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A photocopy of Jean Bowman Blake’s eight page handwritten reminiscences of working at the Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney, 1937-1943, and written in May, 1994. Includes detailed descriptions of the buildings, interiors, reading rooms and collection arrangement, of the Bent Street Library and the old and new Mitchell reading rooms, the dut...
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Full title
Memories of the Public Library of New South Wales 1937-1943 inclusive, May 1994
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Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs V. M. Watson in September 2018
Collection history
Given to V. M. Watson by Jean Bowman Blake.
Administrative / Biographical history
Jean Bowman was born in Botany, New South Wales, the daughter of Thomas Walter Andrew Bowman and Eileen May Bowman. She worked at the Public library of New South Wales, Sydney, from 1937 until 1943.
Reference:
Library correspondence file
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MLMSS 10142
Record Identifier
nZNW7ymn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNW7ymn
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9614636
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