Letters from Lillian Roxon to Aviva Layton, 1959-1973, and her son, David Layton, 1971, no date
Letters from Lillian Roxon to Aviva Layton, 1959-1973, and her son, David Layton, 1971, no date
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1959-1973
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7869
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Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts and Clippings
Physical Description
Contents
0.5 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript, typescript, computer typescript, photocopy, printed :
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
Arranged in roughly chronological order by Nicholas Pounder
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Physical Access Conditions
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Finding aids
An illustrated catalogue listing the letters with excerpts from them, notes and interpolations, was compiled by Nicholas Pounder Bookseller, 2008, and accompanies the collection. -
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Scope and Contents
Contents
This collection comprises thirty-seven letters from Lillian Roxon to Aviva Layton and four greeting cards/postcards to David Layton. The letters to Aviva Layton reflect Roxon’s growing status as an influential rock journalist in New York. They provide insight into her various writing projects; her expatriate life and supporting role to visiting Au...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Letters from Lillian Roxon to Aviva Layton, 1959-1973, and her son, David Layton, 1971, no date
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
Attributions / Conjectures
Lillian Roxon's letters are largely undated and Nicholas Pounder has attempted to date the majority of them in his catalogue. Internal evidence of letter no. 35 [December ? 1972] probably dates the letter to early 1965.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Nicholas Pounder Bookseller, January 2009
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Administrative / Biographical history
Lillian Roxon (1932-1973), New York-based Australian journalist from 1959 to 1973, was born in Italy, the daughter of Polish Jews. The family emigrated to Australia in 1940 and settled in Brisbane. Roxon moved to Sydney in 1949. She enrolled at Sydney University where she wrote for the student newspaper, Honi Soit, and graduated BA with majors in E...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7869
Record Identifier
nZNvQd8n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNvQd8n
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Reference code
844062
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