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A history of Chile, 1808-1994 / Simon Collier, William F. Sater.

BOX 1

Folder 1: Correspondence in bundle labelled ‘German letters to be translated’. Contains letters addressed to Janet Waterhouse in various locations including London, Paris, and Gordon NSW. Letters written in German, French, and English, 1908-1949. Correspondents include: Pfarrer Lahusen, Kathe Valkmar, Helen Hatorp, John, J Kellie, Marraine Motte, Irene. Includes five translations of letters from Cyrille, Irene, and Marraine.

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1918-1973. Correspondents include: Clotilde Collins, Helena Hunter, Caroline Mckinlay (Editor, Housewife magazine), Elsa McCabe, Janet Leighton-Black (Garden Club of Australia), Lorna Walker, Lucy Elizabeth Friend, Ralph Farrell, H Bishop, Arthur C Brown (Secretary, American Camellia Society), Mick and Alma, S Thomas, Ethel Hudson, Jessie Boyd, Bertie, Felicity Benyi, Mary Milne, Norma (niece), Helen C, Mr and Mrs M Tachibana, Grace F Chase (International President, Ikebana International), Florence H Todd, Dawn Waterhouse (daughter-in-law). Subjects include: thank you notes for tours of garden and camellias at Eryldene, Gordon; study of French language; thank you from Kay Maccallum (Treasurer, Garden Club of Australia) for donation towards expenses of Summer School; Christmas wishes and thanks for Christmas letters; invitation from Dorothy Helmrich (Artistic Director, The Arts Council of Australia) to deliver lecture on gardens; thank you letter from Fuki Nishi (Embassy of Japan, Australia); visit of Douglas Waterhouse to relative Jessie Smith (cousin) at Kilmarnock, 1946; baptism card of Janet Kellie, 1905; 80th birthday wishes from daughter-in-law and grandsons, 1965. Includes some letters written in French.

Folder 3: Correspondence labelled ‘Early old letters & photos. [?] be destroyed. 1920 etc.’, 1908-1973.
Correspondents include: Margaret Fairfax (President, Forest Lodge Day Nursery), Bobbie Silverton, Andrew Sharp, Beatrice Waterhouse, May E M Kellie, Wee Wag, Mary Milne, Agnes Smith, Jessie Smith, Pearl Kellie, Douglas Waterhouse, Annie B Mackie, H D Deunler, Isa Sinclair, E E Menzies, father of Janet Waterhouse, Gwen Borland (to Professor Waterhouse). Subjects include: hiring of Eleanor White to ‘take charge of two boys’; letters written by daughter Jill Waterhouse relating experiences in Japan, 1965; letter from Marie Lawrie informing of death of auntie, 1972; letter from E Gowrie Waterhouse (future husband) discussing teaching in Sydney, 1909; letter of congratulations on engagement to Gowrie Waterhouse from Mary Jane Waterhouse (future mother-in-law) 1912. One letter written in German; three letters and five postcards in French. Sheet with handwritten entries of activities whilst visiting Munich, July 1908. Drafts of letters.

Folder 4: Correspondence bundled in envelope, labelled ‘Ikebana’, 1968-1969.
Correspondence, photographs, postcards, newsletters, catalogues, and cuttings relating to Ikebana and the Ikebana International club.
Correspondence from Garden Club of Australia thanking Janet Waterhouse for consenting to the establishment of an annual award to be known as the Janet Waterhouse Award.

Folder 5: ‘Letters & telegrams for our Golden Wedding’, 1962.
Letters, cards, and telegrams of congratulations for golden wedding anniversary of Janet and Gowrie Waterhouse, 1 October 1962.

Folder 6: Correspondence, 1912-1977. Ikebana International newsletter; birthday and Christmas cards; lists of Christmas card recipients; letters from friends and family, ca 1913.

BOX 2

Folder 7: Correspondence, 1943-1995. Subjects include: notes on camellias; photographs of ikebana; replies to enquiries from Dawn Waterhouse relating to the Kellies of Kilmarnock, 1993; letters from Gowrie Waterhouse to Janet Waterhouse, 1908, 1934; letters from Janet Waterhouse to her mother written whilst overseas, ca 1908; three envelopes containing locks of hair; notes for talks and speeches; sheet with stanzas of poetry in English and German.

Folder 8: 1960-1972. Correspondence with and newsletters of gardening and ikebana clubs; invitations and letters from Koryu Ikebana School of Floral Art (Koshun Oda, Instructress); catalogue of The Janet Waterhouse Library at Ikebana International Sydney Chapter; notes on ikebana; poetry; drafts of letters.

Folder 9: Letters written by Janet Waterhouse to her family during visit to Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, 1962.

Folder 10: Correspondence 1932-1970; condolence letters and cards received after death of Evan Waterhouse, 1970; photographs of Eryldene, Gowrie Waterhouse as a boy and as an adult, Douglas Frew Waterhouse, and Waterhouse family; article written by Janet Waterhouse on ikebana published in Qantas magazine, 1952; Ikebana International newsletters, 1967; Australian Camellia Research Society newsletters, 1969-1971.

Folder 11: Approximately 30 letters from Douglas Waterhouse written to mother Janet Waterhouse whilst in the UK studying zoology at Cambridge, 1946-1947, and at the University of Melbourne, 1956. 1 letter from Evan Waterhouse.

Folder 12: Letters from Dawn Waterhouse to Janet and Gowrie Waterhouse, 1961-1972; letter from Brenda Robertson, 1924.
36 photographs, subjects including: Janet Waterhouse and sons, ca 1920; Chinese tea house at Eryldene, 1949; Mrs David Ramsay; Gowrie Waterhouse; Dorothy Waterhouse at The Cottage, Woodford; Margaret Todd; HMS Renown, Sydney.

BOX 3

30 diaries kept by Janet Waterhouse, 1909-1984. Entries include: social engagements, birthday reminders, Christmas card lists, concerts attended, hair appointments, art exhibitions, various expenses and ledgers, bridge club fixtures, family tree (1967), parties, balls, tennis matches, art club, telephone numbers, weather observations, notes on French pronunciation and learning techniques, quotations, addresses, cuttings of quotes and mini essays, journals kept during overseas trips 1929 and 1950, and journal entries 1909-1910.

BOX 4

Approximately 1000 postcards, 200 letters (some in French), and 20 photographs, received by Janet and Gowrie Waterhouse, 1906-1933.

BOX 5

32 postcards, to and from Janet Waterhouse, 1907-1963.
Booklets ‘The secret of sex determination: a son or daughter as desired’ by Rose A. Clements; ‘Glimpses of old Sydney, and NSW’ by Ivy Moore, inscribed to Professor E G Waterhouse from the author; 2 small bibles; ‘War Memorial Number of The Gold Berry’ by The Magazine of Kilmarnock Academy, 1923; ‘A brief account of the life and activities of Rev. John Waterhouse’, by John Waterhouse, 1937; ‘Kilmarnock: in old picture postcards’, by Frank Beattie, including notes with information relating to the Kellie family; ‘Aunt Kate’s dance music book’.
Theatre programme for ‘The Mission Play’, by John Steven McGroarty.
The University of Sydney annual report, 1965.

Folder 13: Will of John Kellie (Father of Janet Waterhouse); pamphlet and news cuttings relating to The E. G. Waterhouse National Camellia Garden; invitation to Margaret Orr Ramsay for Rev. and Mrs John Kellie ‘at home’ 12 August 1912; Skipsey coat of arms; newsletters of National Trust, Camellia Society, Garden Club of Australia, Ku-Ring-Gai Horticultural Society.

BOX 6

Writing journal including pastel portraits by R. M. Kellie; ink drawings by David Lang, ca 1902; pencil drawing by Agnes Smith; autographs of ikebana friends, 9 March 1969; poetry by E.S.S., 1903; drawing by J.W.D.; watercolour of Bracklinn Falls by May Kellie, 1907; drawing and poem by George Barratt, 1904; pencil drawing of Wolfenbüttel streetscape by Ina Thomson, 1905; drawings of flowers; poetry; autograph pages.
Photographs of Professor M W MacCallum; university graduates; group of schoolboys.
15 postcards, some from Gowrie Waterhouse to his mother whilst in Europe, 1908.
16 London postcards, unused.
Lectures delivered by L A Berlinner, 1933-1932, with short essay by Janet Waterhouse, ‘A few fleeting thoughts on concentration’.
Maps of London and Wales, London, and London underground, 1955.

Folder 14: Correspondence, 1908-1959, mostly received by Janet Waterhouse, some from Gowrie Waterhouse to Janet, and some received by G Waterhouse; calling card of Rev A F Grant of Edinburgh; map of Marburg university; carte letters with images of Paris; short essay on Bertha McNamara titled ‘A historic bookshop’; documents and correspondence relating to Waterhouse family history; school reports of Douglas Waterhouse, 1922-1925.

Folder 15: Qualifications of Janet Waterhouse: Higher Education Scotland Leaving Certificate, 1904; Board of Education South Kensington, second class examination in mathematics and freehand drawing, 1902-1903; University of Glasgow German, French Language and Literature, Latin, Humanity Class, Mathematics, Class of Logic, Logic and Metaphysics, Theory Art and History of Education, 1905-1908; Guilde Internationale, 1906; Graduation ceremony programme in which Janet Frew Kellie was awarded Master of Arts With Second-Class Honours in Modern Languages, 1908; St Andrew’s Ambulance Association, 1910-1911; reference from Charles A Martin (Lecturer on French Language and Literature, University of Glasgow); professional reference from Headmaster of Dundee High School, 1911.

Folder 16: Waterhouse family history papers and correspondence.

BOX 7

Album containing 18 photographic prints of views of Scotland, Mrs MacMillan, and Mr Young, ca 1910.
Album containing 15 photographic prints of interiors and gardens of Weroona, Woodford, ca 1880.
163 photographic prints, subjects including: Great Hall and grounds at Sydney University; portrait of Gowrie Waterhouse, photographed by Falk, Sydney; dining room and gatherings, at Weroona, 1906; dining room at Eryldene; Doug Waterhouse as a baby, 1916; various pictures of Gowrie and Janet Waterhouse at Eryldene and the gardens at Eryldene; Janet Frew in fancy dress, photographed by Auntie May; Isa Hodge, nanny of Waterhouse family; wedding party of Marion Kellie and Francis Darsow.
23 slides of Waterhouse family meals, celebrations, and group portraits in garden at Eryldene.
Approximately 100 postcards bought and sent by the Waterhouse family, inserted note reads ‘Canberra Collection’, 1902-ca 1966.
Bound copy of The Scottish students songbook by Bayley and Ferguson, initials EGW embossed on cover.

Folder 17: Various correspondence and postcards, including ‘An ode for Gowrie’, birthdays list, and calling card of Janet F. Kellie, 1914-1984.

BOX 8

Medallion of St Andrew's Ambulance Association 1882, with museum tag attached: ‘M.6684. Medallion for Janet Frew Kellie’.

Folder 18:Waterhouse family history documents including family tree, Waterhouse-Padman family newsletter, July 1985, January 1989; programme of family reunion, Adelaide, 1986; documents relating to Eryldene Foundation, 1991; copies of excerpt from publication on Woodford NSW; copy of ‘Tree of Hazel Wood’ by Vere Heazlewood.

BOX 9

Folder 19: News cuttings relating to Gowrie Waterhouse, Ikebana, Camellias, and Eryldene, 1952-1979; cuttings from the Kilmarnock Standard, 1959; notepad containing shopping lists.

Folder 20: Programmes, pamphlets, newsletters, articles, notes, business cards, cuttings, postcards, and correspondence, mostly relating to gardening and flower arrangement, 1924-ca 1960s.

Folder 21: Correspondence between Doug Waterhouse and R C Maddock (Cultural Counsellor, Australian Embassy, Peking) relating to Chinese paintings at Eryldene, and 53 photographs of 12 Chinese paintings at Eryldene, 1979.

Folder 22: Letters from Robert Kellie to Gowrie and Janet on the eve of their wedding, 1912; British passport of Janet Frew Waterhouse, 1924; 2 letters from Gowrie to Janet, with drawing of Eryldene, 1910 and 1912; Dundee High School timesheets and 750th anniversary programme, 1989.
2 letters from Gowrie to Janet, 1910, 1912.

Approximately 100 photographs including pictures of James Bunting Waterhouse, 1936; John Kellie (brother of Janet Frew Waterhouse); May Kellie (sister of Janet); Robert Muir Kellie (father of Janet); Janet Smith nee Frew (grandmother of JFW); Staff of Dundee High School, 1909-1910, 1911-1912; Dundee High School buildings; Waterhouse family photographs at home and on holiday; ikebana; Constance Spy.

BOX 10

Folder 23: Newspaper and magazine cuttings, pamphlets, 1956-2001, relating to camellias; Eryldene; visit of Constance Spry, 1959; obituary of R M Kellie, The Kilmarnock Standard, 30 June 1917.

Folder 24: Draft letters by Janet Waterhouse; notes for speeches on ikebana delivered by Janet Waterhouse; correspondence received by Janet Waterhouse relating to ikebana, ca 1965; notebook with lists of plants arranged by month; photographs and captions for driftwood sculptures, and ikebana, some by Janet Waterhouse.

Folder 25: Approximately 30 letters from Janet in London (1950), and Japan and Taiwan (1962), to family in Australia; letters from Douglas to Janet and Gowrie Waterhouse whilst overseas, 1965.

Folder 26: Handwritten menus with guest names and seating plans listed on reverse, 1930-1940; handwritten recipes; newspaper cuttings of quotes; handwritten quotes and mini essays including ‘Scottish Character’.

Folder 27: References and testimonials for Janet Waterhouse from employers, church minister, university professors and lecturers, 1911-1915
Examination papers, 1907-1911

Family history documents and family trees, ca 1985.
Photograph, cuttings, and hymn booklet from wedding of Gowrie and Janet Waterhouse, 1 October 1912
Diploma and Masters Certificates of Janet Waterhouse.

BOX 11

Folder 28: Correspondence, 1950-1972, labelled ‘Special Correspondence’. Correspondents include: Lady Helen Cutler, Lady Zara Gowrie, Dame Pattie M Menzies, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester; 14 postcards, 1924; Eryldene pamphlet, 1989; papers relating to Bethany Healing Rooms divine healing; six page pamphlet, The history of the Sydney chapter of Ikebana International, 1959; various invitations received.

Approximately 100 photographs. Subjects include: ikebana; house, gardens, and family at Eryldene; Isa Hodge (Nanny, Waterhouse family) boarding ship; Mrs Wiggs; Gordon Gowrie Waterhouse; Waterhouse family pet galah Dr Dolittle; wedding of Janet and Gowrie Waterhouse; The Manse, home of Rev. John Kellie; gatherings at Weroona; Janet and Gowrie on visit to New Zealand, ca 1928; Robert Kellie in garden, 1903; Table Mountain, Cape Town; Eryldene, Kilmarnock, Scotland, ca 1975; Douglas Waterhouse in class photographs at Rosny Preparatory School, Gordon, ca 1925.

MLOH 788
1. EG Waterhouse in conversation with his son, Douglas Waterhouse, ca 1970. At Eryldene, with kitchen and domestic noises in background. Subjects include: impending trip to the United Kingdom lecturing at Sydney University, purchasing pictures from Hardy Wilson, dislike of cocktail parties. Memorex 90. ‘DADA’.
2. ‘Prof E G Waterhouse, Camellia Concerto’. Side A: Talk by E G Waterhouse on camellias [00.00.00-00.08.30] followed by short piece of classical music. Greencorp GTape. Rest of Side A and Side B blank.
3. ‘Flood Taylor’. Side A: Recording of radio programme featuring Josephine Flood and Ken Taylor speaking about ACT Heritage Week. TDK D90. 

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1-66. Eryldene, Royal Botanic Gardens, family photos at Eryldene and at the beach, various unidentified gardens rivers, boats, and mountains, ca 1900-1920.
67-82. London: Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Peter Pan statue at Hyde Park, Westminster Abbey, ca 1920.
83-86. Positives of ikebana arrangements.
87. Positive of Gowrie Waterhouse in garden at Eryldene.

Janet Waterhouse papers, sound recordings, and pictorial material, ca 1880-1995

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