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1-8. [Groups relax in the gardens, including picnic with thermos, lying down on grass, etc.]
9-10. [Thelma Scott and Harald Bowden at Central Station for JCW]
11. [Newspaper seller selling a newspaper;  Sun headlines poster reads: "Dean's kiss passed by censor;  murder clues"]
12. [Demolition of buildings in Macquarie Street to extend Martin Place]
13. [Mr King of the Kelly gang]

Hood II : [Gardens and Hyde Park; Miss Scott, JCW; newsboys; demolition; 1934]

This collection includes scripts, correspondence, theatre programs, newscuttings, scrapbooks, invitations, travel ephemera, videos, films and interview tapes

Acquired 1993:
BOX 1
Newscuttings and excerpts from periodicals including biographical articles relating Gwen Plum, clips from arts and entertainment section of newspapers, theatre and film reviews, ca. 1942-1993

Travel ephemera from travels in Europe and Middle East, 1973-1993

Five scrapbooks of newscuttings relating to tour of Australian capital cities of theatre production ‘Steaming’ starring Gwen Plumb, 1982-1983

BOX 2
Theatre and television programs and playbills featuring Gwen Plumb including program for television miniseries ‘The Harp in the South’ and ‘The Young Doctors’, 1966-1986

Invitations, menu and program and ephemera relating to Logie Awards, 1978-1980. Includes souvenir menu and program for 21st Anniversary

Theatre periodical, ‘Play pictorial, March 1914, Vol. 24 (145) and Play pictorial, Aug 1909, Vol. 15 (90)

Personal collection of drama, theatre, opera and ballet programs from Australia and England, 1951-1995

BOX 3
Photocopies of newscuttings relating to Harp in the South, ca. 1987

Theatre posters, 1985-1986

Acquired 1997:
BOX 4
Photographs of Gwen Plumb relating to her career in television and radio i.e. ABC, Chanel 10 and 2GB, 1948-1990. Includes Gwen and Ron Fraser Channel 10 and Thelma Scott and Gwen Plumb in Italy 1955-1956, with producer Ross Hunter, ‘See how they run’ 1948 and interview with Margot Fonteyn in London 1954 

Annotated playscript for ‘Steaming’ 1982 and ‘The Bald Prima Donna’, no date

Annotated typescript drafts of biography ‘Plumb Crazy’, ca. 1994

Greeting cards, thank-you letters newcuttings and itineraries relating to television roles, community and charity activities travel and tours, 1970-1989

Personal papers and letters from fans, 1945-1993, mainly relating to her acting career and community work collected for NIDA Achievement Award 1994. Includes letter from Sir Robert Helpmann then Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet ca. 1969

Letters, photograph and newscuttings relating her involvement with Channel 9 Appealathon, ca. 1978-1980


MOTION PICTURES
10 video tapes and 3 film reels mainly interviews with Marty Rackin and Ross Hunter, no date
are housed separately from the records at MLMSS 8813.  For enquiries about this material please contact the Manuscripts Section

SOUND RECORDINGS
35 sound tape reels of radio interviews, including 2GB and interview with Joan Sutherland, ca. 1961-1974. Mainly unidentified
'Not to be issued - master tape only. For access please contact the Curator of Oral History’

Gwen Plumb papers, ca. 1942-1994

WOMEN PERFORMERS
200. Dulcie Gray / Cyril Stanborough, Douglas Fairbanks Ltd.
201. Laverne Gray
202. Muriel Greel (played Julie in "Showboat", 1928)
203. Lois Green
204. Joyce Grenfell
205-206. Evie Hayes / Clarice Boyce, James J. Kriegsmann (NY)
207-210. Nancye Hayes in "Sweet Charity", Jan-May 1967
211-212. Sheila Helpman (no. 211 published in Pix, 8 Mar 1947) / Rob Hillier
213. Elaine Holland ("Fiddler on the roof")
214. Minnie Hooper, ballet mistress to the first Australian production of "The Merry Widow"
215. Barbara Jefford of the Stratford-upon-Avon Memorial Theatre, as Rosalind in "As you like it", 1953
216. Roma Johnston / Rembrandt Studios
217. Marie Fry [Ivy ?] / Athol Shmith
218-219. Evelyn Laye in "Bell, book and candle" and "September tide"
220. Muriel Lewis
221. Jessie Matthews
222. [Caricature of] Josie Melville in "Sally", 1925 / Kerwin Maegraith
223. Josie Melville in "Kid boots", 1925
224. Elaine Montgomerie, Shakespearian
225-226. Maggie Moore / Ashby Studios
227. Ethel Morrison
228. Jean Newcombe in "Kid boots" / Broothorn Studios
229. Molly O'Doherty
230. Helen Pabette and George Wallace / Phil Ward Studios
231. Elsie Parkes, "Good news" / Walker Studios
232. Helen Patterson, "Five o'clock girl", 1930 / Melbourne Spurr (Hollywood)
233. Jill Perryman, "Funny girl", 1966
234-235. Jill Perryman in "I do, I do" / Rembrandt Studios
236. Elsie Prince / Walker Studios
237-238. Kathryn Reece
239. Thelma Scott / Jo Fallon
240. Dorothy Seacombe / Langham (Melb-ne)
241. Olive Sloane / Broothorn Studios
242. Irene Vere, English character actress to appear as Pauline, the cook, in "No,no, Nanette", Mar 1926 / Basil Shackleton
243. [Copy photograph of] Ethel Wellesley
244. Iris West
245-248. Googie Withers, John McCallum and their children, (including Googie in "Beekman Place"), 1962 / no. 245 by Lawrence Rhodes
249. Mabel Lane, "Ben Hur"

MEN PERFORMERS
250. Bruno Barnabe and Fay Compton in the famous shaving scene, "Victoria Regina", [193-] / Athol Shmith
251. Eric Baume
252. Two photographs of Jack Benny
253. Dick Bentley, "Funny side up"
254. Webster Booth and Anne Ziegler
255. Joe Brennan
256. Joe E. Brown in "Harvey"
257-258. Signed and unsigned portrait of Maurice Chevalier, 1960
259. Copy of caricature of Maurice Chevalier / Belamy
260-261. Reginald Dandy, "Rose Marie" & "Princess Charming"
262. Peter Dawson / Tornquist (Wellington)
263. Guy Doleman
264. William Faversham, "The Prince and the pauper", Theatre Royal, Mar 1930
265. Ken Fraser / John Lee
266-272. George Gee, "Kid boots", "Over she goes", "No,no Nanette", "Cleaning up", 1935-1938 / Fleet Features, Sam Hood, British Lion Studios by I. or J.G. Johnson, Stage Photo Co.
273. Jim Gerald / Houston Rogers
274-276. John Gielgud [in "King Lear", "Hamlet" (?) and "Richard III"]
277. Stewart Ginn
278. Gordon Glenwright, "For better, for worse"
279. Arthur Greenaway
280. Sir Cedric Hardwicke
281. Frank Harvey
282. Hayes Gordon in "Fiddler on the roof" / Rembandt Studios
283. [Director] Fred Hebert / Allan Studios
284. William Hodge / John Hearder
285-286. Danny Kaye, 1959
287. Cecil Kellaway as Captain Medway in "Turned up"
288. Cecil Kellaway (Capt. Medway) and Leo Franklyn (Carraway Bones) in "Turned up" / Ruskin Studio Melbourne
289. John Sanger / Clarice Boyce
290. James Liddy in "The Student Prince"
291. Roger Livesey / Athol Shmith
292-293. Johnny Lockwood
294. John McCallum
295. Al Mack
296-297. Marcel Marceau, Feb 1963 / Pawli
298. Eric Maxon / May Moore
299. Arundel Nixon / Broothorn Studios

ARTIST ENTRIES:
Allan Studios
Ashby Studios
Belamy (caricaturist)
Booth, Webster
Boyce, Clarice
British Lion Studios
Broothorn Studios
Douglas Fairbanks Ltd.
Fallon, Jo
Fleet Features
Ginn, Stewart
Hillier, Rob
Hood, Sam, 1872-1953
John Hearder Pty. Ltd.
John Lee Pty. Ltd.
Kriegsmann, James J.
Langham Studios 
Maegraith, Kerwin, 1903-1970
Pawli (photographer)
Phil Ward Studios
Rembrandt Studios (Sydney)
Rhodes, Lawrence
Rogers, Houston
Ruskin Studio (Melbourne)
Shackleton, Basil
Shmith, Athol L.
Spurr, Melbourne
Stage Photo. Coy.
Stanborough, Cyril
Tornquist Studio
Walker Studios
Ziegler, Anne

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