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Papers relating to Henry Handel Richardson, 1895-1970 [manuscript]

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The collection comprises mainly photocopies of articles, reviews, reference citations and newspaper clippings about Henry Handel Richardson. Some of these are in German, French and Danish, but the majority are in English. The papers also include some correspondence between various staff of the National Library of Australia, including H.L. White, to overseas institutions. The purpose of these letters was to acquire the bibliographic details of articles or reviews about Henry Handel Richardson. There are also two original photographs. One is of Richardson’s alma mater, the Ladies Presbyterian College, Melbourne, and the other of her home “Green Ridges”. This photo is signed on the verso by Henry Handel Richardson. Included in the collection is a copy of volume 25, no. 3 of ‘Studia neophilologica’, a journal of Germanic and Romance languages and literature.
SubjectAustralian literature
Manuscripts, Australian
Archives
Canberra (A.C.T.)
Melbourne (Vic.)
Category5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
AuthorLandau, Gay
Current HolderNational Library of Australia
Date1895
Series NumberNLA MS 2402
Item Number1909167
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights Available for reference. Not for loan.
Country Of OriginAustralia
Language English
German
French
Danish
Description From Source43 cm. (1 folio box) The collection comprises mainly photocopies of articles, reviews, reference citations and newspaper clippings about Henry Handel Richardson. Associated material: ‘Henry Handel Richardson 1870-1946: a bibliography to honour the centenary of her birth’ compiled by Gay Howells at the National Library of Australia (Np+ 016.8232 R522N; RM mfm G22962 & NK 11575).
Physical FormatManuscripts
Photographs
Newspapers
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