Letters from Stella, Catherine and Pattie Deakin, 1909-1914 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2943129
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- White, Vera, 1891-1978
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1909-1914
- 4 cm.
- Summary:
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Folder 1: Letters to Vera Deakin from Stella, written whilst Stella was overseas in 1909-1910. Folder 2: Stella's "diary" (written in semi-letter form), 1909-1910; letters to Vera Deakin from Stella, Pattie and Catherine, 1913. Folder 3: Letters to Vera Deakin from Catherine and Stella, 1909-1914, including a letter from Catherine discussing the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 (incomplete). Folder 4: Two tape reels containing recording of a talk about the Deakin Family made on 28 November 196?.
- Biography/History:
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Vera Deakin, youngest daughter of Alfred Deakin (1856-1919), married T.W. White (later Sir Thomas White) in 1920. Alfred had married Vera's mother, Elizabeth Deakin (1863-1934), known to everyone as Pattie, in 1882. Another Deakin daughter, Stella (1886-1976), married A.C.D. Rivett (later Sir David Rivett) in 1911. Alfred's sister, Catherine (Kate) (1850-1937), Vera and Stella's aunt, never married but lived with his family for many years.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: NLA MS 9056.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1909-1914
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1984 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1914
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