Papers relating to Henry Handel Richardson, 1895-1970 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1909167
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Landau, Gay
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1895-1970
- 43 cm. (1 folio box)
- Summary:
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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. 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).
- Biography/History:
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Gay Landau (nee Howells) was a reference librarian at the National Library of Australia from 1968-1973. In 1970, she compiled and published a bibliography on the Australian author, Henry Handel Richardson.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 2402.
- Some carbon copies; mainly photocopies.
- Related Material:
- 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).
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1895-1970
- Occupation:
- Librarians
- Other authors/contributors:
- Howells, Gay. Henry Handel Richardson 1870-1946
- Copyright:
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