Records, 1984-1988 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2125536
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Parliament House Embroidery Committee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 8369 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1984-1988
- 2.66 m. (19 boxes) + 2 folios.
- Summary:
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The collection comprises correspondence, financial records, minutes, diaries and notebooks, newspaper cuttings, mounting notes, fabric samples, printed materials, computer disks, photographs, slides and audio and video tapes. The records relate to liaison between the Committee and the state guilds and guild supervisor; fundraising projects and grant applications; public relations; selection and execution of the winning design; conservation of the embroidery; the production of the publication "The Parliament House embroidery: a work of many hands" (1988) and relations between the Committee and other organisations and individuals including the architects of the new Parliament House, the Australian Bicentennal Authority, the Parliament House Construction Authority and the patron, Lady Stephens.
- Biography/History:
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Established in 1984 to oversee the design and execution of the embroidery which hangs in the East Gallery of the Great Hall of Parliament house. The embroidery was designed by Kay Lawrence and embroidered by Embroiderers' Guild members in each state.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: NLA MS 8369.
- MS 8369 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-294448650
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available (11 p.)
- Subject:
- Embroidery -- Australian Capital Territory -- Canberra
- Time Coverage:
- 1984-1988
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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