Guide to the Papers of Nora Heysen

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MS 10041

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: 2007

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Series 1. Correspondence, 1930-2003

This series contains Nora Heysen's personal and professional correspondence. Apart from a few drafts and possibly unsent letters to family members, the only letters from Nora are to her husband Dr Robert Black. (Folder 1). Amongst the correspondence are clippings, drawings and poetry as well as photographic prints and postcards. A large number of Christmas cards and postcards are unsorted and have been placed together as Series 1, Subseries 7...

Subseries 1.3. Letters to Nora Heysen from her father and mother, Hans Heysen and Sallie Heysen, 1934-1968

This subseries contains letters written mostly from Hahndorf, to Nora in London while she was studying; when she was engaged as a war artist during the Second World War; and while she lived with her husband, Dr Robert Black, in Hunter's Hill. Some letters were signed by both 'Mother' and 'Daddy'...

Letters to Nora Heysen from her father, Hans Heysen, c.1930-1939 (File 36)
Letter to Nora Heysen from Hans Heysen, August 3 (Item)
Letters to Nora Heysen from her father, Hans Heysen, c.1930-1939 (File 37)
Letter to Nora Heysen from Hans Heysen, January 14, 1935 (Item)
Letter to Nora Heysen from Hans Heysen, June 21, 1936 (Item)

Series 3. Photographic prints and negatives as retained by Nora Heysen, 1913-1994

Some biographical material relating to Nora Heysen on audio and video cassette is included in this series.

Nora Heysen audio material on cassette tapes, c.1970-1988 (File 46)

Includes interviews with Nora Heysen.

Stewart Cockburn. Opening the 1984 Nora Heysen Art Exhibition, 1984 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006232) - Cassette-Box 332
R.H. Black Eulogy 13.4.88., 1988 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006233) - Cassette-Box 332
Radio Helicon Part 2, Voices in ART, May 1st 1988, 1/05/1988 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006234) - Cassette-Box 332

Numerous interviews. Producer Carolyn Craig. Notes in cassette case

Nora Heysen Interview, 1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006235) - Cassette-Box 332
Music for Nora (Item NLA.MS-SAV006236) - Cassette-Box 332

List of music in cassette notes

(No details) (Item NLA.MS-SAV006237) - Cassette-Box 332
H. Heysen (Item NLA.MS-SAV006238) - Cassette-Box 332

No cassette in case


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