Guide to the Papers of Innes Williams

Collection Summary

Title

Papers of Innes Williams

Date Range

1937-2002

Collection Number

MS 10083

Extent

0.18 metres (1 ms box + 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Repository

Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

MS 10083 comprises papers relating to Innes Williams' career as a dancer with the Bodenwieser Ballet Company. The collection includes two notebooks containing handwritten dance notes; six scrapbooks containing programs, photographs and cuttings, mainly relating to performances by the Bodenwieser Ballet Company; programs for a "Central European Dance Recital by Innes Murdoch and Irina Zahara", 1940; brochures for a "Tribute to Gertrud Bodenwieser", held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 1960; and correspondence between Williams and June Layson relating to a proposed book about Bodenwieser (1992). There is a small amount of biographical information about Coralie Hinkley and Bettina Vernon-Warren, who were also dancers with the Bodenwieser Ballet Company (1 box).

The MS Acc09.042 instalment includes letters to Innes Williams from Gertrud Bodenwieser, and Rosemary Dobson, who was at Frensham School with Williams (1 folder).

Conditions Governing Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4496550).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Innes Williams, National Library of Australia, [class/file/item number(s)]'.