Papers relating to Henry Handel Richardson. 1895-1970.

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Papers relating to Henry Handel Richardson. 1895-1970.

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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).

43 cm. (1 folio box)

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Landau, Gay.

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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. From the description of Papers relating to Henry Handel Richardson. 1895-1970. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222676090 ...

Howells, Gay.

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Richardson, Henry Handel, 1870-1946

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Henrietta Richardson Robinson, writing as Henry Handel Richardson, was a major Australian novelist rather forgotten in the rest of the world. Although she lived most of her adult life in Germany and England, her fiction remained Australian, evoking a sense of national pride in her fans and critics and influencing numerous diverse Australian authors. From the description of Henry Handel Richardson letters and papers, 1929-1946. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat recor...