Vance and Nettie Palmer papers [manuscript]. 1850-1966.

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Vance and Nettie Palmer papers [manuscript]. 1850-1966.

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Papers contain correspondence between Nettie and Vance Palmer during 1936 and letters to Mrs J. Higgins from her daughter Nettie. Correspondence contains discussion of personal matters, family, friends and work. Other letters include sympathy letters, cards and telegrams on the deaths of Vance and Nettie, correspondence with publishing companies relating to the publishing of Vance's work in Australian and abroad, letters to Nettie relating to her work including comments and criticisms on her book about H. Higgins and the Constitution, letters of Flora Eldershaw relating to her work as a writer and typescript copies of 23 letters from Mary Gilmore to Nettie and Vance Palmer between 1932-1960 discussing family friends and writing . Collection also contains photographs of the Palmer and Higgins families and a painting. Other miscellaneous material includes passport, birth certificate, wills, cutting book in memory of Captain M. B. Higgins, notebook of poetry and a folder of H. B. Higgins' used at the Federal Convention of 1897. Literary works include typescript drafts of three works by V. Palmer, a number of Australian poetry and literary magazines, and a collection of books.

75 cm. (6 boxes) + fol. items.

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Palmer, Nettie, 1885-1964

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Nettie Palmer was a prominent Australian writer and critic. From the description of Letters : Sorrento and Armadale, to Mildred Moore, Mentone [manuscript]. 1900-1902. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223121158 This volume was a twenty-first birthday gift to Nettie Higgins in August 1906. From the description of Commonplace book [manuscript]. 1907-1936. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225785683 Nettie Palmer was born Janet Gertrude H...

Palmer, Vance, 1885-1959

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Vance Palmer. Born Edward Vivian Palmer. Novelist, dramatist, short-story writer, poet, critic, biographer, editor, political and social commentator. Published magazines under the pseudonym: Rann Daly. Nettie Palmer, wife of Vance. Born Janet Gertrude Higgins. Poet, biographer, literary critic, commentator, diarist, editior and translator. Daughter of John and Kitty Higgins and a neice of the parliamentarian and Judge B. Higgins. From the description of Vance...

Gilmore, Mary, 1865-1962

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Poet John Blight was born in Brisbane in 1913. He was twice awarded a 3 year Literary Board Fellowship (1973 and 1977). Other literary awards include, the Myer award (1964) and the Patrick White award (1976). His publications include The old pianist (1945), The two suns met (1954) A bushcomber's diary (1963), Hart (1975) and John Blight; selected poems 1939-1975 (1976). From the description of Letter : to John Blight [manuscript]. 1944. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 2257...