Papers [manuscript]. 1888-1926.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1888-1926.

1. Letters, including letters from Nellie Melba to Cochran, 1916-1926. 2. Autograph book, 1888-1905. 3. Manuscript of "Round the world in Eighty Years" by Tommy Cochran.

32 cm. (1 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7066792

Libraries Australia

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Melba, Nellie

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Melba was born Helen Porter Mitchell. In 1882 she married Charles Nesbit Frederick Armstrong, who died in 1948. From the description of Papers concerning Mitchell and Armstrong families [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225791512 Mrs Helen Porter Armstrong, soprano singer, was born in, and derived her non de plume from Melbourne. She first appeared in opera in 1887 after concentrating for many years on her piano playing and made her final appearance in...

Cochran, Tommy, b. 1877.

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Worked in the Shipping Department of Dalgety and Co., 1896-1928. Also a journalist; a socialite with close connections to the Melbourne theatrical community; and a close friend of Nellie Melba. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1888-1926. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225648487 ...