Papers concerning Mitchell and Armstrong families [manuscript].

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Papers concerning Mitchell and Armstrong families [manuscript].

Letters received by Sydney May 1962-1963 include some re Julia Margaret Richardson (Née Wheeler). Articles re Dame Nellie Melba ca. 1959-? include some re Constance Buchan, a pupil of hers. Copies of documents re Mitchell and Armstrong families include certificates of birth, death and marriage 1861-1935, the will of Melba 1928, the order of service at the baptism of Pamela Helen Fullerton Armstrong 1918. Also a document re William Oscar Doyle.

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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...