Letters to Thistle Harris [manuscript]. 1939-1942.

ArchivalResource

Letters to Thistle Harris [manuscript]. 1939-1942.

Two letters. 1. Letter of Christina Stead (New York) to Thistle Harris, 7 July 1939 (2 p.). Refers to mutual friends; ideas of David Stead and Bill Blake about doctors and health; autobiographical nature of "The man who loved children"; aversion to returning to Sydney; death of Bill Blake's mother. 2. Letter of Christina Stead (New York) to Thistle Harris, 6 April 1942 (2 p.). Refers to photographs; origins of characters in "The man who loved children"; David Stead; Bill Blake's business affairs.

1 cm.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7074270

Libraries Australia

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Stead, Christina, 1902-1983

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k365k3 (person)

Novelist. Christina Stead is the author of "The man who loved children" (1940) and other books. Thistle Harris (1902-1990) was a botanical writer, landscape designer and photographer. In 1951 she married David Stead, father of Christina Stead. From the description of Letters to Thistle Harris [manuscript]. 1939-1942. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225825756 Christina Stead was born and educated in Australia, but spent most of her life abroad. During the 1930s she...

Harris, Thistle Y. (Thistle Yolette), 1902-1990

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p05vwx (person)