02782ctc a2200481 a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401900130006503500170007803500120009503500110010704000180011804300120013604500170014809100070016510000380017224500770021026000150028730000400030250000430034250600430038551000700042852005230049854401080102154401370112954401500126654503400141655501170175660000480187360000220192161000220194361000500196561000260201561000350204165000210207665000220209765000340211965600190215385600490217292000150222195300470223698400170228316536820081112120414.0940512m19281994xx neng d1 a10888446 9000010888446 92148745 a165368 aANLbengdANL au-at---2 bd1928bd1994 ama1 aHammond, Joan,cDame,d1912-1996.10aPapers of Dame Joan Hammond,f1928-1994g(bulk 1983-1993)h[manuscript]. c1928-1994. a2.66 m.a(19 boxes)+e2 fol. boxes. aManuscript reference no.: NLA MS 8648. aAvailable for reference. Not for loan.4 aGuide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ;cE943 aDiaries, correspondence, biographical notes, concert programs, scrapbooks, press cuttings, photographs, music scores, teaching material for the Victorian College of the Arts, speeches and other papers. The papers relate mainly to Dame Joan's career as an opera singer and teacher, but also cover such topics as: Presbyterian Ladies College, Pymble; the loss of Dame Joan's house in the 1983 Ash Wendesday bushfires; the Australian Opera; the Victoria State Opera; golf; and Dame Joan's friendship with Lolita Marriott.1 dLetters of Dame Joan Hammond also held ataNational Library of Australia Manuscript Section at MS 9704.1 dBetty Davison's collection of papers on Dame Joan Hammond also held ataNational Library of Australia Manuscript Section at MS 9832. dAssociated materials: Original oil portrait, two original art works, and one trophy are held inaNational Library of Australia Pictorial Section. aNew Zealand born opera singer who gained international acclaim during the 1940s and 1950s. After her retirement in 1965 she taught singing at the Victorian College of the Arts and was Artistic Director of the Victorian Opera Company, 1971-76. Hammond was also a talented golfer who was three times New South Wales ladies golf champion.8 aFinding aid (11 p.) available in Manuscript Reading Room, and on the Internet at http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms864810aHammond, Joan,cDame,d1912-1996vArchives.10aMarriott, Lolita.20aAustralian Opera.20aPresbyterian Ladies' College (Pymble, N.S.W.)20aVictoria State Opera.20aVictorian College of the Arts. 0aGolfzAustralia. 0aOperazAustralia. 0aSingerszAustraliavArchives. 7aSingers.2lcsh423Finding aiduhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms8648 aPriority 2 aManuscripts subject term: Performing arts. aANLcMS 8648