| Bib ID |
3123850 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Access Conditions |
Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1947-1971.
14 cm. (1 box)
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| Summary |
Papers of Betty Davison relating to Dame Joan Hammond. The papers include letters from Hammond to Davison, cards also from Hammond to Davison, a notebook, programs of Hammonds performances, press cuttings and ephemera such as concert tickets
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| Biography/History |
The papers were found in a house, in 2003, once occupied by Davison. Davison was a dedicated fan of Hammond, an Australian opera singer, who began her musical career as a violinist, spending three years with the Sydney Philharmonic Orchestra. She made her operatic debut in London in 1938. |
| Notes |
Manuscript reference no.: MS 9832.
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| Subjects |
Davison, Betty - Archives. | Hammond, Joan, - Dame, - 1912-1996 | Singers - Australia - Archives.
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