Papers of Susanna de Vries, 1997-2000 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 750597
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- De Vries, Susanna, 1935-
- Access Conditions:
- Permission required for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1997-2000]
- 3.70 m. (7 boxes) + 4 cartons + 5 A3 cartons.
- Summary:
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MS Acc97.062 comprises drafts, proofs, research material and some correspondence relating to several of de Vries' published and unpublished works (6 boxes, 3 cartons, 4 A3 cartons).
The Acc98/156 instalment consists of the manuscript of Strength of purpose: Australian women of achievement from Federation to the mid-20th century (1 box).
The Acc01/84 instalment principally comprises material relating to de Vries' publication Great Australian women. Also included are correspondence, corrected proofs, research notes, some letters and cuttings (1 carton, 1 A3 carton).
- Biography/History:
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Writer and lecturer. Susanna Mary de Vries-Evans was born in England in 1935. In 1975 de Vries moved to Australia where she developed an interest in Australian art and history. She worked as a freelance journalist, and consultant editor for Australian collector's quarterly. She was head of Rare Books and Antiquarian Prints, James R. Lawson Fine Art Auctioneers, 1979-1982. De Vries has contributed to The Australian connoisseur and collector, Australian collector's quarterly, Panorama, The journal of art (USA), and, The antique collector (UK), among other publications. Her published books include several biographies of Australian women, illustrated histories of Brisbane and Sydney as well as works on Australian artists. In 1996 de Vries was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to art as an author and lecturer in Australian and European art history and history.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc97.062, MS Acc98.156, MS Acc01.084.
- Subject:
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- De Vries, Susanna, 1935- -- Archives
- Biographers -- Australia -- Archives
- Women biographers -- Australia -- Archives
- Art historians -- Australia -- Archives
- Authors, Australian -- 20th century -- Archives
- Art objects -- Collectors and collecting -- Australia
- Women -- Australia -- Biography
- Artists -- Australia -- Biography
- Australia -- Biography
- Time Coverage:
- 1997-2000
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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