Papers of Charis Elsé Young, 1834-1978 [manuscript]

Bib ID:
1097970
Format:
Manuscript
Author:
Young, Charis Elsé, 1898-1994
Related Online Resources:
Finding aid at National Library of Australia
Access Conditions:
Part available for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.
Description:
  • [1834-1978]
  • 4.25 m (15 boxes) + 2 medium folio boxes + 1 map folio.
Summary:

Letters, diaries, certificates, publications, photographs, family papers, papers relating to Australian Association of Occupational Therapists and the Margaret Reid Orthopaedic Hospital. There are letters from missionaries in China, whom Charis visited in 1929.

Biography/History:

Occupational therapist, active church member with missionary links, Young also collected papers and documents of her family. Her father, C. Ernest Young, was a prominent sugar planter. One of her ancestors, Admiral Sir George Young, was one of the first to suggest settlement at Botany Bay. Charis was carer for her sister, Marjorie L. Young.

Notes:
  • Manuscript reference no.: MS 9564.
  • Associated materials: Papers of J. Northcote Deck, 1890-1959 MS 10347 and Recipe book of Grace Deck, MS Acc14.003.
Subject:
Time Coverage:
1834-1978
Occupation:
Occupational therapists
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