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Letters and photographs of Patrick White, 1944-1988 [manuscript]
Bib ID 1179894
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
Garland, Peggy, 1903-1998
 
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Access Conditions Available for reference. Not for loan. 
Description 1944-1988 
10 cm. 
Summary

Letters of Patrick White to Betty Withycombe (9) and Peggy Garland (118), as well as miscellaneous postcards sent by White and photographs of Patrick White. Two letters (1937 and 1940) by Patrick White to Betty Withycombe.

Biography/History

Sculptor. One of three Withycombe sisters, the others being Betty and Joyce Withycombe, who were cousins of the writer Patrick White. White first met the sisters when he lived in England in late 1920s.

Notes

Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 8434.

Cited In

Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; E940

Index/Finding Aid Note Descriptive list available. 
Subjects Garland, Peggy, 1903-1998 -- Archives.  |  Withycombe, Betty, -1993 -- Correspondence.  |  White, Patrick, 1912-1990 -- Correspondence.  |  White, Patrick, 1912-1990 -- Portraits.
Time Coverage 1944-1988 
Other authors/contributors White, Patrick, 1912-1990  |  Withycombe, Betty, -1993
Exhibited Selected items exhibited in: "The Life of Patrick White", National Library of Australia, 13 April - 8 July 2012, State Library of New South Wales, 20 August to 28 October 2012. 

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