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Papers of Ruth Dobson, 1914-1984 (bulk 1970-1984) [manuscript]
Bib ID 1186105
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
Dobson, Ruth, 1918-1990
 
Access Conditions Available for research. Not for loan. 
Description [1914-1984] 
0.04 m. (2 folders) 
Summary

The papers comprise the following items: 1. Letter of Lord Casey 1973 Jul. 4. 2. Letter of Sir Paul Hasluck, 1944 Apr. 17. 3. Letter of Rohan Rivett, 1971 Apr 1. 4. Letter of Dame Joan Sutherland, 1984 Sep. 26 (Sutherland was Dobson's pupil at St Catherine's, Waverley, Sydney). 5. Letters of Patrick White, 1966 Feb. 21 and 1970 Jan. 21. 6. Photographs of Garibaldi which once belonged to Chiosso of Sardinia (Dobson's grandmother). 7. Group photograph of Ruth Dobson, Alan Watt, Bishop O'Brien and Gordon Jockel [n.d.].

Biography/History

Diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Denmark (1974-78) and Ireland (1978-81). Dobson was the sister of poet Rosemary Dobson.

Notes

Manuscript reference no. : MS 8275.

Subjects Dobson, Ruth, 1918-1990 -- Archives.  |  Diplomats -- Australia -- Archives.
Time Coverage 1914-1984 
Occupation Diplomats.

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