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Letters of Patrick White to Alice Halmagyi, 1961-1973 [manuscript]
Bib ID 2880120
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
White, Patrick, 1912-1990
 
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Access Conditions Available for reference. Not for loan. 
Description 1961-1973 
2 cm. (1 folder) 
Summary

Letters and postcards sent by Patrick White to Alice Halmagyi containing impressions of life in Greece, London, Spain and Italy; news of White's family and his health; theatre scenes in America, Europe and Australia. In one of the letters, White gave a detailed account of "Night on Bald Mountain" which he was writing.

Biography/History

Alice Halmagyi was Patrick White's doctor and friend.

Notes

Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 7713.

Subjects Halmagyi, Alice -- Correspondence.  |  White, Patrick, 1912-1990. Night on bald mountain.  |  White, Patrick, 1912-1990 -- Correspondence.  |  Novelists, Australian -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Time Coverage 1961-1973 
Occupation Novelists.
Other authors/contributors Halmagyi, Alice

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