Papers of Helen Palmer, 1918-1996 [manuscript]

Bib ID:
2594499
Format:
Manuscript
Author:
Palmer, Helen G. (Helen Gwynneth), 1917-1979
Online Version:
National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 6083 copy
Related Online Resources:
Finding aid at National Library of Australia
Access Conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.
Description:
  • 1918-1996
  • 3.5 m. (25 boxes)
Summary:

Consists of correspondence, subject files, personal items, diaries, photographs, manuscripts of unpublished and published works and a large quantity of printed matter. There are letters from Vance, Nettie and Aileen Palmer, Jessie Macleod, Guido Baracchi, Eleanor Dark, Frank Dalby Davison and Katharine Susannah Prichard. There is a thesis by S. B. Clark entitled: Vance Palmer: A Consideration of His Career in Australian Letters.

Biography/History:

The second daughter of Vance and Nettie Palmer, Helen Gwyneth Palmer was a writer, teacher and worker for many causes, particularly those associated with her commitment to socialism and communism.

Notes:
Related Material:
  • Associated materials: papers of Helen and Aileen Palmer are held by the National Library at NLA MS 3044.
  • Monologue by Helen Palmer, writer; located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 5370.
Cited In:
Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; D312
Index/Finding Aid Note:
Finding aid available in Special Collections Reading Room and online.
Subject:
Time Coverage:
1918-1996
Occupation:
Authors
Other authors/contributors:
Clark, S. B. (Stephen Barry)
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