Papers of Bene Gibson Smyth, 1923-1946 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 5514092
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Smyth, Bene Gibson, 1883-1966
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1923-1946]
- 0.06 m. (1 packet)
- Summary:
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MS Acc11.044 comprises manuscript scores of songs by Bene Gibson Smyth. The scores include an album titled "Song stories for children", c1946; a musical play, "The wishing well ... adapted from Stories told by Little Miss Kookaburra" (alias Hazel Maude, who broadcast bedtime stories in Australia), c1936; and individual songs. Some of the song lyrics are by Gertrude Hart. In addition, there is a sheet of typewritten poems by Queensland writer Mabel Forrest, with a covering note from the author, and photocopies of four photographic portraits (1 packet).
- Biography/History:
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Composer. Bene Gibson Smyth was an Australian composer of songs for children. She was born Robina Gibson Hunter at Sandridge, near Bendigo in Victoria in 1883. In 1910, she married James Stuart Smyth at Newmarket, Melbourne, and had three children. Bene Gibson Smyth died in Ourimbah, New South Wales in 1966.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc11.044.
- Some photocopies.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1923-1946
- Occupation:
- Composers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Bene Gibson Smyth's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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