Papers and correspondence of Henry Handel Richardson, 1852-1983 [microform]

Bib ID:
567873
Format:
Manuscript and Microform
Author:
Richardson, Henry Handel, 1870-1946
Access Conditions:
Available for research.
Description:
  • [1852-1983]
  • 32 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.
Summary:

The collection includes the following series: 1. Walter and Mary Richardson papers; correspondence; articles; notes; account books and family tree. 2. General correspondence including letters to Oliver Stonor, 1926-1946; Jacob Schwartz, 1931-1953; Olga Roncoroni; St John Ervine, 1947-1949; and T.E. Lawrence about Richardson's works. 3. Letters to Mary Kernot, 1911-1946. 4. Drafts of novels. 5. Drafts of short stories. 6. Articles by and about Richardson. 7. Songs by Richardson from works by English and German poets. 8. Personal documents and papers, 1885-1944. 9. Biographical material. 10. Professor J.G. Robertson papers. 11. Photographs.

Biography/History:

Novelist and short story writer. Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson was born in Melbourne in 1870, the daughter of Dr W.L. Richardson, who emigrated to Victoria in the 1850s. She studied music in Leipzig before devoting herself to writing. She married J.G. Robertson in 1895. Her novels include Maurice Guest (1908), The getting of wisdom (1910), The fortunes of Richard Mahony (1930) and The young Cosima (1939), written under the pen name Henry Handel Richardson.

Notes:
  • Positive also available.
  • Microfilm copy of original documents held in the National Library of Australia Manuscript collection at MS 133.
  • A guide is available at MG mfm G 22962.
  • Aguide to reel numbers is available at MG mfm 22962.
Reproduction:
Microfilm. Canberra : National Library of Australia, 1986. 32 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Subject:
Time Coverage:
1852-1983
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