Guide to the Papers of Gwen Stockfeld, 1864-1996

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 9228
Creator:
Gwen Stockfeld
Extent:
1.82 metres and (13 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Gwen Stockfeld, National Library of Australia, MS 9228, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises handwritten drafts and typescripts of Stockfeld's unpublished memoirs Cream Puffs and Cow Pats and Grandpa's Wooden Dentures; related papers including publishing correspondence, notes and research material; notes and exercises from writing classes; personal correspondence; and financial papers.

The personal correspondence includes letters from relatives, friends, neighbours, and writing classmates. The principal correspondents include Marian Eldridge, David Stockfeld, Ken Eldridge, David Eldridge, James Eldridge, Elizabeth Eldridge, Catherine Eldridge, Margaret Murray, Sue Stockfeld, Rebecca Stockfeld, Simon Stockfeld, Sally Stockfeld, Martin Stockfeld, Ted Ford, Dorothy Meissner, Iris Stockfeld, Doris Brisbane, and Avril McBurnie.

Biographical Note:

Gwendoline May Favel Stockfeld (nee Stott) was born in Melbourne on 26 August 1908. In 1935 she married Brian Stockfeld and moved to 'The Gap', a small farm near Lancefield, Victoria. They had two children, Marian Eldridge and David Stockfeld. After her husband's death in 1971 Stockfeld moved from the property and began writing an account of their life together, Cream Puffs and Cow Pats. She also worked on an account of her childhood, Grandpa's Wooden Dentures. These works remain unpublished. Stockfeld belonged to the Adult Education Association of Victoria writer's group, and the Society of Women Writers (Australia). Stockfeld died in Melbourne on 21 April 1997.

Provenance:

The collection was received in two instalments. The Library purchased a copy of Gwen Stockfeld's manuscript Cream Puffs and Cow Pats in September 1988, while the remainder of the collection was purchased from Ken Eldridge in May 1997.

Arrangement:

Stockfeld kept her papers in good order, and the Library has maintained this arrangement.

Indexed terms

Names:
Gwen Stockfeld

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn529869).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Gwen Stockfeld, National Library of Australia, MS 9228, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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