Guide to the Papers of Eirene Mort, 1856-1993

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Summary

Collection number:
MS Acc03.127, MS Acc06.017, MS Acc18.059
Creator:
Mort, Eirene
Extent:
(14 archives boxes + 13 map folios + 2 ms cartons + 1 ms box + 1 medium folio box)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Item description], Papers of Eirene Mort, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

MS Acc03.127 comprises various items relating to artist Eirene Mort (1 box).

The Acc06.017 instalment includes three volumes of manuscripts written by Mort on Mort family history; albums of drawings and verse, 1870-1875; loose letters, cuttings and photographs; an album of exhibition catalogues and cuttings; four binders of correspondence, 1904-1980; and, a manuscript on French coinage, 1856 (1 box, 2 cartons).

The MS Acc18.059 instalment comprises sketches, correspondence, bookplates, art works, research notes, photographs, early family papers and prints used in the Canberra Museum and Gallery exhibition "Eirene Mort, a livelihood" September 2017- February 2018.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Arts

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7788470).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 '[Item description], Papers of Eirene Mort, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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