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Dymphna Cusack 1947
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Pictorial Collection Neg.2869

Dymphna Cusack (1902-1981) was a teacher, broadcaster, lecturer, playwright and novelist. She was part of an extended circle of women writers and correspondents which included Katharine Susannah Prichard, Marjorie Barnard, Flora Eldershaw and Miles Franklin. Books and plays translated into 25 languages include Come in Spinner (1951) co-written with Florence James and Pioneers on Parade (1939) with Miles Franklin. The National Library of Australia acquired Dymphna Cusack's papers in a number of consignments between 1959 and 1990. This photograph was included in her papers.

 

August 2001 Volume XI Number 11

GETTING TOGETHER: THE BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE AND THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET

Michelle Potter examines Stephen Page's Rites and the groundbreaking partnership between two very different dance companies

SHARED BEGINNINGS: THE NATIONAL LIBRARY AND THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

Penelope Layland reveals that the early history of the National Library is inextricably linked with that of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library

THE FORGOTTEN PHILANTHROPIST: DAW TEE TEE LUCE (1895-1982)

Diana Carroll tells of the courageous Burmese woman who worked to help the street children of Rangoon

LITERARY LIVES IN LETTERS

Carole Ferrier shows how personal correspondence can be used in a variety of ways by biographers and historians

REPRESENTING THE NATION: THE AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY

Di Langmore reports that, on any given day, research assistants and editors from the ADB can be found combing the various departments in the National Library

FRIENDS

A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

Highlighting events marking the Centenary of Federation and the 1OOthAnniversary of the National Library of Australia

100TH BIRTHDAY BOOKSEARCH

Help uncover items on the National Library's desiderata list

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