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| Title: | Hammond, Joan, Dame; Papers, [manuscript]. 1928-1994 (bulk 1983-1993) |
| Reference: | MS 8648 |
| Date Range: | 1928 - 1994 |
| Creator: | Hammond, Joan Hood (1912 - 1996) |
| Description: | Diaries, correspondence, biographical notes, concert programs, scrapbooks, press cuttings, photographs, music scores, teaching material for the Victorian College of the Arts, speeches and other papers. The papers relate mainly to Dame Joan's career as an opera singer and teacher, but also cover such topics as: Presbyterian Ladies College, Pymble; the loss of Dame Joan's house in the 1983 Ash Wendesday bushfires; the Australian Opera; the Victoria State Opera; golf; and Dame Joan's friendship with Lolita Marriott. |
| Quantity: | 19 boxes (2.66 m) |
| Access: | Available for reference. Not for loan. |
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| Title: | Henderson, Kenneth Russell [Papers] |
| Reference: | MS 7111 |
| Date Range: | 1976 - 1978 |
| Description: | Correspondence, typescript of articles, press cutting, photographs relating to attempts to set up a music scholarship fund in honour of Winifred Burston. The initiators of the fund were Canberra musicians Larry Sitsky, Alan Jenkins and Ken Henderson. Correspondents include Marjorie Hesse and Dame Joan Hammond (photocopy only). |
| Quantity: | 0.06 m |
| Access: | Available for reference. Not for loan. |
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