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Title: [Bessie Campbell, Banjo Queen : a collection of music programmes, ephemera relating to her career]
Published: [1889-1918]
Physical Description: 2 v. ; 30 cm. in box 33 x 25 x 10 cm.
Summary: Collection of programmes, ephemera of her early career in Australia. Includes some newspaper excerpts, all in a scrapbook which probably belonged to her.
Contents: [Theatrical miscellanea] (pp. B, 1-31, 35-36)
[Programs, etc. relating to Bessie Campbell's musical career] (pp. 45-82, 85-88, 91-93, 95, 97, 99, 101)
[John Campbell material with miscellanea] (pp. 132-133, 136-137, 144, 146-152)
[Other material relating to Bessie Campbell's career including her charitable works] (loose pp. 1-12)
Notes: Cataloguer supplied title.

ADB, Campbell, Elizabeth (Bessie), v. 7, p. 545-546.

Oxford companion to Australian music, Campbell, Bessie (Elizabeth), p. 94.

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn3543635; Portraits of Bessie Campbell, etc. located at National Library of Australia Pictures collection, PIC/9836/1-4 LOC Box PIC/9836.

Inside cover has autograph of John Campbell, also her father's name. Includes on preliminaries the presentation note: To Bess from Jack, July 21st 1887. Bessie' s brother's name was Jack.
Contributor: Campbell, Bessie, 1870-1964.
Subjects: Campbell, Bessie, 1870-1964 -- Performances -- Australia.
Banjoists -- Australia -- Miscellanea.
Banjo -- Performances -- Australia.
Call Number: PROMPT Scrapbook 14
To cite this item use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn3543635

 

 

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