MS 1662
Papers of Dame Mary Gilmore (1865-1962)
See also: MS 8766; MS
1695
- Papers
- 1893-1960
- 3cm. (5 folders)
- Available for reference
The collection comprises drafts of poetry, letters to W.A. Woods, Mrs
Gollan Lewis, Mrs W.A. Woods, correspondence received by W.A. Woods from
A.G. Stephens and Rose Webster concerning Mary Gilmore and press cuttings
concerning Mary Gilmore.
The collection was donated to the Library by Mrs Gollan Lewis in 1966.
Folder
| 1. |
Drafts of poetry |
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Item |
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Aye he's dee'in, our boy is dee'in. |
n.d. |
1-2 |
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Here's wishin's. |
n.d. |
3 |
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The cows kep' flying' up, boys. |
2 Sep 1893 |
4 |
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A sin is sin, whoever sins. |
1 Sep 1894 |
5 |
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The tide is at the full. |
30 Nov 1895 |
6 |
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I don't know whether 'tis well to love. |
2 Dec 1895 |
7 |
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It's gettin' in an' gettin' out. |
7 Dec 1895 |
8 |
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My love is great as the ocean. |
9 Dec 1895 |
9 |
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Give us a kiss, sweet heart. |
5 Feb 1898 |
10 |
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Us is out, her an' me. |
6 Feb 1898 |
11 |
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Us ain't made to snap and snarl |
[6 Feb 1898?] |
12 |
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O, singer in brown. |
1 July 1903 |
13 |
| 2. |
Letters from Dame Mary Gilmore to W.A Woods
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n.d. |
14-15 |
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30 Nov 1909 |
16 |
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15 Jan 1910 |
17 |
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1 Mar 1910 |
18-20 |
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26 Nov 1911 |
21-23 |
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14 Nov 1936 |
24-25 |
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to Mrs Gollan Lewis |
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n.d. |
26 |
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9 Mar 1938 [i.e. 1939] |
27-29 |
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9 Feb 1940 |
30-31 |
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4 June 1940 |
32 |
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5 Apr 1949 |
33-34 |
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2 Sep 1949 |
35-36 |
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1 Aug 1953 |
37-38 |
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2 Oct 1959 |
39-40 |
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22 Sep 1960 |
41-42 |
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to Mrs W.A Woods |
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25 Jan 1952 |
43-44 |
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26 Feb 1952 |
45-46 |
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14 Mar 1952 |
47-48 |
| 3. |
Letters concerning Dame Mary Gilmore |
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A.G. Stephens to W.A Woods |
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2 Dec 1897 |
49 |
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3 Apr 1899 |
50-51 |
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14 Apr 1899 |
52 |
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25 Sep 1899 |
53 |
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Rose Webster to W.A. Woods |
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30 Sep 1899 |
54-55 |
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15 Oct 1899 |
56-57 |
| 4. |
Press cuttings concerning Dame Mary Gilmore
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"Then she went" Bulletin |
n.d. |
58 |
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"In the city" |
n.d. |
59 |
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"Goodnight, beloved!" [Democrat]
|
n.d. |
60 |
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"Because of the daughters" [Women's Voice]
|
n.d. |
61 |
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"Two Souls" |
n.d. |
62 |
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"The wrong breed" |
n.d. |
63 |
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"The little ones" Clipper 21 |
1895 |
64 |
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"Because of the daughters" Women's Voice
|
10 Aug 1895 |
65 |
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"Honey-sweet, de babby" |
8 Apr 1903 |
66 |
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"Poets do honor to a poetess" Sunday Sun
|
13 Aug 1933 |
67 |
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"My fleece is white as snow" Sydney
Morning Herald |
18 June 1949 |
68 |
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"Wind and wars will swamp police state" Tribune
|
29 Jul 1953 |
69 |
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"Cities, universities in U.S.S.R. 'dead heart'
Tribune |
29 Jul 1953 |
70 |
| 5. |
Miscellaneous |
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Photograph of Mary Cameron. |
n.d. |
71 |
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Hegmonay card |
1942-3 |
72 |
List prepared December 1994. Last revised 24 January 1997
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