Guide to the Papers of Marnie Bassett, 1889-1980
Collection context
Summary
- Collection number:
- MS 2331
- Creator:
- Marnie Bassett
- Extent:
- 1 metre and (2 folios + 1 elephant folio)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Marnie Bassett, National Library of Australia, MS 2331, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
- Availability:
- Available
- Access conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
Background
- Content Summary:
- The collection comprises correspondence, press clippings, photographs etc relating to books written by Marnie Bassett.
- Biographical Note:
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Historian Marnie Bassett (Lady Flora Marjorie Bassett, née Masson) was born in Melbourne in 1890 into a distinguished academic family.
Bassett published a number of books on topics of Australian history. She received Honorary Doctor of Letters degrees from Monash University in 1968 and from the University of Melbourne in 1974 and was a foundation fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
Marnie Bassett died in 1980.
- Immediate Source of Acquisition:
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Acquired from Lady Bassett in 1969.
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Marnie Bassett
Access and use
- Conditions Governing Access:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1482297).
- 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- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Marnie Bassett, National Library of Australia, MS 2331, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
- Contact: