Guide to the Papers of Dora Wilcox, 1865-1954

Summary

Collection number:

MS 7952

Creator:

Dora Wilcox

Extent:

0.84 metres and (6 boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], MS 7952, National Library of Australia, Papers of Dora Wilcox, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

This collection includes diaries, manuscripts, correspondence, notes, typescripts, photographs, cutting books, cuttings, various certificates awarded to Wilcox and printed material relating to Wilcox's work as a poet and playwright, as well as to her private life. The early diaries (1914-1917) are very detailed and personal, describing her life in Switzerland, Belgium and England; as well as her first husband Jean Paul Hamelius, her writings and readings; meetings with Bertram Dobell; war news. The later diary (1938-1943) describes her life in Sydney, refering to meetings with publishers as well as Amy Mack, Margaret Preston and Blanche Lindsay, war news, PEN functions, reminiscences of William Moore. The major correspondents are: Robert de Montalk, Jean Paul Hamelius, Bertram Dobell and William Moore. The manuscripts and typescripts are of Wilcox's poems and plays. The collection also includes notes, cuttings and typescripts on Charles Meryon, the French artist who lived in New Zealand.

Biographical Note:

Poet and dramatist. Wilcox was born in New Zealand and emigrated to Australia in the 1920s. Her second husband was the Australian art historian William Moore. Two of her plays were published, Commander Capston (1931) and The Fourposter (1937). Wilcox also published three volumes of poetry, Verses from Maoriland (1905), Rata and mistletoe (1911) and Seven poems (1924)

Indexed terms

Names:

Dora Wilcox

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1329231).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], MS 7952, National Library of Australia, Papers of Dora Wilcox, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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