Guide to the Papers of Mervyn Horton, 1956-1983

Summary

Collection number:

MS 6919

Creator:

Mervyn Horton

Extent:

1.4 metres and (10 boxes, 1 folio package)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Mervyn Horton, National Library of Australia, MS 6919, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection includes correspondence with artists and friends including Justin O'Brien, Michael Shannon, Jeffrey Smart, Bryan Westwood, Donald Friend, EspieDods, and Sir Lorimer Dods; a small amount of business correspondence relating to Art in Australia; diaries and notebooks; photographs; theatre and exhibition programs; and papers relating to Horton's involvement in the Galleria Expresso coffee bar, the Sydney Lord Mayor's Arts Advisory Panel, the XIIIthBienalInternacional de São Paulo, overseas travel and properties owned by Horton.

Biographical Note:

Mervyn Emrys Rosser Horton (1917-1983) was educated at Newington College, Sydney and the University of Sydney

Date	Event
1940	Director, Katoomba Collieries
1943-48	Honorary Secretary, Apex Club, Sydney
1950	Joined Ure Smith Publishers, becoming director of the company and editor
1952-61	Secretary, Society of Artists
1956	Opened Galleria Expresso coffee bar in Rowe Street, Sydney
1960-65	Executive Member, Arts Council of Australia, NSW Division
1961-62	Member, National Trust of Australia, NSW Division
1963-83	Founder and editor of <em>Art and Australia</em>
1972-77	Member, Executive Committee, Lindsay National Trust
1973-76	Trustee, Art Gallery of NSW
1974	Member, Lord Mayor's Arts Advisory Panel (Sydney)
1976	Australian Commissioner for the XIIIthBienalInternacional de São Paulo
1978	Director, Traversi Jones Pty Ltd
1978-	Member, Friends of Australian Ballet
1982	Awarded Order of Australia

Provenance:

The Horton Papers were received from the Estate of Mervyn Horton in 1983.

Indexed terms

Names:

Mervyn Horton

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn649413).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Mervyn Horton, National Library of Australia, MS 6919, [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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