Personal correspondence, 1963-2001

 
Component identifier:
Series 1
Content Summary:
This series comprises original letters written by Bouras to her family and letters to Bouras from family and friends. The letters written by Bouras document her experiences as an Australian migrant adjusting to Greek society and contain domestic news, accounts of children's activities, travel, weather, landscape and Greek history, customs and politics. Bouras' academic and literary pursuits receive lesser attention. Also included are letters from Bouras' grandfather, Arthur John Hicks, concerning country life, education and recollections of the University of Melbourne during the 1920s and 1930s. Other correspondents include Nance Donkin, Lesleyanne Hawthorne, Jaqueline Ganitzer (sister), Margery Hicks (mother), Stephen Hicks (brother), William Hicks (father) and Helmut and Annemarie Pincus.
Immediate source of acquisition:
The collection was purchased in instalments from Bouras in 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001.

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Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn649239).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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