Personal, professional and fan mail, 1967-1992

Containers:

Box 2 (MS 8864)

Component identifier:

File 15

Content Summary:

Correspondents include Steven Berkoff, Ron Blair, Edward Bond, Tim Curnow, Barry Dickins, Bob Ellis, Colin Friels, Tom Lingwood, Tom McVeigh, Sidney Nolan, Louis Nowra, Susan Ryan, Richard Wherret, Margaret Whitlam, David Williamson, ABC, Almost Managing Co., Belvoir Street Theatre Co., Currency Press, French Embassy (Canberra), Hunter Valley Theatre Co., Michael Edgely International, Nimrod Theatre Co., Old Tote Theatre Co., Radio Telefis Eirann (Dublin), Royal Shakespeare Co., State Theatre Co. Includes programs, published material, cards, postcards, notes and telegrams.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The bulk of the collection was donated to the National Library of Australia by John Bell and Anna Volska in 1993. Three small additions of cuttings, programs and artwork, which formerly belonged to Bell's mother, were donated to the Library by his sister in February 2002 and April and December 2003. Further papers were received in 2009.

Names:

Bell, John

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