Guide to the Papers of Christobel Mattingley, 1909-2011

Summary

Collection number:

MS 8290;.MS Acc02.165; MS Acc12.006

Creator:

Mattingley, Christobel

Extent:

(67 boxes, 16 carton, 2 folio boxes, 1 map folio, 2 archives boxes)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Christobel Mattingley, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Biographical Note:

Christobel Rosemary Shepley was born in Adelaide in October 1931. She was educated at Presbyterian Ladies College, Pymble, The Friends School, Hobart and the University of Tasmania.

She began her working career as a librarian and teacher librarian in Australia and in England before becoming a fulltime writer and children's writer. She has written articles, film scripts and 34 children's books. Her first book for Brockhampton Press was Windmill at Magpie Creek.

Christobel Shepley married Cecil David Mattingley and lives at Stonyfell, South Australia with her husband and three children. Mattingley is a keen conservationist and worked as lecturer librarian, at the Murray Park College of Advanced Education.

Provenance:

The papers were purchased from Christobel Mattingley in several instalments between 1990 and 1994. Further papers were received in 2002 and 2012.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2708284).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Christobel Mattingley, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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