Collection 3: Frances Pollon further papers, ca. 1828-1998

MLMSS 8919/Boxes 1-18
MLMSS 8919/Box 19X

sub-fonds

ca. 1828-1998

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Clippings

141926

3.06 metres of textual material (18 boxes, 1 outsize box)

Series 1. Papers including diaries, family research, photographs, correspondence, talks, unpublished biography of Terry Gleeson and unpublished autobiography (12 boxes):

BOX 1
Personal correspondence and research papers, 1947-1999 mainly relating to Pollon family history and the records of the Royal Australian Historical Society

BOX 2
Personal and family papers, 1935-1950 including certificate of marriage of Francis Thomas Pollon 1868 and carte de visite relating to Swan family 1859-1870 with associated clippings, ca. 1912-1919

Poems by Elizabeth Guy, 1975-1977

Appointment diaries 1967-1970 student and teacher notebooks, 1937-1989

Three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating to Shirley Temple, ca. 1932-1935, one scrapbook of newspaper clippings of poems written by Frances Pollon 1937-1939

BOXES 3-7:
Draft manuscripts, correspondence and research material relating to various published and unpublished projects, including research for Philip Geeves, ca. 1944-1996

BOX 5
Notebook of poems by Frances Pollon, ca. 1934

BOXES 8-9
Printed music, ephemera and educational papers and records relating to various Eistedfodd, and music and speech training 1984-1997, including issues of The Voice of the Speech Association of NSW, 1965-1979

BOXES 10-12
Two family recipe books, one belonging to Florence Moore with some loose pages and newspaper clippings, ca. 1828-1900

Photographs, mainly of family, friends and travels, ca. 1924-1998

Family portraits photographs mainly carte de visites and photographic prints some mounted on card, ca. 1891-1913, including two tintypes and three frames miniatures

Three scrapbooks of photographs of travels in Scotland and Wales, no date

Two gloves, two pouches and one signature stamp, no date

Commemorative and membership badges, ca. 1985-1987

Arts and crafts awards, certificates and ribbons, 1971-1993

BOX 19X
Awards, certificates and diplomas relating to music, teaching, drama and writing and 'Sydney Cove Aug. 1788', a pen and ink drawing by Geoffrey C. Ingleton for the Royal Australian Historical Society, ca. 1938-1990

Series 2. Material relating to Philip Geeves (6 boxes):

BOX 13
Draft notes, annotated manuscripts and galley proofs from ‘Parramatta The Cradle City of Australia Its History from 1788’ by Frances Pollon, ca. 1982-1983

BOXES 14-16
Annotated manuscripts of ‘An A to Z of Sydney’s Suburbs’ by Frances Pollon, ca. 1985

Research papers, newspaper clippings and notes papers relating to architectural history Parramatta and history of Sydney suburbs, compiled ca. 1983

BOXES 17-18
Research papers, newspaper articles and letters from editors, publishers and ABC radio’s 'resident historian’ listeners relating to family history queries, ca. 1966-1984, used in ‘The Best of Geeves’, a compilation of the best of his Sydney Morning Herald column, compiled ca. 1984

Annotated manuscripts and page proofs of ‘The Best of Geeves’, compiled and edited by Frances Pollon, ca. 1984

Photographs; The Old Theater Royal in Sydney and Angel Court Pitt Street Sydney in process of demolition including two family photographs, ca. 1887-1920

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