Esther Corsellis - papers, 1887-1989

MLMSS 6555

fonds

1887-1989

Textual Records, Photographs, Clippings, Objects

152241

2 boxes - 0.26 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (typescript)
Photographs
Clippings
Objects

Esther Corsellis was born in Sydney in 1920 and lived most of her life at Pymble. She was educated at Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon, NSW and the University of Sydney where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. She spent most of her working life as a librarian with John Fairfax Ltd. She was extremely widely read and had an abiding interest in the arts and culture, especially British literature and history. In furtherance of this interest she made three trips to Britain and Europe. In her later years she took up bookbinding and was a foundation member of the NSW Guild of Craft Bookbinders. She died in 1994. (See obituary, Sydney Morning Herald 30/7/1994).

A. Diaries
1934-1937; Diaries (26 Oct. 1934-12 Oct. 1935, 26 June 1936-23 May 1937) kept while attending Ravenswood School for Girls. Fellow pupils include Nancy Gill nee Holloway and Laurice Hinder nee Wood. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/1)
1953-1954; Diaries of a working holiday in England with tours to Scotland, Norway and Denmark. Also includes an account of a bicycle tour through France, Switzerland, Austria Germany and the Netherlands. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/1)
1975; Diaries of a tour of England, Scotland, Austria, Hungary and Greece.. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/1)
1986; Diary of a tour of the British Isles September-October 1986. Travelling companions were Nancy Gill and Brenda Fuller (the writer Brenda McBryde). Both volumes were bound by the author. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/1)
B. Correspondence
1933; Letters received from her mother, Nina Corsellis. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/2)
1946, 1953-1954; Letters to her grandmother, Mrs G.W. Lavender, mainly from Great Britain and Europe. Include photographs. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/2)
1953-1954, 1975; Letters to her father, Claude Corsellis, family and friends, from Great Britain and Europe. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/2)
1973, 1976; Postcards from Jenny Melville in Greece and other friends. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/2)
1982-1989; Letters received and sent concerning the Corsellis and Lavender families. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/2)
C. Miscellaneous personal papers
1934-1953; Include identity card, passport, deed poll changing name, intermediate and leaving certificates, correspondence, newscuttings, notes concerning Matilda McGee and the McGee family. (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/2)
D. Papers concerning the Corsellis family.
1913-1983; Include family trees, biographical sketch of Captain N.C. Corsellis, newscuttings, correspondence and papers relating to Claude Corsellis (birth and marriage certificates, will & correspondence). (Call No.: MLMSS 6555/2)
E. Papers concerning the Lavender and Keulemans families
1887-1950; Include photographs, family tree, passports, biography of George John Lavender, copies of births, deaths & marriage certificates, correspondence. Also includes two medals awarde to Nina Lavender by the Victoria College of Music (Sydney Centre) 1909-10.