Joan Tomkinson literary and personal papers, ca. 1914-1990

MLMSS 9076/Boxes 1-2
MLMSS 9076/Box 3X
MLMSS 9076/Folder 4X

fonds

ca. 1914-1990

Textual Records, Clippings

403487

1.09 meters of textual material (2 boxes, 1 outsize box and 1 outsize folder)

Joan Tomkinson (1914-) author, wrote short stories for newspaper and periodicals like The Chronicle, The Sun, The Courier, The Daily Mirror, Life Digest, Unity Co-operator, Worlds News, Sunday Times, new Idea, Australian Womans Mirror, Woman, Womans World, Sunday Sun, Australian Woman’s weekly, Bulletin, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Poultry Farmer

She was also an associate member of the Australasian Institute of Secretaries, Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Australian Institute of Cost Accountants

Reference:
Compiled from the collection

BOX 1
Account book recording publication dates and payments received for short stories and articles published in newspapers and periodicals, ca. 1948-1961

Manuscript drafts of published short stories including; ‘Finale, Dirty Linen, Dazzler, Slight Imperfection, Demonstration Model, Question without Answer, Love is Like That (Just Like That), Too Late, Crime of Passion, The Boy Next Door, Bottomless Pit, A La Carte, His Choice, Save Our Spuds, I’ll Be Back, Scientific Observations (Lucky Break), Man of Decision, Where Swallows Build, Myra Puts Her Foot Down, Old Old Story, The Viking, Jute Concerns Us All, A Truant in Ceylon Running Away from School in Ceylon with two photos attached (1924-1925) and plays Land of Hope and Glory, The Age of Experience’ with lists of publishers and publication dates, newspaper clippings of published versions in newspapers and periodicals and correspondence with publishers/editors, ca. 1937-1961

Correspondence with editors of the Unity Co-operator and Poultry Farmer enclosing cheques relating to payment for publication of short stories, ca. 1956-1962

Personal and genealogical records. Includes:
Australian passport, ca. 1935
Baptism certificates of Leila Valerie Joan Tomkinson 28 March 1914 and William Houghton Tomkinson 28 March 1916
Family photographs, no date
Printed brochures relating to Camden Park Menangle
Certificates membership and professional awards, ca. 1959-1990

BOX 2
Seven scrapbooks of newspaper clippings of ‘The Blairs’ in The Courier and other short stories written by Joan Tomkinson ca. 1948-1954

BOXES 3X-4X
Three certificates appointing William Tomkinson to Cadet and Officer of Commonwealth of Australia 1919, 1932 and 1940 with photographs of William Tomkinson in soldiers uniform, no date

Certificate of qualification awarding William Tomkinson Bachelor of Arts from The University of Sydney 1908

Three certificates of professional membership appointing Joan Tomkinson membership to Commonwealth Institute of Accountants and Associate of the Australasian Institute of Secretaries, 1940 Chartered Institute of Secretaries 1947, Australian Institute of Cost Accountants 1943

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