Mary Salmon papers, 1882-1952

MLMSS 8580

fonds

1882-1952

Textual Records, Clippings, Photographs

411733

0.34 meters of textual material (2 boxes)

Mary Salmon was a Sydney historian and journalist in the early 1900's. She was also a founding member of the Society of Women Writers, New South Wales Branch.

Reference:
The Society of Women Writers New South Wales http://www.womenwritersnsw.org/?page_id=652 (accessed on 27 June 2012)

BOX 1
Folder 1: Research notes, letters to Mary Salmon and essays relating to Sir Henry Parkes; Millers point; Woolloomooloo, Mrs J.S. Calvert; George William Evans; Governor Hunter; Governor King; Henrietta Town; Sir James Martin; Baron Sir Ferdinand Von Mueller; Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell; and others. Includes typescript letters to Mary Salmon, 1910-1913

Folder 2: Research notes, letters to Mary Salmon and essays relating to the history of St Phillips Church; Reibey's diary; historic Watsons Bay obelisk; fist Christmas in Australia; Sir Henery Parkes; Allan Cunningham; Tivoli hotel and theatre; whaling on the Australian coast; Campbell's of "Campbell's" wharf; Naming the streets; the Barracks; John Harris Surgeon; Redfern; Colonial society in 1803; Mrs Macarthur and James Tyson, 1910-1912

Folder 3: Research notes, letters to Mary Salmon and essays relating to Liverpool Street, Sydney; North Shore Bridge; St Andrews Scotch Church; Hyde Park; Captain William Cox; Richard Goldsbrough; Sir George Richard Dibbs; Windsor Wharf; James Robertson; Hon. John Fawkner; Sydney gaol; Darlinghurst, 1910-1917

Folder 4: Newspaper clippings, 1882-1952

Bound essays relating to the history of Sydney, no date

BOX 2
Folder 1: Research notes, letters to Mary Salmon and essays relating to Governor Macquarie; Dr Cowper; Governor Burke; Liverpool; Thomas Denison; Historic shipping foreshores; Hyde Park; Hyde Park Barracks; Melbourne Post Office; Bridge Street Historic Tree; William Street, Sydney; Alexander Berry; John Blaxland; Joseph Tompson; Governor Gipps; Lord Belmore; Allan Cunningham and others, 1899-1917

Folder 2: Research notes, letters to Mary Salmon and essays relating to Governor Darling; Governor Bourke; Loftus; Governor Brisbane; Lieutenant Colonel David Collins; Thomas Denison; Governor Gipps and others, Includes a printed copy of Architectural Work in Sydney, New South Wales, 1788-1999 by James Barnet, 6 March 1988, 1899 - 1913

Folder 3: Research notes, letters to Mary Salmon and essays relating to Governor King; Tomas Makdougall Brisbane; Governor Fitzroy; Kings school, Parramatta; Reverend W.B. Clarke; Dr William Balmain; Georgian Public School, Sydney and others, 1910

Folder 4: Letter to Mary Salmon relating to "Sydney - 100 years ago, From the Editor of the Daily News, no date; Letter to Mary Salmon relating to Belmore's regime of building Sydney, 1913

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