Dorothy Porter nee Woolley [scrapbook], 2005 / compiled by her daughter Patricia

MLMSS 7878/Box 1X

fonds

1906-2005

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Ephemera, Photographs, Clippings

844971

0.34 metres of textual material (1 volume in outsize box) - manuscript, typescript, clippings, photographs

This is a meticulously detailed tribute album compiled by Porter's daughter Patricia. It covers from her early childhood through to her career in modelling, acting and physical culture/health promotion. There is also coverage of her wartime experiences with her husband Hilton Porter, including surviving the sinking of the SS Athenia, the first boat to be sunk in World War II.

Chronological

Supplementary typescript notes accompany the album, providing further details of each album entry. There is also a full typescript transcription of the letter that begins on p.20 of the album -

Titled from album title page

Born Queenstown Tasmania January 6th 1906 / Died Sydney New South Wales February 4th 2005 / Wife of Hilton Porter -- album title page

Handwritten inscriptions and hand-painted decorative motifs adorn each page