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918376
  • Title
    Henry Lawson Memorial Fund records, ca. 1922-ca. 1932
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 3588
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    ca. 1922-ca. 1932
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    918376
  • Physical Description
    3 boxes of textual material
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    After the death of Henry Lawson in 1922, it was decided to honour the memory of this writer by erecting a suitable monument to him. The Henry Lawson Memorial Fund was established and the Organizing Committee conducted a competition in an effort to find the most appropriate design and sculptor for this work. George Lambert was selected and the memorial statue was unveiled in the Domain, Sydney, N.S.W. in 1931
  • Scope and Content
    Series 01: Correspondence of the Organizing Committee, 1922-1932
    VOLUMES 1-2
    Includes correspondence with and about George Lambert, 1922-1930

    BOX 3
    Series 02: Minutes of meetings, 1922-1926 and Accounts Book, 1922-1926

    BOX 4
    Series 03: Miscellaneous material, ca. 1922-ca. 1932

    Includes papers regarding contributions to the memorial fund, 1924-ca. 1925, notes on the unveiling ceremony, 1931 and newscuttings, ca. 1922-1932
  • Description source

    Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-674C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
  • General note

    This collection includes pictorial material at Pic.Acc.4532
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