Letters received by Nelson Illingworth, 1899-1902; 1922

MLMSS 8327

fonds

1899-1902; 1922

Textual Records, Clippings, Photographs

960111

0.01 metres of textual material (one folder) - clippings ; - Manuscript

Nelson William Illingworth (1862-1926), sculptor, was born in August 1862 at Portsmouth, England and arrived, with his family, in Sydney on 28 February 1892. He was employed as instructor in modelling at Sydney Technical College but was retrenched in 1893 and set up his own studio. Unable to make a living by sculpture alone, he set up the Denbrae Fine Art Pottery at Forest Lodge. Chronic rheumatism hampered his work and he was declared bankrupt in 1900; he recovered his health by 1902. He was preparing a design for the Lawson monument when he died suddenly of heart disease on 26 June 1926 at Harbord.

Reference:
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/illingworth-nelson-william-6790 (accessed 12 March 2012)

1. handwritten letter from Victor Daley, dated 17 April 1900
2. handwritten letter [in pencil] from Victor Daley, annotated 'Thursday night'
3. handwritten card from Henry Lawson on board ship, postmarked 25 April 1900, where he mentions "sitting for Longstaff"
4. handwritten letter from Henry Lawson, dated 30 April 1900 and written on board the 'Damascus' going into Albany, W.A.
5. handwritten poem from Henry Lawson, postmarked Albany, 3 May 1900
6. handwritten note from Henry Lawson, annotated 'Manly, Tuesday', and postmarked Manly, 14 October 1902
7. handwritten letter from William Macleod, dated October 1922
8. handwritten poem titled "To the postman" on the verso of an envelope addressed to Dusker Nelson Illingworth, postmarked 1 March 1899
9. incomplete handwritten poem, undated
10. 3 black and white photos of Nelson Illingworth and family (?)
11. 23 newsclippings from various newspapers regarding the death of Nelson Illingworth.

Copyright status:: In copyright
Research & study copies allowed: Author has been deceased for more than 50 years