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Daphne Mayo Papers
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Correspondence, Personal, 1940 to 1949

151 letters, 11 telegrams, 2 letter cards, 1 card, 5 postcards and 11 photographs sent to Daphne Mayo between 7 Jan 1940 to 30 Dec 1949. Contents by year:
1940 - 20 letters, 1 postcard. Correspondents include: Ina Rivers (2 letters); Nita (3 letters); Margaret Preston (2 letters, to Miss Lahey and Miss Mayo, one with a response by Mayo on the back).
1941 - 13 letters, 1 postcard. Correspondents include: Rosie (4 letters) ; Marjorie S. Harrington (4 letters).
1942 - 12 letters, 2 lettercards. Correspondents include: Rosie (2 letters); Wal (Walter Taylor) (2 letters)
1943 - 7 letters, 1 postcard, 1 telegram. Correspondents include: Rosie (4 letters); Ina Rivers.
1944 - 13 letters, 2 telegrams. Correspondents include: Rosie (3 letters); Mavis; Josephine; Robert Carson (2 letters).
1945 - 22 letters, 1 postcard, 4 telegrams. Correspondents include: Rosie (3 letters); Mim (Mim Shaw); Rowland Suddaby (with b&w photograph); Captain Robert Carson (1 letter pocket calendar for 1946 and 1 b&w photograph; 1 letter with 9 b&w photographs); Barney Usherwood (2 letters).
1946 - 24 letters, 1 telegram. Correspondents include: Barney Usherwood (3 letters); Rosie (5 letters).
1947 - 17 letters. Correspondents include: Rosie (4 letters); May Usherwood (2 letters); Constance.
1948 - 7 letters, 1 postcard.
1949 - 16 letters, 3 telegrams, 1 card. Correspondents include: Chris (Dr Christine Rivett); Claudine (3 letters to 'Q.E.').

Correspondence, General

Correspondence from government departments, Society of Artists, exhibition organisers, galleries, lawyers, dentists, real estate agents, and more.

Correspondence, General, 1930 to 1939

Correspondence from 4 Apr 1930 to 29 Dec 1939. Correspondents include: Queensland Club; W. Rubery Bennett; MacQuarie Galleries; Society of Artists; Queensland Wattle League; William Moore; Government House, Brisbane; Sculptors' Society of Australia; Women's Executive Committee and Advisory Council; Brisbane City Council; Carnegie Corporation; National Gallery of Canada; McGill University.

Correspondence, General, 1960 to 1969

Correspondence from 12 Jan 1960 to 13 Nov 1969. Correspondents include: Brisbane Arts Ball Committee; Queensland Trustees Limited; Queensland National Gallery Society; Queensland Art Gallery; Central Technical College, Brisbane; Brisbane Women's Club; Brisbane Fountains Committee; Design Arts Centre; letters from doctor regarding recommended foods, blood tests results; Commonwealth Department of Customs and Excise, Brisbane; Society of Women Writers.

Correspondence, General, 1970 to 1979

Correspondence from 3 Feb 1970 to 28 Nov 1979. Correspondents include: G.S. Madden, Williams and Bicknell (Solicitors) regarding copyright infringement of Mayo's work; Brisbane Women's Club; Society of Sculptors Queensland; University of Queensland Union; Dr. Frank Fisher regarding Mayo's health; The Cultural Centre (Queensland); Melbourne College of Education; National Library of Australia with transcript of interview on 10 May 1963 with Mrs Hazel de Berg; Macquaries Galleries; Home Help; Important Women Artists; Queensland Trustees Limited; and letters from Judith McKay

Shrine of Remembrance, National War Memorial of Victoria

On cover of original folder "Melbourne Shrine Figures" (original folder discarded). This file includes incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding the commissioning of eight symbolical figures to be placed in the Inner Sanctuary of the Shrine of Remembrance (the National War Memorial of the State of Victoria). Daphne Mayo was selected by the Citizens' Committee of the National War Memorial of Victoria to submit a model for the figure of 'Integrity'. Due to insufficient funds the committe was unable to proceed with the commissioning of the Figures. The file also has a copy (no. 11) of the National War Memorial Specification. Respecting eight marble figures for inner shrine for the "Shine of Remembrance" at The Domain, South Yarra for The Committee of the National War Memorial. This copy has bound with it The first brochure on the first premiated design The National War Memorial of Victoria (1924); two folded plans for the 'Detail section of inner shrine of remembrance' and 'Plan at Shrine Floor Level'; and the Offical guide to the Shrine of Remembrance : The Domain Melbourne (signed by Daphne).

Correspondence and Records relating to works of art, 1918 to 1929

12 letters from 6 Aug 1918 to 23 Dec 1929. Correspondents include: Lewis McDonald (Secretary for the David Bowman Memorial Committee) (2 letters); N.C. Aitken of Streatham (13 Mar 1920); Chiurazzi (2 Nov 1925); J.W. Singer & Sons (4 Nov 1925); The Registrar, University of Queensland re the bust of Sir Matthew Nathan (5 Mar 1926); Cecil Dunn (28 Aug 1928); Bristish Medical Association re the Bancroft Memorial Medal (23 Jul 1928); Wunderlich Ltd re Stations of the Cross for Holy Spirit Church New Farm (20 Nov 1929).

Correspondence and Records relating to works of art, Undated and fragments

Undated letters to Daphne Mayo. Correspondents include: Lord Mayor's Office (invitiation to morning tea in her honour); Sculptors' Society of Australia (acceptance of her as a member); David Jones Art Gallery (copy of a letter to G. F. Lewers); C.F. Bennett; Queensland National Art Gallery (acknowledging her application for position of Director at the Gallery); J.C. Selwyn King; William Bustard; Wilson & Co. ; and Grosvenor Galleries.

Newspaper cuttings

22 newspaper cuttings (one has handwritten notes attached) about the Godfrey Rivers Trust, 1933 and undated.

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