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Correspondence, Personal, 1914 to 1924

Letters, telegrams and postcards sent to Daphne Mayo between 23 Dec 1914 and 11 Sep 1924. Not all years have correspondence. Correspondents include: Frank (several letters), Aunt Rose, The Brecknock Studios, 'Dick' (Daphne's brother Richard Mayo, to 'Doodles') (2 letters 1922, 1 undated), Connie, Matthew Nathan (telegram from 13 Dec 1923), and five letters from Kathleen [Walker?] (aka 'Gabriel').

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, Personal, 1925 to 1927, and 1929

Letters, telegrams and postcards sent to Daphne Mayo between 18 Jan 1925 and 19 Dec 1929. Not all years have correspondence. 1925 has 11 letters and correspondents include: 'Gabriel alias Kathleen Walker' (5 letters to 'My dear Tobias'); Grace (2 letters); and Robbie. 1927 has 3 letters and 1 telegram and includes a letter from Walter Taylor of Grosvenor Galleries. 1929 has 2 cards, 1 postcard, 1 lettercard, and 26 letters and correspondents include: Wal (Walter Taylor of Grosvenor Galleries); Rosie (possibly Aunt Rose? - 6 letters, 1 postcard, 1 b&w photograph), Thomas, Connie (2 letters) , 'Golly' (Nell Mary Lette Hubble) (3 letters).

Correspondence, Personal, 1950 to 1959

153 letters, 22 telegrams, 2 postcards, 10 cards and 1 lettercard sent to Daphne Mayo between 1 Jan 1950 and 21 Dec 1959.
Contents by year:
1950 - 29 letters, 6 telegrams, 1 postcard, 3 b&w photographs. Correspondents include: Jean (3 letters); Claudine (1 letter to "Dear Q.E.", 1 postcard); Norman St Clair Carter; Christine Rivett (1 telegram, 2 letters); Mary Gilmore.
1951 - 20 letters, 4 telegrams, 1 card. Correspondents include: Jan; Claudine ( letters to "Dear Q.E."); Jean (Jean Wilson) (4 letters).
1952 - 12 letters, 1 card. Correspondents include: Mary Gilmore (1 letter); Jan.
1953 - 7 letters, 1 telegram.
1954 - 17 letters, 3 telegrams, 1 postcard, 2 cards. Correspondents include: Mary, Claudine; Robert Haines; Christine Rivett; Constance (Constance Paul) (2 letters); many expressing sympathy for the death of her father (he died on 20 December 1954).
1955 - 9 letters, 1 lettercard.
1956 - 10 letters, 2 cards.
1957 - 4 letters, 3 cards. Correspondents include: Kathleen.
1958 - 14 letters, 1 telegram. Correspondents include: Hillegei (a relative of Daphne's) (3 letters) ; Constance Paul; Christine Rivett.
1959 - 20 letters, 7 telegrams, 1 card. Congratulations from many correspondents regarding her M.B.E. : Royal Queensland Arts Society, Robert Campbell, John Douglas Story, Robert and Mavis Cummings, Lloyd and Marjorie Rees, T.R. Groom (Lord Mayor of Brisbane), William (Bill) Bustard. There is some correspondence regarding the death of her mother.

Correspondence, Personal, 1960 to 1969

66 letters, 22 telegrams, 2 postcards, 1 card and 3 lettercards sent to Daphne Mayo between 10 Sep 1960 to 30 Dec 1969. Main correspondents include: Hilliegei, Jayne Lahey, Bettys, Mary and Dr Christine Rivett (on the 24 Apr 1961 certifying Mayo is splendidly fit).

Correspondence, Personal, 1970 to 1979

Approximately 53 letters, 1 telegram, 4 postcards, 3 cards sent to Daphne Mayo between 4 Jan 1970 to 5 Sep 1979. Main correspondents include: Hilliegei and Mary. Others: Kathleen and Leonard Shillam and Mim Shaw.

Correspondence, General, 1914 to 1929

Correspondence from 9 Jul 1914 to 28 Jun 1929. Correspondents include: Wattle Day League (9 Jul 1914); Lewis McDonald (20 May 1919); Charles Venden Rees; Royal Academy of Arts; British School at Rome; William Moore; Royal Queensland Art Society.

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.

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