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David Frazer Bookplates

  • F3330
  • File
  • 1996-2004

30 engraved bookplates by the Australian artist David Frazer. Accompanied by a checklist of the bookplates (4 p.) and a curriculum vitae of the artist (3 p.). Estimated date range: 1996-2004.

Frazer, David, 1966-

Photographs of historic European bridges

  • F3334
  • File
  • [18--] - [191-?]

Seventy-six glass slides (8 cm x 8 cm) and 5 prints. The photographs appear to have been taken in the mid- to late-19th century and early 20th century, and imprints include Alinari, Edizioni Brogi, Edizione Inalterabile, ND Phot, X Phot, and Phototypie Labouche Freres Toulouse. The photographs were collected by Romeo Lahey during a visit to Europe after the first World War.
Each box has handwritten contents listing attached, with references to reproductions in 'Historic bridge photographs : the Lahey collection' by Colin O'Connor.
Glass slides originally contained in 9 boxes labelled 'Austral Nepera Gaslight Lantern Plates....Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd.'

Lahey, Romeo Watkins, 1887-1968

Letter to Professor John Hay, Vice-Chancellor, UQ

  • F3335
  • File
  • 2005

Correspondence between Joe McNamara and Professor John Hay, Vice Chancellor, University of Queensland. Letter deals with the author's visits to the UQ campus in 1952-53, and encloses an extract from a wartime diary and a poem referring to the terrorist attack on the London underground of 2005. Includes Vice-Chancellor's reply (1 p.; 2005 Sep 6).

McNamara, Joe

Political badges and ephemera collected by Judith Campbell.

  • F3338
  • File
  • [197-?]-1982

This collection of 29 badges, ribbon (to be pinned to clothing) and fabric belt were collected by Judith Campbell. They relate to issues and groups such as the anti-Vietnam War movement, anti-uranium mining, disarmament and Womens International League for Peace and Freedom.

Campbell, Judith

Letters to Mary Anne Ruck from members of the Atkin family

  • F3340
  • File
  • 1865-1867.

This file is comprised of copies (handwritten and typed) of letters written by the Atkin family to Mary Anne Ruck. Newly weds, Robert and Mary Atkin, together with Robert's sister Grace Atkin and his mother Alice Atkin arrived in Brisbane on the vessel the Wansfell on 23 March 1865, from England. The vessel left on 11 November 1864. They travelled by steamer to Rockhampton and eventually settled at Herberts Creek about 100 km from Rockhampton. The letters cover the time in Central Queensland, before moving to Brisbane.

There is an exercise book of handwritten copies of the letters with the cover missing and bottom and side edges appearing to be burnt; 18 leaves of photocopies of typed copies of the letters rom 1865 to 1867 [?], with handwritten annotations in red pen; additional 5 leaves of photocopies of typed copies, no annotations with the title on the cover page 'Copies of letters written to Mrs. Ruck from Queensland 1865-1867 Mary G. [sic] Atkin, Robert L. Atkin, Grace I. [sic] Atkin'; 7 leaves handwritten notes about the letters; 'The Wansfell' (1 leaf printout from The Courier, 1865 Mar 24); 2 leaves (plus title pages) about the Wansfell (photocopies from 'Log of logs : Vol. 2' by Ian Nicholson).

Ruck, Mary Elizabeth, 1842-1920

Letter from Christina Stead to Patrick White.

  • F3341
  • File
  • 1975

This file is comprised of a letter and a booklet that accompanied the book, Seduction and betrayal : women and literature written by Elizabeth Hardwick. This book is held in the Fryer Library Rare Book collection and has an inscription from Patrick White to Christina Stead from 1974.

Typewritten (unsigned) letter, 2 pages, dated 16 Feb 1975 from Christina Stead to Patrick White. The letter is about Elizabeth Hardwick and her book, Seduction and betrayal : women and literature. At the end of the letter, handwritten in blue inital and all capitals is 'Horse - hare - rabbit'. The letter would appear to have never been posted.

The booklet is 'A catalogue of some books from the personal library of the late Christina Stead'. This catalogue originally accompanied book, Seduction and betrayal : women and literature by Elizabeth Hardwick.

There is an explanatory note from Louise Campbell about the letter and the booklet that were originally inserted into Seduction and betrayal.

Stead, Christina, 1902-1983

Programs, posters and photographs of Shakespearian productions, 2002-2005

  • F3367
  • File
  • 2002-2005

One compact disc with photographs of productions of 'As You Like It', 'Pericles', 'Coriolanus' and 'The Madness of King Lear'; programs of 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona', 'Coriolanus' and 'The Madness of King Lear' and advertising flyers for 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' and 'Coriolanus'.

Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble

Flloyd Kennedy Papers

  • F3368
  • File
  • 1963-1964.

Green on white, semi-gloss program for 1964 production of 'As You Like It' performed at the Brisbane Arts Theatre from Thursday 4th June to Saturday 13th June at the Albert Hall. Autographed inside by most of the cast with one to Flloyd dated 10 Jun 1964. Three photocopied pages of newspaper cuttings regarding performances by the Brisbane Arts Theatre from 1963-1964. Flloyd Smith is in one of the cuttings in a chimpanzee suit.

Kennedy, Flloyd

Trocadero Productions Records

  • F3372
  • File
  • 1988-2004.

Programs, flyers, photographs, posters and newspaper cuttings re: Shakespearian and other productions.

Trocadero Productions

Frank Theatre Photographs

  • F3373
  • File
  • 1994-2000.

Twenty-one photographs from productions of 'Romance of Orpheus', 'Oedipus', 'Macbeth', 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Salome', Heavy Metal Hamlet' and 'Rashomon' by Frank Theatre.

Frank Theatre

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