Correspondence from Daphne Mayo to her parents, Bill and Lila Mayo. General correspondence, personal papers, and publications. The material in this series is presumed to be from the estate of Daphne Mayo's mother, Lila Mayo.

Correspondence from Daphne Mayo to her parents.

Newspaper cuttings mostly likely collected by Mrs Mayo about her interests like birs and nature. Includes some of those articles we wrote in the Brisbane Courier under the name "Marmee". These papers are presumed to be from the estate of her mother, Lila Mayo.

Exhibition catalogues, mostly from the 1930s

William McArthur Mayo (Bill) and Eliza Mary (Lila), née Saxelby corresponded frequently with their daughter Daphne. Sometimes both parents would write individual letters to Daphne on the same day, at other times they would each write in the same letter, and they would also write to her individually. There are approximately 1422 items of correspondence in this subseries dating from 1919 to 1959. Bill would often write about financial matters including Daphne's rental property in Brisbane. Occasionally Lilia would get the date wrong and, if discernible, this date has been corrected in pencil on the letter. As Lila's health deteriorated, her handwritten became more difficult to read.

Approximately 44 letters (some incomplete, undated) and 1 telegram from Bill and Lila Mayo to their daughter Daphne from 22 August 1919 to 15 November 1929. One letter has a note attached about the death of their son and Daphne's brother, Richard Henry McArthur Mayo (1892-1924).

60 letters and 5 telegrams from Bill and Lila Mayo to their daughter Daphne from 11 March to 16 December 1945.

24 letters from Lila Mayo to her daughter Daphne from 10 January to 28 November 1955.

32 letters from Lila Mayo to her daughter Daphne from 6 May to 20 December 1956.

Over 1220 letters, postcards, cards, lettercards and telegrams from friends and family (other than Daphne Mayo's parents). Correspondents include: Lloyd Rees, some with or by his wife, Majorie Rees; Vida Lahey; Edith Lahey; Dr Christine Rivett; Walter Taylor; Nell Mary Lette Hubble; Mim Shaw; and Ina Rivers.