Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1925-1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
3 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Margaret Laura de Visme Gipps was born in 1912. She attended Brisbane Girls Grammar School and the University of Queensland. She was the winner of the 1933 Thomas Morrow essay Prize awarded by the University of Queensland. From her mid-teens she published poetry in local newspapers, her school magazine and the University of Queensland’s magazines Semper Floreat and Galmahra. In 1934 she also published the text of a radio broadcast Poetry Concerning the Pioneers. She wrote under the pseudonyms of Margaret Graham and Lenore for the Queensland Pastoral News between 1936 and 1940, and continued to use that pseudonym after her marriage. In 1941 she self-published a book of poetry titled Faun, her only book publication. On 9 February 1943 at the Albert Street Methodist Church, Brisbane, she married the writer, journalist and war correspondent Frederick James Howard. She was the art critic for The Telegraph for several years before her marriage and from 1943 described herself as a ‘social writer for The Telegraph’. She was also the Press and Publicity convenor for the National Council of Women and wrote scripts for 4BH radio about the Council and its work. She moved to Heidelberg, Victoria with her husband after his return from military service and continued to submit work to newspapers and literary journals. She died in 1990. The bequest from her estate to the University of Queensland provided funds for the establishment of the Margaret Howard Small Animal Hospital.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1925-1977
Collection alternatively titled as: Margaret Laura de Visme Howard Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks, photographs, correspondence.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
OCLC Number
Libraries Australia ID
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Howard, Margaret Laura de Visme, 1912-1990 (Subject)
- National Council of Women (Subject)
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.