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Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
- Date
- 1936-1969
- By
- Curnow, Elizabeth, 1911-2005Curnow, Thomas Allen Monro, 1911-2001
- Reference
- 86-101
- Description
Includes letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow, copies of literary works by Allen Curnow, including poetry and drama and a scrapbook of cuttings of reviews and articles. Also includes letters from Rita Angus, Denis Glover, and Ngaio Marsh.
Many of the documents have extensive annotations done by Betty Curnow later in her life.
Source of title - Supplied title
Printmaker and artist. First wife of poet Allen Curnow. Married to him for 25 years and have three children together. Died in Auckland in 2005.
Quantity: 15 folder(s). 1 box(es). 0.35 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter, photographs
Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts; material transferred to other sections from here - To Photographic Archive - Negatives from 86-101-09 (PA-Group-00125).
- Access restrictions
- Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - No access without the permission of Betty Curnow's literary executor.
- Format
- 15 folder(s), 1 box(es), 0.35 Linear Metres, Manuscripts, Mss, typescripts, printed matter, photographs
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Letters and postcards from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow
Date: 1937-1951
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-07
Description: Letters and postcards from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow. Letter from A R D Fairburn to Allen Curnow. Photographic prints of A R D Fairburn's visit to Christchurch. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow
Date: 1936
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-06
Description: Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow before their marriage. Letter from Jessie T. Curnow to Betty Curnow. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow
Date: 1936
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-05
Description: Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow before their marraige. Includes a copy of 'Mountain rhapsody' in a form of a musical sequence. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow
Date: 1939-1945
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-08
Description: Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow
Date: 1939-1950
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-09
Description: Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow while Allen was in England and USA, mentions visit to Dylan Thomas. Christmas card from the Thomas family and photographic prints of Allen Curnow's visit to their home in Wales. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: Negatives within folder transferred to Photographic archive (PA-Group-00125).
Letters from Rita Angus to Betty Curnow
Date: 1941-1969
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-01
Description: Letters from Rita Angus to Betty Curnow discussing the portrait of Curnow by Angus Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Draft writings by Allen Curnow
Date: 1940-1960
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-11
Description: Collection of drafts of poems and other writings by Allen Curnow Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow
Date: 1961
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-10
Description: Letters from Allen Curnow to Betty Curnow while Allen was in England and USA. Includes final letter concerning their separation, sent from Sydney. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Ngaio Marsh to Allen Curnow
Date: 1940s
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-02
Description: Two letters to Allen Curnow from Ngaio Marsh discussing Shakespeare plays, Soviet play 'Distant Point' Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Eric Gill to Allen Curnow
Date: 1937-1941
From: Curnow, Elizabeth Jaumaud (Betty), 1911-2005 : Papers
Reference: 86-101-04
Description: Letters from Eric Gill to Allen Curnow. Publication 'Unholy Trinity' by Gill. Journal issued by Royal Society of Arts featuring essay by Gill. Letter from Mary Gill to Allen Curnow detailing Eric Gill's death. Quantity: 1 folder(s).