Katherine Mansfield up close

The world's largest Katherine Mansfield collection

Don’t miss this rare and exciting opportunity to see Katherine Mansfield’s writings and personal belongings in person. Engage with our experts and delve into the world’s largest collection of her works, writings, objects, and artefacts at the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Join Jared Davidson (Research Librarian, Manuscripts) and Amy Watling (Online Research Services Leader) for an intimate and insightful hour. Explore unique items from the Katherine Mansfield collection, including photographs, letters, translations, drafts of published stories, curios, and personal belongings.

Katherine Mansfield collection highlights

Highlights of this special event include materials related to the short story Prelude, Mansfield’s relationship with her father, Harold Beauchamp, and her connections with other writers, both during her life and afterwards.

This event is running as part of the ‘A child of the sun’: Katherine Mansfield’s last year exhibition

About the speakers

Jared Davidson is the Research Librarian Manuscripts at the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Amy Watling is the Online Research Services Leader at the Alexander Turnbull Library.