Papers of William George Moore
MSS 237
Collection Title
Papers of William George MooreCollection Identifier
MSS 237Inclusive date(s)
1912 to 1939Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
Two draft play scripts by William George Moore and a crayon portrait by Norman St Clair Carter, together with a letter and photograph relating to Dora Wilcox
Administrative / Biographical history
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Moore_(critic)
Art and drama critic. The son of a Victorian politician, William George Moore worked as an actor in the United States and England before returning to Melbourne in 1904 to join The Herald as drama critic. During the period 1909-1912 he organised local performances of productions by playwrights including Louis Esson and Katharine Susannah Prichard, as well as his own plays such as The Mysterious Moonlight. After serving with the British Army in the First World War he worked for The Daily Telegraph in Sydney, later publishing the two-volume landmark history The Story of Australian Art (1934) and co-editing with Tom Inglis Moore a collection of Best Australian One-Act Plays (1937). From 1923 until his death in 1937 William George Moore was married the New Zealand-Australian poet Dora Wilcox.
References:
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition: Moore, William George (1868-1937) http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/moore-william-george-7644 retrieved 19 May 2020
Author record, William George Moore, AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au), St Lucia: The University of Queensland, 2002- https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A2455 retrieved 19 May 2020
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
This collection comprises two draft play scripts by the Australian art and drama critic William George Moore, a portrait of the writer by the artist Norman St Clair Carter, and a letter and photograph relating to Moore's wife, the poet Dora Wilcox
Access Restrictions
Other
Access: Open Access
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
Copying: Copying of material for private study and research is approved
Existence and Location of Orginals
Related and Separated Materials
Other papers relating to William George Moore form part of the collections of the National Library of Australia (MS 7647), the State Library of Victoria (MS Box 3518/4) and the State Library of Queensland (Box 10935)
Disclaimer
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.