Identity area
Reference code
AU AU-MTC 000-35
Title
Letter to Mr and Mrs Humphreys
Date(s)
- 1942 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 leaf of manuscript, 1 envelope
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Found and transferred by the Facilities Department, February 2024.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter to Mr and Mrs Humphreys, dated 1942, signed Mrs [Jo]yce Bradley. Mrs Bradley informs Mr and Mrs Humphreys that she heard [...] Humphreys among the names of prisoners of war, read out over the radio from the Vatican. She says they will be notified about his whereabouts, hopes he is well and tells them that she often listens to the lists of prisoners' names over short wave radio.
Moore College envelope with note about where the letter was found: in floor of 51 King St Newtown.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted. Fragile with insect damage, handle with care.