Lucy Dowling papers and other material

Title: Lucy Dowling papers and other material
Subject: Australia--Emigration and immigration—History; Immigrants' writings; World War, 1939-1945--Sources; War stories; Military decorations; Western Australia--History; Italian language--Written Italian; Education; Correspondence
Category: 3. World War I; 4. World War II; 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation); 6. End of the Cold War
Creator: Dowling, Lucy
Current holder: State Library of Western Australia
Link: https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb480925
Series number: MN 3305
Access rights: Request at location
Rights: Copyright or other restrictions may apply. Available for reference; not for loan.
Country of origin: Italy; Australia
Language: Italian; English
Description from source: 81 cm, Detailed listing available

Includes autobiographical notes, schoolwork samples, drawings, correspondence, sewing samples, wartime needlework designed and embroidered by Lucy Dowling during 1940-1944 (2 tablecloths and 6 doilies on khaki cotton, which was also the material used for soldiers' uniforms. Only 4 coloured cotton threads were available: red green, yellow and orange. These were also used in military emblems, while brown thread was likely a leftover from the pre-war period)
Physical format: Manuscripts; Notebook; Correspondence; Objects (miscellaneous)