Series 702 - Joy London papers

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AU ANUA 702

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Joy London papers

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  • 1874 - 1983 (Creation)

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9 boxes (7 type 1 and 2 type 10)

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(c. 1912 - 1995)

Biographical history

Joy London was born in Croydon, England and first came to Australia in 1922 when she was 10 years old. Her mother and family, the Moore family, purchased the Kioloa property from William Walker in 1929. On 1 March 1975 she bequeathed her 349 hectare property to the Australian National University. The Edith and Joy London Foundation, named in honour of London and her mother, is located on the south coast of New South Wales adjacent to the village of Kioloa. Joy London died in July 1995.

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Correspondence and other papers relating to Kioloa, the Edith and Joy London Foundation and ANU; historical material, ledgers, journals, newspaper cuttings, printed material, transcripts of tape recordings, photographs, microfilm reels and slides.

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Researchers must sign an access agreement

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      Draft list

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Entered from deposit description on 23 September 2011. Converted from Z553 by Rachel Armstrong in March 2019.

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