Series 1: Ernestine 'Nesta' Marks papers (1881-1964)
Correspondence to and from Ernestine 'Nesta' Marks (nee Drury)
This series contains a significant quantity of correspondence - letters, cards and telegrams, sent by and received from Ernestine 'Nesta' Marks during her lifetime. Nesta as she was known, was born in Brisbane in 1881 to Edward Robert Drury (1832-1896) and Barbara Jane Grahame (1846-1907). Together with her sister Evelyn, she was educated in Brussels at a school managed by her aunt Matilda Drury and in 1914 travelled to London to marry her childhood sweetheart Edward 'Ted' Marks.
The correspondence describes their lives in detail in England and Ireland during the First World War, the birth of their only child 'Patricia' Marks and their activities on return to Australia.
Nesta a renowned correspondent, also kept diaries for almost every year of her adult life, they also document the events and activities of the Drury and Marks family, in great detail. Series 14 Diaires
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 1-72 (1911-1915)
Correspondence from 'Nesta' Marks
Letters and cards written by Nesta Marks to her fiancée Edward ‘Ted’ Marks, with much preparation for their wedding and arrangements for her travel to Ireland where Ted is studying at Trinity College, Dublin; her voyage aboard TSS Miltiades; the wedding in London; England during war time; and her volunteer work at The Weir Hospital, Balham, London.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 73-153 (1916)
Correspondence from 'Nesta' Marks
Letters written by Nesta Marks to her husband Edward 'Ted' Marks during 1916. Ted having passed all his exams at Trinity College, joined the Royal Amy Medical Corps (R.A.M.C.); there was a violent protest in Dublin 'Easter Rising' and Zeppelin raids over London.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 154-206 (1917-1956)
Correspondence from 'Nesta' Marks
Letters written by Nesta Marks while residing in England and later, after returning to Australia in 1920. Predominantly to her husband, other frequent correspondents include Evelyn Drury, and her father-in-law Charles Ferdinand Marks.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 207-296, 298 (1900-1913)
Correspondence to 'Nesta' Marks
Letters from friends and family to Nesta Marks with birthday and Christmas greetings, as well as many items of congratulations on the news of her engagement to Edward ‘Ted’ Marks.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 297, 299-404 (1900-1913)
Correspondence to 'Nesta' Marks
Letters and cards from friends and family to Nesta Marks. Some were received while she was on board 'TSS Miltiades' enroute to England; congratulations on her marriage; others express concern over the impending war in Europe, and several are from soldiers stationed in Egypt.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 405-516 (1916-1919)
Correspondence to 'Nesta' Marks
Letters from friends and family to Nesta Marks who was residing in England during the First World War. While her husband Edward 'Ted' Marks served with the R.A.M.C. Nesta undertook volunteer work; news is shared of Ted who was taken ill in March 1918 and the joyous news of the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Nesta 'Pat'.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 517-616 (1920-1938)
Correspondence to 'Nesta' Marks
Letters received by Nesta Marks from friends and family members after her return from England, sharing news of family events and life after the First World War.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 617-717 (1939-1945)
Correspondence to 'Nesta' Marks
Letters received by Nesta Marks in Brisbane during the Second World War. The letters discuss the lives of her friends and family during wartime, fears of loss and prisoners of war, news of her daughter's marriage, and notes from those serving overseas.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 718-845 (1939-1945)
Correspondence to 'Nesta' Marks
Letters received by Nesta Marks after the Second World War. The authors write of their lives post war, thanking her for her the gifts they have received and sharing news of births, birthdays and deaths.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 846-937 (1949-1951)
Correspondence to 'Nesta' Marks
Letters received by Nesta Marks from family and friends many of them living overseas, sharing news of their lives, photographs and regular Christmas and birthday greetings.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 938-1020 (1952-1964)
Correspondence to 'Nesta' Marks
Letters received by Nesta Marks from family and friends, sharing news of their lives, and regular Christmas and birthday greetings.
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Nesta Marks papers - Items 3140-3141 (1881-1964)
'Nesta' Marks papers
Papers include: certificates - birth, marriage and death - shares, qualifications, invoices, receipts, power of attorney, tickets, visiting cards, orders of service, pamphlets, exam papers, newsletters, correspondence, flyers, income tax return, estates, obituary and other documents.