Historical information

Letter written by Lydia Mackellar (nee Shaw) former matron of the Alfred Hospital (1946-1952) to Sue Tallis, to accompanyi an article that was later published in the second edition of 'The Panhandler '[Alfred Hospital nurses magazine of which Sue Tallis was editor).

Significance

Lydia Mackellar (nee Shaw) was a former matron of the Alfred Hospital (1946-1952)

Physical description

Hand written [blue ink] two page letter on blue paper. Paper written one side only. Letter has been transcribed

Inscriptions & markings

Previous catalogue number handwritten [black ink} at top right, partially on a small white sticker. Previous catalogue number also hand-written [pencil] at top right of transcript