Darling mother, darling son : the letters of Leslie Walford and Dora Byrne, 1929-1972 / edited by Edith Ziegler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ziegler, Edith, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byrne, Dora--Correspondence.

Byrne, Dora.

Walford, Leslie, 1927-2012--Correspondence.

Walford, Leslie.

Mothers and sons--Correspondence.

Mothers and sons.

Interior decorators--Australia--New South Wales--Correspondence.

Interior decorators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 408 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

For much of the twentieth century the names Leslie Walford and Dora Byrne were synonymous with style and glamour. Walford was the flamboyant, go-to interior designer for Sydney society. His mother, Dora Byrne, was a key figure in Sydney and Southern Highlands social circles. Darling Mother, Darling Son is the first major publication to be drawn from an archive of Leslie Walford's papers held by Sydney Living Museums. Revealing a tight bond between mother and son, the letters are alternately lively, opinionated, bossy and poignant as Dora and Leslie discuss their lives, travels and loves and their fascinating insights into the design and fashion of their times.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Half Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Abbreviations

Introduction

The early years

January 1936 - September 1938

December 1938 - December 1940

January 1941 - March 1945

April 1945 - March 1948

April 1948 - December 1948

January 1949 - December 1952

January 1953 - December 1953

January 1954 - December 1954

January 1955 - December 1955

January 1956 - September 1961

January 1962 - December 1967

January 1968 - December 1968

January 1969 - December 1972

Epilogue

Editor's notes on the correspondence

Acknowledgments

Donors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-74224-271-5