Letter written by EMC to her mother Eliza Collier 23 December.
Edith Collier, Author
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Dec 23rd
Dear Mother
Please excuse short note, I have been washing as I am going up to Uncle Freds tomorrow for Xmas, coming back on the 3rd Jan for those lecturers. I have just heard tonight that I got through all the Practical Teaching Examination subjects. I got excellent for 4 subjects & very good for rest so that is good. The lectures take about a month & then more exams. I had 20 things at the St Johns March Exhibition & the masters congratulated de Grey & I They hung my picture of Old Woman in the best place, so that wasn’t bad Miss Ayliffe I have going to share a studio 5£ a week, she is coming to MacPherson for lessons she is going back to Africa at the end of next year I am waiting very anxiously to hear about Harry I don’t suppose he will leave camp. Next mail I’ll hear. I am sending Grandma a birthday gift I am taking some things up to Uncle Freds to show him
Love to all
From Edith
Dec 23rd
Dear Mother
Please excuse short note, I have been washing as I am going up to Uncle Freds tomorrow for Xmas, coming back on the 3rd Jan for those lecturers. I have just heard tonight that I got through all the Practical Teaching Examination subjects. I got excellent for 4 subjects & very good for rest so that is good. The lectures take about a month & then more exams. I had 20 things at the St Johns March Exhibition & the masters congratulated de Grey & I They hung my picture of Old Woman in the best place, so that wasn’t bad Miss Ayliffe I have going to share a studio 5£ a week, she is coming to MacPherson for lessons she is going back to Africa at the end of next year I am waiting very anxiously to hear about Harry I don’t suppose he will leave camp. Next mail I’ll hear. I am sending Grandma a birthday gift I am taking some things up to Uncle Freds to show him
Love to all
From Edith
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157 x 203mm
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Letter written by EMC to her mother Eliza Collier 23 December. Written double sided on one sheet divided into four pages.
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Collection of The Edith Collier Trust, in the permanent care of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui.
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Acquisition Date
Circa 1985
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A2015/1/337