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" Ida Leeson : "
Sylvia Martin.
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BL
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1036352
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b790722
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| Main Entry
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Martin, Sylvia,1944-
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| Title & Author
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Ida Leeson : : a life /\ Sylvia Martin.
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| Publication Statement
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Crows Nest, N.S.W. :: Allen & Unwin,, 2006.
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xiv, 242 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations, portraits ;; 23 cm
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1741148502
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: 9781741148503
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| Notes
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"Not a blue-stocking lady"--Cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-236) and index.
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| Contents
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Not a blue-stocking lady -- A born librarian -- The Mitchell bequest -- Librarians' travels -- "Men prefer to deal with men" -- Ida and Florence -- Castlecrag and the Griffins -- Secret manoeuvres -- Better friend than foe -- From depression to war -- "A highly peculiar mob of soldiers -- A researcher to the end -- The spinster's bloomers -- Acknowledging Ida.
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| Abstract
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Ida Leeson was no ordinary librarian. At a time when men rose to such positions in the Australian library world, she won an epic struggle to become Mitchell Librarian, a position previously held only by men.
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Leeson, I., (Ida)
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Mitchell Library (N.S.W.)-- History.
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Authors, Australian-- 20th century.
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Librarians-- Australia-- Sydney (N.S.W.), Biography.
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Women-- Australia-- Social conditions-- 20th century.
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Authors, Australian.
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Librarians.
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Women-- Social conditions.
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Australia.
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New South Wales, Sydney.
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| Dewey Classification
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027.6092
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920.2
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Z720.L42M37 2006
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