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A grand obsession : the DS Mitchell story /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: State Library of New South Wales
Other Authors: Brunton, Paul, 1950-, Ellis, Elizabeth, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sydney : State Library of NSW, ©2007.
Series:In the Picture Gallery.
Subjects:
Mitchell, David Scott, > 1836-1907.
Mitchell, David Scott, > 1836-1907 > Library.
State Library of New South Wales. > Picture Gallery > Exhibitions.
Mitchell Library (N.S.W.) > Exhibitions.
Libraries.
Exhibition catalogs.
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Table of Contents:
  • David Scott Mitchell: a life and a bequest / Elizabeth Ellis
  • The genesis of a collector
  • The legend of 17 Darlinghurst Road
  • 'One of the greatest benefactors this state has known'
  • 'A national monument to his memory'
  • Capturing the collection
  • David Scott Mitchell's family tree
  • The collector collected / Paul Brunton
  • A collector's inheritance
  • The grand obsession
  • A peerless benefaction.