Melba - Letter and photograph

Title	Melba - Letter and photograph
Subject	Victoria--History Music and history French language--Writing French letters Manuscripts, French Photographs Correspondence
Category	1. Settlement 2. National boundaries 3. World War I
Author	Melba, Nellie, Dame
Current holder	State Library of Victoria
Link	https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9916379293607636
Series number	MS 9415
Item number	9.91638E+15
Access rights	Request at location
Language	French
Description from source	Original ms. and photograph. Comprises letter written in French to an unknown friend ("Mon cher ami"), undated, and signed photograph, undated. The photograph is early. In the photograph, Melba is portrayed full length in Spanish costume, holding a fan to her face with her left hand on her hip (possibly Rosina in the Barber of Seville?). The "Melba" of her signature is damaged, and the photograph is tipped down.
Physical format	Manuscripts Letters Photographs