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EILEEN JOYCE COLLECTION
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Eileen Joyce (1908-1991), who won international acclaim as a
concert pianist from the 1930s through to the 1960s, was born in
Tasmania and grew up in Western Australia. She was musically
trained in Catholic convents and later studied at the renowned
Hochschule fűr Musik and the Theater Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy in Leipzig. Although she lived the greater part of her
life in the United Kingdom, she transferred her personal archive
to The University of Western Australia. This is a unique and
important collection revealing much about pianism in the
early-mid twentieth century. The editions from which Joyce played
are in themselves a valuable guide to her musical influences,
values and pianistic approach.
Extent of Collection

The collection spans 1920 - 1989 and includes over 3,000
items, most in print format including nearly 1,000 letters, 900
newspaper clippings and 27 scrapbooks that were collated by Joyce
herself between 1936 and 1952. In addition, there are 13 diaries
(from 1947-1960), over 700 concert programs, 5 autobiographical
essays, almost 100 photographs, her own sets of recordings - all
78s (100 records), and her private collection of published music
(over 750 pieces) including some of the works that contributed to
her global reputation. In total, the boxed collection occupies 10
metres of shelf space and also includes some personal
objects that once belonged to Joyce.
Finding Aids
The collection has been arranged into ten series, based on
format. The finding aids describe the contents of each series, in
varying degrees of detail, and are an extension of the catalogue
records for the collection and series in the Callaway Centre
Archive catalogue.
Series 001 – Sound Recordings
Series 002 – Music Scores
Series 003 – Programs
Series 004 – Engagement Diaries
Series 005 – Press Cuttings and Scrapbooks
Series 006 – Photographs
Series 007 – Personal Objects
Series 008 – Miscellaneous Papers
Series 009 – Business Correspondence
Series 010 – General Correspondence
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Further Information
Sound Footings Project
Eileen Joyce Timeline, 1908 to
1991
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