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Guide to the Archive of Frank Mitchell 92/123 Powerhouse GUIDE TO THE ARCHIVE OF FRANK MITCHELL 92/123 POWERHOUSE MUSEUM ARCHIVES PREPARED BY JESSICA MCLEAN 2008 CONTENTS Biographical Note Series List Series Descriptions COLLECTED ARCHIVES BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Registration Number: 92/123 Creator: Mitchell, Frank Frank Mitchell was born in Hamilton, Newcastle, in 1920. He left home at the age of seventeen and moved to Sydney, where he lived in Kings Cross while attending the Julian Ashton Art School. During the Second World War Mitchell served as an air gunner; after demobilisation he toured rural New South Wales with a vaudeville company called the St Louis Vanities. His participation in the company included not only singing, but painting background scenery and assisting the costume designer. He then lived in Brisbane where he had various jobs, before returning to Sydney in the late 1940s. On his return to Sydney, Mitchell worked for fashion designer Hanne Wilson with his friend Mabel White (who would later work for Mitchell), despite the fact that he had had no formal training in fashion design or clothes making. He held his first fashion show with his friend Robert Henry in 1949 at 151 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo where he had his studio and was living at the time. Photographs from this first fashion show were published in The Sun Herald. Throughout the 1950s many of Mitchell's designs were paraded at charity events. June Dally-Watkins (who modelled in some of Mitchell's fashion shows) even took a collection of his clothing with her on a 1952 trip to the United States of America to promote Australian fashion. Mitchell also designed the costumes for a number of productions by the Phillip Street Theatre, including 'The Willow Pattern Plate' (1957). In the early 1950s he supplied 'one-off' models of evening wear to Myer while Sheila Scotter was working there as a fashion buyer. By the end of the 1970s, Mitchell had owned a number of boutiques: his first was at 155 New South Head Road, Edgecliff (1952-62), followed by 'My Husband and I' at Queen St, Woollahra (1963-74) and his final boutique at 390 Glenmore Road, Paddington (1975-80). After his retirement from fashion in 1982 (he retained a handful of clients for some time after this date), Mitchell (a self-taught musician) sang and played piano in a number of bars in Sydney, including the Hyatt Hotel and Mimi's in Kings Cross. He also returned to painting in his seventies, presenting his own exhibition at the Barry Stern Gallery in 1995. Mitchell died in Sydney in 1999. COLLECTED ARCHIVES SERIES LIST Creator: Mitchell, Frank Reg. Number Series Title Date 92/123-1 Printed Material Relating to Frank Mitchell Fashion 1949-56 Parades 92/123-2 Theatre Programmes 1957-59 92/123-3 Correspondence 1949-63 92/123-4 Newspaper and Magazine Articles 1945-78 92/123-5 Photographs c.1949-78 92/123-6 Miscellaneous Material c.1879-1980 92/123-7 Cardboard Display Sheets c.1957-58 COLLECTED ARCHIVES SERIES DESCRIPTION Registration Number: 92/123-1 Creators: Mitchell, Frank Series Title: Printed Material Relating to Frank Mitchell Fashion Parades Date Range: 1949-56 Physical Characteristics: Printed paper Description: Documents, relating to Frank Mitchell fashion parades, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1949-56 This series contains fashion parade lists, programmes, and invitations. Arrangement: Roughly chronological Dimensions: Shelf Length 0.01 m Box Number: F1 COLLECTED ARCHIVES ITEM LIST Series Title: Printed Material Relating to Frank Mitchell Fashion Parades Item Number Item Title Box 92/123-1/1 Fashion parade list, for Frank Mitchell and Robert Henry's F1 'Spring Showing', Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia, 3 Sep 1949 This parade was Frank Mitchell's first fashion show. It was held at 151 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo (Mitchell's home and studio at the time). The list includes the parade models (Leiba White, Alannah Coleman, Margot Freeman, and Patricia Massey-Higgins), their running order and a description of the outfits they wore. The list also credits Mabel White (mother of Leiba) as the parade supervisor, and Polly Wallace as the hat-maker. 92/123-1/2 Invitation, to Frank Mitchell to the Quo Vadis Ball, Sydney, F1 New South Wales, Australia, Nov 19 1952 The Quo Vadis Ball was held at Prince's, Sydney. The ball included a fashion parade of Mitchell's 'Roman Beach' collection. 92/123-1/3 Programme, for the Gladys Moncrieff Polio Appeal 'Winkles F1 and Champagne', Point Piper, New South Wales, Australia, 23 Nov 1952 This event was held at the home of Sam and Doris Lands in Point Piper. A Frank Mitchell fashion parade was held as part of this charity event. 92/123-1/4 Fashion parade list, for a Frank Mitchell fashion parade, F1 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1954 List for a Frank Mitchell fashion parade which was held at Prince's, Sydney, as part of a charity night for the NSW Society for Crippled Children. The list includes the models, their running order, and a description of their outfits. 92/123-1/5 Fashion parade list, attached to a letter and speech, for a F1 Frank Mitchell fashion show, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1954 This fashion parade was held at Prince's as part of a charity night for the NSW Society for Crippled Children. The attached letter is from Frank Mitchell to Dorothy Jenner (who compered the show), while the speech was given by Mitchell on the night. Item Number Item Title Box 92/123-1/5/1 Fashion parade list, for a Frank Mitchell fashion parade, F1 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1954 This list, which includes a running order and commentary, was for a fashion parade held at Prince's, Sydney as part of a charity night for the NSW Society for Crippled Children. It was read by Dorothy Jenner, who was the compere for the night. 92/123-1/5/2 Letter, Frank Mitchell to Dorothy Jenner, Sydney, New South F1 Wales, Australia, 1954 Letter regarding an upcoming fashion parade, which was held as part of a charity night for the NSW Society for Crippled Children at Prince's, Sydney. Dorothy Jenner was the compere for the night. 92/123-1/5/3 Speech, written by Frank Mitchell, Sydney, New South Wales, F1 Australia, 1954 Frank Mitchell gave this speech at his fashion parade which was held as part of a charity night for the NSW Society for Crippled Children, held at Prince's, Sydney. 92/123-1/6 Invitation, Frank Mitchell's 'Corroboree in Colour' fashion F1 parade, Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 10 Sep 1955 Invitation for the 'Corroboree in Colour' fashion parade, which took place at the home of the home of Lady Fairfax at 560 New South Head Road, Double Bay. 92/123-1/7 Invitation, Frank Mitchell's 'High Society' fashion parade, F1 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 10 Oct 1956 Invitation for the 'High Society' fashion parade, which was held at the Trocadero Club, Sydney. COLLECTED ARCHIVES SERIES DESCRIPTION Registration Number: 92/123-2 Creators: Mitchell, Frank Series Title: Theatre Programmes Date Range: 1957-59 Physical Characteristics: Printed programmes Description: Theatre programmes, productions by Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1957-59 This series consists of two theatre programmes for productions by Phillip Street Theatre. Frank Mitchell designed the costumes for both of these productions. Arrangement: Chronological Dimensions: Shelf Length 0.01 m Box Number: F1 COLLECTED ARCHIVES ITEM LIST Series Title: Theatre Programmes Item Number Item Title Box 92/123-2/1 Programme, for the Phillip Street Theatre production 'The F1 Willow Pattern Plate', Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1957 Costumes for this production were designed by Frank Mitchell. 92/123-2/2 Programme, for the Phillip Street Theatre production 'The F1 Birthday Show', Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c.1959 Costumes for this production were designed by Frank Mitchell. COLLECTED ARCHIVES SERIES DESCRIPTION Registration Number: 92/123-3 Creators: Mitchell, Frank Series Title: Correspondence Date Range: 1949-63 Physical Characteristics: Telegrams and letters, written and typed on paper Description: Correspondence, of Frank Mitchell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1949-1963 Arrangement: Roughly chronological Dimensions: Shelf Length 0.01 m Box Number: F1 & F4 COLLECTED ARCHIVES ITEM LIST Series Title: Correspondence Received Item Number Item Title Box 92/123-3/1 Telegram, Patricia Massey Higgins to Frank Mitchell, Sydney, F1 New South Wales, Australia, 5 Aug 1949 The message on the telegram reads: "Shocked humiliated distraught that I was not invited oh dear". 92/123-3/2 Telegram, John Walker to Robert Henry and Frank Mitchell, F1 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 7 Sep 1949 Telegram from John Walker to Robert Henry and Frank Mitchell, asking the men to contact him regarding the broadcast of a story about their recent fashion show, for 2GB Radio. 92/123-3/3 Letter, Sheila Scotter of The Myer Emporium to Mrs McLaney, F1 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 July 1952 Letter from Shiela Scotter (who was working as a fashion buyer for Myer) to a Mrs McLaney (an employee of Frank Mitchell's) regarding samples of clothing sent to Myer and the designs which Myer wanted to order. 92/123-3/4 Letter, Gladys Moncrieff of The Poliomyelitis Society to Frank F1 Mitchell, Milson's Point, New South Wales, Australia, 9 Dec 1952 Letter thanking Mitchell for his contribution (being a fashion parade) to the charity event 'Winkles and Champagne', which was held at the home of Sam and Doris Lands in Point Piper. 92/123-3/5 Letter, enclosing newspaper clipping, Josephine Birkby of F1 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to Frank Mitchell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1952 This letter and newspaper clipping are in regard to Frank Mitchell's fashion parade at the Quo Vadis Ball, which was held in conjunction with the release of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film 'Colossal Quo Vadis'.
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