Supporting Spanish writers
Supporting Spanish writers
Typed letter from John McKellar to Melbourne Centre members, [Melbourne], 22 August 1939; heading: «P.E.N. Melbourne Centre», f. 1. In this letter McKellar, then-secretary of the Melbourne Centre, updates members on the political crisis forcing Spanish writers and intellectuals to live in exile in France. Mckellar informs members of a decision taken to host nine Spanish refugees in Australia – “three professors, three writers and three artists” – and proposes that suggestions on how best help these writers should be considered at the Melbourne Centre’s next dinner gathering.
Supporting Spanish writers
El Centro de Melbourne apoya escritores españoles
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