Ellen Margaret Scanlan
15 January 1882–5 October 1968
(Person)
Also known as: Nelle Scanlan.
Novelist, journalist.
Genealogy
Parents: Michael Scanlan
Subject of Texts
Mentioned in
- Journalese
- Kōtare 1998, Volume One, Number One
- Kōtare 1999, Volume Two, Number One
- Kōtare 2000, Volume Three, Number One
- Kōtare 2007, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series One: ‘Women Prose Writers to World War I’
- The Home Front Volume II
- The New Zealand Novel 1860-1965
Cited in
- Kōtare 2007, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series One: ‘Women Prose Writers to World War I’
Image Gallery
.jpg "Nelle Scanlan. Her popular Kely Pencarrow novels celebrated pioneer myths. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ, Patrick Lawlor Collection, PAColl-6337, F-52300-1/2")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Ellen Margaret Scanlan":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.