In 2012, the very substantial archive of the late Leslie Nicholl Walford AM (1927–2012) was acquired by the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection. Walford was one of the most influential interior designers in Australia, especially in society circles in Sydney. He was widely known through his weekly newspaper columns for the Sun-Herald, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sunday Telegraph, running from 1967 to 1984.
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