Guide to the Papers of Lord Gowrie

Letters to parents, c. 1880 (File 1)

Letters to parents, c. 1881-87 (File 2)

Letters to parents, c. 1882-83 (File 3)

Letters from Winton House, 1884-85 (File 4_5)

Letters from Winton House, 1885 (File 6_7)

Letters from Eton College, 1886 (File 8_9)

Letters from Eton College, 1886-88 (File 10_11)

Letters from Eton College, 1888 (File 12)

Correspondence, including letters from Walter Hore-Ruthven, 1883-91 (File 13)

Scrapbook, 1859, 1899-1902, documenting the involvement of Alexander Hore-Ruthven in the Sudan War, and Walter Hore-Ruthven in the Boer War, 1859, 1899-1902 (File 1)

Letters and papers relating to the Sudan, 1898-1900, 1928, together with a 1987 letter from Malise Hore-Ruthven relating to his grandfather's association with a Captain Smyth (File 2)

Correspondence and papers concerning award of Victoria Cross, 1899 (File 3)

Military papers and correspondence, 1903-24 (File 4)

Roneoed report 'Military forces, Commonwealth of Australia' by Alexander Hore-Ruthven; Memorandum on the defence of Australia by Field Marshal Viscount Kitchener (File 5)

62nd Division operational orders, 1917, with map (File 6_7)

Operational orders, 1918-19 (File 6_7)

Commission of appointment as Governor of South Australia, 1928, and, congratulatory cables (File 1)

Pocket appointment diaries, 1933, 1934 (File 2)

Correspondence with Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, 1927-34 (File 3)

Papers and correspondence, 1928 (File 4)

Correspondence, 1928-34, including letter relating to the New South Wales political crisis (File 5)

Correspondence, 1929-34 (File 6)

Correspondence and papers, 1930-35, including papers relating to the Girl Guides (File 7_8)

Speeches and correspondence, 1928-57 (File 9)

Despatches to Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, 1928-33, including 'bodyline' cricket crisis (File 10)

Miscellaneous printed items, 1929-34, including materials relating to: The Compatriot's Club, The Victoria League, Eton College, Sir Isaac Isaacs, Adelaide Peace Society, memorial service for Dame Nellie Melba, Anzac Day (1932), the Girl Guide Garden Festival (1934) (File 11)

Notification and agreement of appointment as Governor of New South Wales (File 1)

Personal and family congratulations received on appointment as Governor of New South Wales, 1934 (File 2)

Official correspondence, 1935, including New South Wales sesqui-centenary celebrations, arrangements for the arrival of Lord Gowrie (File 3)

Illuminated address of welcome, 1935 (File 4)

Congratulations on appointment as Governor-General of Australia, 1935 (File 5)

Congratulations received on elevation to the peerage, 1935 (File 6)

Congratulations received on elevation to the peerage, 1935-37 (File 7)

Government House visitors' book, February 1935-January 1936 (File 8)

Congratulations on appointment as Governor-General of Australia, 1935 (File 1_3)

Congratulations on appointment as Governor-General of Australia, other letters and list of duties of Government House staff, 1935-37 (File 4)

Correspondence and papers, 1935-44 (File 5_7)

General correspondence, 1936 (File 8)

General correspondence and papers, 1936-37, including materials relating to migration, Imperial Conference, Mandated Pacific Territories, and correspondence with J.A. Lyons, Stanley Baldwin (File 9)

General correspondence and papers, 1938-39, including visit to Netherlands East Indies, United Ireland, resignation of Menzies from Cabinet (1939), and correspondence with W.M. Hughes, J.A. Lyons, Eamon de Valera, Lord Baden Powell, Enid Lyons, Sir Edward Harding (File 10)

Papers and correspondence, 1940, including letters from Maie Casey, record of interview with Arthur Fadden and John Curtin (File 11)

General correspondence and papers, 1940-41, including R.G. Menzies, Lady Baden Powell (File 12)

Papers and correspondence, 1941 (File 13)

Papers and correspondence, 1942 (File 14)

General correspondence and papers, 1942-43, including John Curtin, Keith Officer, Sir John Latham (File 15)

Papers and correspondence, 1943, including notes on a meeting between, (File 16)

General correspondence and papers, 1944, including John Curtin, S.M. Bruce (File 17)

Papers and correspondence, 1944-45, including farewell speeches, letters from (File 18)

Undated correspondence and papers, including appointment of Japanese envoy (File 19)

Speeches and papers, c. 1936-45 (File 20)

Military communications, 1939-44 (File 21)

Military communications, 1940 (File 22)

Farewells and congratulations, 1944 (File 23)

Farewells and congratulations, 1944, including W.M. Hughes, Lloyd Dumas (File 24)

Farewells and congratulations, 1944, including Earle Page, Frank Forde, John Curtin (File 25)

List of farewell letters and telegrams acknowledged, c. 1944 (File 26)

Messages received on conferral of Earldom, 1944, including Sir Robert Garran (File 27)

Printed souvenirs and pamphlets, 1937-44, including coronation of King (File 28)

Printed souvenirs and pamphlets, 1937-44, including issues of The Masonic Club journal, dinner menu for 150th birthday celebrations of Australia (File 29)

Miscellaneous printed items, including map of Australian tour (c. 1938), review of The happy warrior, 1st annual report of the Commandery of the Australian Commonwealth (File 30)

Certificate of appointment as Deputy Constable and Lieutenant-Governor of Windsor Castle, 1945, and financial arrangements for his term of office. This folder is CLOSED for 60 years from the date of creation. (File 1)

Engagement diary, 1945; pocket appointment diaries, 1946, 1947 (File 2)

Retrospective file, 1928-40 (File 3)

Retrospective file, 1931-38 (File 4)

Retrospective file, 1936-37 (File 5)

Retrospective file, 1936-38 (File 6)

Retrospective file, 1937-39 (File 7)

Retrospective file, 1937-44 (File 8)

Retrospective file, 1937-45 (chiefly police reports) (File 9)

Retrospective file, 1939-41 (File 10)

Correspondence and papers relating to Castle administration, 1940-53, including protection of the Royal Family during World War II. This folder is CLOSED for 60 years from the date of creation. (File 11)

Official papers relating to Castle defence, 1940-44 (File 12)

General correspondence, 1943-46 (File 13)

Correspondence and papers, 1944-52 (File 14)

Correspondence with the Lord Chamberlain and The Privy Purse, 1945-49. This folder is CLOSED for 60 years from the date of creation. (File 15)

General correspondence and papers, 1947-49, including Lloyd Dumas, E.H. Burgmann, Douglas MacArthur, a six-page letter and photograph from Daisy Bates, Victoria League, Empire Day Movement (File 16)

General correspondence and papers, 1950-53, including journalist Gerald 'Paul' Cheyne, list of Christmas correspondents (1953) (File 17)

Undated correspondence, including Winston Churchill, National Hunting Committee, together with defence machinery papers, 1947-48 (File 18)

Correspondence and papers relating to letter written by Gowrie to the editor of the Times, 1947 (File 19)

Death of King George VI, 1952 (File 20)

National Hunting Committee papers and correspondence, 1945-50 (File 21)

Cricket, 1948-50, including Don Bradman (File 22)

Welsh Guards correspondence and papers, 1947-50 (File 23)

Order of the Garter, 1948-51 (File 24)

Miscellaneous printed pamphlets and souvenirs, 1938-53 (File 25_26)

Miscellaneous printed pamphlets and souvenirs, 1945-54 (File 27)

Miscellaneous printed pamphlets and souvenirs, 1945-55 (File 28)

Map of Windsor Castle and grounds, 1912 (with annotations, c. 1944) (File 29)

Subseries 7_1. Lord Gowrie to Lady Gowrie, c. 1907-45

Correspondence from Lord Gowrie to Lady Gowrie, from approximately the time of their engagement to his death in 1955. The material varies in format, and includes cables, personal letters and affectionate notes from Gowrie ('Sandy') to his wife ('Zara'). Many were penned during his long absences on military service, and give personal descriptions of the events at the front, such as his experiences at Gallipoli. The early years of their marriage are particularly well documented, and there are letters recording their wedding and voyage to Australia in 1908 and period at Quetta Staff College from 1911 to 1914.

The files sometimes include letters from relatives and associates, which the Gowrie's filed in situ with their own letters. The placement of these has not been disturbed in sorting.

Letters, c. 1907, including note from Lord Dudley (File 1)

Letters from Ireland, c. 1907-8, including letter to Mrs Barry and from Sheela Pollok (File 2_3)

Letters, 1908-10, including wedding and voyage to Australia (File 4)

Letters, 1911-14, from Quetta, Simla and Ambala, India (File 5)

Letters, 1914, from India, France (File 6)

Letters, January-May 1915 (File 7)

Letters, June-August 1915, from Dardanelles, including General Sir William Birdwood, Fitzgerald and military messages (File 8)

Letters, 1916, including Malise Hore-Ruthven (File 9)

Undated letters, c. 1916, including letter to Patrick Hore-Ruthven (File 10_11)

Letters, January-March 1917 (File 12)

Letters, April-June 1917 (File 13)

Letters, July-September 1917, including letters from Sheela Pollok, Malise Hore-Ruthven (File 14)

Letters, October-December 1917, including letter to Lady De La Warr (File 15)

Letters, January-March 1918, including letter from Patrick Hore-Ruthven (File 16)

Letters, April-June 1918 (File 17)

Letters, July-September 1918 (File 18)

Letters, October-December 1918, together with a few others from Malise Hore-Ruthven, Bertie Faulkner (File 19)

Letters, 1919, including Hugo Watson, Walter Hore-Ruthven (File 20)

Letters, 1920-23, including Patrick Hore-Ruthven (File 21)

Letters, 1930-31, including Patrick Hore-Ruthven (File 22_23)

Letters, 1934-45 (File 24)

Letters, c. 1935-45 (mostly undated) (File 25)

Letters, c. 1936-45 (File 26)

Subseries 7_2. Lady Gowrie to Lord Gowrie, 1907-c. 1935

Letters written by Lady Gowrie to her husband ('Sandy'), including some cables and notes, many of which are undated.

Letters, 1907-c. 1935 (File 1)

Undated letters (File 2)

Subseries 7_3. Lady Gowrie correspondence, 1928-65

Family and personal correspondence of Lady Gowrie, together with letters relating to her extensive work for charity and the war effort. Of special interest in Folder 2 are two long letters by Daisy Bates, with accompanying photograph of Bates at Canberra Railway Station in 1933. Other correspondents include Sir Robert Garran, Dame Enid Lyons, Ben Chifley, Joan Hammond, George W. Waddell, Maie Casey, Sir Keith Hancock, May Gibbs, Lady Stonehaven, Ivy Brookes and Lord Slim. The chairs and secretaries of several charitable organisations are also represented, and there are letters exchanged with the Australian Red Cross and Lady Gowrie Child Centre (Perth).

Condolences received by Lady Gowrie on the death of her husband are filed in Series 12; a sequence of letters from Lady Stalbridge (mother of 'Puck' Grosvenor) forms part of Series 10.

Personal correspondence, 1929-45 (Australian and overseas correspondents) (File 1)

Personal correspondence, 1931-49 (Australian correspondents), including two letters from Daisy Bates, together with a photograph of Bates at Canberra Railway Station (1933), R.G. Menzies, Sir George Murray, Elsie Curtin, Ivy Brookes (File 2)

Personal correspondence, 1935-65 (Australian correspondents) (File 3)

Personal correspondence, 1950-51 (Australian correspondents), including Maie Casey, Joan Hammond (File 4)

Personal correspondence, 1952-65 (Australian correspondents), including Sir Robert Garran, May Gibbs, Lord Slim, Sir Keith Hancock, Sir Roy Dowling (File 5)

Personal correspondence, 1928-64 (overseas correspondents), including Sir Keith Hancock (File 6)

Personal correspondence, 1932-34 (overseas correspondents), including Josiah Wedgwood (File 7)

Personal correspondence, 1943-53 (overseas correspondents) (File 8)

Personal correspondence, 1941-44, including Enid Lyons, Paul Sorensen, General A.T. Anderson, John Beasley (File 9)

Personal correspondence, 1945-47, including Ben Chifley, Sir Robert Garran (File 10)

Personal correspondence, 1945-47, including Eugene Ormandy, Lady Dumas, Gladys Cumpston (File 11)

Personal correspondence, 1948, including Maie Casey (File 12)

Personal correspondence, 1949, including Lady Stonehaven (File 13)

Personal correspondence, 1954, including Maie Casey, Sir Robert Garran (File 14)

Personal correspondence, 1955, including Hope Hewitt, Ivy Brookes, Lady Lavarack, Maie Casey (File 15)

Personal correspondence, 1956-65, including Lady Stonehaven, Lord Slim (File 16)

Personal correspondence (undated), including Lady Grimwade, Lady McMaster, Emily Dutton (File 17)

Personal correspondence (undated (File 18)

Condolences received on the death of Lady Gowrie's mother, 1941 (File 19)

Official correspondence, 1934-55, including Anzac Fellowship of Women (London), Empire Day Movement (File 20)

Correspondence with charitable organisations, 1945-52, including Lady Gowrie Child Centre (Perth), Australian Red Cross, Blankets for England Fund (File 21)

Correspondence concerning entry of German refugees Mr and Mrs Hans Joachim Meyer to Egypt, 1937-39 (File 22)

Congratulations received by Lady Gowrie on Lord Gowrie's elevation to the Earldom, 1944, including Ivy Brookes (File 23)

Letter from A.S. Le Souef regarding his Modern view of evolution, together with two signed copies; souvenir of dedication of St Paul's Church, Canberra, 1956 (File 24)

Subseries 7_4. Other personal correspondence of Lord and Lady Gowrie, 1902-55

This subseries contains correspondence predominantly to and from non-family members, though the Gowries did keep some family letters scattered through the files. There are some letters recording Lord Gowrie's early military service, whilst others are from prominent persons such as Sir Ernest Clark, William Slim and Sir Philip Game. Also filed here is a folder of letters seemingly unconnected to the Gowries, which were presumably forwarded to the vice-regal couple by their correspondents, or were acquired from some other sources because of their interesting contents. One letter, for example, is addressed to Lord Wakehurst by Hugh Frewen, a regular Gowrie correspondent and cousin of Sir Winston Churchill.

General cables received by the Gowries in the period 1907 to 1945 are filed in Series 9; condolences received on the death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven form part of Series 11, and 'Puck' Grosvenor of Series 10. Letters to the Gowries from Lady Cooper and Lord Ranfurly are located in Series 7.11.

Personal correspondence, 1902-28, including letter relating to the National Hunt Committee (File 1)

Personal correspondence, 1908-18 (File 2)

Personal correspondence, c. 1928-55 (File 3)

Personal correspondence, 1934-39, including some family letters (File 4)

Personal correspondence, 1940-49, including Sir Ernest Clark, some family letters (File 5)

Personal correspondence, 1951-55, including Lord Slim, Sir Philip Game, some family letters (File 6)

Correspondence, 1935-55, including Hugh Frewen, Julian Ashton Art School, Tubercular Soldiers Aid Society (File 7)

Subseries 7_5. Correspondence of Patrick Hore-Ruthven, c. 1921-42

The Gowrie's only surviving son, Patrick, was born in Quetta, India on 31 August 1913. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge before marrying Pamela Fletcher in 1939. This series comprises letters of Patrick, to and from his parents, his wife and other associates, beginning with childhood correspondence written whilst a boarder at Hawtrey's School in 1921. The letters continue from Eton, which he attended between 1926 and 1931, whilst Gowrie was Governor of South Australia. Of particular interest is correspondence received by the Gowries whilst Patrick was on active service, including a copy of his last letter to his parents in December 1942.

A small number of additional letters by Patrick are scattered in the various family correspondence series. Papers and correspondence relating to Patrick's death and the posthumous publication his poetry and letters are contained in Series 11; a statement relating to his hospitalisation in Misurata, Libya is filed in Series 7.6; a folder of press cuttings documenting aspects of his life are located in Series 20. Correspondence between Patrick and Pamela Hore-Ruthven and the Countess of Ranfurley is filed in Series 7.11.

Letters to parents, c. 1921-42, together with baptism certificate, lock of hair, army discharge documents and associated papers (File 1_2)

Letters to and from parents and others, 1927-42 (File 3_4)

Letters from parents, 1932-42 (File 5)

Subseries 7_6. Correspondence of Pamela Hore-Ruthven, 1931-64

Patrick Hore-Ruthven married Pamela Fletcher, daughter of the Reverend Fletcher at Westminster Abbey on 5 January 1939. The couple spent their honeymoon in Australia. The couple had two sons, Alexander Patrick Greysteil ('Grey') in 1939, and Malise Maitland ('Skimper') two years later. Patrick was on active service for most of their short marriage, and never met either of his sons before his premature death. This subseries contains letters and cables to Pamela Hore-Ruthven, many received during her husband's long absences, from her mother and father-in-law, her own family and other friends and associates. In 1952 she remarried, becoming Mrs Derek Cooper.

Correspondence between Patrick and Pamela Hore-Ruthven and the Countess of Ranfurly is filed in Series 7.11; condolences received by Pamela Cooper on the death of her mother-in-law, Lady Gowrie, are filed in Series 13.

Cables, 1931-44 (File 1)

Correspondence, 1935-43 (File 2)

Correspondence, 1938-44 (File 5)

Correspondence, 1939-43, including statement relating to death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven, Italian Hospital, Misurata, Libya (File 6)

Correspondence, 1943 (File 7)

Correspondence, 1943-64 (File 8)

Subseries 7_7. Correspondence of Malise and Angela Hore-Ruthven, 1908-40

Letters to and from Malise and Angela Hore-Ruthven, brother and sister-in-law of Lord Gowrie. Filed amongst the correspondence is a typescript copy of an letter describing the marriage of Walter Hore to the Honourable Mary Ruthven, founders of the Hore-Ruthven family in 1806.

Correspondence, 1908-40, including typescript copy of letter relating to the foundation of the Hore-Ruthven family (1806) (File 1)

Correspondence, c. 1916-39 (some undated) (File 2)

Subseries 7_8. Pollok family correspondence, c. 1880-43

Letters to and from Lady Gowrie's brothers Robert and Allan Pollok, including some family photographs.

Robert and Bettina Pollok correspondence, 1904-43, including family photograph of mother and baby on horse (c. 1880), letter to Allan Pollok (File 1)

Allan Pollok correspondence, c. 1903-43, including photographs of Zulu girl, dug-out at Loisne (File 2)

Subseries 7_9. Correspondence of Fleischmann and Blacker families, 1835-1950

Letters to and from Ruby and Louis Fleischmann and Sheela and Freddie Blacker, sisters of Lady Gowrie and their husbands. The three sisters maintained a close relationship and a partial record of their correspondence is preserved in this subseries.

Other letters by Ruby and Sheela are dispersed through the other correspondence series, especially Series 7.12.

Blacker correspondence and associated papers, 1835-1950 (File 1)

Fleischmann correspondence, 1930-32 (File 2)

Fleischmann correspondence, 1932-38 (File 3)

Fleischmann correspondence, c. 1938-39, including letter from 'Zara' (1884) (File 4)

Subseries 7_10. Correspondence of Mrs Barry, 1917-39

Lady Gowrie retained this file of letters from her mother, Mrs James Barry, written in the period 1917-39 when her daughter was often abroad. An additional letter to Mrs Barry from daughter Sheela is contained in Series 7.1; condolences received on Mrs Barry's death are filed in Series 7.3.

Correspondence, 1917-39 (File 1)

Subseries 7_11. Correspondence of Lady Cooper, and the Lord and Countess of Ranfurley, 1928-45

Whilst at Eton, Patrick Hore-Ruthven became close friends with the young Lord Ranfurly (Dan). His mother Lady Cooper (Harriet) began a correspondence with Lady Gowrie in Australia, periodically reporting on the health and activities of their sons. The boys' friendship continued into adulthood, and there are a number of letters addressed to Patrick and Pamela Hore-Ruthven from Dan's wife, the Countess of Ranfurly (Hermione). Some of these were written in Egypt where the Ranfurlys were stationed during World War II, giving news of Patrick's movements in the Middle East.

Lady Cooper to Lord and Lady Gowrie, 1928-39; Lord Ranfurly to Lord and Lady Gowrie, 1935-39; Countess of Ranfurly to Patrick and Pamela Hore- Ruthven, 1942-45 (File 1)

Subseries 7_12. Other family correspondence, 1899-1943

This subseries contains files of general correspondence, mostly between family members. Lady Gowrie's sisters Sheela and Ruby are amongst the correspondents, together with their first cousins Lilian, Violet and Iris Brassey. A few non-family letters have been left undisturbed in the files where they were filed by the Gowries.

Family correspondence, 1896-1921 (File 1)

Family correspondence, 1899-1939 (File 2)

Family correspondence, 1900-37, including Sheela Pollok, Lilian, Violet and Iris Brassey (File 3_4)

Family correspondence, c. 1908-43 (File 5_6)

Family correspondence, 1929-43, including Ruby Fleischmann, letters relating to the death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven (File 7_8)

Family and non-family correspondence, 1915-63, including letters from Lord Slim, R.G. Menzies (File 9_10)

Correspondence with the King and his Private-Secretary, 1936-39 (File 1_2)

Correspondence with the Private Secretary to the King, 1936-38 (File 3)

Correspondence with the Private Secretary to the King, 1939-41 (File 4)

Correspondence with the Private Secretary to the King, 1942-43, together with undated notes and cable from General Douglas MacArthur (File 5)

Correspondence with the Private Secretary to the King, 1928-30 (File 6)

Correspondence with the Private Secretary to the King, 1931-32 (File 7)

Correspondence with the Private Secretary to the King, 1933-35 (File 8)

Correspondence with the Private Secretary to the King, 1936-46 (File 9)

Letters by Lord Gowrie to the Private Secretary to the King, 1928-35 (File 10)

Correspondence relating to Lord Beauchamp, 1931-35, including letter from Sir Isaac Isaacs (File 11)

Correspondence relating to conferral of Earldom, 1938-44 (File 12)

Correspondence relating to appointment of the Duke of Kent as Governor-General of Australia, 1938-39 (File 13)

Correspondence relating to possible appointment of the Duke of Kent as Governor-General of Australia, 1939-42, including letter from R.G. Menzies and draft vice-regal timetable (1940) (File 14)

Correspondence relating to appointment of the Duke of Gloucester as Governor-General of Australia, 1944, together with letter from John Curtin (File 15)

Private correspondence with assistants to the King, 1928-43 (File 16)

Private and other correspondence with the Royal Household, 1947-58, including certificate of appointment to the Privy Council (1938). This folder is closed for 60 years from the date of creation. (File 17)

Cables, 1907-45 (File 1_3)

Papers and correspondence, 1929-30, including obituaries, order of memorial service, letters relating to proposed flight from Cape Town to England (including maps), installation specifications for parts such as Cirrhus 'Hermes' aero engine (File 1)

Correspondence with Lady Stalbridge, c. 1929-39 (File 2)

Correspondence with Lady Stalbridge, 1914?, 1930-31, together with small number of letters and poems by others, baby photographs of Hugh Grosvenor? (File 3_4)

Correspondence with Lady Stalbridge, c. 1933-36, (File 5_6)

Letters of condolence, 1943: A (File 1)

Letters of condolence, 1943: B (File 2)

Letters of condolence, 1943: C (File 3)

Letters of condolence, 1943: D (File 4)

Letters of condolence, 1943: E-F (File 5)

Letters of condolence, 1943: G (File 6)

Letters of condolence, 1943: H-I (File 7)

Letters of condolence, 1943: J-K (File 8)

Letters of condolence, 1943: L (File 9)

Letters of condolence, 1943: M, including Walter Murdoch (File 10)

Letters of condolence, 1943: N-O (File 11)

Letters of condolence, 1943: P-R (File 12)

Letters of condolence, 1943: S-T (File 13)

Letters of condolence, 1943: V-Z (File 14)

Condolences from General Douglas MacArthur, 1943 (File 15)

Cables and telegrams received on death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven, 1943 (File 16_18)

Telegrams received on death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven, 1943, including some replies and report by General Bernard Freyburg on circumstances of his death (File 19)

Typed duplicates of cables, correspondence and accounts of the life and death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven, 1942-44, including notes by fellow officers (File 20)

Correspondence, cables and accounts of the life and death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven, 1942-44, including papers relating to the Gowrie Scholarship Fund (File 21)

Telegrams and correspondence relating to the death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven, 1943-44 (File 22)

Correspondence arising from the death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven, 1943-44 (File 23)

List of flowers received, private letters and telegrams acknowledged, organisational letters and telegrams acknowledged (File 24)

Correspondence and papers relating to death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven, Gowrie Scholarships, 1940-47 (File 25)

Draft play 'A post-war principality' by Patrick Hore-Ruthven (File 26)

Papers relating to the publication of verse by Patrick Hore-Ruthven, including draft poems, c. 1938-47 (File 27)

Papers relating to The happy warrior, 1932-43, including draft poetry (File 28_29)

Typescript manuscript of Joy of youth (File 30)

Letters of condolence, 1955: A-B, including Ivy Brookes (File 1)

Letters of condolence, 1955: C-D, including Maie Casey, Ninette and Peggy Dutton (File 2)

Letters of condolence, 1955: E-Ha (File 3)

Letters of condolence, 1955: He-L (File 4)

Letters of condolence, 1955: M-R (File 5)

Letters of condolence, 1955: S-Y, including Lady Stonehaven (File 6)

Letters of condolence, 1955: unidentified (File 7)

Letters of condolence, 1955: A-E (UK addresses) (File 8)

Letters of condolence, 1955: F-L (UK addresses) (File 9)

Letters of condolence, 1955: M-Y (UK addresses) (File 10)

Letters of condolence, 1955: unidentified surnames (UK addresses, in date order) (File 11_12)

Cables of condolence, 1955 (File 13_14)

Memorial arrangements, 1955-60 (File 15)

Condolences, tributes, orders of memorial services, 1955 (File 16)

Condolences received on the death of Lady Gowrie, 1965 (File 1)

Honours, 1916-44, including Distinguished Service Order, Knight Cross Grand Order of St Michael and St George (File 1)

Masonic document appointing Gowrie as New South Wales representative of the United Grand Lodge of England (File 2)

Honours, 1945-51 (File 3)

Genealogical and biographical papers, 1864-1955 (File 1)

Genealogical and biographical papers, 1916-49, including statement of observations at Gallipoli and Suvla, correspondence relating to proposed autobiography (File 2)

Family history papers, c. 1941-72 (File 3)

Draft autobiography: typescript dedication and [p. 1] (File 4)

Draft autobiography: [Chapters I and II] (File 5)

Draft autobiography (File 6)

Typescript autobiography (File 7_8)

Autobiographical typescript; recollections of Hugh 'Puck' Grosvenor (File 9)

Bound typescript autobiography (File 10)

Typescript autobiography: Chapters 1-3 (File 11)

Typescript autobiography: Chapters 4-8 (File 12)

Typescript autobiography: Chapters 9-12 (File 13)

Typescript autobiography: Chapters 13-16 (File 14)

Typescript autobiography: Chapters 17-19 (File 15)

Copies of letters by John Curtin to Gowrie, 1944-45, together with correspondence between John Blanch and Elsie Macleod, 1986-87; autobiographical and other notes by Gowrie for Blanch biography, 1939-52, including aerial photograph of Yarralumla (1945) (File 16)

Gowrie, VC, rewritten by John Blanch and Shona McDowall. Typescript manuscript: Chapters 1-2 (File 17)

Gowrie, VC,Typescript manuscript: Chapters 3-6 (File 18)

Gowrie, VC, Typescript manuscript: Chapters 7-10 (File 19)

Gowrie, VC, Typescript manuscript: Chapters 11-14 (File 20)

Gowrie, VC, Typescript manuscript: Chapters 15-19 (File 21)

Gowrie, VC, Typescript edited by Don Gibb: Chapters 1-4 (File 22)

Gowrie, VC,Typescript edited by Don Gibb: Chapters 5-8 (File 23)

Gowrie, VC,Typescript edited by Don Gibb: Chapters 9-12 (File 24)

Gowrie, VC,Typescript edited by Don Gibb: Chapters 13-17 (File 25)

Legal, business, financial papers, 1901-62, including wills of Lord and Lady Gowrie (File 1)

Legal papers, 1938-56, including passports, settlements for sons of Patrick Hore-Ruthven (File 2)

Legal papers relating to the Hodgett's bankruptcy, 1945 (File 3)

Newspaper clippings relating to Hodgetts bankruptcy case, 1945 (File 4)

Insurance papers, 1931-48 (File 5)

Insurance papers, 1943-48 (File 6)

Financial papers, 1928-51 (File 7)

Financial papers, 1938-48, including James Ashton, Broken Hill Proprietary Company (File 8)

Lloyd's Bank statements, 1936-39 (File 9)

Lloyd's Bank statements, 1939-44 (File 10)

Lloyd's Bank statements, 1946-48 (File 11)

Lee and Pembertons' correspondence and documentation, 1938-48 (File 12)

Canberra accounts, 1942-44 (File 13)

Taxation records, 1942-52 (File 14)

Dalgety and Co. Limited papers relating to the Board of Directors, 1942-44 (File 15)

Investments, director's fees, 1943-49 (File 16)

Accounts paid in, 1945-51 (File 17)

Papers relating to the estate of Major James Barry, 1936-45 (File 18)

Papers relating to the estate of Lady De La Warr, 1948-51 (File 19)

Speech by Lord Gowrie, c. 1923, relating to Sudan campaign; speech by General Smuts to British Parliament, 1942 (File 1)

Governor of South Australia speech album, 1928-34, including east-west air route (File 2)

Speeches and broadcasts Lord Gowrie, c. 1928-44, including speech assuming governorship (File 3)

Speeches and broadcasts Lord Gowrie, 1932-41 (File 4)

Speeches and broadcasts Lord Gowrie, 1932-44 (File 5)

Speeches by Lord and Lady Gowrie and others, 1936-43 (File 6)

Speeches and broadcasts by Lord Gowrie on Papua and New Guinea, c. 1937 (File 7)

Speeches and broadcasts by Lord Gowrie, 1938-44 (File 8)

Speeches in Australia and England by Lord Gowrie, c. 1938-45, including Gowrie's first speech in House of Lords, rejected speeches (File 9)

Speech drafts and notes by Lord Gowrie, including Julian Ashton Art School (File 10)

Undated and draft speeches by Lord Gowrie, some c. 1939-44 (File 11_12)

Speeches Miscellaneous speeches by Lady Gowrie, 1940-44: A-H (File 13)

Miscellaneous speeches by Lady Gowrie, 1938-44: L-Z (File 14)

Undated notes, speeches and drafts by Lady Gowrie relating to Country Women's Association, National Council of Women and other women's organisations (File 15)

Speeches, drafts and notes concerning Girl Guides movement by Lady Gowrie (File 16)

Kindergartens by Lady Gowrie, 1940-44 (File 17)

Speeches, drafts, notes by Lady Gowrie regarding the League of Nations, war and peace (mostly undated) (File 18)

Australian Red Cross by Lady Gowrie, 1940-44 (File 19)

Australian Red Cross, c. 1935-42, including notes and speeches and some correspondence by Lady Gowrie (File 20)

Speeches, notes relating to schools (mostly undated) by Lady Gowrie (File 21)

Speeches, drafts relating to servicewomen (mostly undated) by Lady Gowrie (File 22)

Women's services, 1940-44 by Lady Gowrie (File 23)

YWCA, 1940-44 by Lady Gowrie (File 24)

Quotations, together with typed tribute to Sir Hubert Murray from native chiefs,by Lady Gowrie, Port Moresby, 1937 (File 25)

26 Poems, phrases, quotations by Lady Gowrie (File 26)

Miscellaneous 'Appeals and speeches', 1932-44 (File 27)

MiscellaneousSpeeches, drafts, including final broadcast to the people of Australia (File 28)

Miscellaneous speeches, quotations (File 29)

Miscellaneous Speeches by others, 1939-43, including Canon W.J. Edwards, Sir Ernest Fisk, Lady Wakehurst, R.G. Menzies (File 30)

Miscellaneous Speeches by others, c. 1943-51, together with Gowrie's farewell speech to Parliament, 1944 (File 31)

Typescripts: 'Anzac operations' [account by Alexander Hore-Ruthven]; 'Nine prime ministers' by Sir James Barrie, 1930; 'Experiences of an Australian nurse' by Edith White, c. 1950 (File 1)

Typescripts: 'Not test cricket' by J. Elliott Monfries, 1949; 'An episode in the life of Lord Kitchener' [by Alexander Hore-Ruthven?] (File 2)

Typescripts: 'Advance from Mons' by Jim Lewis; 'Ishbel and Helmuth's wedding', 1954; 'The Bartons of Wallerawang'; obituary for E.R. (Dickie) Wintour, former Aide-de-Camp of Lord Gowrie (File 3)

Handwritten, typescript and printed verse, c. 1932-43 (File 4)

Typescript, handwritten and printed verse, including poems by T.W. White, Jessie Street; cartoons by Louis Wain (File 5)

Photographs, c. 1890-1945, including Sudan and family portraits (File 1)

Photographs, c. 1890-1946, including Sudan, Malta, family portraits, Patrick Hore-Ruthven memorial fountain (File 2)

Photographs, c. 1920-45, including departure of Hore-Ruthvens from Adelaide, garden at Anlaby, Kapunda, South Australia, pencil portraits of family by Wrede? (File 3)

Half-tone printing plate for an official portrait of Lord Gowrie, c. 1945 (File 4)

Garden at Benwell, Brougham Place, North Adelaide, c. 1930 (album) (File 5)

Second United Lone Girl Guide camp, Poltallock, South Australia, 1930 (album) (File 6)

Visit to Port Augusta, c. 1930 (album) (File 7)

Visit to Fisherman's Bend General Motors Holden Factory, 1 November 1937 (album) (File 8)

Souvenir of Lord Gowrie's visit to Bulolo, New Guinea, 10-13 August 1937 (album) (File 9)

Souvenir of scenes of Sydney and New South Wales, 1938 (album) (File 10)

Sydney Day Nurseries and Nursery Schools, 1939 (album) (File 11)

Visit to Bundaberg and Queensland, c. 1940 (album) (File 12)

Photographs, Sydney Day Nurseries and Nursery Schools [picture].

Souvenir album visit to Thailand, c. 1940 (album) (File 13)

Flying Doctor Service of Australia (New South Wales Section), 1944 (album) (File 14)

Girl Guides Association of New South Wales presentation album, 1944 (album) (File 15)

Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Victoria Park, Western Australia, c. 1950 (album) (File 16)

Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Perth, 1950-52 (album) (File 17)

Photograph album and scrapbook of the Governor-General of Australia Lord Dudley and the Countess of Dudley, 1908-9 (compiled whilst Hore-Ruthven was Dudley's Military Secretary). Photographs include a re-enactment of the first landing at Farm Cove, Sydney, 8 September 1908; Lord and Lady Northcote; Deakin and Fisher ministries; Caulfield and Melbourne Cup races; autographed copy of words and music of 'God guide Australia' (words by Annie Rentoul); Marble Hill; souvenir program (with illuminated address) of Lilydale concert by Dame Nellie Melba, 1909; various other official visits by Lord Dudley as Governor-General, including to Auldana Vineyard, Adelaide. (File 18)

Souvenir album views of Canberra, c. 1935 (folio) (File 19)

Presentation album New South Wales Golf Club, La Perouse, c. 1936 (folio) (File 20)

Souvenir album official visit to Netherlands Indies, 1938 (folio) (File 21)

Souvenir album official visit to Netherlands Indies, 1938, together with portrait (File 22)

Visits by Lord Gowrie to military establishments in Australia and by Eleanor Roosevelt, 1942-43; tour of Papua and New Guinea, 1938 (folio) (File 23)

Visit to Forward Areas (Torres Strait and New Guinea), Southwest Pacific Area, 1943 (folio) (File 24)

Souvenir album AAMWS, NSW, 1944 (folio) (File 25)

Souvenir album Government House, Yarralumla, c. 1945, including views of Canberra from Red Hill (folio) (File 26)

Portrait photograph of Lord Gowrie, c. 1950 (folio) (File 27)

Press cuttings, 1908-43, including items relating to the 'Gowrie conspiracy', and a small number of photographs and racing cards (File 1)

Press cuttings, 1928-36, 1938 (File 2)

Press cuttings, 1930 (File 3_4)

Press cuttings, c. 1930-55, including death of Lord Gowrie (File 5)

Press cuttings, 1931-43 (File 6)

Press cuttings, 1932-35 (File 7)

Press cuttings, 1934-48, 1955, including coverage of British campaign in Middle East from The Times (File 8_9)

Press cuttings, 1936-41 (File 10)

Press cuttings, 1937-55, including obituaries (File 11)

Press cuttings relating to Lady Gowrie, 1938-44 (File 12)

Press cuttings relating to Patrick Hore-Ruthven, 1938-44 (File 13)

Press cuttings, 1939-45 (marked 'very important') (File 14)

Press cuttings, 1942 (File 15)

Press cuttings, 1942-44 (File 16)

Press cuttings, 1944 (File 17)

Press cuttings, 1945-49, including London farewell to Don Bradman (1948) (File 18)

Press cuttings relating to the National Hunting Committee, 1948-49 (File 19)

Press cuttings, 1950-57 (File 20)

Press cuttings, 1909, 1943-45 (marked 'unimportant') (File 21)

Press cuttings, c. 1930-49 (mostly undated) (File 22)

Cuttings album, 1908-9, from papers including The Australasian, together with two childhood photographs of Hore-Ruthven? as inserts (File 23)

Governor of South Australia cuttings album, 1928-29 (File 24)

Governor of South Australia cuttings album, 1929-33, together with letter regarding visit to South Africa (1935) and rough index and notes included as inserts (File 25)

Press cuttings relating to the British administration of India, 1930-31 (File 26)

Governor of South Australia cuttings album, 1933-34 (File 27)

Governor of New South Wales cuttings album, 1934-38 (File 28)

Press cuttings, 1934-43 (File 29)

Press cuttings documenting visit to Papua and New Guinea, 1937, including itinerary and some correspondence (File 30)

Governor-General of Australia cuttings album, 1936-38, with clippings dated 1939, 1943-45 inserted (File 31)

Personal papers, 1904-56, principally orders of service for weddings, funerals, including wedding of Lord and Lady Gowrie, wedding heath, honorary doctor of laws degree, other notes (File 1)

Notebook containing entries entitled 'Australia' (1928?); Baghdad (1931?) (File 2)

Memorabilia, including 1926 florin, Ascot race badges, Old Contemptibles Association badge, hand mirror, business cards, embroidered badge, postcards of English castles, map of Varese-Domodossala region, Italy (File 3)

Stationery (chiefly blank), together with used and unused envelopes (File 4)

Recipe for 'Quenelles of rabbit' (File 5)

Services for young and old (special edition of The English hymnal). London : Humphrey Milford, 193?; The fireside hymn-book. London : Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1875 (File 6)