Guide to the Records of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship in Australia

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MS 9381, Acc08.162

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Collection Summary

Creator
Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship in Australia
Title
Records of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship in Australia
Date Range
1946-1998
Collection Number
MS 9381, Acc08.162
Extent
0.38 metres (2 boxes, 1 folio item, 1 packet)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The records include newsletters, correspondence papers (including 1946-97 Australian Triennial Conferences) and minute book.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn56148).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship in Australia, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the Library by the A.C.T. Committee of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship in 1998.

Finding Aid Source(s)

Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.

Collection Retrieval Advice

Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there may be multiple Box 1s). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Administrative History

The Victoria League was established in 1901 to promote and foster unity between peoples of all parts of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is a non party political and non-sectarian association.

Various branches were formed in all states and Papua New Guinea. The National Committee has now ceased to exist.

Item Descriptions

Class MS 9381. Original consignment

Comprises correspondence, newsletters, triennial conference reports from 1946-1997, minute book of Canberra's National Committee and various state constitutions.

Contained in 2 boxes and 1 folio.

National Committee Newsletters, 1983-98 (File 1) - Box 1

Articles of Association, 1921 (File 2) - Box 1

The League in Northern Territory

The League in Papua New Guinea

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1950-93

Correspondence with Royalty, 1952-94 (File 3) - Box 1

Correspondence to Prime Ministers, Federal Ministers and Departments, 1968-74 (File 4) - Box 1

Patronage and Vice-Regal correspondence, 1971-98 (File 5) - Box 1

History of the League booklet, 1988 and art work (File 6) - Box 1

Constitution of the League for W.A., Victoria, Queensland, N.S.W.

Minute book of Canberra's National Committee, 1991-95 (File 7) - Box 1

7th Interstate Conference, Melbourne, 1946 (File 8) - Box 2

8th Australian Conference, Brisbane, 1949 (File 9) - Box 2

9th Australian Conference, Perth, 1952 (File 10) - Box 2

10th Interstate Conference minute book, Sydney, 1955 (File 11) - Box 2

10th Australian Conference, Sydney, 1955

10th Australian Conference, Business session, Sydney, 1955

10th Australian Conference, Transcript of Proceedings, 1955

11th Australian Conference, Adelaide, 1958 (File 12) - Box 2

13th Australian Conference, Canberra, 1964 (File 13) - Box 2

14th Australian Conference, Perth, 1967 (File 14) - Box 2

15th Australian Triennial Conference, Melbourne, 1970 (File 15) - Box 2

16th Australian Triennial Conference, Brisbane, 1973 (File 16) - Box 2

17th Australian Triennial Conference, Sydney, 1976 (File 17) - Box 2

18th Australian Conference, Perth, 1979 (File 18) - Box 2

19th Australian Triennial Conference, Adelaide, 1982 (File 19) - Box 2

20th Australian Triennial Conference, Hobart, 1985 (File 20) - Box 2

21st Australian Triennial Conference, Canberra, 1988 (File 21) - Box 2

22nd Australian Triennial Conference, Melbourne, 1991 (File 22) - Box 2

23rd Australian Triennial Conference, Brisbane, 1994 (File 23) - Box 2

24th Australian Triennial Conference, Perth, 1997 (File 24) - Box 2

National Committee in Australia ledger, 1970-1998 (Item 1)

Class Acc08-162. Consignment added 2008

Comprises records of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship in Canberra, including history; constitution; Young Contingent and its history; minutes and papers of the twenty first Australian triennial conference; 50th and 51st annual reports; and, the 50 year commemoration.

Contained in 1 packet.


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