Guide to the Tennis : programs and invitations ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia
Ephemera (Programs and invitations).Tennis
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2024
Collection Summary
- Title
- Tennis : programs and invitations ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia
- Date Range
- 1900s - 2020s
- Collection Number
- Ephemera (Programs and invitations).Tennis
- Extent
- 1 collection
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Printed Collections
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Material in the Programs and invitations ephemera collection includes invitations to official events, dinner invitations honouring visiting dignitaries, dance cards, award presentations, openings, commemorative and sporting programs. Some programs and invitations may also include menus.
Item Descriptions
Class. Programs and Invitations - Tennis
1910s (File)
L.T.A.V. / Farewell Smoke Concert to The British Isles Tennis Team / Oriental Hotel Melbourne Saturday Night, 25 January 1913 (Item 191X/1) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Program for a Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria (L.T.A.V.) concert. Kangaroo's farewell to the British Isles Lawn Tennis Team.
1930s (File)
The International Lawn Tennis Championship (Davis Cup) 1933 / Third Round Tie / Australia V. South Africa / To be played at / The Queen's Club, West Kensington, 10 - 13 June 1933 (Item 193X/1) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Davis Cup program featuring a photograph of the trophy and the draw on the back cover.
Souvenir of International Matches / Played on Memorial Drive Courts Adelaide, 20 - 22 December 1934, 15 - 16 January 1935 (Item 193X/2) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Tournament program with some handwritten results.
The International Lawn Tennis Championship (Davis Cup) 1936 / Inter-Zone Final / Australia V. Germany / At Wimbledon, 18 - 21 July 1936 (Item 193X/3) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Davis Cup program featuring a photograph of the trophy and the results of previous rounds on the back cover.
1940s (File)
South Australian Lawn Tennis Association / Fifty - Second Annual Tournament and Interstate Matches / to take place at the / Association Grounds, War Memorial Drive, 23 December 1948 - 3 January 1949 (Item 194X/1) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Tournament program with some handwritten results.
1950s (File)
Lawn Tennis Association of Australia / Davis Cup 1953 Challenge Round / To be Played at Kooyong, 30 December 1953 (Item 195X/1) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 ticket
Ticket to the 3rd day singles match. Entrance 6, Section 3 Row H, Seat 4.
Frank Sedgman Presents the / World's Greatest Tennis / Tournament Tour of The Game's Top Tennis Stars / Souvenir Programme, 1954 (Item 195X/2) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Tournament program including player profiles.
Jack Kramer Presents / Pepsi £ 3,000 Round Robin Series, 1957 (Item 195X/4) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Tournament program. Cover features Lew Hoad, Frank Sedgman, Ken Rosewall, and Pancho Segura.
The Hornsby - Killara and District Tennis Association / Officials and Fixtures for Season 1957, 1957 (Item 195X/5) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Fixtures for a variety of competitions throughout the year.
N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association / presents its / 67th N.S.W. Championships, 20 - 29 November 1958 (Item 195X/6) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Cover features photo of Ashley Cooper holding his Wimbledon Renshaw cup for all to see. Played on the White City Courts, Sydney N.S.W.
1960s (File)
International Professional Indoor Lawn Tennis / International Championship / Empire Pool Wembley, 18 - 23 September 1961 (Item 196X/1) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Includes player profiles for a tournament held at Empire Pool Wembley. Players include Australians Mal Anderson, Ashley Cooper, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, and George Worthington.
International Professional Tennis Players Association / Presents / First Pro. Tour Tennis Championship / Souvenir Programme, 1965 (Item 196X/2) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Tournament program including player profiles.
Davis Cup 1963 / Challenge Round / Memorial Drive, Adelaide, 26 - 28 December 1963 (Item 196X/3) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Tournament program including player profiles.
Australian Davis Cup Team / Memorial Drive, Adelaide, 1963, 1963 (Item 196X/4) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
A double-sided leaflet featuring portraits of the 1963 Davis Cup teams for Australia and the United States. Australia: Neal Fraser, Fred Stolle, Harry Hopman (Captain), John Newcombe, Roy Emerson. The U.S. team is Martin Riessen, Frank Froehling, Dennis Ralston, Robert Kelleher (Captain-Manager), Charles (Chuck) McKinley.
1961 Davis Cup / Jubilee Challenge Round / Kooyong, Melbourne, 26 - 28 December 1961 (Item 196X/5) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 wallet, 2 tickets, 9 cards
A vinyl wallet with gold lettering containing a 'with compliments' card, two tickets to the competition, an Officials parking pass, two admittance passes to the Clubhouse, and five complimentary refreshments cards for all three days of the competition.
The Fiftieth Challenge Round of The Davis Cup / An Official Publication of The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia / Davis Cup Jubilee Challenge Round 1961 / At Kooyong, Melbourne, 26 - 28 December 1961 (Item 196X/6) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Substantial tournament program including player profiles.
International Professional Tennis Players Association / Presents / First World Series Tennis Championship 1963 / Souvenir Programme, 1963 (Item 196X/7) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program, 1 newspaper cutting
Tournament program including player profiles. Accompanies by a cutting that notes the time and dates for matches and booking information.
1970s (File)
Third Day / The Lawn Tennis Championships / Upon the lawns of the all England club Wimbledon, 24 June 1970 (Item 197X/1) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Includes detailed fixtures and it lists by country the competitors. Australia had twenty women including Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley AC MBE, along with thirty-five men including Rod Laver AC MBE.
Victorian Hardcourt Tennis Championships / Grace Park Lawn Tennis Club, 3 - 18 October 1970 (Item 197X/2) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Tournament program displaying the bracket system for the competition with competitors names.
The Mazda Cars G.B. Classic / Royal Albert Hall / Official Souvenir Programme, 31 October - 3 November 1979 (Item 197X/3) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Tournament program, including player profiles. Played in England. Australian players Ken Rosewall, Frank Sedgman, Fred Stolle, Lewis Hoad, Bob Hewitt, Rod Laver, Rex Hartwig, Neale Fraser, Cliff Drysdale, Owen Davidson.
1980s (File)
The Paul Dainty Corporation Proudly Presents / The Benson and Hedges Gold Challenge 1981, 19 - 21 February 1981 (Item 198X/1) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program, 1 ticket, 1 card holder
Played at the Hordern Pavilion Sydney Showground. Accompanied by ticket and ticket holder.
1982 Toyota Tournament Of Champions / Sponsored By Toyota / Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 30 April - 3 May 1982 (Item 198X/2) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Fold-out program with poster on verso. Australian players Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe, Tony Roche, and Colin Dibley.
1982 GWA Legends of Tennis, 4 - 5 May 1982 (Item 198X/3) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Played at the Commonwealth Games Complex, Chandler Centre, Brisbane. Folds out to poster. Includes Australians Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe.
Thursday 27th June Fourth Day / The Championships Wimbledon / Wimbledon ' 85' / The Lawn Tennis Championship., 27th June 1985 (Item 198X/4) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 program
Official Souvenir Programme from the fourth day of the competition. Australia had thirteen women and twenty-seven men who were competing.
1990s (File)
1992 Ford Australian Open / National Tennis Centre, Flinders Park, Melbourne, 13 - 26 January 1992 (Item 199X/1) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 brochure
Advertising the "Exclusive Official Hospitality Operators" Keith Prowse, at the Ford Australian Open.
You're Invited / 1994 Ford Australian Open / Flinders Park, National Tennis Centre Melbourne, 17 - 30 July 1994 (Item 199X/2) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Booking information for Australian Open with prices.
Tennis Australia / The President of Tennis Australia Mr Geoff Pollard AM invites you to attend the / Tennis Australia Grand Slam Lunch / in the Melbourne Park Function Centre during the first week of the US Open, 30 August 1999 (Item 199X/3) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Invitation card, for event with guest speaker Richard Stubbs and celebrating the 40 Year Anniversary Of Neale Fraser's US Open Victory.
2000s (File)
2010s (File)
Australian Open / The Grand Slam Of Asia Pacific / dining guide / shopping and attractions guide, 16 - 29 January 2012 (Item 201X/1) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
2 leaflets
Fold out map of the Melbourne Park complex with dining information on one side and shopping/attractions information on the other.
Open Collection / Australian Open, 2011 (Item 201X/2) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 tag
Official merchandise tag from a campaign t-shirt priced at $39.95.
Australian Open / Ready ? Play. / Melbourne Park / Australia open and Australia open series ticket guide, 16 - 29 January 2012 (Item 201X/3) - Box [Unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
2 booklets
Australian Open Ticket Guide and venue information.