Photographs and photograph albums, early 1900s-70

Component identifier:

Series 4

Content Summary:

In the First World War, Kent Hughes served in the Middle East, as a member of the Light Horse Brigade in the Australian Imperial Force, from June 1917 to March 1918. The earlier photographs document this period of his career.

Other photographs include those taken during Kent Hughes' frequent visits overseas, particularly to Asia, in his capacity as a Minister for the Interior and Works (1951-56) and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (1956-61). Papers relating to these visits can be found in Series 14. There are also pictures of both the Victorian and Federal Liberal Ministries and photographs taken during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.

Related papers are in Series 1, 6 and 19.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection was donated to the National Library, in several instalments between 1973 and 1991, by Lady Kent Hughes and her daughters, Mrs Janet Derham, Mrs Margaret Sasse and Dr Mary Lou Sheil.

Names:

Kent Hughes, Lady

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