Greetings, messages, Christmas cards etc., 1943-1978

Component identifier:

Series 12

Content Summary:

This series comprises 18 boxes of personal correspondence, including congratulations to recipients of honours and awards and messages of condolence to others.

Menzies received messages and greetings for birthdays 1965, 1969-1973, 1975-1977. Messages of congratulations were received on his record term in office, 1957. Get well messages were received in 1962, 1968, 1971-1972.

Congratulations on his various honours and awards, and when he returned from Parliament in 1966 are also in the series.

The collection consists of telegrams, cards and letters with carbon copies of the replies arranged in chronological order and alphabetically within the year.

Finally, there are Christmas cards received from world leaders, and various examples of cards chosen by Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies to send, including one of them with 10 grandchildren.

Subjects:

Politics and government

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