General Correspondence, 1886-1936

Component identifier:

Series 1

Content Summary:

The correspondence is arranged chronologically, with undated letters placed at the end of the last series. Subjects covered include general, personal, political, and legal topics, constituency requests, appeals for appointment to public office, the 1911 referendum campaign, Deakin's resignation as party leader, the 1913 election, the First World War, conscription, general administrative duties, his various portfolios, his visit to the League of Nations, England and Canada in 1924, Parliament's move to Canberra, and correspondence in his capacity as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were donated to the Commonwealth National Library by Lady Groom in 1937.

Names:

Sir Littleton Groom

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