Keith Edwards Vernon Ley, 1925-1956

Component identifier:

Series 5

Content Summary:

In this series there are six folders of papers, including documents and letters relating to Keith's naval service. There are three folders of material relating to a court case in 1940, Rex v Ley, in which Keith was accused of forgery and subsequently imprisoned. There is an intriguing set of documents relating to a French woman, Camille Paoli. It includes letters, hotel receipts in both names, and a statutory declaration by Camille. One folder of material consists of various letters, medical remedies, poems and prayers. This material was physically together, and located near Keith's papers, but it is not possible to determine if Keith indulged in all these interests, or if some material was collected by other members of the family.

Immediate source of acquisition:

This collection was acquired by the National Library in 1984. It lay in an old shed in the Southern Highlands for approximately 30 years before being discovered by a young man from Wollongong.

Names:

Ley family

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