Large album

Containers:

Box 8

Component identifier:

File 21

Content Summary:

Imperial Russian money; an example of the first Latvian banknote (FUNF RUBLI); various bookmarks and 'name day' (or birthday) cards in Latvian and Russian; calling card belonging to Earl Ewers' grandmother Louise Grissler; ornate menus from the ship on which Louise Grissler emigrated in 1910 and married J.S. Anderson the day after her arrival in Australia; dressmaker's (or tailor's?) business card from Japan where Earl Ewers' grandfather Janis (John) Sarin Anderson bought a suit on his way to Australia after he had fled Russia in 1905, arriving Sydney in May 1906 on Japanese ship KumonoMaru; newspaper cuttings from Cangai (near Grafton) local newspapers 1906-18 relating to Anderson's store; part of Louise Grissler's passport (purple and buff coloured documents) - very rare official travel/identity documents; green cloth badge of the Miners' association, 1900 (reputedly in the possession of J.S Anderson [check date, which is before his arrival in Australia]; 1915-16 calendar from Langton Co., Grafton, purchased by J.S. Anderson ca. 1915; various receipts from Anderson's businesses; WW1 postcard (related to 'comforts fund' fundraising?); insurance rating cards relating to Anderson's business; advertising flier for Bushell's Tea; auction sale notice (including list of home contents) for sale of Anderson's home 'Strathmore', South Grafton, Ca. 1918; Grafton hospital Report, 1916; Grafton? Autumn Flower Show Catalogue, 1917; Country exchanges phone book (NSW), 1916

Immediate source of acquisition:

In 1994 the National Museum of Australia transferred to the Library some material which Earl Ewers had offered first to the Mitchell Library in Sydney and then to the Museum. It consisted of documents, photographs and objects which remained after the two previous institutions had made a selection. The National Library in turn made selections of items for its manuscript and ephemera collections. Earl Ewers made a small addition to the papers in July 2003 (Series 6, Pieces 2-4) and a further addition in July 2006 (Series 6, Folder 5).

Names:

Earl Ewers

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