Royal Life Saving Society, 1932-58

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Component identifier:
Series 15
Content Summary:

White was elected Victorian Branch President of the Royal Life Saving Society in 1934, and concurrently served as Chairman of the Australian Federal Council to 1951.

Amongst other papers this series includes letters, speech notes, reports, programs and cuttings detailing aspects of the Society's calendar, as well as liaison with other branches of the Society in Australia and England. In 1942 White was honoured with a Vice-Presidency of the Central Organisation in London in recognition of his valuable service, recorded on a special certificate filed in Folder 1.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were donated to the Library by White's daughters in two consignments in January 1997 and March 1998, and together constitute an impressive record of White's varied and distinguished career as a pilot, politician, diplomat and writer.
Names:
Thomas White

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Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1516685).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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