Correspondence to, and papers of James (Kenneth) and Mabel Mackay, 1883 - 1913

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Containers:
Box 28
Component identifier:
File 103
Content Summary:
Includes letters to each other and from other family members. Also includes letters relating to the Boer War; arrangements re 1st Light Horse; two letters from General Bridges (1912 and 1913); one in 1911 from Lord Beauchamp; and a typewritten "copy of letter received from Aldershott" (NSW Lancers training in England). Undated material at start of folder includes: some partial letters; and two poems by James (Kenneth): "Baby Mine" and "When Les is Gone" (a dirge).
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were acquired from the Mackay Family in 2011.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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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