Correspondence to, and papers of James (Kenneth) and Mabel Mackay, 1922 - 1941

Containers:: Box 29
Component identifier:: File 105
Content Summary:: Includes letters to each other and from other family members. Includes condolences on 1935 death of James (Kenneth). Also includes letters from Lord Beauchamp (1924); W M Hughes (1934); the Maharajah, Prithvi Vilas Palace Jhalrapatan (1927, 1929 and 1932) following visits by the Mackays to India; and from Douglas Cook in Peshawar about the unrest and political situation in India and also Afghanistan (1930). Also includes letters to Mabel in relation to theosophy (eg from Lawrence Burt, Church of St Albans) and Krishnamurti's 1934 visit to Australia; and condolences and press clippings re Kenneth Baldry's death (1940)
Immediate source of acquisition:: The papers were acquired from the Mackay Family in 2011.

Access and use

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Parent Terms of Access:: Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia