ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection

HMSS 0032 Victorian League for Commonwealth Fellowship, Canberra Group Records

Scope and Content Notes

Call Number	HMSS 0032
Collection	Victorian League for Commonwealth Fellowship Canberra Group Records
Date Range	1935-1996
Quantity	1.75 (10 manuscript boxes)
Access Conditions	Available for reference
File Number	-
Related Collections	HMSS 00 31 Victorian League for Commonwealth Fellowship Elizabethan Group Records

The records were transferred to the National Library by the Secretary of the Canberra Branch of the Victorian League in March 1987. They were then transferred to the ACT Heritage Library.

The collection comprises records received and used by the Canberra Group of all the Victorian League for Commonwealth Friendship Australian branches and New Zealand. They include correspondence, minutes of Annual General Meetings and National Committee Meetings, Annual Financial Reports, reports and circulars of the Young Contingent League, cuttings and printed material.

The Victorian League for Commonwealth Friendship was formed in London in memory of Queen Victoria in 1901 with an aim of promoting friendship. The first Australian branch, the Victorian Branch, was formed in Melbourne in 1908 and it now has branches in every state. In 1935 a Canberra branch was formed.

These records have been kept in the same order as listed by the donor.

Box List

BOX NO.	SERIES NO.	FILE NO.	DESCRIPTION	DATE RANGE
			CORRESPONDENCE 1935-1985	1935-1985
1	1	1-5	Correspondence with London	1942-1959
1	1	6	Letter from Dame Pattie Menzies and other important people
1	1	7	Victorian League in Canberra	1953-1958
1	1	8	Northern Territories	1940-1957
1	1	9	New South Wales	1947-1958
1	1	9	Victoria	1947-1958
1	1	10	Queensland	1949-1958
1	1	11	Tasmania	1953-1958

2	1	12	Western Australia	1953-1958
2	1	13	New Zealand	1952-1958
2	1	14	Circular letters sent to other branches	1947-1959

	2		MINUTES
			Minutes of National Committee held in Brisbane 1964-1973 (green folio note book) Minutes of Annual & General Meetings held in Canberra 1935-1968 (3 X exercise books)	1964-1973 1935-1968

3	2		Minute books of various meetings held in Canberra 1935-1983 (9 X exercise books covered in brown paper)	1935-1983

4	2		Minutes of Committee Meetings held in Canberra 1954-1971 (2 X folio books)	1954-1971
4	2	15	Minutes of Meetings February 1967– 30^th June 1968	Feb 1967-30 Jun 1968
4	2	16	Minutes of Meetings 1^st July 1968-December 1989	01 Jul 1968-Dec 1989
4	2	17	Minutes of Meetings 2^nd February 1970-Dec 1971	02 Feb 1970-Dec 1971

	3		ANNUAL REPORTS & FINANCIALS
5	3		AGM Minutes February 1972-February 1982 (large oversize books)	Feb 1972-Feb 1982

6	3	18	Annual Reports New South Wales	1948-1973
6	3	18	Annual Reports South Australia	1948-1984
6	3	19	Annual Reports Victoria	1952-1983
6	3	20	Annual Reports ACT	1935-1983
6	3	21-22	Annual Reports Tasmania	1947-1986
6	3	23	Annual Reports Western Australia	1949-1986
6	3	24	Annual Reports Queensland	1949-1979
6	3	25	Annual Reports Queensland	1980-1985


7	3	26	National Annual Reports	1949-1983
7	3	26	New Zealand	1956-1978
7	3	27	Papua & New Guinea	1965-1972
7	3	28	“Financial Papers” old receipts, bills & cheques

	4		CONSTITUTION
7	4	29	Constitution & Rules
7	4	30	Constitution & Rules & Aims & Objectives by Carol Grogan	1961-1964

	5		CONFERENCES & COMMITTEES
7	5	31	Australian Citizenship Convention	1952-1958
7	5	31	Women’s Convention	1951
7	5	31	Conference of Overseas Delegates	1948
7	5	32	Young Contingent League Papers
7	5	33	Standing Committee
7	5	34	Conferences 13^th-15^th 1964, 1970, 1973	1964, 1970, 1973
7	5	35	National Committee Reports	1955-1959

	6		NEWSPAPER
7	6	36	Newspaper clippings

	7		NEWSLETTERS & PUBLICATIONS
7	7	37	Newsletters Newcastle & Adelaide

8	7	38	Newsletters Victoria, Queensland, Canberra
8	7	39	Newsletters NSW, Tasmania, WA
8	7	40	Newsletters New Zealand
8	7	41	Newsletters London
8	7	42	Newsletters London
8	7	43	Newsletters National Committee
8	7	44	Newsletters National Committee
8	7	45	Newsletters National Committee
8	7	46	Publications


	8		MISCELLANEOUS
8	8	47	Miscellaneous, slides, photos, invitations

9	8		Miscellaneous continued from 2^nd donation from NLA
9	8	48	History of Victorian League
9	8	49	60^th Birthday Celebration 24^th & 25^th May 1995	24 May 1995- 25 May 1995
9	8	50	Scrapbook	1958
9	5	50	Large folio size scrapbook	1958-Oct 1967
9	5	50	Large folio size scrapbook	Nov 1964-Dec 1974
9	5	51	List of members in Canberra (very old, hand-written) & Annual Reports
9	5	52	19^th Triennial Conference, Adelaide	1982
9	5	52	20^th Triennial Conference, Hobart	1985
9	5	53	21^st Triennial Conference, Canberra	1988
9	5	53	22^nd Triennial Conference, Melbourne	1991
9	5	54	Correspondence	1988-1989
9	5	55	Correspondence	1990
9	5	56	Correspondence	1991-1992
9	5	57	Correspondence	Feb 1993-Mar 1993
9	5	58	Scrapbook with photographs
9	5	59	Visitors book & Program Victorian League 10^th Overseas Conference in London July 1988	Jul 1988

10	5	60	Commonwealth Trust miscellaneous information
10	5	61	Newsletters
10	5	61	Large book Committee Meeting Minutes 5^th November 1982-28^th March 1988	05 Nov 1984-28 Mar 1988
10	5	61	Large book Committee Meeting Minutes 2^nd May 1988-4^th March 1991	02 May 1988-04 Mar 1991
10	5	61	Large scrapbook newspaper clippings	1982-1996