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Letter to Professor Kathryn Smits

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  • Description

    Letter from Sir Edmund Hillary addressed to Professor Kathryn Smits, dated 20 May 1992. The letter reads: "I have to admit that I have never seen a reflection of myself on the sky above me when I was on the summit of a mountain" "...maybe I am too involved in thinking how I can get safely down...again."

  • Other Id

    11105 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2016-5 (Reference Number)

    ACQ-2015-34 (Acquisition number)

    2016/5 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Letter to Professor Kathryn Smits
  • Primary Maker

     Sir Edmund Hillary

  • Date
    1992
  • Physical Description

    1 leaf

  • Level of Current Record
    Single Item
  • Provenance Details
    Provenance: Professor Kathryn Smits sent the letter to Kate de Courcy at Auckland Public Libraries, asking where she should donate it. Kate de Courcy forwarded it to Theresa Graham, the then Acting Manager of Museum Library & Enquiry Services.
  • Last Update
    04 Nov 2022
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