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Gertrude Hillary Scrapbook 1953-1954

documentary heritage
  • Kupu whakaahua

    1 spiral bound scrapbook compiled by Gertrude Hillary covering the period 1945 - 1954. Contains telegrams and letters of congratulations to Sir Edmund Hillary's parents Percy and Gertrude Hillary on the successful ascent of Mount Everest by their son Edmund Hillary; also contains a thank you card sent out by the Hillary family to well wishers

    Formal invitations to meet Queen Elizabeth for a garden party at Government House, Auckland; an invitation to a Civic Reception in the Auckland town hall along with invitations to other events relating to the British Everest Expedition

    Features a letter from New Zealand Government House regarding Sir Edmund Hillary's Knighthood; Gertrude Hillary's typed account of presentation to the Queen

    Some material relating to Edmund Hillary's war service such as a letter dated 16th November 1945 to Gertrude Hillary from Air Secretary T A Barrow informing her of Sergreant Edmund Percival Hillary's discharge from hospital

    2 black and white photographic prints of June Carlile

    Memorabilia and newspaper clippings.

  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    16368 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2010-1-814 (Reference Number)

  • Wāhanga

    Manuscripts

Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga

Rārangi

  • Momo Taonga

    manuscript

  • Ingoa/Taitara
    Gertrude Hillary Scrapbook 1953-1954
  • Kaiwaihanga Matua

     Gertrude Hillary

  • Rā
    1953-1954
  • Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko

    1 volume

  • Kohinga
    Sir Edmund Hillary Archive
  • Taumata o te Mauhanga o Nāianei
    Child
  • Ngā Tuhipoka Ahanoa Hāngai
    Photographs and photograph albums relating to Sir Edmund Hillary are held in the Pictorial Collections. PH-2010-4.
  • He Wāhi Nō

    Edmund Hillary - Personal papers

  • Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana

    [Keywords: Bee keeping]

  • June Carlile, sister of Sir Edmund Hillary.
  • Manatārua
    All rights reserved
  • Rārangi Mihi
    Estate of Sir Edmund Hillary, 2008
  • Whakahounga o Mua
    07 Jul 2023
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