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Series details for: CP144/1
Series number
 CP144/1
Title
 Letter from His Majesty King George VI concerning the presentation of an oil painting of the 1937 Coronation
Accumulation dates
25 Mar 1938 - 25 Mar 1938
Contents dates
 25 Mar 1938 - 25 Mar 1938
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Agency/person recording
  • 25 Mar 1938 - 25 Mar 1938
    CA 12, Prime Minister's Department - PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
  • 25 Mar 1938 - 25 Mar 1938
    CP 254, The Rt Hon Joseph Aloysius LYONS CH
Agency/person controlling
  • 12 Mar 1971 -
    CA 1401, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Quantity and location
  • 0.09 metres held in ACT
System of arrangement/ control
 Single number system imposed by National Archives of Australia
Range of control symbols
 [1]
Predominant physical format
 PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS
Series note
 
Description of series:
Typescript letter from His Majesty King George VI to the Prime Minister of Australia (Joseph Aloysius Lyons), concerning his role in the gift of an oil painting. The painting was presented to the King and Queen on the occasion of their Coronation in 1937. Also included is a photographic copy of the illuminated address, signed by the Prime Ministers of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, which accompanied the painting. 

History Prior/Subsequent to Transfer:
This series was transferred to the Archives Division of the National Library by the Prime Minister's Department on 13 August 1952. Originally accessioned as CP221, it was renumbered CP144/1 in 1954 (ref. RWC2/1/28). The series description was revised as part of the Prime Ministers' Papers Project in December 2001.

Person controlling unregistered

1939-1981 : Dame Enid Lyons
1981-3000 : Estate of Dame Enid Lyons
Visibility & availability indicator
  • 73 . All items from the series are on RecordSearch
Date registered
 13 Aug 1952

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