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Function and purpose
This series contains documents, invitations, newspaper clippings,
photographs and calling cards accumulated by Sir Joseph and Dame Mary Cook
primarily during Sir Joseph’s tenure as Australian High Commissioner in London
from 1921 to 1927. A couple of
documents in the series date from before or after Cook’s time as High
Commissioner. Included is a copy of the
‘Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives’ for 11 November 1921,
the day Cook’s appointment as High Commissioner was announced, along with the
annual reports Cook prepared as High Commissioner for presentation to the
Australian Parliament for the years 1922-26, and programmes for processions to
British Parliament by King George V in 1922 and 1926. Also included are details of Sir Joseph and Lady Mary Cook’s
attendance at Princess Mary’s wedding in 1922 and photographs of the wedding
presents from Australians in London, photographs of various official events and
dignitaries, an invitation to attend the launch of the battleship “Australia”,
and photographs and newspaper clippings of Australia Day celebrations in London
in 1926.
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Using the series
Language of material
Physical characteristics
System of arrangement and control
Single number control symbols [1]-[11] have been imposed on
the items in this series by National Archives.
Relationships with other records
Finding aids
Access conditions
Series history
In 1993 the Cook family donated Sir Joseph Cook papers,
including series M3582, to the National Archives of Australia. The collection was initially located at the
New South Wales Office of National Archives but was transferred to the National
Office of National Archives in Canberra in 2001.
Provenance
Series M3582 is part of the personal collection of former
Prime Minister Sir Joseph Cook, although also contains material accumulated by
Cook’s wife, Dame Mary Cook. The Cook
family donated the collection to the National Archives in 1993.
Immediate source of acquisition
Custodial history
Quantity in agency custody
Disposal history
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