Fraser, Alice Janet Kemp, 1934-2004: Fraser family photographs

Photographs relating to the Fraser family, particularly to Peter Fraser when he was Prime Minister of New Zealand, his wife Janet, and his step-granddaughter Alice Janet Kemp Fraser. Includes images taken by a range of largely unidentified photographers, between 1902 and 1990, including images dated circa 1902, 1930s-1940s, 1972, and 1980s-1990.

- Loose disbound pages from photo album with mounted photographic prints and ephemera items, inscribed, 'To the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr Peter Fraser, we express our deep and most sincere gratitude for your generous help to Polish children during the most tragic time in our history - On behalf of the Polish members of the Australasian-Polish Society - London, 28th June 1944' - signed by the president, S. Jahorski, secretary L. Kneblewski, and secretary of the executive committee M. Treister.

- Album pages and related loose prints include portrayals of Peter Fraser in his political and diplomatic roles as Prime Minister of New Zealand and representative to the United Nations General Assembly, meeting with various dignitaries and colleagues, on some occasions together with his wife Janet.

- Includes a 1951 copy-print of a photograph taken circa 1902 showing Peter Fraser at the age of about 18 in the uniform of the Scottish Seaforth Highlanders Volunteer Corps.

- Features group portrait of Peter Fraser together with Winston Churchill and other Prime Ministers hosted by King George VI, captioned 'His Majesty the King entertains Dominion Premiers to Dinner at Buckingham Palace', this is accompanied by a typescript letter on Buckingham Palace letterhead.

- Includes images showing Peter Fraser with military personnel in uniform, inspecting aerial bombing damage at St Paul's Cathedral in London, on a speaker's podium, seated at his desk, arriving in a motor vehicle, at the controls of an aircraft, and at the head of a conference table chairing a meeting. Also New Zealand snapshots of Peter Fraser on election night and another captioned by his wife as 'Dad explains things to Mr [Arthur] Richards M.P. for Roskill Auckland.'

- Contains images of children, including portraits of Alice Fraser as a young girl.

- Family photographs include those of Alice Fraser with Peter Fraser attending the funeral of Janet Fraser in 1945.

- Features mounted studio portrait of Alice Armstrong, nee Fox, the wife of Hubert Thomas (Tim) Armstrong 1875-1942, New Zealand Minister of Public Works.

- Other notable items include press photographs of Eleanor Roosevelt during her visit to New Zealand (28 Aug - 3 Sep 1943), and Vivien Leigh, known as Lady Olivier, at the Parliamentary reception in Wellington 1948.

- Includes images of plaques commemorating the house where Peter Fraser was born, and the school where he was educated, some with Alice Fraser shown in the photograph visiting these sites.

- Laser copy montage of three photographs shows Alice Fraser at New Zealand House in London together with others, including Anthony Stones, the artist who created the bronze statue of Peter Fraser in 1989.

- Small number of duplicate prints noted in collection.

Source of title - Title supplied by Library

Alice was the step-granddaughter of Peter Fraser.

Quantity: 13 loose album pages, with 27 b&w original prints, 3 items of ephemera. 20 b&w original photographic print(s) including 3 mounted. 6 colour original photographic print(s). 1 colour laser sheet with a montage of three colour copy images.

Physical Description: Photographic prints, album pages

Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2346: Fraser, Alice Janet Kemp, 1934-2004: Family Papers.