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Interview with Patricia Aisner

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Date

21 Sep 1994

By

Aisner, Patricia Agnes, active 1925-1994

Reference

OHColl-0840-01

Description

Patricia Aisner worked for Prime Minister Peter Fraser as a secretary during the 1940s. In 1945 she accepted a posting to the Legation, later New Zealand Embassy in Washington, DC where she worked for Sir Carl Berendsen. Mentions taking dictation of personal letters from Peter Fraser after the death of his wife Janet Fraser; celebrations of the end of the war in Europe; dress code for women of the day; travelling by ship to Panama and entertainment on board; flying from Panama to Washington DC; type of work undertaken in the Embassy and personnel who worked there; trips to the United Nations and remaining in the United States after the three year term of duty finished. Patricia Aisner has since died.

Interviewer(s) - Malcolm McKinnon

Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015389

Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 0.35 Hours and minutes Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available agreement form only at OHA-5607.

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Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

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Public use requires the written permission of the copyright holder Copyright: Copyright is held by Malcolm McKinnon

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1 C60 cassette(s), 1 interview(s), 0.35 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories

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