Canadian Conservative politician. In 1957 became Prime Minister when Liberal Party was defeated. Lost office in 1963
Diefenbaker, John George, 1895-1979
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[Ephemera, programmes and menus for visits of state by foreign dignitaries to New Zeala...
Date: 1950 - 1959
Reference: Eph-B-STATE-1950s
Description: Includes: Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand in honour of the Right Honourable C R Atlee, Leader of Her Majesty's Oppostion and of the Parliamentary labour Party in the United Kingdom. Parliament House, Wellington, 15 September 1954. Toasts, menu, music. Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand in honour of the Right Honourable C D Howe, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Mr W F Bull. Parliament House Wellington, 27 April 1955. Toasts, menu, music. Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand in honour of the Right Honourable the Earl of Home, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. Parliament House Wellington, 7 September 1955. Toasts, menu, music (2 copies). Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand in honour of the Right Honourable Sir John Kotelawala, Prime Minister of Ceylon. Parliament House Wellington, 10 November 1955. Toasts, menu, music (2 copies). Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand in honour of the Right Honourable The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord. Parliament House Wellington, 28 March 1956. Toasts, menu, music. Itinerary for guests of government Wing-Commander R G Grant-Ferris and Mr Frederick Lee [British members of parliament]. 8-30 September 1957. Typescript. Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand in honour of Mr Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan. Parliament House, 2 December 1957. Toasts, menu, music (2 copies) Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand in honour of the Right Honourable John G Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada. Parliament House Wellington, 10 December 1958. Toasts, menu, music. Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand in honour of the Chief Delegates to the Fifth meeting of the Council of Ministers of the South-East Asia treaty Organisation. Parliament House, 9 April 1959. Toasts, menu, music. Quantity: 9 printed items. Physical Description: Letterpress on brochures and fliers, sizes below 300 mm.
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Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :New Zealand is Britain's 'darling' - news. LIttle Walter Mit...
Date: 1962 - 1963
From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :[Original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1957 to 1968].
Reference: A-310-182
Description: Keith Holyoake as a small boy, being introduced by a smiling Harold Macmillian to General de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. Two others men, Robert Menzies representing Australia, and John Diefenbaker representing Canada, eye the scene jealously Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper ; 280 x 380 mm
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Diefenbaker, John George, 1895-1979: Letter
Date: 14 Dec 1958
By: Diefenbaker, John George, 1895-1979
Reference: MS-Papers-3303
Description: Letter to Alexander Turnbull Library Chief Librarian thanking him for an invitation to visit the Library during his visit to Wellington Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 piece). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript
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Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :E. E. C. Vacancies. No children. Market St. [ca 1963]
Date: 1962 - 1964
From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :[Original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1957 to 1968].
Reference: A-310-184
Description: Shows a house labelled E. E. C. with a man peeping out a window marked 'Vacancies. No children' He is peering suspiciously at a mother (Harold Macmillan) with three small children, John Dieffenbaker from Canada, Robert Menzies from Australia, and the smallest, Keith Holyoake who is trailing a toy sheep behind him. A street in the background to the right is called Market Street. Refers to New Zealand's attempts to get trade concessions from the European Economic Community. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 279 x378 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service..
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Minhinnick, Gordon (Sir), 1902-1992 :The pressure of events has drawn us much closer to...
Date: 1961
From: [Various cartoonists including Sir Gordon Minhinnick 1902-1992] :[Newspaper clippings of cartoons from New Zealand newspapers. 15 December 1948 to 5 September 1972.]
By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper); Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992
Reference: E-549-q-13-177
Description: The snake 'Laos' has wound itself tightly around the political leaders, pulling them together. Inside the snake are Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, Charles de Gaulle, President of France, Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand and two unidentified members of SEATO (the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation). Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Newspaper cutting, 150 x 210 mm. Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.
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Portrait of Olive Diefenbaker, wife of the Prime Minister of Canada
Date: 10 Dec 1958
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: EP/1958/4252-F
Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm
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Portrait of John George Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada
Date: 10 Dec 1958
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: EP/1958/4251-F
Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm