St. Laurent, Louis Stephen, 1882-1973

Date: 1950 - 1951

From: [Ephemera, programmes and menus for visits of state by foreign dignitaries to New Zealand, and by New Zealand politicans overseas. 1900-1949]

Reference: Eph-B-STATE-1950-01

Description: Includes: 1950: Ceremonial to be observed at the Opening of Parliament by His Majesty the King accompanied by Her Majesty the Queen. 6 March 1950. Sheriffs' inauguration breakfast. The Mansion House, 28 September 1950. Menu / toast list Ceremonial to be observed at the Opening of Parliament by His Majesty the King accompanied by Her Majesty the Queen. 31 October 1950. In Memoriam His Majesty King Gustaf V of Sweden. Died 29 October 1950. Cathedral Church of St Paul Wellington, 9 November 1950. Order of service Order of memorial service for His late Majesty King Gustaf V of Sweden. St Martin-in-the-Fields. 17 November 1950. Corporation of London. Reception and luncheon to her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands and the Prince of the Netherlands. Guildhall, 22 November 1950. Music, menu, toasts Order of service in memory of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, Tenth Duke of Devonshire, K.G. (1895-1950). Westminster Abbey, 7 December 1950 Order of service of Commemoration. The foundation of the Province of Canterbury New Zealand 1850. St Paul's Cathedral, 15 December 1950. Luncheon following the Canterbury Centennial service at St Paul's Cathedral. The Mansion House, 15 December 1950. Menu, toasts; and Table plan 1951: Canada Club dinner; guest of honour the Rt Hon Louis St Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada. Savoy Hotel, 8 January 1951. Plan of tables The Pilgrims dinner in honour of the Honourable Walter S Gifford, American Ambassador to the Court of St James's. Savoy Hotel, 9 January 1951. Seating plan New Zealand Society. Commemorative dinner. Lancaster Room, Savoy Hotel, 11 January 1951. Menu and seating plan New Zealand Day celebration. Order of service of thanksgiving and commemoration held in the church of St Margaret Lothbury. 6 February 1951. Order of service Shakespeare's birthday celebrations. Luncheon held on the 387th anniversary of the poet's birthday. Conference hall, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 23 April 1951. Menus and toast list Dinner on the occasion of the opening of the British Industries Fair of 1951. The Mansion House London, 30 April 1951. Menu and toasts Order of service in memory of Ernest Bevin, P.C., Lord Privy seal, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1945 to 1951. Westminster Abbey, 24 April 1951. Service of dedication on the occasion of the opening of the Festival of Britain by His Majesty the King. St Paul's Cathedral, 3 May 1951. Order of service Empire Day banquet. Chief guest HRH the Duke of Gloucester, K.G. Grosvenor House, 24 May 1951. Menu, toasts and seating plan University of Cambridge Honorary degrees. 7 June 1951 Choral evensong with the interment of the ashes of the Right Hon. Ernest Bevin, M.P. Westminster Abbey, 8 June 1951. Order of service [Out of order at end of volume] Order of Memorial service for Field-Marshal the Right Honourable Jan Christiaan Smuts, Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, 1919-24, 1939-48. Born 1870, died 1950. Westminster Abbey 26 September 1950 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Programmes bound in hard cover, 340 x 215 mm. Provenance: Previously held in the Parliamentary Library.

Date: 1928 - 1953

From: Holland, Florence Beatrice, 1894-1976 :Photographs relating to the career of Sir Sidney Holland

By: Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964; Capital Press Service; United States Information Service; Wide World Photos Inc

Reference: PAColl-2817-1

Description: Photographs of visits by Sidney Holland to the United States in the 1950s including one of him laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Arlington National Cemetery and broadcasting in front of a Voice of America microphone. Also two photographs of a visit to Canada and two of greeting a visiting dignitary possibly from India. Mounted photographs of: a visit by Holland and his wife and daughter to Johnson Bros, Hanley in 1953 as guests of North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce, England; Holland holding three fish caught by him; a studio portrait of Henry Holland (Sidney Holland's father) by S P Andrew; and an unidentified man. Quantity: 25 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: Four of the prints originally housed at framed prints nos 212 - 214

Date: ca 1950-1957

From: Holland, Florence Beatrice, 1894-1976 :Photographs relating to the career of Sir Sidney Holland

By: Bachrach, Fabian, active 1950s; Blackstone Studios; Crown Studios (Wellington, N.Z.); Photo News Ltd; Studio Harcourt; Tesla Studios; The Central Press Photos Ltd

Reference: PAColl-4416

Description: Photographs of: Meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers held in London in January 1951 with the prime ministers seated in three rows; the visit of Sidney Holland and his wife and daughter to Johnson Bros in Hanley, Staffordshire in June 1953 with the party on the steps of the China Department; Sidney Holland and another man shaking hands in front of a large marlin caught on 24 February 1957; and unidentified house; three head and shoulder studio portraits of Sidney Holland by Blackstone Studios, one by Studio Harcourt and another by Tesla; a signed studio portrait of Dean Acheson taken by Fabian Bachrach; the Indian Wanderers Hockey Team with the names - L W Claudius, Naresh Chander, Gur Dass, Pishori Lal Sharma, Raghbir Lal Sharma, O P Malhorta, Suraj Balram, Jagat Inder, Balbir Singh Jr, Krishnan Lal Sethi, Jaswant Raj, K D Singh, Gurbachan Singh (Vice-Captain), R L Malhorta (Manager), Dr Gurcharan Singh (Captain), Gurnarain Singh (Assistant Manager and Coach), Balbir Singh Sr, R S Gentle taken by Crown Studios; attendees at the Annual Conference of the National Party outside the Skyline Restaurant in Wellington in August 1957; studio portrait of Lady Holland; two photographs of Lady Holland being given a bouquet by a Japanese girl on alighting from a train in Japan with Sidney Holland; a procession of coaches and horses and cavalry on Pall Mall with the route lined by soldiers at arms; Miss Barbara Welch, the BOAC air hostess on the flight from London to Montreal; and Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent meeting Holland at the airport and others of Holland with Canadian politicians and the Governor General Viscount Alexander. Quantity: 23 b&w original photographic print(s).