New Zealand Society (Great Britain)

Date: 1934 - 1946

Reference: Eph-C-STATE-1930/1949

Description: 1934: New Zealand Society. New Zealand Day 1840-1934. Commemorative dinner, 6th February 1934. Index to tables. Savoy Hotel London New Zealand Society. Luncheon in honour of HRH The Duke of Gloucester, KG, 1st June 1934. Index to tables. Savoy Hotel London 1935: New Zealand Society. Luncheon to the Rt Hon G W Forbes Prime Minister of New Zealand, and the Rt Hon J G Coates MC, New Zealand Minister of Finance, 3rd June 1935. Index to tables. Savoy Hotel London. 1936: Index to seats at luncheon by the Government of New Zealand in honour of the Visit of delegates to the Fourteenth Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire. Wellington, 2nd October 1936 1937: New Zealand Society 1840-1937. Commemorative banquet, 8th February 1937. Index to tables. Savoy Hotel London 1938: New Zealand Society. Luncheon to Sir Harry Batterbee, KCMG, KCVO. 20th December 1938. Index to tables. Savoy Hotel London 1939: Luncheon to the Rt Hon Viscount Nuffield, OBE, 31st May 1939. Index to tables. Savoy Hotel London 1946: New Zealand Day 1840-1946. Commemorative dinner, 6th February 1946. Index to tables. Grosvenor House London Quantity: 8 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, on sheets sizes varying to 450 x 410 mm. Provenance: Most items originally collected by Mr Melville E Hankins, and purchased as part of lot 320, Dunbar Sloane auction, Wellington, 19 September 2013. Transfers: Collection accessioned in Ephemera; photographic material of the same provenance transferred to Photographic Archive PAColl-10128..

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: 1890 - 1969

Reference: Eph-A-ASSOCIATION-NZ-1890/1969

Description: Includes: 1897: New Zealand Natives Association. Dates of monthly meetings 1897. [Small folded pink card] 1906: New Zealand Association. Inaugural reception. Westminster Palace Hotel, Victoria Street, S.W. 19 June 1906. Invitation card to Mr D J Fyfe and Lady 1910: The New Zealand Esperanto Society. Patrons Sir Joseph Ward (prime minister) and Hon Geo Fowlds, Minister for Education. [List of members. ca 1910-1911] 1930: New Zealand Association. Annual dinner. Princes Cafe, Howey Place Melbourne, 30 September 1930. Toast list / Menu 1931: New Zealand Association. Annual dinner. Princes Cafe, Howey Place Melbourne, 29 September 1931. Toast list / Menu 1934: New Zealand Club, Wellington. 25th anniversary. [Pamphlet with list of officers and past presidents] 1935: New Zealand Club, Wellington. Application for membership [Form. ca 1935] New Zealand Club, Wellington. Luncheon. Chief guest and speaker Prof J W Van der Lay ... subject "Java, its people and its influence upon Pacific relations" Kirkcaldie & Stains, 8 July 1935. [Ticket] 1935: New Zealand Society. Luncheon to the Rt Hon G W Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand and the Rt Hon J G Coates, New Zealand Minister of Finance. Savoy Hotel London, 3 June 1935. Index to tables 1936: New Zealand Club. Receipt for 1936/37 membership, to N S Falla, esq, rubber-stamped June 1936 1939: New Zealand Club. Receipt for 1939/40 membership, to N S Falla, esq, rubber-stamped 2 May 1939 1949: New Zealand Club, Wellington. Officers 1948/9 / Annual report 1949 1950: New Zealand Club, Wellington. Officers 1949-50 / Annual report 1950 1953: New Zealand Counties Association. 28th annual conference of delegates. Concert Chamber Town Hall Dunedin, 10-11 June 1953. Programme 1956: New Zealand Baltic Club. 14-6-1941. Baltic remembrance meeting. YMCA Hall Auckland, 17 June 1956. Programme 1958: New Zealand-American Association. Coral Sea dinner. Dining Room, Kirkcaldie & Stains Ltd, Wellington New Zealand, 17 May 1958. Programme / menu 1965: New Zealand Purchasing Officers' Association. An invitation. Pamphlet / membership form 1965 1967: New Zealand Paper Merchants' Association. 35th Annual conference. Waitangi Hotel, Bay of Islands, 1-4 October 1967. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Sizes varying up to 240 mm.