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New Zealand Red Cross Society : Records

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Date

1917-1977

By

New Zealand Red Cross SocietyNew Zealand Red Cross Society; International Committee of the Red Cross

Reference

MS-Group-0272

Description

Mainly files of correspondence of the Prisoners of War Enquiry Office of the society which are concerned with the tracing of New Zealand prisoners of war and of civilian internees. Included is correspondence with the Australian Red Cross; International Red Cross, Geneva; New Zealand Base Records, Wellington; New Zealand Red Cross branches and sub-centres; the offices of the New Zealand Prime Minister and High Commissioner (London); and with relatives making enquiries

83-243 accession comprises volumes of minutes and records including those of the New Zealand Branch Executive (1917-1929), the Dominion Executive and standing committees (1933-1964), V.A.D. Council (1941-1973), Youth Meetings (1949-1963), and Junior Red Cross Committee (1941-1949). Also includes some minutes of the Wellington Centre NZ Branch (1921-1939) and Joint Council P.O.W. Committee (1941-1944) and Joint Council, Wellington Province and Mowai Home Committee (1945-1948, 1947-1952), certificates (1923-1956), agreement (1919), and branch records (1936-1972)

Relationship complexity - See also volumes at qMS-1535-1553 (New Zealand Red Cross, Wellington Centre)

Accompanying material - Backfile includes a photocopy of an undated Red Cross motor mechanics examination paper

Quantity: 76 folder(s). 39 volume(s). 14.40 Linear Metres.

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Format

76 folder(s), 39 volume(s), 14.40 Linear Metres, Business correspondence, Minutes (Records), Certificates, Manuscripts

There are 115 items in total.

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