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

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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Jordan, William Joseph, 1879-1959 (Collector): Orders of services [held in the United K...

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.

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[Menus for state luncheons and dinners in New Zealand. 1954-1957]

Date: 1954 - 1957

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-1954-01

Description: Bound volume of assorted menus includes: 1954: In honour of the Right Honourable C R Attlee, O.M., C.H., Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition and of the Parliamentary Labour Party in the United Kingdom. Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand, Parliament House, Wellington, 15 September 1954. Toast, menu, music (Violin Lilian Fahey, 'cello Eudora Henry, piano Dorothy Webb) 1956: In honour of delegates to the Eleventh World Congress, Junior Chamber International. Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand. Parliament House, Wellington, 9 November 1956. Toasts, menu, music (Violin Lilian Fahey, 'cello Eudora Henry, piano Dorothy Webb) On the occasion of the visit to New Zealand of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand. Parliament House, Wellington, 12 December 1956. Plan of tables and list of guests 1957: In honour of Mr Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan. Luncheon by the Government of New Zealand. Parliament House Wellington, 2 December 1957. Toasts, menu, music (Violin Lilian Fahey, 'cello Eudora Henry, piano Dorothy Webb) Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, on booklets, sizes varying; bound in hard covers 265 x 212 mm, front cover with stamp of General Assembly Library. Provenance: Previously held in the Parliamentary Library; stamped as received under copyright (see inside back cover)