[UMA-SRE-20120124] FILES OF PERSONAL SERIES LETTERS

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IdentifierUMA-SRE-20120124Extent9 volsScope and ContentOriginal control number: NMLS 106. This series deals with other life offices, staff, superannuation, salaries, transfers, senior staff appointments, field staff, Directors fees, investments, mortgages, properties, local Boards and other administration matters of a personal nature concerning members of the staff. Also matters of a high Association policy. Letters in this personal series are directed between the Managing Director and Branch Managers. All personal series letters originating from Head Office require signature of a member of the Chief Executive. Such correspondence, although not calling for a letter in the Private series (more highly confidential) is nevertheless of a highly confidential nature. Confidentiality is maintained by the originating department enveloping each letter and marking on the envelope 'P' series, date of letter, name of addressee and the Branch, Such letters were opened only by the addressee or in his absence, a deputy. Prior to June 1969 official letters (between Head Office and Branches) were typed on normal National Mutual letterhead paper. In June 1969 'Official Letter' paper was introduced for such correspondence. This system still remains today although some alterations to the format have been made over the intervening years. Prior to 1963 this series was covered in the 'Private/Confidential' correspondence. This was split to a 'private' series and a 'Personal' series. The most highly confidential correspondence remaining in the 'Private' series which is handled solely by Chief Executive/secretaries and Branch Manager/ secretaries. Letters are numbered starting from No.1 each year (calendar) and are filed separately for INCOMING and OUTGOING in the one file. An index is provided for each year. Related series: NMLS 11, NMLS 12, NMLS 18 and NMLA 21.Collection CategoryBusinessAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Series

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CreatorNational Mutual Life Association of Australasia

Dates

Date1963-1978

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Previous System ID2012.0124Descriptive NoteNo Finding Aid. Request all boxes

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Accession[2013.0006] Records of the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia

University of Melbourne Archives

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[UMA-SRE-20120124] FILES OF PERSONAL SERIES LETTERS