[UMA-SRE-20050103] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS DOCUMENTING OFFICIAL OVERSEAS VISITS MADE BY J M (MALCOLM) FRASER DURING HIS PRIME MINISTERSHIP

Description

IdentifierUMA-SRE-20050103Extent42 boxesLinear Meterage4Scope and ContentPhotograph albums documenting official overseas visits made by J M (Malcolm) Fraser during his Prime Ministership. Many are official albums, either gifts from host nations or official sets of photographs produced by the Australian Information Service. The albums cover visits to Japan (1976, 1982), China (1976), Indonesia (1976), USA (1976, 1981, 1982), India (1979, 1980), the Philippines (1979), Nigeria (1979), Mexico (1981), Korea (1982), Malaysia (1982), New Zealand (1982) and others. Events covered include the America's Cup (1980) and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting in New Delhi in 1980. There are also photographs showing the beginning of the construction of the new Parliament House in Canberra. Some of the albums contain Mr Fraser's personal photographs taken while on official trips and have been kept with the official sets to maintain the context in which they were created.Collection CategoryCommunity and PoliticalAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this SeriesSearch within this Series

Image

Item

Unit

Provenance

CreatorFraser, John Malcolm

Dates

Date1976-1982

Description Control

Previous System ID2005.0103State of ListFully listedSource of DescriptionAyres, Philip, Malcolm Fraser: A biographyDescriptive NoteSome albums fully digitised

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotograph albums

Relationships

Feature CollectionThe Malcom Fraser Collection

University of Melbourne Archives

Archives

Menu

[UMA-SRE-20050103] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS DOCUMENTING OFFICIAL OVERSEAS VISITS MADE BY J M (MALCOLM) FRASER DURING HIS PRIME MINISTERSHIP