[UMA-SR-000000244] Societies - Imperial

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IdentifierUMA-SR-000000244Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentThis Group comprises of working files relating to the administration of numerous organisations and societies concerned with the political and economic issues of the British Empire. Barrett was an active member of numerous societies and organisations including the Pan- Pacific Union, Japan Association, League of Nations, Decimal Association of Australasia, Royal Colonial Institute (later Royal Empire Society) as well as a correspondent with others including the ‘Round Table,’ Empire Parliamentary Association and the Pendulum Club. The areas of interest these societies addressed were issues such as immigration, Empire Day celebrations, WW1, WW2, British child immigration, communism, peace, decimalisation and economic policies. These files contain correspondence, telegrams, manuscripts, notes, maps, meeting minutes and agendas, conference papers, articles, pamphlets, reprints, invitations and newspaper cuttings. The files appear to be largely working compilations pertaining to the administration of numerous Imperial societies. Some files clearly pertain the one particular society i.e. Council of Combined Empire Societies (10/14 - 10/19), others are not so clear and have been ordered chronologically and have been titled as per Barrett’s original box file number, i.e. Item (10/21) is entitled ‘Imperial File: ‘73’’Collection CategoryUniversity, individualsAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest access to recordsRequest records from this seriesSearch within this Series

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Photograph: Unidentified young man playing cricket

Photograph with typed caption: Only latrine for camp of 600 families

Photograph with typed caption: One room & outdoor kitchen for family of ten

Photograph with typed caption: Roofs of standard oil tins

Photograph with typed caption: Hopeless - a fatherless family

Photograph: Keith Joy Barrett

Provenance

CreatorBarrett, James William

Dates

Date1909-1944

Description Control

Previous System ID1969.0015.00121Other IDs10

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[UMA-SR-000000244] Societies - Imperial