Post retirement & other activities [multiple media]

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Post retirement & other activities [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1940-2010.

Reference:

R15615-15-2-E

Type of material:

Photographs, Objects (including medals and pins), Textual material, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4976278

Context of this record:

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Arthur R. Menzies fonds

Post retirement & other activities
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Series includes:

247 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1940-2010.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

Austria, United States, China, Japan, Russia (Federation), France, New Zealand, Kenya, Malawi, Egypt, Czech Republic, Mexico, Brazil, Solomon Islands

Extent:

1.2 m of textual records.
1428 photographs : 19 b&w and 1409 col.
2 medals.
173 photographs (713 MB) : col. prints.
1 audio cassette (85 min).
1.82 MB of textual records (23 files)

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French, Chinese, Russian, Czech

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The material included in this series consists of textual records, photographs, in both black & white and color (including 173 photographs in digital format), and 2 medals. This series represents the life of Arthur Menzies and his family after his retirement from External Affairs in 1982, mainly filled with international travels and family activities, but also the writing of books and articles, participation in international relations related events (conferences, speeches, cultural venues, interviews, etc.).
In particular, the series contains photos from a book signing event for Sheila and Arthur Menzies' book, Australia and the South Pacific: Letters Home, 1965-1972, in 2009. The event was hosted at Carleton University with the publisher of the book, Penumbra Press. The photographs include group portraits; photographs of the mingling crowd; photographs of the speakers at the event; photographs of Menzies' himself, both portrait-style and as he signed copies of the book; photographs of the press attending the event; and general photographs of those in attendance, including his family., The electronic record contains photos from a book signing event for Arthur Menzies' memoir, Australia and the South Pacific: Letters Home, 1965-1972, in 2009. The event was hosted at Carleton University with the publisher of the book, Penumbra Press. The photographs include group portraits; photographs of the mingling crowd; photographs of the speakers at the event; photographs of Menzies' himself, both portrait-style and as he signed copies of the book; photographs of the press attending the event; and general photographs of those in attendance, including his family. The electronic record also includes textual material relating to an oral history interview conducted by Tom Earle in 1994, as well as correspondence from 2001 between Arthur Menzies and his friends, family, and colleagues.

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Source:

Private
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R15615]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2--3;

[Consultation 90 Open]

6--9;

[Consultation 90 Open]

47--48;

[Consultation 90 Open]

50;

[Consultation 90 Open]

52;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Object

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R15615] 61

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R15615]

[Consultation 90 Open]

3;

[Consultation 90 Open]

8--9;

[Consultation 90 Open]

47--52;

[Consultation 90 Open]

59;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R15615] 34613AV

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic(photo): electronic

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R15615] R15615-15-2

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records: electronic

[Consultation90 Open]

Electronic container [R15615]

[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]

R15615-1164-2;

[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]

R15615-1165-4;

[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]

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