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Royal Over-Seas League. New Zealand Headquarters

 Organization

Biography

The League, based in London, was founded in 1910 as Over-seas Club, an Empire society. In 1922 it began in its present form, with members in every Commonwealth country. Its main object is "to contribute to better relations between the peoples of the Commonwealth, especially between those in the U.K. and those living overseas." In 1995 the Christchurch branch closed and New Zealand Headquarters moved from Christchurch to Auckland.

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Royal Over-Seas League New Zealand Headquarters records

 Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0104
Scope and Contents The records of the Royal Over-Seas League (ROL) New Zealand Headquarters includes details of members' air tours; correspondence; membership address list; annual reports; overseas journals; aims and laws of the ROL, subscriptions; account books and Ranfurly Library Service material. Includes correspondence with Phillip Crawshaw, the Director General of the R.O.L in London. Also included are records of the Patricia Payne concert tour of New Zealand and printer's blocks relating to...
Dates: 1922-1995