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Voluntary Aid Detachment (VADs) of the North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Red Cross Society papers

 Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0532

Scope and Contents

Photocopies and original typescript, and cassette tape of talk on Voluntary Aid Detachment (VADs) of the North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Red Cross Society by Alice McJannet.

The material mostly makes reference to World War II, 1939-1945 including biographical notes about the nurses. Includes material used for the publication The VAD years, 1939-1972: recollections of Voluntary Aid Detachment members (VADs) of the North Canterbury Centre of New Zealand Red Cross Society. Also includes notes on the Red Cross, and on the history of the Red Cross in New Zealand.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939-c1966

Creator

Extent

1 Folders

1 Cassette tapes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Shelf TU G 4f, Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives

Arch 525-532 in one box

Former identifier

Formerly Ms 338

Title
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VADs) of the North Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Red Cross Society papers
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Collection Repository

Contact:
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand