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Papers of Sir Henry and Lady Penelope Gullett, 1887-1961 [manuscript]
Bib ID 768591
Format ManuscriptManuscript, OnlineOnline
Author
Gullett, Henry, Sir, 1878-1940
 
Online Versions
Access Conditions Available for reference. Not for loan. 
Description 1887-1961. 
1.35 m. (10 boxes) 
Summary

The papers contain letters written by Sir Henry to his wife Penelope from Europe during World War I, and Paris during the Peace Conference. There is a small amount of family correspondence including letters from Gullett's children, in particular from Jo and Sue Gullett. Other letters and telegrams congratulate Gullett on his knighthood in 1933, and his appointment to the Ministry in 1939. Correspondents include parliamentarians, diplomats and acquaintances in the Armed Forces, and in particular J.A. Lyons, Sir Robert Menzies, John Latham, Sir Henry Chauvel, Professor A.E.V. Richardson, Sir C. Brudenell White, Lord Gowrie, Sir Archdale Parkhill and Charles Hawker. Some notes from Gullett's early school days (ca. 1889), texts of parliamentary speeches and ministerial statements, newspaper cuttings, personal documents such as passports, letters to Lady Gullett (including one from Sir F. Gavan Duffy) and a large series on the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa are also contained in the collection.

Biography/History

Sir Henry Gullett worked as an official correspondent during World War I, subsequently was Director of the Australian Immigration Bureau and in 1925 was elected as the Federal Member for Henty. He was appointed Minister for Trade and Customs in 1928 and was knighted in 1933 for his work as Australia's representative at the 1932 Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa. Gullett was Minister for External Affairs in the 1939 Menzies government, and died the following year in an air disaster near Canberra.

Notes

Photocopies.

Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 3078.

Originals in private ownership.

Related Material Papers of Barbara Baynton (Lady Penelope's mother) are held at National Library of Australia at MS 3077.  Papers of Henry Baynton Somer Gullett are held at National Library of Australia Manuscript Section at MS 3079. 
Cited In

Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; C475.

Subjects Gullett, Henry, - Sir, - 1878-1940 - Archives.  |  Gullett, Penelope, - Lady - Correspondence.  |  Imperial Economic Conference, - (1932 : - Ottawa, Ont.)  |  Politicians - Australia - Archives.  |  War correspondents - Australia - Archives.
Occupation Federal politicians.  |  War correspondents.
Other authors/contributors Gullett, Penelope, Lady

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