[James Sumner emigration and employment correspondence and documents]

Object detail

Accession number

MSS-2017-1

Maker

James Sumner

Description

Correspondence to and from James Sumner regarding emigrating to New Zealand with his wife and son. Includes correspondence and documents related to passage fare and availability for sailing to New Zealand; a document related to the 'Free Passage Immigration Scheme' (1957); correspondence from the Church of England Council for Commonwealth and Empire Settlement regarding application for assisted passage; various employment correspondence to and from prospective employers and a curriculum vitae for James Sumner; and an inventory of a house for the purpose of insurance.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

[41] leaves ; 9 x 15.5 cm-33 x 24 cm

Record level

Collection

Collection

James Sumner Papers

Credit line

James Sumner. Jan 1955-13 Feb 1959. [James Sumner emigration and employment correspondence and documents], MSS-2017-1. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Correspondence Letter Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Emigration and immigration England Emigration and immigration New Zealand New Zealand Engineers Great Britain

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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