Crickey! That's Jean Batten that was!

Object detail

Accession number

MSS-0192-1.35

Maker

British Sportsman's Club

Description

A programme for a luncheon held at by the British Sportsman's Club at the Savoy Hotel, London, England on 1 December 1937 to honor Jean Batten's record solo flight from Australia to England in 1937. Chaired and hosted by the Rt. Hon The Lord Decies, P.C., D.S.O.. On cover is a caricature drawing of Jean Batten by Tony Webster. Inside and on the back cover has details for the luncheon and a menu.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

1 leaf : illustrations ; folded to 25.5 x 20.5 cm

Record level

Item

Collection

Jean Batten manuscript and photograph collection

Credit line

British Sportsman's Club. 1937. Crickey! That's Jean Batten that was!, MSS-0192-1.35. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Souvenir Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Memorabilia

Production place

England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Subject: all levels

Batten, Jean Gardner, 1909-1982 Aviation New Zealand Women air pilots

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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