[Letter from Jay Mackenzie to Jean Batten]

Object detail

Accession number

MSS-0192-1.3

Maker

Jay Mackenzie

Description

A letter dated 29 November 1979. Mentions disappointment that Jean Batten book tour for 'Alone in the sky' was cancelled because Mackenzie was hoping to meet Batten and thank her for the gesture of flying around 'Jean Batten Peaks' and dropping a Union Jack and New Zealand flag on the highest peak. Mentions Mackenzie's father Colonel Peter Mackenzie wanting to name the peaks after Batten's record flight in 1936 as well as after the trip taken by Colonel Mackenzie, Jay Mackenzie and Batten to visit Lake Wakatipu and Greenstone River in 1935. Mentions a trip to Queenstown by Jay Mackenzie, promotion of Batten's book and contact details for Jay Mackenzie if Batten plans to visit Dunedin.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

2 leaves ; 23 x 16 cm

Record level

Item

Collection

Jean Batten manuscript and photograph collection

Credit line

Jay Mackenzie. 29 Nov 1979. [Letter from Jay Mackenzie to Jean Batten], MSS-0192-1.3. 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

Dunedin City Dunedin District Otago New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Batten, Jean Gardner, 1909-1982 <C> Jean Batten Peak <C> Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana (N.Z.) <C> New Zealand <C> Mountains

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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