Series 13:
Personal documents and certificates, 1940-1988
This series contains correspondence between Patrick White and his solicitor J.W. Butterfield relating to White's will and power of attorney, including copies of the draft will and final will. There are also copies of White's birth certificate and his war service record, together with facsimiles of his early letters to 'Dear Fairies' and 'Dear Father Christmas' (plus a later handwritten version of this letter).
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| Folder 1
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'Dear Father Christmas' and 'Dear Fairies', n.d. Facsimiles of White's letters to 'Dear Father Christmas', 1918 and 'Dear Fairies', n.d. (originals held by the State Library of New South Wales), together with a more recent handwritten version by White of the 'Dear Father Christmas' letter
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Certified birth certificates, war service record and passports, 1940-1988 Certified copies (2) of White's birth certificate, issued 17 August 1940 and 28 November 1983; transcript of White's war service record, issued 25 March 1987; Australian passports (3), issued 6 March 1968, 22 March 1976 and 26 October 1988
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General personal documents, 1952-1986 Prescription, 1952; receipts (2) issued by Ronald R. Coutts (Real Estate Agent) for the rental and sale of 'Dogwoods', 1967; Westpac deposit book, 1986; Qantas itinerary, 1983; vaccination certificate issued by the Bank of New South Wales Travel Department, 1968-1976
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| Folder 4
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Will and power of attorney, 1983-1988 Copy of will (1983 draft); photocopy of will (final 1988 draft), signed; copy of power of attorney, 2 March 1988; correspondence between Patrick White and J.W. Butterfield (solicitor), 1983-1988
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