The Diplomats Wife (Richard Fyfe Boyce) (1956)
To celebrate the life and legacy of Dame Pattie Menzies, the Robert Menzies Institute curated a special exhibition, offering visitors a more personal glimpse into the story of Australia’s longest-serving First Lady.
Select items displayed are on loan from the Baillieu Library’s Robert Menzies Collection, The National Museum of Australia, Wesley College and The Menzies Family.
Curated by Victoria Hronas
Photos by Aaron Francis Photography
Exhibition Items
Spoon River Anthology (Edgar Lee Masters) (1963)
Australian Adventure: Letters from an Ambassador's Wife; with a foreword by Dame Zara Holt (copy 2) (Anne Clark) (1969)
The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson; with an introduction by T. Herbert Warren (1911)
The Australian Women's Weekly: Beautiful Australia, Volume 2
The Life & Work of Artist Sir William Ashton, O.B.E., H.R.O.I. with a preface by R.G. Menzies, C.H., and an artist's tribute by William Dargie, O.B.E. (1961)
Treasures From the National Gallery of Art (1962)
Royal Visit 1954: Programme for the visit to Australia of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, 3rd February to 1st April 1954
My Early Life, My African Journey (Vol. 1) (copy 1) (1973)
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