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The Royal Over-Seas League : from Empire into Commonwealth, a history of the first 100 years / Adele Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Adele, 1935-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Royal Over-Seas League (Great Britain)--History.
- Royal Over-Seas League (Great Britain).
- Decolonization--Colonies--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Decolonization.
- Colonies.
- International relations.
- Nonprofit organizations.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Nonprofit organizations--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Commonwealth countries--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Commonwealth countries.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Commonwealth countries.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 184 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : I. B. Tauris, [2010]
- Contents:
- Evelyn Wrench and the Founding of the Royal Over-Seas League
- Sir Truby King and the Babies of the Empire
- The Overseas Aircraft Flotilla
- Development of the League
- Evelyn Wrench's Bentley
- Banquet at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the Overseas
- League's 21st Birthday
- Allies Welcome Committee
- The Royal Connection
- Communications: Overseas Magazine and The Travelling Secretary
- Portraits of Chairman, Past and Present
- Branches
- The return of the Missing Picture
- A near miss
- Concert at Lancaster House
- Overseas House, London & Edinburgh, Architecture & History
- The Princess Alexandra Hall Project
- ROSL ARTS
- Namibia
- Sri Lanka, WA, Namibia and the Royal Over-Seas League - Recent Welfare Projects
- The League Today
- The ROSL and the Future - Director-General
- Appendices
- Timeline
- Patrons
- Vice Patrons
- Presidents
- Chairmen
- Secretaries/Secretary General/Director Generals
- Vice Presidents 2009
- Central Council 2009
- Honorary Corresponding
- Secretaries
- Reciprocal Clubs
- Music Competition Winners
- Art Competition Winners.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781848850101
- 1848850107
- 1848850115
- 9781848850118
- OCLC:
- 477131398
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