Sub-file 1) Agricultural Show - Gozo, 1947-1962. Contains 12 sub-sub-files covering the years 1947 to 1962. They contain: programmes, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, speeches etc.; Sub-file 2) "Agrarian Society - Buskett Shows" 1943-1962. Contains sample invitation and accompanying note, and 16 sub-sub-files covering the years 1944 to 1962 [excluding 1948, 1960 and 1961]. They contain: newspaper cuttings, correspondence, menus, seating plans, invitations, notes concerning Verdala Palace being used as a temporary hospital for infantile paralysis, lists of committee members, programmes, luncheon guestlists etc.
Sub-file 1) The arrival and swearing-in ceremony of Sir Robert Edward Laycock 1954. Includes: traffic arrangements, car labels for parking, correspondence, schedule of arrangements, speeches, procedures, the Malta Government Gazette etc.; Sub-file 2) Departure of Sir Robert Laycock, 28th May 1959. Includes: invitation lists, instructions to Public Works, staff party guestlist, draft programme, correspondence and newspaper cuttings; Sub-file 3) Letters and messages of welcome - Sir Robert Laycock; Sub-file 4) Arrival of Admiral Sir Guy Grantham, 8th June 1969. Includes: letters and messages of welcome, invitations, traffic arrangements, guestlist and newspaper, hand drawn seating arrangement plan, draft procedure of arrival, newspaper cuttings, Malta Government Gazette, Governor's speech, hand drawn map etc.; Sub-file 5) Departure of Admiral Sir Guy Grantham, June 1962. Includes: invitations, instructions, notices, correspondence, list of staff wages [?].
Seating plan; procedure on arrival; venue plan and list of invitations. Duplicates.
Sub-file 1) "Congo Famine Relief Fund" 1961. Contains: correspondence, circular and newsletter; Sub-file 2) "Miscellaneous: Speeches & Files" 1951-1961. Contains: Governor's speech, order confirmation for wine, correspondence, 4 gelatin silver photographs; sub-sub-file for the ceremony of the handing over of HM's dockyard to Bailey (Malta) Ltd. 29th March 1959; memorandums, programme of festivities, newspaper cuttings etc.; sub-sub-file entitled, "Royal Military Police - Road Safety Demonstration" 1956; sub-sub-file for National Day 1956. Includes circulars, newspaper cuttings, programme of festivities. Within the main file is correspondence, receipts, statement of account etc.; Sub-file 3) Presentation of "Sword of Honour" to Viscount Gort V.C., 12th March 1944. Includes: newspaper cuttings, list of band clubs where HE's photograph was sent and correspondence; Sub-file 4) Christmas Boxes. Contains: 10 sub-sub-files, one for each year between 1952 and 1961. They contain lists of people and gifts from HE and correspondence.
Sub-file 1) Award of the Muscat Azzopardi Medal, 1947 to 1951. Includes: newspaper cuttings, invitation, notes on the prize, order of speeches and typescript speeches; Sub-file 2) General Workers Union, 1951 to 1952. Contains: correspondence, newspaper cuttings and a speech; Sub-file 3) "Formosa (Charlie)" 1952. Contains a letter from Charlie Formosa re. recommendation to the Housing Department for better housing; Sub-file 4) University Laboratories - laying of foundation stone, 1952 to 1960. Includes: programme, correspondence and newspaper cuttings; Sub-file 5) Brigate Nazzjonali Maltija - National Youth Day (1952). Contains correspondence; Sub-file 6) "Governors' Coat-of-Arms" 1952. Contains a small gelatin silver photograph and corresponding letter; Sub-file 7) Graduation Ceremony - Royal University of Malta, 1953 to 1956. Includes 4 sub-sub-files: 2 for the opening of academic year 1953 and 1954, and 2 for Foundation Day 1954 and 1956. They contain: correspondence, newspaper cuttings and programmes.
Sub-file 1) "Visit to Malta of H.I.M. the Emperor of Ethiopia" 1954. Contains: luncheon menu, Commissioner of Police correspondence and 3 sub-sub-files entitled, "Dinner: Wednesday-6th October 1954", "Visit of H.I.M. the Emperor of Ethiopia, October 1954" and "Valletta Palace - Reception in Honour of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Ethiopia. Thursday, 7th October, 1954 at 11 a.m."; Sub-file 2) "Visit of H.R.H. the Princess Elizabeth" 1949-1950. Contains: correspondence and instructions for her departure; Sub-file 3) Viscount Montgomery, 1947. Includes: correspondence re. his passage through Malta; Sub-file 4) "Visit of Cardinal Lepicier (Papal Delegate), 17th June 1935". Contains: luncheon invitation, seating plan and guestlist; Sub-file 5) "Visit of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent - 9th to 14th May 1956". Contains: correspondence, draft programmes, itineraries, luncheon programme, restricted priority message, dinner party details and documents, documents concerning visits to different locations etc.; Sub-file 6) "His Excellency, Rear Admiral the Earl Mountbatten of Burma - June 1948". Includes: newspaper clippings and visit programme; Sub-file 7) "Visit of H.I.M. the Shah of Persia - July 1948". Contains: newspaper cuttings, telegrams and a programme; Sub-file 8) "The Rt. Hon. E. Shinwell, M.P. S. of S. for War - April 1948". Contains programme; Sub-file 9) "Visit of Lieut: General Sir Edmond Schreiber, K.C.B., D.S.O., April 1948. Includes: 3 programmes, a newspaper cutting and 1 letter; Sub-file 10) Visit of Air Chief Marshal, Sir John Slessor - 4th October 1949 and Vice Admiral Sherman, US Navy - 14th October 1949. Contains: programme for visit; Sub-file 11) "Visit of Admiralty First Lord, Viscount Hall - 28th July 1949. Includes: routine, message from SECER to Governor and newspaper cuttings; Sub-file 12) "Visit of H.R.H. Princess Margaret" 1950. Contains 3 newspaper cuttings; Sub-file 13) Information sheet re. Princess Elizabeth's visit, 2 programmes for the unveiling of the four tablets at Floriana war memorial and a press notice; Sub-file 14) "Visit of H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands", 1950. Includes: visit routine, memorandum and programmes; Sub-file 15) Visit of Lieut. General Sir L. Hollis, 1950. Contains: correspondence, memorandum and programme; Sub-file 16) "Fourth Visit of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth", 1951. Includes: newspaper cuttings and memorandum/programme; Sub-file 17) "Visit of H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Greece, 16th to 21st April 1961". Contains memorandum; Sub-file 18) "Visit of the Rt. Hon. Iain Macleod. 8th & 9th December, 1959." Includes: guestlist for a cocktail party, programme, menus and a seating plan and guestlist for luncheon; Sub-files 19 and 20) Visit of Cardinal Spellman, Monday 29th September 1958 and 28th February to 1st March 1950 (respectively). They contain: instructions and newspaper cuttings.
Sub-file 1) British Legion 1949-1957. Includes: correspondence, survey of work, newspaper cuttings; Sub-file 2) Malta Relief Fund 1957-1959. Includes: correspondence; Sub-file 3) Application to visit State Rooms etc. 1961-1965. Includes: applications for employment, 1962 - Paul Gatt and Mr Carmello Farrugia, job references, Tourist Board correspondence re. tour groups etc. and cruise liner correspondence.
10 sub-files, one for each Candlemas ceremony for the years 1948-1957. They contain: seating plans, invitations, guestlists, typescript speeches by Sir Francis Campbell Ross Douglas and Sir Gerald Creasy, distribution of candles, newspaper cuttings, procedures, receipts, correspondence etc.
Sub-file 1) "The Palace Valletta - Candlemas Ceremony 3rd February - Speeches 1936-1941"; 21 sub-files for each year, between 1928 and 1947. They contain: correspondence, guestlists, distribution of candles, invitations, hand-drawn plans of the palace, lists of parish priests, speeches etc.
Sub-file 1) "Candlemas Ceremony, Tuesday 4th February 1958, 10.30 am". Includes: guestlist, list of locations, correspondence, list of parish priests, letters of thanks, newspaper cuttings, circular and 4 typescript copies of Sir Robert Laycock's speech; Sub-file 2) "Candlemas Ceremony, Tuesday 3rd February 1959, at 10.30 am". Includes: guestlist, list of locations, correspondence, list of parish priests, letters of thanks, newspaper cuttings, circular and 2 copies of Sir Robert Laycock's speech; Sub-file 3) "Candlemas Ceremony, Wednesday 3rd February 1960". Includes: invitation, newspaper cuttings, list of parish priests, guestlist, correspondence, list of locations, circular, and 3 copies of Sir Guy Grantham's speech; Sub-file 4) "Candlemas Ceremony, Friday 3rd February 1961". Includes: list of parish priests, receipts for candles, location list, circular, guestlist, Candlemas speech, newspaper cuttings, correspondence and 4 copies of Sir Guy Grantham's speech; Sub-file 5) "Candlemas Ceremony, Saturday 3rd February 1962". Includes: correspondence, newspaper cuttings, seating plan, guestlist and circulars.
Sub-files 1 and 2) "Carnival" for 1953 and 1954. They contain: parking instructions, staff lists, guestlists and seat reservations; Sub-file 3) Historic Jeep Presented to the People of Malta, 1955. Includes: newspaper cuttings, speech, invitations and attendance lists; Sub-file 4) Round Table Conference, 1955. Contains: attendance lists, handwritten notes, invitations, one gelatin silver photographic print, arrangements for departure, details of visits, seating plans and programmes etc.
Sub-file 1) "1926-1929". Includes: balance sheets, correspondence, invoices/receipts; Sub-file 2) "1930". Includes: correspondence, invoices, list of matches played; Sub-file 3) "1931". Includes: correspondence and invoices. 8 more sub-files for the years 1932-1940, including correspondence, summary statements, invoices/receipts, matches played, statements of repair; Sub-file 12) "Receipts from Institutions etc." 1940.
Sub-file 1) Applications for donations 1958-1962. Includes: 6 old coins and correspondence; Sub-file 2) "Cassar Cup - Ex-Football Players" 1956-1958. Includes: correspondence; Sub-file 3) "Cassar Cup 1959". Includes: allotments to institutions, correspondence, old coins, cheques, receipts, Cassar Cup sign, expenditures; Sub-file 4) "Cassar Cup 1960" - receipts; Sub-file 5) Cassar Cup 1961. Includes: correspondence, receipts, press circulars, newspaper cutting, Entertainments Duty Ordinance permit and accounts.
Cheque books; bank statements; ledger; rubber stamp (missing) and an Entertainments Duty Ordinance notice.
Sub-file 1) Cassar Cup 1951-1952. Contains 4 sub-sub-files: "Receipts, Cassar Cup Competition 1951"; "Cassar Cup 1951 - Correspondence etc."; "Receipts - Cassar Cup Competition 1952"; "Cassar Cup 1952". Sub-file 2) Receipts 1953; Sub-file 3) "Cassar Cup Competition 1953" [1C]; Sub-file 4) "Cassar Cup Competiton 1954 - Receipts" [1C]; Sub-file 5) Cassar Cup 1954 [1C]; Sub-file 6) "Receipts - Cassar Cup Comp. 1955"; Sub-file 7) "Cassar Cup - Correspondence 1955"; Sub-file 8) "Cassar Cup Competition 1956 - Receipts"; Sub-file 9) Cassar Cup 1956; Sub-file 10) Receipts 1957; Sub-file 11) "Cassar Cup Competition 1957"; Sub-file 12) Receipts 1959; Sub-file 13) "Cassar Cup - 1958, played in May 1959".
6 sub-files for each year from 1944-1950 (no 1945). They contain: accounts, receipts, competition rules, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications for press etc. Also within this file is a cash book and ledger for the Cassar Cup Fund, 1927-1940.
Sub-file 1) "Charity Dance, 10th January 1950 - Poppy Day". Contains 10 sub-sub-files, one listing all the balls held since 1925, and the others for specific dances held in different years between 1947 and 1958. They include: correspondence, programmes, newspaper cuttings, receipts, booklet containing ticket sales (St John Ball 1949) etc.; Sub-file 2) "Requests to hold Charity Dances at the Palace" 1947-1957. Contains: correspondence.
Sub-file 1) "Christmas and New Year Messages 1958-1959". Includes: Christmas messages and a newspaper cutting.
Sub-file 1) Dance, Verdala Castle, 1962. Contains: invitations and guestlist; Sub-file 2) To Meet Miss L.J. Gray, General Superintendent Q.I.D.N.S., Tea, 1962. Contains: numerous slips of paper, all saying, "To meet L.J. Gray, General Superintendent Q.I.D.N.S.", guestlist and invitation list; Sub-file 3) Cocktail Parties. Includes: 9 sub-sub-files, for cocktail parties held during the years 1952 to 1960. They contain guestlists; Sub-file 4) Tea Parties and Garden Parties, 1948-1960. Includes: invitations, guestlists and correspondence.
Sub-file 1) Official lists; Sub-file 2) Applications for civilians to attend; Sub-file 3) "Te Deum"; Sub-file 4) Parking of cars at Valletta Palace courtyard; Sub-file 5) Luncheon - Gozo - Plan of Table; Sub-file 6) Garden Party at San Anton; Sub-file 7) 1st Prize for Shop Decorations. Includes 3 photographs and 1 postcard; Sub-file 8) State Dinner; Sub-file 9) Engagements - H.E. the Governor and Lady Bonham-Carter, 8th-16th May 1937.