| Summary: | The collected material comprises brochures, small deck plans, newspaper cuttings, a few photographs and assorted ephemera. The material features a variety of Cunard ships, most commonly the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary. |
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| Date: | 1928-1994 |
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| Reference Number: | D1092 |
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| Arrangement: |
- D1092/1 - Newspaper Cuttings and Magazine Extracts;
- D1092/2 - Photographs;
- D1092/3 - Deck Plans and printed material;
- D1092/4 - Brochures and promotional booklets;
- D1092/5 - Printed material.
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| Custodial History: | Donated to the University by Sarah Szacsvay (née Buttfield) on behalf of her father, Peter Buttfield, June 2013. |
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| Separated Material: | <p>The following published items have been catalogued separately as part of the Library's printed book catalogue:</p>
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<li>The Cunarders 1840-1969 : a transatlantic story spanning 129 years (1969) SPEC 2015.PF1.02</li>
<li>The Rising Tide. An impression of transatlantic sea travel by Queen, with sections on cruising and the Cunard passenger fleet [1965] SPEC 2015.PF1.01</li>
<li>The Art of Dining : dedicated to all men of appetite and experience / by Darius [1927] SPEC 2015.PF1.03</li> |
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| Biographical/Administrative Information: | Peter Buttfield spent most of his working life with Cunard's General Sales Agents in Australia until his retirement in 1988. Throughout that time he retained a variety of material, intending for it to one day become the basis of an archive. |
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