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Photograph (Item), Lady Maie Casey, Sir Samuel Wadham, and an unidentified woman in profile, possibly at the opening of the Samuel Wadham Wing at International House, c. 1963

  • Two women speak in the foreground, framing a man in formal dress in the centre background.

    Lady Maie Casey, Sir Samuel Wadham, and an unidentified woman in profile, possibly at the opening of the Wadham Wing

Historical information

This image could be one of several formal occasions attended by Lady Maie Casey and Lord Richard Casey, as both were dedicated patrons of International House. In March 1963, Lord Casey opened the Samuel Wadham Wing, named for the man in the centre of this image. Samuel Wadham (1891–1972) was a professor of agriculture at the University of Melbourne and chair of the International House Council from 1959 to 1969. He and his wife Lady Dorothy Wadham were deeply involved in fundraising and public outreach on behalf of International House.

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References

  • Larkins, Frank. International House Melbourne 1957-2016. Melbourne University Press: 2018. ISBN/ISSN: 9780522872125
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