Historical information

A copy of a letter to be sent to donors to ask for their donations in 1971. It mentions statistics of widows and children helped and the estimated expenditure required.
The yellow card listed 1,740 legatees in Victoria, helping 19,353 widows and 9,573 children being helped.
Was part of a folio of proforma stationery from the 1960s. A similar set of proformas are at 00338.

Significance

A record of forms and items used in Legacy's business practices in the 1960s.

Physical description

White Melbourne Legacy letterhead with navy torch and details and black type sent to donors signed by President R Robertson in 1971, pasted on brown paper from a folio of forms and brochures from the 1960s. Also a yellow card with Annual Appeal statistics of interest.