Viva Donaldson

Viva Donaldson MBE JP (12 March 1893 – 2 August 1970) was a New Zealand teacher, nurse, community leader and local politician. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 12 March 1893.[1]

In 1953, Donaldson was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] In the 1956 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for public services.[3]

References

Ringer, Mim. "Viva Donaldson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 411. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
"No. 40789". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 May 1956. p. 3144.

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[DNZB_Donaldson-1] Ringer, Mim. "Viva Donaldson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

[2] Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 411. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.

[3] "No. 40789". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 May 1956. p. 3144.