JAMES LAURENSON
STUDENT AND BENEFACTOR
For many years James Laurenson was a frequent user of the Library. His serious, intent manner, with a swift sparkle of humour ever and anon, made him an interesting and pleasant student to help. His hobbies were two—the Shetlands of his origin, and flags and their history. He had set himself the task of tracing in the fullest detail the development of the New Zealand flag and its precursors. In this quest he was most painstaking, and his investigations went to many overseas sources of information.
When he died last year, it was gratifying to find that his collection of books and papers were to come to the Library. His material on flags will join forces with those of another such student, W. G. Ball, of Napier, whose collection (on a broader basis) similarly came several years ago. His Shetland Island books supplement strongly the several score presented by Sir Robert Stout, duplicating only two or three in the set.
A particlarly welcome group came as well—a dozen or so excellent books on shipping, some that have been sought
for years. We extend sympathy to his widow, and feel that she will, with us, take satisfaction that as he found the Library his friend in life, so it will remember him as a friend hereafter.
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Turnbull Library Record, Volume VII, 1 June 1947, Page 10
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• David Blackwood Paul, “The Second Walpole Memorial Lecture”. Turnbull Library Record 12: (September 1954) pp.3-20
• Eric Ramsden, “The Journal of John B. Williams”. Turnbull Library Record 11: (November 1953), pp.3-7
• Arnold Wall, “Sir Hugh Walpole and his writings”. Turnbull Library Record 6: (1946), pp.1-12
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