Notes on Manuscript Accessions

Turnbull Library Record, Volume 16, Issue 2, 1 October 1983, Page 128

Notes on Manuscript Accessions

A SELECTIVE LIST OF ACQUISITIONS, JULY TO DECEMBER 1982

Acquisitions of manuscripts are listed selectively in the Turnbull Library Record to alert scholars to newly acquired material judged to be of research value. For items marked ‘Access subject to sorting’ or ‘Restricted’ the Library would welcome notification that access will be sought, preferably with an indication of a likely date. This will help the staff in establishing priorities for sorting collections. The following list updates the Notes in the Record for May 1983. Material produced by the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau and the Australian Joint Copying Project is not listed except for items copied under the latter’s Miscellaneous series. New accessions for the Archive of New Zealand Music are listed in Crescendo, the bulletin of the International Association of Music Libraries (New Zealand Branch).

ANDREW, CHARLES B. Theatrical scrapbook, 1888-1893, 1899. lv. DONATION: Mr L. A. Leslie, Australia. Scrapbook of press cuttings and pencil notes relating to theatrical performances by his three daughters (Rose, Violet and Mabel). The child actresses acted in Auckland, toured New Zealand and appeared in Sydney in 1893.

AOTERANGI, WIRIHANA, d. 1907. History of Tainui Canoe, early to 1840 s. lv. PURCHASE. Copy in Maori by George Graham of material collected by John McGregor and published in 1923 in Graham’s translation in Fragments of Ancient Maori History. Includes typescript addendum by L. G. Kelly.

BAULF, HENRY CHARLES, 1879-1952. Papers, 1902-1923. 2cm. DONATION: Mr R. Haliwell, Pukekohe. Member of Salvation Army and political organiser for the United Party in the 19205; papers include journal of voyage to England in the Alfric, 1904, recording meetings with Salvationists en route, photographs.

BENNETT, JACK ARTHUR WALTER, 1912-1981. Papers, 1932-1979. lm. DONATION: Mr E. Bennett, Cambridge, England. Letters from James Bertram, Charles Brasch, lan Milner, Eric McCormick and others. Restricted.

BLUCK FAMILY. Diary, journal and family history, ca. 1770-1981. Icm. DONATION: Mrs J. G. Morrison, Paraparaumu. Journal of Alfred Bluck on board Zealandia and as a Taranaki military settler, 1863-1867 (typescript); letter by Edgar Bluck describing journey to goldfields in Australia and New Guinea, 1888-1889; photograph of Agnes Bluck; note on Lucy Bluck, first teacher at Harrisville School, and article on the family in New Zealand. BLUMHARDT FAMILY. Papers, 1901-1948. 2v. DONATION: Miss Doreen Blumhardt, Wellington. Nathanael Blumhardt left Germany with four sons and a daughter in 1895 and

settled in Kamo, near Whangarei. The papers include German and English letters, a journal, 1901-1902, and genealogical information.

BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND. Records, 1962-1977. 1.2 m. DONATION. Correspondence files listed by subject concerning national organisations and promotions including the Wattie Book Awards and international events and organisations. Restricted. BURT, WILLIAM BEVERLAND. Scrapbook, 1954, 1958, 1978-1981. lv. donation. Press cuttings concerning the Chatham Islands from New Zealand newspapers and magazines.

BUTTERTON, MAXWELL STUART. Diaries, 1914, 1930-1942. lOv. DONATION: Mrs M. Butterton, Plimmerton. Writer pursued a career in the Meteorological Office and maintained an interest in music and repertory. CARBERRY, ANDREW THOMAS, fl. 1859-1865. Journal, 1863-1865. lv. DONATION: Mr N. L. Uniacke, Upper Hutt. Diary of surgeon with the Fourteenth Regiment with entries from Auckland, the Waikato and Raglan.

CASTLE, RONALD AND ZILLAH. Tapes, 1953-1975. 14 cassette tapes. DONATION. Recordings including plays by Ronald Castle with music by Zillah Castle, recitals of early and contemporary music by the Castle consort with guest artists and documentaries about the Castle Musical Instrument and Pharmacy Museums, Wellington. Restricted. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Plan for 1839. 1 leaf. PURCHASE. Timetable for Rev. H. Williams, Mr C. Baker and William Colenso for Sunday services at Paihia and Kororareka, Kawakawa and Waiomio, Waikare and Otuihu, 13 Jan. 1839-5 Jan. 1840.

CHURCHES EDUCATION COMMISSION. Records, 1906-1978. 7.2 m. DONATION. Bible-in-Schools League records, 1919-1958; records of the New Zealand Council for Christian Education, 1949-1973; minutes and correspondence of the Churches Education Commission, 1971-1976 and related pamphlets and publications. COOK, FREDA, b. 1896? Papers, 19305-1982. 2.1 m. DONATION. Diaries and correspondence (including correspondence of Eric Cook, her husband, 19305), and books, photographs and ephemera relating to her involvement in issues of civil rights, pacifism and Vietnam.

DAKIN, JAMES CAMPBELL, b. 1908. The Working Class Pioneers, 1839-1843, 1982. 381. DONATION. Subtitled The background of the earliest emigrants from the British Isles to the central districts of New Zealand. D’ARCY, ELEANOR M. Diary, 24 Augilst-8 October 1914. lv. PURCHASE. Kept on voyage to Sydney on Osterley under wartime conditions with comment on German raids in the Indian Ocean, notably Emden, thence to Nelson with reminiscences of life there including comment on Catholic community.

DUTHIE, JOHN, 1841-1915. Correspondence, 1913-1914. 81. DONATION: Mr H. M. Duthie, Wellington. Correspondence primarily between Duthie and J. J. Bryce about a privately published pamphlet concerning the libel case Bryce v. Rusden, 1886; also a letter from A. H. Turnbull, 1913, about the pamphlet.

ELLIS, JOHN, f 1.1961. A Voyage in Sail, 1881-1882. 111. DONATION: Maritime Museum, Wellington. Article compiled from letters and notes made by his grandfather, John Shipley Ellis (1864-1951) describing his voyage to New Zealand on the Waimate and return to England on the Sydenham.

ENYS, JOHN DAVIES, 1837-1912. Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera, ca. 1874. lv. PURCHASE. Working copy of Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of New Zealand by A. G. Butler, with Enys’s annotations and additions. FERGUSSON, LADY ALICE, b. 1877. Outward letters, 1929-1935. 56 items. DONATION: Mrs J. Jacobs, Wellington. Outward letters concerning the New Zealand League of Mothers written chiefly to Mrs Dawson from Government House, Wellington, 1929-1932, and from Ayrshire, Scotland, 1932-1935; also a related letter from Lord Ballantrae, 1980.

FOX, GEORGE. Papers, 1906-1911, 1926. 3cm. DONATION: Mr P. Simons, Belmont, Western Australia. Records of partner in Watkins and Fox, oil brokers, New Plymouth, relate to oil exploration and production in Taranaki and their association with Taranaki Petroleum Company prior to sale in 1911; includes correspondence, agreements, reports, photographs. FYFE, frank. The Blue Gum Trees, 1981. 131. DONATION: Mr J. Greathead, Greytown. Article describing the bluegum trees planted in Greytown suggesting they were planted by Thomas Kempton in 1855 or Samuel Oates, in 1856, with photographs and press cuttings (photocopies).

GREEN, G. A. Scrapbook, 1888-1895. lv. DONATION: Mr Alan Green, Wellington. Scrapbook of cuttings from Auckland newspapers to which Green was Lucas Creek and Dairy Flat correspondent. In addition to reports on local events he enters recipes, poems and ‘items of passing interest which are recorded as observed’. HAMILTON, william JOHN WARBURTON, 1825-1883. Diary 6 June 1844-22 April 1845. 271. DONATION: Mrs Angela Smith, Christchurch. Typescript prepared by the Sumner Redcliffs Historical Society of diary which gives short daily entries on Hamilton’s activities throughout the North Island as private secretary to the Governor of New Zealand, Robert Fitzßoy. Photocopy.

HASLAM FAMILY. Letters, 1862-1883. 841. DONATION: Miss C. M. Haslam, Richmond, England. Letters from Frederick Haslam (1836-1882) and his sister Sarah Ann who later married Thomas C. Self. Frederick’s letters describe voyage to Auckland in 1862, service as volunteer during land wars, 1863-1864, and life at Thames-Coromandel goldfields. Selfs letters continue from Auckland until 1883. Photocopies. HENDRY, GEORGE, b. 1818? Outward letters, 1847, 1849. 131. DONATION: Mr W. J. Gardner, Christchurch. Letters to his father, James Hendry, written from Auckland describing daily life in

Auckland, his work as a gardener and a visit to Kororareka. Typescript copies with originals. Photocopies. HILL, ALFRED FRANCIS, 1870-1960. Tapu, or, The tale of a Maori Pah, 1902. 2v. DONATION: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia. Holograph score of New Zealand’s first opera. The work was described as a romantic Maori opera in two acts with music by Alfred Hill and words by Arthur H. Adams andj. C. Williamson. Photocopy. HINTZ, ORTON SUTHERLAND, b. 1907. Papers, 1962-1978. 70 items. DONATION. Letters from Viscount Cobham to his friend dealing with mutual sporting interests, setting up of Outward Bound Trust, political and economic affairs in United Kingdom; also Hintz’s unpublished memoir of Lord Cobham.

hunter, SIR THOMAS ALEXANDER, 1876-1953. Outward letters, 1929-1951. 12 items. DONATION: Mrs Dorothy Black, Taupiri. Letters to Mrs Elsie Maslen discussing educational matters, particularly Victoria University College, where Hunter was Vice-Chancellor, 1929-1947, and the Workers’ Educational Association, where Mrs Maslen was secretary to the Wellington District Council. KRULL, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, 1837-1914. Letters from New Zealand, 1859. 251. DONATION: Mr F. R. P. Moore, Pahiatua. English translation of notes made by Ernst 801 l from letters sent by F. A. Krull to his mother. He describes his arrival in Wellington, expeditions to the Wairarapa and Kapiti Coast and impressions of New Zealand.

LEO, DAME SISTER MARY, b. 1896. Interview, 1981. 2 cassette tapes. DONATION: Radio New Zealand, Wellington. Interview conducted by Bill McCarthy. Restricted. LUSK, DORIS, b. 1916. Inward letters, 1967-1970. 53 items. DONATION. Letters from well-known New Zealand artists discussing their work and mutual friends. Most of the letters are from Rita Angus, 1967-1969, giving news of developments in Wellington. There are ten letters from Juliet Peter, 1969-1970. Photocopies.

MAIR, ROBERT, b. 1830. Notebook, 1917. 1581. DONATION: Whangarei City Corporation. Entries on the history of the Bay of Islands as recalled from childhood with passages on whaling, the gum trade, Maori settlements and prominent settlers. Photocopy. He Maramataka; Ara He Pukapuka, 1849. lv. PURCHASE. William Colenso’s copy of a printed almanac for 1849 annotated with his engagements and notes.

MARSH, DAME ngaio, 1895-1982. Papers, 1920-1982. 1.5 m. donation. Papers relating to Dame Ngaio’s theatrical productions (including illustrated producer’s scripts, albums of productions, press cuttings, and ephemera), holograph and typescript drafts for novels, and notes for speeches and articles. MURRAY, CHARLES PRESTON. The Demo March, and The Burial of Webb Mine, 195-?. 111. DONATION. Accounts of coal mining demonstrations in the Buller District and photographs of the demonstrations. Photocopies.

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND. Miscellaneous collections, 1746-1937. 11 microfilm reels. PURCHASE. Selections from records described in catalogues 1-5. Most of the collections relate to Australia, New Zealand, India or the Far East. There is a wide variety of reminiscences, journals, statistics and correspondence from New Zealand. Natural history in Wellington, 1919. 21. DONATION: Embassy of Israel, Wellington. Unidentified holograph letter written in Wellington from Wesley Road, 10 Nov. 1919. The letter comments on bird life and the growth ofbuildings in Wellington.

NETHERLANDS SAILORS’ AND SOLDIERS’ FUND IN NEW ZEALAND. Records, 19401941. 221. DONATION: Crows Nest Books, Morrinsville. Correspondence and circulars relating to the establishment of the fund in New Zealand. Most of material is in Dutch. NEW Zealand alliance, manawatu branch. Records, 1947-1974 . 30cm. DONATION. Branch minutes, 1957-1967, Dominion Executive and Annual General Meeting minutes, 1960-1969, financial papers, 1961-1974, correspondence, 19605, press cuttings, display material and ephemera.

NEW ZEALAND TRAMWAYS AND PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT WORKERS’ UNION. Records, ca. 1920-1972. 12.3 m. DONATION: Mr P. A. Hansen, Wellington. Mr Hansen served as secretary to both the National Executive and the Wellington Branch of the union. The records relate to both, and comprise minutes, cashbooks, memoranda, correspondence, photographs and printed material. Access subject to sorting and restriction.

NEWMAN, JAMES LISTER, b. 1903. History of Cornwall Hospital: the development of Geriatrics in New Zealand, 1982. 21p. DONATION. A history of Cornwall Hospital, taken over by the Auckland Hospital Board from the United States forces in 1952 when Dr Newman became Medical Superintendent. Typescript. OTTO, FREDERICK CHARLES, 1835-1918. Diary, 1869-1870. 661. DONATION. Contains comment on voyage to New Zealand on Helenslee and work as farm labourer and gum digger in Northland; typescript translation from German.

PACIFIC ISLANDS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME SEMINAR. Papers, 1979. 10 items. DONATION: Mr C. Livesey, Wellington. Seminar held at Victoria University as prelude to the New Zealand Conference on International Development. The papers comprise the report prepared for the national conference, related notes and correspondence. PETERS, A. STUART. Report, 28 February 1906. 31. DONATION: Professor D. Branagan, Sydney. To the Directors of the Mineral Belt Copper Mines, Christchurch, on assay of mines of Maoriland Copper Mines Ltd, Nelson; sketch map, 1906-1907.

PRUDEN, LARRY CARROL, 1925-1982. Papers, 1938-1983. 70cm. DONATION: Mrs P. Pruden, Wellington. Papers of composer Larry Pruden including music scores, 1938-1981?, correspondence, reports, photographs and press cuttings. ROLLESTON, WILLIAM, 1831-1903. Papers, ca. 1858-1903. 80cm. PERMANENT LOAN: Dunedin Public Library. Papers comprising correspondence, telegrams, warrants of appointments to

Executive Council and Canterbury Provincial Council posts with miscellaneous notes and Hansard sheets. Most of the papers are dated 1860s-1880s. ROSE, LOUISA GEORGE, b. 1820. Letters, 1852-1855. 171. PURCHASE. Four letters written from Christchurch to her sister Constance detailing family news and activities in the growing settlement.

ST JOHN’S CHURCH, WELLINGTON. Records, 1854-1973. ca.l3m. DONATION. SOUTH MAKARA SCHOOL. Log book, 1874-1879. lv. DONATION: Estate of Mr D. M. Prendeville, Wellington. Kept by John Sweeney Prendeville (1850-1888), headmaster; notes, daily events, subjects taught, inspectors’ visits and school roll.

TAYLOR, CLAUDE. Scraps, ca. 1877-189 1, 1926. lv. DONATION: Mrs Kathleen Sloan, Australia. Scrapbook of cuttings from New Zealand newspapers on a variety of topics; also two pencil sketches, dated 1877. The cuttings are pasted into an account book with entries relating to the New Zealand Government, 1842-1844. WADE, WILLIAM R. Outward letters, 6 April 1840. 61. PURCHASE. Letter to William Colenso discussing Wade’s arrival in Sydney, his plans for work, printing and binding matters, commissions for Colenso and news of mutual friends.