Notes on Manuscript Accessions

Turnbull Library Record, Volume XVIII, Issue 1, 1 May 1985, Page 58

Notes on Manuscript Accessions

A SELECTIVE LIST OF ACQUISITIONS, APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1984

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 October 1984. 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).

Account of the Battle of Vailele, Samoa, 1899. 10 leaves. PURCHASE. Account of movement of British and U.S. troops against Samoan ‘rebels’ from Apia to Vailele on 1 April 1899, together with a plan of the engagement. Airgraphs of New Zealand and Australian forces serving overseas, 1942. 11 microfilm reels (negative, 16mm.) PURCHASE. 14,811 one-page airgraphs, Nov. 1942 for delivery in New Zealand and Australia, Christmas 1942. Chiefly from 2 N.Z.E.F. troops serving in the Middle East. Remainder mainly from New Zealand and Australian airmen stationed in the United Kingdom.

BOSCAWEN, HUGHTOWNSHEND, 1882-1917. Papers, 1914-1919, 1937, 1978. 3cm. DONATION: Mr E.B. Paterson, Waiheke Island. Boscawen, a captain in the Wellington Infantry Regiment, saw action at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. He was killed in action in 1917. Papers contain miscellaneous items relating to his war service. Included are 139 photographs mainly of Egypt and Gallipoli, many of which are annotated.

BULLER, JAMES, 1812-1884. Letter, 15 May 1845. 4p. PURCHASE. Letter to Gilbert Mair following news of his ‘very painful and trying circumstances at Whangarei’ where homes had been plundered by local Maoris. Buller gives an account of damage in other areas and news of colleagues.

CODY, JOSEPH FREDERICK, 1895-1967. Papers relating to biography of Sir Maui Pomare, 1907-1954. 4 folders. PURCHASE. Papers relating to Cody’s Man of Two Worlds (Wellington, 1953). Collection includes letters from Lady Miria Pomare, Sir Peter Buck, F.M.B. Fisher, Rewiti Kohere, William Downie Stewart, and Princess Te Puea Herangi.

COLENSO, WILLIAM, 1811-1899. Inward letters about printing, ca. 1841. 4 items. PURCHASE. Four letters addressed to Colenso from: James Busby, n.d., concerning printing and distribution of circulars; J. Stuart Freeman, 30 November, requesting his account; Edward Godfrey, 27 May 1841, also requesting an account; and R. Davis, 11 February 1841, concerning the printing of notices relating to land claims.

COLENSO, WILLIAM, 1811-1899. Notebook, 1836. lv. PURCHASE. Diary entries in pencil, for February 1836, describing his missionary visits to Maori groups. Also pencil sketch map of eighteen places from ‘Wangarei’ to ‘Pahi’, and lists of Maori words with English equivalents.

CROYDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL, DAY’S BAY. Invoices, ca. 1918-1919. 7 leaves. DONATION: Wellesley College. Accounts relating to C.J. Bennett and Croydon Preparatory School (now Wellesley College). Includes accounts for school fees, uniform, boots repaired, and medical attention on ‘Master Bennett IF. Photocopies.

CUTHILL, ROBERT. Journal, 1896. 40 leaves. DONATION: Mr B. Davis, Wellington. Typed transcript of shipboard journal describing voyage from London to New Zealand aboard the Rimutaka, May-July 1896. Daily entries describe progress of the ship and shipboard life. Also contains miscellaneous notes including list of furniture sold prior to departure. Photocopy.

ENVIRONMENT AND PEACE INFORMATION CENTRE. WELLINGTON GROUP. Records, 1978-1983. 30cm. DONATION: MrC.W.P. Carter, Lower Hutt. The records of Epicentre (incorporated 1980), including minutes, 1978-1982; members’ addresses and financial papers, 1980-1983. The Wellington Group ceased its activities in 1982.

FIELD, HANNAH, b. 1844. Scrapbook, 1888-1899. lv. DONATION: Kapiti Public Library. Scrapbook containing mainly newspaper clippings about Henry Augustus Field, M.P. for Otaki, 1896-1899.

FODEN, NORMAN ARTHUR. Genesis of New Zealand’s Legal History, 1936. lv. DONATION. MrL.F. Mackay, Levin. Treatise on the legal history of New Zealand to 1842. Presented in a modified form as a thesis for the degree of LL.D., Victoria University College, 1937. Bound typescript.

GORDON, COLIN MACFARLANE, b. 1895. Life of a Hospital Orderly in Cairo and England, 1915-1916, 1984. 31 leaves. DONATION. Reminiscences describe author’s war-time experiences as a hospital orderly in Egypt, France and England, 1915-1919. Photocopy of typescript.

HAMLEY, ROBIN, 1888-1917. Diary, 1917. 4 items. DONATION: Prof. R.H. Clarke, Auckland. Hamley sailed with the Auckland Infantry Battalion and reached France in March 1917. He was killed in action in October. Shorthand diary accompanied by typed transcript, biographical note and photograph of Hamley.

HASTWELL SCHOOL, EKETAHUNA. Logbooks, 1888-1964. sv. DONATION: Estate of MrE.B. Seymour, Mauriceville. Details daily school events, attendance and lessons, and the occasions when school inspectors visited.

IMPULSE DANCE THEATRE. Records, 1977-1980. 4m. DONATION: Mr F. Wiley, ‘Danspace’, Wellington. Records of the group, now defunct, include correspondence, tour files, financial papers, newsletters and posters. Access subject to sorting.

J.H. BETHUNE AND COMPANY LIMITED. Records, 1877-1975. 17m. DONATION. The records of this Wellington firm of real estate agents and auctioneers include

book auction records, 1948-ca. 1975; property valuations, 1913-1965; property sales contracts, 1905-1975, and financial records, 1877-ca. 1960. Access subject to sorting.

JORDAN, FREDERICK COLES, ca. 1899-1983. Papers, 1912-1983. 25cm. DONATION: Mr C.O. Jordan, Auckland. Files and submissions acquired in his capacity as the President of the New Zealand Howard League for Penal Reform, and a small bundle of papers relating to the Social Credit League.

KAY, ROBIN LANGFORD, b. 1919. Letters relating to Portrait of a Century, 19821983. 16 items. DONATION. Correspondence between Robin Kay and the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts concerning his recently published history of the institution, Portrait of a Century (Wellington, 1983). Also some financial statements and progress reports.

KENT-JOHNSON, CHARLES WALTER, d. 1973. Diaries and letters, 1940-1941. 30 items. DONATION: Mrs I.C.L. Kent-Johnston, Taupo. Private Kent-Johnston sailed for Egypt in January 1940 and served with the 4th Field Ambulance and the New Zealand Convalescent Depot at Moascar.

NEW ZEALAND HOSPITAL CHAPLAINS’ASSOCIATION. Records, 1964-1980. 70cm. DONATION. Contain Executive Committee minutes, files relating to the biennial Conferences and the 1966 Constitution and amendments. Restricted.

NEW ZEALAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Records, 1930-1919. sm. DONATION. Include correspondence files, 1938-1978; subject files, 1937-1979; Section and Committee files, ca. 1944-1978; accounts, 1930-1977, and minute books, 19431950. Access subject to sorting.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAY TRADESMEN’S ASSOCIATION. Records, 1924-1974 . 6m. PERMANENT LOAN. Files concerning wage negotiations and rates, executive meetings, correspondence with branches, interviews with government departments and wage tribunal claims. A listing is available. Restricted.

NEW ZEALAND WAR CONTINGENT ASSOCIATION. New Zealand War Contingent Hospital. Visitors book, 1915-1918. lv. DONATION: Mrs H. Dalston, England. Hospital situated at Mt Felix, Walton-on-Thames. Book contains names and addresses of visitors on opening day, 31 July 1915. Also signatures of George V, Queen Mary, and Edward, Prince of Wales, and important visitors, 1915-1918.

PATTERSON, ISAAC. Papers, 1920-1923. 17 items. DONATION: Mr J.K. Patterson, Lower Hutt. Letters with enclosures of verse by Hugh Smith (Bard of Inangahua). Also correspondence relating to the Burns Memorial, Hokitika, and related printed matter. PETERSEN, BODIL. The Lutheran Church in Palmerston North, 1882-1982, 1983. 123 leaves. DONATION. This unpublished work examines successive pastorates, and the work of the church auxiliaries. Photocopy of typescript.

ROBINSON, JAMES, 1834-1901. Log of the Jessie Henderson, 1815-1816. 48 leaves. DONATION: National Archives. Captain’s log detailing the vessel’s coastal voyages carrying wheat and timber, as well as a voyage from the Bay of Islands to Fiji carrying coal, and from Fiji to the Solomon Islands with passengers. Photocopy.

RUSSELL, ARTHUR, b. 1908. Zigzag Adventurer: Portrait of a Victorian, 1979. 202 leaves. DONATION: Mrs Helen B. Sandall, Waikanae. A biography of Macnamara Russell, 1836-1899, based on papers inherited by his grandson, Arthur Russell. Macnamara spent most of his life in Australia, but lived in Dunedin and Auckland from 1863-1868. Typescript.

SHORTLAND, WILLOUGHBY, 1804-1869. Letter to Te Tirarau, the Chief of Kaipara, 1840? 2 items. PURCHASE. Transcript (ms) of a letter in Maori (2p.), proposing a meeting at Okiato between Shortland and Te Tirarau, to discuss the Treaty of Waitangi; together with a typescript translation.

SHUKER, ROY G. Research papers relating to the history of the W.E.A., ca. 1915-1983. 20cm. DONATION. Material collected for a history of the Workers’ Educational Association Inc., consisting of conference papers, minutes, W.E. A. publicity and pamphlets, and both published and unpublished papers on branch history. Access subject to sorting.

STEPHENSON, ROBERT J., b. 1867. New Zealand Pioneers: Father and Son, 1930. 153 leaves. PURCHASE. Stephenson grew up in Palmerston North and moved with his family to a Westland farm in 1882. Reminiscences cover period 1867-ca. 1886. Photocopies of holograph and typed transcript.

STEVENS, MARK HAROLD S., b. 1953. Records relating to the Springbok Rugby Tour of New Zealand in 1981, 1981-1984. 20cm. DONATION. Newspaper clippings, newsletters, and ephemera relating to the 1981 Springbok Rugby Tour, and in particular to the anti-tour movement in Wellington. Also includes transcripts of interviews with protesters and other material related to the preparation of the C.O.S.T. booklet 56 Days (Wellington, 1982).

TONGARIRO TRAMPING CLUB. Records, 1936-1981. scm. DONATION. Official Log, 1936-1937, newspaper cuttings, Club history, and an account of the 1945 eruption of Ruapehu. WELLINGTON REPERTORY THEATRE INC. Minutes and programmes, 1932-1981. 3v. DONATION. These records, additional to our existing collection, consist of A.G.M. minutes, 1932-1981; Executive Committee minutes, 1964-1971; and programmes book, 1953-1976.

WILD, HARRIET NEWPORT, 1898-1984. Papers, 1912, ca. 1924. 12 items. DONATION: Estate of Mrs H.N. Wild, Lower Hutt. Papers include a cooking exercise book for 1912, with dated lessons, including recipes and notes on nutrition and an essay on Feilding Agricultural High School where the writer was a founding teacher. WYETT, GEORGE. Cashbook, 1814-1882. lv. PURCHASE. Cashbook for personal items including George Wyett’s book list, travel and club expenses, local toll gate and payments for shoeing horses.