Notes on Manuscript Accessions

Turnbull Library Record, Volume 20, Issue 1, 1 May 1987, Page 47

Notes on Manuscript Accessions

A SELECTIVE LIST OF ACQUISITIONS, APRIL 1986 TO SEPTEMBER 1986

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 1986. 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).

CORRECTED ENTRY king, michael, b. 1945. Papers, ca. 1965-1985. 3.3 m. purchase. Papers include extensive correspondence with other writers and publishers, ca. 1971-1985; also correspondence, research notes, clippings and other papers relating to King’s works Te Puea (Auckland, 1977), The Collector (Auckland, 1981), New Zealanders at War (Auckland, 1981), and some material on P.E.N., ca. 1974-1980. Restricted.

back, GEORGE, 1867-1948. Diary on Board the Barque Lizzie Bell of Liverpool, 1879. 16 leaves, donation: Mrs B. N. Jenkins, New South Wales. Diary kept jointly by George and his father, John Back, 1 July-1 hOctober 1879. Photocopy of typescript. Bayfield, ST clair. A Theatrical Tour through New Zealand and Australia in the Early 19th [i.e. 20th] Century, 1901-1902. 1 microfilm reel, purchase. Diary covering Bayfield’s travels with the Hawtrey Comedy Company. Describes rehearsals, theatres, weather conditions, and local scenery. beattie, GERALD c., b. 1892. World War I Diary, 1916-1919. 215 leaves, donation. Diaries kept by Corporal Beattie while serving with the Ist Otago Battalion in France. Typed transcripts.

bryant, AGNES ruth MAUDE, b. 1896. Reminiscences and Reflections about Reikorangi, ca. 1983. 41 leaves, donation: Mrs Ruth Wright, Waikanae. Recollections of life at Reikorangi, near Waikanae, at the turn of the century. Includes an account of the history of the district up to the 1910 s. Photocopy of typescript. butler, michael grant. Moonies Under Fire, 1984. 3 folders, donation. Unpublished manuscript based on personal experience. Details activities and ideology of the Unification Church in New Zealand, 1973-1983; and the Unification Church world-wide, ca. 1950-1983.

catholic CHURCH. Oceania marist province. Oceania Marist Province Archives, 1893-1971. 40 microfilm reels, purchase. The archives cover the period from 1898 when the Province was established, to 1971 when the administrative headquarters moved from Sydney to Suva, Fiji. Includes inwards and outwards letters and documentation relating to the administration of the Province. cruttwell, edward c. Diary, March 13 to May 11, 1915. lv. purchase. Diary describing stay at Hanmer Springs and environs, as part of a six months recuperative sojourn in New Zealand. Includes some photographs, postcards, and newspaper clippings.

FRY, JAMES ARTHUR barrett, b. 1850. Reminiscences of James Arthur Barrett Fry, 1850-1876, 1918? 1 microfilm reel, purchase. Reminiscences of early life in England and emigration to New Zealand. Fry worked for the Southern Cross newspaper in Auckland, before moving to Dunedin, and then to Australia where he worked as a shearer and station hand. Includes sketch maps of areas visited in New South Wales and Victoria. Microfilm of typescript. good family. Papers, 1811, 1882-1884. 1 folder, purchase. Papers comprise a letter by Thomas Good, 1882, from Taranaki to a cousin in England, describing the local area; diaries kept by one of his nephews on a trip to New Zealand, 1883-1884, visiting Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch and Nelson; and an account for a subscription to the Worcester Herald addressed to a Mr Goode, 1811.

greenwood, william, 1910-1986. Papers, ca. 1938-1983. 30cm. donation: Mr & Mrs R. Blanchard, Timaru. Papers of local historian, Methodist lay preacher, and Timaru city councillor. Includes research notes, sermons, prayers, notebooks. grey, sir George, 1812-1898. Maori Manuscripts, ca. 1845-1905. 147 v. purchase. Manuscripts accumulated by Sir George Grey, mostly written during the 1840 s and 1850 s. Includes work by Maori men and women, Pakeha collectors, and Grey himself. Contents include waiata, korero, whakapapa, letters, proverbs, legends, traditions. Photocopies of originals held at Auckland Public Library.

griffin, geraldj. Papers relating to lef-wing politics, 1911-1974. 3m. purchase. Papers reflect Griffin’s interest in communism, socialism and Irish issues. HUTTON, ALEC. Letters, ca. 1917-1919. 10cm. donation: Mr N. Boyack, Lower Hutt. Letters written by Alec Hutton to his family from France and military camp. Photocopies.

ILOTT advertising LTD. Records, 1892-1984. 78cm. donation: Mr Jack V. Ilott, Wellington. The agency was founded in 1892. These records were gathered for a history of the agency, and include company records, photographs, audio-visual material, and research notes. lilburne, anne. I Went Out, Not Knowing, 197-? 2 folders, donation. Reminiscences of time spent in China, 1937-1951, as a nurse and member of a small group ot missionaries connected to the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

menzies, john forsyth. Diary Leaving from Greenock, 1878-1879. 53 leaves. donation: Mr F. J. Brooker, Wellington. The Menzies family travelled to Plymouth by train. They sailed on the Boyne on 18 November 1878, arriving at Lyttelton on 26 February 1879. Diary records daily routine of shipboard life. Typescript.

moule, henry c. C., 1893-1986. New Zealand Letters Sent Home by Her Brother to Dorothy Bosanquet, 1958-1959. 4v. DONATION: Mr P. Bosanquet, Bradford-on-Avon, England. Moule was a lecturer in Music at Cambridge University, and came to New Zealand as an External Examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. He travelled extensively, recording his impressions of the country and people. Typescripts. page, Frederick Joseph, 1905-1983. Papers, 1905-1983. 1.43 m. purchase. Papers consist of correspondence, music scores, printed music, art programmes and catalogues, and personal writings. Mainly material relating to New Zealand and overseas composers and artists. Page was married to artist Evelyn Page, and some of her papers are included.

solander, Daniel Charles, 1736-1782. Papers, between 1771 and 1782. 1 microfilm reel, purchase. Papers comprise fair copies of descriptions of animals observed during James Cook’s first voyage, 1768-1771; and catalogue of birds from the second voyage, 1772-1775. waterman family. Correspondence, 1942-1944 . 4cm. donation: Mrs M. Cook, Wellington. Chiefly to members of his family from Gunner Harry Waterman serving with the 29th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment in New Caledonia and elsewhere in the Pacific. Also letters from fellow Gunners Reg J. Anderson and Harry A. Scott to Waterman’s parents.

watters, bethlyn. Oates family papers, 1852-1891, 1955. 7 folders, donation. The Oates family settled in the Wairarapa in the 1850 s. Papers consist of correspondence between Jane Oates and her sister in England, and genealogical material about the Oates and Morten families. welch, george henry, 1859-1906. Diaries, 1901-1903. 3v. donation: Mrs A. L. K. Carroll, Wellington. Diaries recording daily farm and family activities at Miki Miki, Wairarapa.

welch, william kemble, 1886-1964. Letters, 1867-1906. 45 items, donation: Mrs A. L. K. Carroll, Wellington. Letters by George Henry Welch to his son Kemble at boarding school, as well as to other family members. Describe farm activities and social events at Miki Miki, Wairarapa. whitby, george. Log of the Pekin, 1849-1850. lv. purchase. The Pekin carried New Zealand Company passengers from England to New Zealand. Captain George Whitby kept the log, 7 August 1849-29 October 1850. There are daily entries, and brief descriptions of ports visited, including Port Chalmers, Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth. Includes both outward and return voyages.