Notes on Accessions to the Manuscripts and Archives Collection

Turnbull Library Record, Volume 33, 1 January 2000, Page 94

Notes on Accessions to the Manuscripts and Archives Collection

A Selective List of Acquisitions, July 1999 to June 2000

A selection of manuscripts and archives acquisitions is listed in the Turnbull Library Record to alert researchers to newly acquired material judged to be of significant research value. Further details are available on the Library’s online database, ‘TAPUHI’ (<http:// tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz>). Additions to existing collections are not usually listed, except where they add substantially to what is already held. Microfilm material produced by the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau and the Australian Joint Copying Project has also not been included. 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). For access to newly acquired collections the Library would welcome notification that access will be sought, preferably with an indication of a likely date. This will help staff in establishing priorities in processing collections.

22 battalion association. Membership listings, 1980-1999. Files compiled by honorary archivist of 22 Battalion listing members at embarkation, those killed in action and cemeteries, graves and memorials, donation: Mr J. Bowker, Lower Hutt. aikman, colin Campbell. Papers relating to the South Pacific, 1951-1999. 4m. Aikman was a constitutional lawyer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific. His papers, which include correspondence, minutes, speech notes and reports, relate to his involvement in Pacific affairs, donation. Partial restriction. architectural centre (Wellington). Records, 1946-1997. lm. The records include minutes, annual reports, correspondence, exhibition papers, financial records and membership lists of this publishing, exhibition and lobby group, donation. Arnold, rollo davis. Papers, 1869-1997. 9m. Arnold was an educationalist and an historian, particularly of the Taranaki region; his papers include research material, drafts and indexed notebooks relating to his publications, donation: Mrs E. Arnold, Wellington. beckles, samuel husband. Letters from Gideon Mantell, 1852. 1 folder. Letters from Mantell to Beckles discussing Beckles’s discovery of iguanadon and other fossil bones, purchase. BLACK AND COLOURED SHEEP BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND. Records, 1976-1997. 35cm. Minute books, reports, correspondence, flock books and newsletters of this special interest group. DONATION. bohan, edmund. Papers, 1968-1998. 2.65 m. Drafts of Bohan’s many published novels and biographies, including those for the Dictionary of New Zealand biography, purchase.

brodie, john. Papers, 1924-1997. 45cm. Brodie, a journalist who spent much of his life in England, wrote novels under the name John Guthrie. The collection comprises correspondence, both personal and relating to his writing, together with drafts and copies of his works, donation: Mr R. Matthews, Auckland. Campbell, mary greig. Papers, 1935-1989. 90cm. Campbell was a librarian who served with the Friends’ Ambulance Unit in China from 1945 to 1951. Her papers include correspondence, reports and photographs which reflect her service with the FAU and her life-long membership of the Society of Friends, donation: New Zealand Society of Friends. catholic women’s league of new Zealand (inc.). Records, 1938-1998. 6m. A collection comprising minutes, annual and financial reports, correspondence, newsletters, scrapbooks and other papers on mission activities and related concerns and interests of the League, donation. clark (i.) and son ltd. Records, 1943-1970. 1.5 m. Forms recording details of death and funeral arrangements for clients of the Wellington firm I. Clark and Son, funeral directors; with indexes, donation: Mrs M. E. Clark, Wellington. claydon, john richard. Report by officer commanding RNZAF Antarctic Flight, 1955-1958, 1995. 1 volume. Claydon commanded the 1955-1958 RNZAF Antarctic Flight and wrote a report following the completion of the exercise, describing the training, preparation and historical background. This rewritten version follows the disappearance of the original report, donation. collins, Charles e. Papers relating to tramping and mountaineering, 1922-1981. 10cm. Detailed accounts of various tramping and mountaineering trips mostly in the Canterbury region of the Southern Alps by Collins and his fellow trampers. Also material relating to the visit of a Sherpa to New Zealand in 1922. donation: Mr J. Quilter, Wellington. collis, Leslie. First World War diaries, 1917-1919. 1 volume. Edited version, by Stewart Collis and Graham Langton, of Lewis Collis’s diaries describing his experiences on active service as a transport driver in the Army Service Corps in France, Belgium and Germany during the First World War. donation: Mr G. Langton, Palmerston North. colquhoun, john Alexander. Papers, 1956-1999. 1.5 m. These papers reflect Colquhoun’s role as a leading opponent of water fluoridation, from his time as a principal dental officer with the Department of Health, supporting fluoridation, to the widespread concern of later years, donation: Mr D. Colquhoun, Wellington. cook, Roderick. Papers relating to the refurbishment of Parliament and Government Buildings, 1975-1997. 1.3 m. Historical research notes and photographs assembled by Cook, an architect, prior to the upgrade of Parliament Buildings, the Parliamentary Library and the historic wooden government departmental building, all in Wellington, donation.

elkind, dvorinka. Letters from Denis Glover, 1944-1981. 1 folder. Letters written by Glover to Elkind while he was on active service with the Royal Navy during the Second World War and later from New Zealand. Included are some of his poems, and newspaper clippings following his death, purchase. empson, grace. Letters from Ernest Empson, 1912-1921. 2 folders. Affectionate letters from Ernest Empson to his future wife, Grace Prettejohns, describing his travels in New Zealand, Asia and Australia, reflecting his interest in flora and fauna. donation: Miss E. Empson, Christchurch. falla, Robert Alexander (sir). Papers, 1945-1978. 10.2 m. Falla’s collection of reprints, serials, monographs, notes on multimedia and photographs relating to ornithology; with indexes, donation: Department of Conservation Library, Wellington. fiat owners’ club new Zealand (inc.). Records, 1988-1999. 30cm. Correspondence, minutes and other papers particularly relating to competition events. DONATION. fox, alizon m. Papers relating to herworkwith the Society of Friends, 1914-1923. 7 folders. Fox was involved with the Society of Friends English-American Relief Mission, helping refugees in the Netherlands, France and Poland. The papers include correspondence about her work with Society of Friends members and her family, donation: Mrs A. Spicer, Masterton. gant, phyllis. Papers, 1930-1999. 3m. The collection comprises Gant’s personal and literary correspondence, drafts of novels and short stories, literary contributions and a scrapbook, purchase. Restricted. hadfield family. Papers, 1897-1962. 16 folders. A collection, mainly of correspondence between various members of the Hadfield family of Awaiti, Awaroa, which also includes parts of original fiction set in the Golden Bay-Motueka River Valley area, donation. harding, olga estelle. Papers relating to theatre in New Zealand, 1936-1999. 30cm. Olga Harding was a schoolteacher with a deep interest in theatre who was involved with the British Drama League and the New Zealand Theatre Federation. Her papers include correspondence, research material, clippings, programmes and reports, donation. healy, mary jane roach. Diaries, 1883-1891. 1 reel. Microfilm of a diary kept by Healy, probably the wife of the captain, while accompanying her husband on several whaling voyages in Arctic waters and along the Alaskan coast. donation: Mrs J. Druett, Wellington. Holland family. Papers, 1858-1995. 10cm. Letters, family documents and other papers relating to the March, Booth, Holland, Fossit, Butler and Mason families, mainly relating to the Christchurch area, donation: Mrs P. Fraser, Wellington.

horneman, jack. Experiences of a New Zealander in the Great War, 1916-1969. 4 folders. Reminiscences of Horneman’s experiences as a lieutenant in the Auckland Infantry Battalion during the First World War, compiled from his diaries, donation: Mr J. Horneman, Wellington. HUMANIST SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON BRANCH. Records, 1971-1988. 1 1 folders. The collection includes Wellington Branch and National Council minutes, correspondence files and administrative material, donation. hunt, Alice suisana. Papers relating to Arthur Aris King, 1870-1991. 20cm. King lived in Samoa for much of his life and these papers, which include correspondence, brochures and scrapbooks, reflect his many interests in Samoan and Pacific Island culture. DONATION. hurley family. Papers, 1910-19305. 30cm. The collection includes an account book of Alfred Olsson, a Stratford storekeeper, and a 1916 war diary of Corporal Hancock, donation: Estate of J. E. and E. L. Hurley, Auckland. ISLAND BAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (WELLINGTON). Records, 1898-1996. 1.3 m. The records include session minutes, correspondence, financial records, marriage and attendance registers, baptismal certificate stubs, Sunday school and bible class records. LONG-TERM LOAN. Islington family. Papers, 1912, 1924-1930. 2 volumes. An illuminated address presented to Lady Islington, wife of the Governor of New Zealand, on her departure from the country in 1912, and a visitors’ book, 1924-1930. purchase. jonassen, jon tikivanotau Michael. Papers, 1975-1998. 1.2 m. Papers relating to Jonassen’s service with the Cook Islands Government and the South Pacific Commission, together with Pacific research papers compiled as an academic based at Brigham Young University, Hawaii, donation. Restricted. Joseph, michael Kennedy. Papers, 1930-1981. 1.4 m. The papers include personal, literary and business correspondence, drafts of fiction and nonfiction works, articles, reviews, essays and a draft autobiography, donation: Mrs M. J. Joseph, Auckland. Restricted. lovell-smith, peter cornford. Diaries, 1935-1940. 3 volumes. Lovell-Smith’s diaries cover his time as an itinerant labourer during 1935 and 1936, and his experiences following enlistment during the Second World War. donation: Mr T. LovellSmith, Upper Hutt. mann, phillip. Literary papers, 1965-1999. 3.5 m. Drafts and proofs of Mann’s literary works, including science fiction novels, short stories and plays; also some correspondence relating to drama productions and writing workshops, lectures, and newspaper clippings, donation. Partial restriction.

MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS UNION. Records, 1913-1984. 4m. The records comprise those of the Wellington branches of the former Boilermakers, Coach and Motor Body Workers and the Moulders unions, prior to their amalgamation into the present union, donation. mccormick, Robert. Papers relating to Auckland and Campbell Islands, 1840-1884. 1 folder. McCormick was the surgeon on HMS Erebus and this collection includes a photocopy of his diary in which he wrote of activities both on and off the vessel, birds, botany and landscape; together with a transcript, donation: Mr C. Miskelly, Wellington. mcgreal, john. Diary, 1928-1929. 3cm. A diary kept by McGreal, a farmer at Weymouth (near Manurewa), describing farm life and social activities as an active member of the local Catholic church, together with a summary of his family’s history, donation: Mr M. McGreal, Auckland. mcintosh, alister donald (sir). Papers, 1931-1978. 7.5 m. The papers cover Mclntosh’s public service career and include material on the early development of the National Library Service, as head of the General Assembly (now Parliamentary) Library, and his subsequent career as Secretary of External Affairs and Permanent Head of the Prime Minister’s Department, donation. Restricted. morrell, joan. Sherepostcard collection, 1900-1937. 10cm. The collection comprises 130 postcards sent by members of the Shere and Curry families to each other from destinations in New Zealand and overseas; includes listing and transcription of the messages on cards, donation. new Zealand meteorological offfice. aeradio committee. Report on the Kermadec Islands, 1937-1943. 2 volumes. Report of a survey party investigating the establishment of radio and meteorological stations in the South Pacific. Includes geographical, geological and historical material, and scientific, surveying, botanical and zoological reports, with descriptions of early settlers and settlements. donation: Mr W. E. McKeich, Paraparaumu Beach. nichol, t. cav. Papers and recordings, 1934-1969. 30cm. Scrapbooks compiled by Nichol, a Wellington jazz drummer in the 1950 s and 19605; also sound recordings and some correspondence, purchase. paremata school. Admission registers and log books, 1921-1988. 5 volumes. The collection comprises admission, progress and withdrawal registers of pupils, 1921-1972 and log books of school events, 1921-1967 and 1970-1988. donation. plimmerton school. Admission registers and logbooks, 1904-1989. 10cm. Registersofadmission,progress,withdrawal, 1904-1989;logbooks, 1919-1949. donation. poppleton, philip george. Papers, 1958-1960. 3cm. Poppleton was leader of the Meteorological Service team on Campbell Island and his diaries

and reminiscences describe the daily routines and other activities of the personnel stationed there, donation. pounteney, emma. Letters from Arthur Edward Pounteney, 1915-1918. 2 folders. Letters written by Arthur Pounteney to his wife Emma, while he was on active service with the New Zealand Medical Corps in Egypt, Greece, England and New Zealand during the First World War. donation: Mr B. Partington, Wellington. richards, trevor. Papers, 1969-1998. 11m. The collection reflects Richards’s involvement with HART (Halt All Racist Tours), which he formed in 1969. It comprises correspondence, press releases, clippings, articles and other papers, donation. Partial restriction. st mark’s church school (Wellington). Log book kept by Miss Clift, 1957-1967. 1 volume. Log book kept by Miss Charlotte Clift, headmistress of the school during this period, to record activities and events at the school. The volume includes reports, clippings, newsletters, circulars and correspondence, donation. st Stephen’s church (lower hutt). Records, 1911-1999. 6.6 m. The collection includes baptism and marriage registers, correspondence files, Session and Board of Managers minutes, also minutes of clubs and other groups associated with the church. LONG-TERM LOAN. searell, Pamela. Permit to draw, 1963, revised 1989. 2 folders. Searell describes living in the Sudan while her husband was posted as United Nations adviser to the government, donation. sutch, william ball. Letters to his mother and other papers, 1933-1951. 7cm. Dr Sutch travelled overseas before and after the Second World War; these papers describe his work and activities while living in the United States and travelling in Europe. donation: Miss S. Smith, Wellington. taylor family. Papers, 1838-1898, 1999. 30cm. The collection includes letters, diaries and notebooks of members of the Taylor missionary family including Reverend Richard Taylor, Reverend Basil Kirke Taylor and Edith Taylor. donation: Mrs R. B. Taylor, Rotorua. thomas, marguerite. Literary papers, 1930-1970. 35cm. Thomas mostly wrote under the name Lindo Lovat; her particular interest was drama and the collection includes several plays as well as novels and short stories, donation: Mr M. Thomas, Auckland. trussell, denys. Literary papers, 1973-1998. 20cm. Trussed is a biographer, poet and classical pianist. His papers include working papers, manuscripts, and corrected typescripts relating to his poetry collections and biography of A. R. D. Fairbum. purchase. Partial restriction

veart, albert. Records of the gas industry, 1909-1999. 60cm. V eart was managing director of the N.Z. Institution of Gas Engineers and President of the Gas Association of N.Z. The collection comprises minute books, conference proceedings, newspaper clippings and administrative files, donation. verry, Horace Leslie. Papers, 1810-1981. 30cm. Verry, a journalist, was general manager of the N.Z. Press Association 1964-75. The collection includes family correspondence, drafts and final copies of plays and other literary contributions, donation: Ms C. Verry, Australia. virtue, noel. Papers, 1985-1999. 50cm. The papers of this New Zealand novelist include drafts of novels, memoirs and stories, and correspondence relating to business matters and with friends. His Brethren origins and his homosexuality are latent themes in his work, purchase. Partial restriction. Wellington croquet association. Records, 1919-1998. 1.3 m. The records include minute books, correspondence, scrapbooks and histories of the Wellington Municipal, Petone and Kelburn clubs, donation. WELLINGTON DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE. Records, 1991-1999. 30cm. The collection comprises minute books and reports for the centre, also correspondence and financial records, clippings and a history of the centre, donation. wennerbom, alan john. Charles Lyell and Gideon Algernon Mantell; their quest for elite status in English geology, 1821-1852, 1999. 15cm. This doctoral thesis is accompanied by transcriptions of the correspondence between Lyell and his family and Mantell; most of the original letters are held by the Library, donation. white, james. Diary, 1854-1855. 1 volume. White was a teacher and a lay preacher who came to New Zealand in 1859. This diary details his earlier life and work in London visiting alms houses, and the Ragged School and City Mission. It also includes religious admonitions and thoughts about his own lapses from belief. PURCHASE. wills Johnson, kate MiRiA. Papers relating to the Chatham Islands, 1940-1995. 2m. Wills Johnson was bom in the Chatham Islands. Her papers comprise correspondence and research material relating to her publication, People of the Chathams (1994). donation: Mr G. Wills Johnson, Te Awamutu. woodridge, g. Charles. Journal, 1902-1903. 3cm. This journal was kept by Woodridge, a English traveller, while journeying through New Zealand, visiting most parts of the country, purchase. young, tong-shing. Papers, 1910-1970. 1.3 m. The papers, mostly relating to Young’s involvement with the New Zealand Chinese Association, include financial records, correspondence and newsletters, donation.