Notable Acquisitions, July 2005 to June 2006

Turnbull Library Record, Volume 39, 1 January 2006, Page 97

Notable Acquisitions, July 2005 to June 2006

A selection of notable acquisitions covering all the collections is listed in the Turnbull Library Record to alert researchers to newly acquired material judged to be of significant research value. Additions to existing collections are not usually listed, except where they add substantially to what is already held. 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. Records can also be accessed electronically on the National Library of New Zealand’s website at www.natlib.govt.nz. Records of the unpublished collections appear on the Tapuhi database, and the published collections through the National Library of New Zealand Catalogue.

Archive of New Zealand Music Dellow, Ronald Graeme, 1924-2004. Further papers, c. 1924-2004. 3 m. Donation. Farquhar, David Andrew, 1928-. Further papers, 1971-2005. 50 cm. Donation. Farr, Gareth, 1968-. Further music scores and papers, c. 1985-2005. 1 m. Donation. Munro, Donald, 1913- Further papers, 1941-2005. 23 folders. Donation. Nunns, Richard, 1941- Papers, c. 1980-2006. 1 m. Donation. Recorders and Early Music Union. Records, c. 1980-1997. 1 m. Donation. Sunde, Rude, fl. 1940-. Papers relating to New Zealand folksong collected by Rude and Pat Sunde, 1966-1974. 2 folders. Donation.

Cartographic Collection Creator Unknown. A new map of the province of Auckland compiled from the latest official documents shewing the lands already sold, the lands open for selection by free-grant emigrants and others, and Crown lands not yet surveyed [map], London: Edward Stanford, 1865. Purchase.

Creator Unknown. Map of the South Oceanic colonies of Great Britain wherein are included Australia, with its recent divisions, Van Diemen’s Land, New Zealand, Norfolk and the Auckland Islands [map]. London: Collins, [c. 1850]. Purchase.

Creators Various. 2000 topographic maps published by War Office, UK and Army Map Service Washington showing Europe and the Pacific and used by the military including the New Zealand forces in World War 11. Donation.

Godley, Alexander John (Sir), 1867-1957. Map of Gallipoli. Sheet 2 [map ms annotations and signed by General Godley]. Reproduced Survey Dept Egypt from map (683) published by War Office, [1915]. Purchase. Karauti, Horopapera, 1878-1932. Group of published WWI trench maps of France and Belgium. 1914-1918. Donation.

[New Zealand Railways], Auckland Station general plan [ms map]. Engineer’s Office Auckland, November 1886. Purchase. Wyld, James, 1812-1887. The Islands of New Zealand from the Admiralty surveys of the English and French Marine, from the observations of the officers of the New Zealand Company and from private surveys & sketches. London: Jas. Wyld, [lß4B]. Purchase.

Drawings and Prints Artist Unknown. [Military Camp, Waikato or Taranaki, 1860s?]. Watercolour. A view of military tents at the confluence of two streams in New Zealand. Both location and exact date are unknown, but the view is likely to be associated with the New Zealand wars. Purchase.

Artist Unknown. Phar Lap [1931 ]. 1 photograph with hand-colouring. A portrait of the famous race-horse, probably published in Australia, in the year of his return to New Zealand from Australia before his departure for America. Purchase.

Artist Unkown. Somes lid 10 January 1941. Watercolour. Somes Island looking out to Wellington Harbour, painted by a German internee during the war. The back of the watercolour proclaims ‘Deutsch die Saar’ (the Saar belongs to Germany). Purchase.

Artist Unknown. [Tenawa, chief of the Ngatiawa, c. 1845] and [New Zealand girl, c. 1845]. 2 watercolours. A portrait of Te Ngarara Tenawa, the captor of the brig Haweis in 1823, along with another work by the same unknown artist of a young Maori woman wearing a red blanket. Purchase.

Aubrey, Christopher, fl. 1868-1906. Eketahuna Hotel. 1891. Watercolour. A busy scene at the front of the hotel, with a coach and horses, passengers, two swagmen approaching and hotel maids and an ostler occupied with their tasks. Purchase. Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897. Tawhera Mountain near Opepe, Taupo. 1878. Watercolour. Two Maori walking along a road in the foreground, with Mount Tauhara in the distance. Purchase.

Beere, Avis (Higgs), 191 8—. Thorndon before the motorway, [c. 1970] and [Methodist church and Princess Hotel, Molesworth Street, Thorndon. c. 1970], 2 watercolours. A view from near Park Street and another of upper Molesworth Street. Both show buildings that were removed when the Wellington urban motorway was built. Donation: Miss Gwen Ryan, Te Aro, Wellington.

Bensemann, Leo Vernon, 1912-1986. [Portrait of Dennis Donovan, c. 1955]. Oil on canvas. Donovan, with Bensemann, was the joint owner of the Caxton Press, Christchurch, until 1978. Purchase.

Bensemann, Leo Vernon, 1912-1986. Portrait of John L. Moffatt, 1941. Oil on canvas. John Moffatt was an habitue of Bensemann’s Cambridge Terrace flat in Christchurch, 1938 to 1943. He participated in musical evenings, which included Laurence Baigent and Douglas Lilbum among others. Purchase.

Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926. [ln Whangaroa Harbour. 1880s?]. Oil on canvas. A sailing ship close to shore with houses along the shoreline. The location is not certain. Purchase.

Boyce, Raymond, b. 1928. [Set designs and costume drawings for Downstage Theatre and Depot Theatre, 19705-19905, by Raymond Boyce, Tommy Honey, Dorita Hannah and Cheri Ingle]. 380 architectural drawings, 9 watercolours. Donation: Downstage Theatre, Wellington. Farr, Samuel Charles, 1827-1918. [Picnicking above Akaroa] 1890. Oil on board. The work of an accomplished Christchurch artist and architect. The view shows a group of men at a camp-site high on the hills above Akaroa. Purchase.

Fajardo, Jose, b. 1935?-. [Head of Edward Hill. 1963]. Bronze sculpture. A likeness of Anglican minister, mayor of New Plymouth, historian and librettist, Edward Hill. The work was sculpted by his then son-in-law in Wellington. Donation: Mrs Theodora Leigh-Smith, Upper Hutt.

Fox, William, 1812-1893. [Maitai Valley, Nelson, between 1843 and 1848, or 1870s], Watercolour. Shows farmland in an area that is now a golf-course. Thought to have been painted during Fox’s early period in Nelson in the mid-1840s, although he also visited Nelson about 1870. Purchase.

Gully, John, 1819-1888. Bradshaw Sound, Southern Alps. 1868. [1874?]. Pencil. Drawn in 1874 when the artist accompanied Sir James Fergusson to Fiordland. Purchase.

Gully, John, 1819-1888. [From central moraine of the great Godley Glacier, 5 March 1862], Watercolour. A view of the Godley Glacier, Mt Peterman, and the Sealey Pass. The Library already held 12 such watercolours by Gully based on drawings done on the spot in 1862 by Julius von Haast. This is a previously unknown 13th view. Purchase.

Gully, John, 1819-1888. [Malte Brun Range, Tasman Glacier, 1857], Watercolour. A preparatory version of Gully’s watercolour The Tasman and Murchison Glaciers from the Mount Cook Range, 1863, based on a drawing by Haast done in 1862. Purchase.

Haddon, Oriwa Tahupotiki, 1899-1958. The old canoe with her new crew. 1936. Ink drawing. Michael Joseph Savage and his new 1936 Labour cabinet depicted as paddlers of a waka. Donation: Mr Russell Marshall, Paramata, Wellington.

Harris, Emily Cumming, 18367-1925. New Zealand flowers. 1900. Sketchbook. 21 watercolours of New Zealand flowers in a bound volume with a title page. The flowers include most of the better known New Zealand specimens. The collection, put together in 1900, was possibly intended for a publication that did not eventuate. Purchase.

Liardet, Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn, 1799-1878. View from Mount Puke Kawa of the embuchure and meanderings of the River Thames, to Mt Aroha ... with Te Karapoti Pahus kainga in the foreground ... 1869. Watercolour. The plain of the Waihou (Thames) River showing a small kainga and extensive farmland. The Library already had a later watercolour copy of the same view. Purchase.

Mayne, Tom, 1910-1988. [Original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and Star Sun Sports, 1954-1962]. 485 drawings, mixed media. Ink cartoons mostly reflecting the day-to-day concerns of ordinary people, with a few about larger New Zealand and world events. Purchase.

Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965. [Collection of John Lysaght Moore, 1910s-1963, and watercolours by Sophie Augusta Moor, 1880s], 2 oils on canvas, 418 watercolours, 98 drawings, 903 art prints (woodcuts, etchings), 69 sketchbooks, 37 reproductions. A major collection of York Bay artist John L. Moore’s New Zealand landscapes and images of flora and fauna. The collection includes three watercolours and a pencil drawing of the Chatham Islands in the 1880 s by his mother, S. A. Moore. Bequest: Mrs Josephine Forbes, Eastbourne.

Munro, A. H. Castle Hill from Waiau, Coromandel [c. 1850] and Mr Preece’s Coromandel, 1847 or earlier. 2 pencil drawings. Two small drawings from a dismantled sketchbook. One shows a kainga with three whare and food drying on a rack; the other, the house of Rev. James Preece. Purchase.

Newcombe, John. [Track through native bush, 75-78], 1 lithograph. Donation: Mr Bevan Greenslade, Khandallah, Wellington. Oldham, Alicia V. Nelson Harbour from Wakapuaka, 1893. Watercolour. Part of the town of Nelson, including the artist’s own house, and St Peter’s Church. Purchase.

Oliver, Richard Aldworth, 1811-1889. Sketch on the Wahapu Beach, Bay of Islands [1849?]. Watercolour. A large waka being drawn up onto Wahapu Beach, by a group of men. A long whare and cooking fire are on the hill behind. Purchase.

Oliver, Richard Aldworth, 1811-1889. Whangaruru [c. 1850]. Watercolour. A waka and shelter with thatched roof, the harbour behind. Purchase.

Richmond, James Crowe, 1822-1898. [Oast house at Waimea Estuary, Redwoods Valley, c. 1880]. Watercolour. A wooden oast house with the Moutere Hills in the background. Purchase. Sharpe, Alfred, 1836-1908. View of the rock ofMaketu, near Drury, N. Z. 1880. Watercolour. The site of an ancient pa in the foreground, with extensive European cultivations and a large farmhouse in the middle distance. The picture was originally the first prize in an art union in Auckland in 1880. Purchase.

Sherwood, Maud, 1880-1956. [Self-portrait, c. 1930]. Pencil. Purchase. Stones, Anthony, b. 1933. [Michael King. 2006]. Bronze. A posthumous sculpture of historian Michael King, commissioned by the Friends of the Turnbull Fibrary. Donation: Friends of the Turnbull Library.

Strong, Austin, 1881-1952. [Sketches, sketchbooks and autograph books, c. 1895-1905]. 10 sketchbooks, 13 watercolours, 39 drawings. American writer, Austin Strong, stepgrandson of Robert Fouis Stevenson, came from Samoa to be educated at Wellington College from 1895 to 1898 and worked in New Zealand until the early 1900 s. The collection is largely of his juvenile sketchbooks, with some landscapes and portraits. Donation: Mrs Marjorie Connell, York Bay, from the Seed Family papers.

Symons, John Corker Vigers, 18327-1897. [Panmure Basin, 1860 s or 1870s]. Watercolour. Panmure Basin as a cattle farm before the growth of housing in the area. Purchase.

Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von, 1828-1868. [Portrait of] Lieutenant-General Sir Duncan Cameron [ c. 1864]. Oil on glass. A half-length miniature of General Cameron, commander of the forces in New Zealand from 1861 to 1865. Purchase.

Tizard, Frances Walker, 1850-1895. New Zealand flora, 1880. 41 watercolours. Frances Tizard, of Kopu, Coromandel, won prizes at art competitions in Melbourne for her paintings of New Zealand flowers. Purchase.

Watkin, E. A. [Ship portraits], 1925-1951. 23 watercolours. Broadside views of New Zealand steamships. Purchase.

Ephemera

Cole, Edward, fl. 19305. New Zealand apples, the Empire’s star turn. The Dominion of New Zealand [Poster. 19305?]. Purchase.

Giles, F. Kenwood, fl. 1930—19505. Buy New Zealand apples; “they’re great”. [Poster. 1930-1050s]. Purchase.

New Zealand fights for the future. [Poster. 19405]. Purchase. [Seven art union display cards, for lotteries organised by Neil McArthur and B. L. Hammond. 1932-1937]. Purchase. Shiers, Charles, fl. 1920-19305. New Zealand apples, “the finest the world produces”. [Poster. 1920-19305], Purchase.

Smith, Stan & Margaret (collectors). [Ephemera relating to building renovation supplies, health, and Lower Hutt Operatic Society. 1960-1980s], Donation. R & E Tingey & Company Ltd. New season’s wallpapers, No 51, 1935. 30 Manners St, Wellington [Sample book]. Purchase.

Manuscripts and Archives Bailey, Rona 1914-2005. Papers, c. 1935-2005. 7 m. The papers reflect Bailey’s wide interests in left wing politics, women’s issues, and the arts. Donation: Ms Meg Bailey, Wellington.

Barnes, I. A. W., fl. 1875. Logbook ofHMS Pearl and HMS Sappho, 1872-1875. 1 volume. A logbook recording, among other voyages, a tour of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific. Purchase.

Dale Family. Papers relating to World War One and other papers, 1892-1967. 80 cm. Fetters to Albert and Nell Dale from family in England. Fetters and diaries written by Thomas Dale while serving in the Auckland Infantry Regiment during World War One and while an orchardist at Birkenhead. Purchase.

Deane, Roderick Sheldon (Dr), 1941-. Further papers. 19.6 m.

Papers relating to Deane’s time as Chief Executive and chairman of the board of Telecom, chairman of the City Gallery Wellington Foundation and Board of Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa). Meeting papers, minutes, and financial reports. Donation: Dr Roderick Deane, Wellington.

Donald, Rod, 1957-2005. Papers, c. 1990-2005. 1.2 m.

Parliamentary papers of Donald, press releases, speech scripts and papers relating to the Green Party organisation. Donation: Green Party, Wellington.

Else, Barbara, 1947-. Papers, 1990-2005. 1.25 m. Electronic and hardcopy drafts of literary works by Else. Correspondence with publishers and other writers. Purchase.

Gorrie, Minnie, fl. 1877-1882. Fiji diary, 1877-1882. 1 volume. A diary recording events in colonial Fiji, 1877-1882, by the daughter of the Chief Justice of Fiji. Purchase.

Jackson, Ann Fletcher, 1833-1903. Diaries, 1860-1900. 22 cm. Diaries of a Quaker in colonial New Zealand, they detail Jackson’s work in establishing the Quaker movement in New Zealand. Donation: Religious Society of Friends, Rotorua.

Joseph, Michael Kennedy, 1914-1981. Further papers, 1933-1969. 42 cm. Further papers, including diaries relating to Joseph’s World War Two experiences. Purchase.

Karauti, Horopapera, 1878-1932. Papers, c. 1900-1940. 40 cm. Includes letters and notebooks kept by Karauti while serving in the Maori Pioneer Battalion during World War One. Donation: Ms Mary Lomas, Wellington.

Kerr, Roy Patrick, 1934-. Mathematics notebook, 19705. A research notebook of mathematical equations by one of New Zealand’s leading mathematicians. Donation: Ms Marilyn Head, Wellington.

Kidman, Fiona (Dame), 1940-. Further papers, 2000-2004. 1.4 m. Literary drafts and correspondence. Purchase.

King, Rita M., fl. 1950-1980. Papers relating to the private sector equal pay campaign, 1950-1980. 1 m. Papers from the various equal pay and women’s rights organisations King was involved in. Donation: Mrs Elizabeth Orr, Otaki.

Laslett, Thomas, 1811-1887. Journals of his travels to New Zealand, 1833-1842, 18781882. 3 volumes. Diaries from Laslett’s visits to New Zealand as a timber inspector. Laslett provides full descriptions of the ship parties’ activities and provides insights into Maori society at the time. Purchase.

Leece, George, 1865-1901. Papers relating to the South African War and other family papers, 1875-1955. 6 cm. Correspondence from Leece to his family during the South African War, with further correspondence from notable persons following his death in the War. Purchase. Lovelock Family. Further papers relating to Jack Lovelock, 1935-1950. 1 folder. Sympathy letters to Lovelock’s wife, Cynthia following the death of Jack Lovelock. Copies

of letters relating to Lovelock’s medical and athletic career and miscellaneous certificates. Donation: Mr Nate Baer, Washington, United States of America.

Newspaper Publishers’Association. Records, c. 1890-1955. 3.1 m. Administration records of the Newspaper Publishers’ Association including minutes and correspondence. Donation: Newspaper Publishers’Association, Wellington.

New Zealand Labour Party. Further records, c. 1930-2000. 4 m. Administration records of the New Zealand Labour Party. Donation: New Zealand Labour Party, Wellington.

New Zealand Shipping Company. Records, 1876-1986. 4 m. Administration records of the New Zealand Shipping Company including minutes, reports, circulars, and passenger registers. Donation: P&O Nedlloyd, Wellington.

Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950. Further papers, 1946-1947. 3 folders. Correspondence with Henare Ngata and his family during the time Henare was in a prisoner of war camp. Miscellaneous personal and political correspondence. Donation: Mr Whai Ngata.

Pitts, George C., fl. 1878-1882. Logbook of HMS Emerald, 1878-1882. 1 volume. A diary kept by a Royal Navy midshipman on the HMS Emerald's voyage around the Pacific. Purchase.

Richards, Robert, d. 1847. Papers relating to the Northern War, 1845-1938. 2 cm. Correspondence from Richards to his family. He describes the war against Hone Heke in the Bay of Islands after the cutting down of the flagpole at Kororareka. Purchase.

Scott, Richard (Dick) George, 1923-. Papers relating to Parihaka, the 1951 waterfront dispute and the labour movement, 1932-2000. 1 m.

Research papers for publications on Parihaka and 1951 waterfront dispute. Donation: Mr Dick Scott, Auckland.

Stephens, Samuel, 1803-1855. Letters and journals, 1841-1854, 1935-1938. 5 cm. Journals and letters written by a surveyor and settler in Nelson. Donation: Mr George H. Webb, Surrey, United Kingdom.

Tennis New Zealand. Records, 1903-2005. 2.1 m. Administration records of Tennis New Zealand. Minute books, annual reports, and financial records. Donation: Tennis New Zealand, Auckland.

Wellington Caravan Club. Records, 1947-1999. 1 metre.

Minutes, rally registers, and scrapbooks of the Wellington Caravan Club. Donation: Wellington Caravan Club, Wellington.

Wilkes, Owen Ronald, 1940-2005. Papers, c. 1970-2000. 14 m. Papers relating to Wilkes’ research and protest activities concerning issues including nuclear weapons and spy satellites. Donation: Ms May Bass, Hamilton.

New Zealand and Pacific Published Collections Monographs: Lady Barker. Une femme du monde a la Nouvelle-Zelande. Paris: Libraire de FirminDidot, 1882. Purchase. Dansey, Harry. Cartoons on international affairs. New Plymouth: Taranaki Daily News, [1958], Purchase. Dowling, Basil. Selected poems. Vienna: Global Vision, 2004.

Garrow, J. M. E. Garrow’s law of real property in New Zealand. Wellington: Butterworths, 1936. Donation. Goldie, C. F. Art and the Maori: a set of colour plates, 2nd edn. Auckland: E. Allan Brooker, [1948], Purchase.

Good all, S. I. Goodall’s law and practice relating to conveyancing in New Zealand. Wellington: Butterworths, 1951. Donation. Hall, Owen. Eureka. London: Chatto & Windus, 1899. Purchase. Inhabitants of the world: alphabetically arranged. New York: Samuel Wood & Sons, (1818?). Purchase.

Johnson, Martin. Kamerajakt pakannibaler. Stockholm: HolgerSchildts Forslagsaktiebolag, 1929. Purchase. Kotzebue, Otto von. Ontdekkingsreis in de Zuid-Zee en naar de Berings-Straat in de jaren 1815, 1816, 1817 en 1818. Amsterdam: J. van der Hey, 1822. Purchase. Lancaster, G. B. The spur or the bondage of Kin Severne. New York: Doubleday, 1906. Purchase.

The long trail. [S.l]: 18th Reinforcements Aboard the Transport “Tofua”, 1916. Purchase. Lubbock, Alfred. The Colonial clippers. Glasgow: James Brown, 1924. Purchase. Lusk, Hugh. Social welfare in New Zealand. London: Heinemann, 1913. Purchase.

Lysaght, Sidney. My tower in Desmond. London: MacMillan, 1925. Purchase. Marsh, Ngaio. Tod im lift. Munchen: Goldmann, 1985. Purchase. Marsh, Ngaio. Der Tod des narren. Munchen: Goldmann, 2005. Purchase. Milne, D. S. Economics a phase of divine law. Lower Hutt: Milne, [ c. 1945].

New Zealand Army. Instructions relating to accounting for stores, 1928: issued with general orders for April, 1928. Wellington: Government Printer, 1928. Purchase. Orr-Lambert, R. Power of circumstance. London: Heath Cranton, 1935. Purchase.

Sainsbury, Arthur. Misery mansion: grim tales of New Zealand asylums. Otahuhu: Sainsbury, 1947. Purchase. A Souvenir of Westland: historical—pictorial. Hokitika: Printed by the Guardian and Times Co., [1952?]. Donation.

Steen, Bille. Beretning om corvetten Galathea’s reise omkring jorden 1845, 46 og 47. Copenhagen: C AReitzel, 1849-51. Purchase. Troup, Robert. Southland soldiers and their next of kin: roll of honour. [lnvercargill]: Southland News Print, c. 1920. Purchase.

A voyage through the islands of the Pacific Ocean. New York: Lane & Scott, 1851. Purchase. Westerman, J. F. C. The Antarctic treasure. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1948. Purchase.

Wood, J. G. Onbeschaafde volken, beschreven in hun voorkomen, zeden, gewoonten, gebruiken enz . Rotterdam: Robbers, [1875]. Purchase. Newspapers and Periodicals Australian and New Zealand Gazette, 1850-1882. Microform. Purchase.

Dunedin Punch, gas, humor, 1865. Purchase. Hot Licks (Auckland), September 1974. Purchase. Little Hongi: Adventures in Maoriland. Issue 1. Purchase. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review (Auckland), 1911-1912. Purchase.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Strait Guardian, 1850. Purchase. Society (Christchurch), 1881-83. Microform. Purchase. Te Aroha Jockey Club: Rules & Regulations , 1917. Purchase. Sound Recordings Vinyl Dallas, Maria. The music turns me on; Tumblin’ down. N.Z.: Viking, pi 967. Purchase.

Devlin, Johnny. Koala bear; Turn the lights out, Johnny. [Australia]: Teen Records, [1959]. Purchase. Dusty Spittle. The traveller: and other songs. [Wellington, N.Z.]: Viking, [1968]. Purchase.

Fat Freddy’s Drop. Wandering eye. London: The Drop: Under exclusive license to Kartel, p 2006. Purchase. Parun, Louis. Like I love you; Lonely boy. [Auckland, N.Z.]: Lexian, [1963]. Purchase.

CDs Cakekitchen. Cakekitchen: Live at CBGB, NYC, 17 June 1992. [Heme, Germany]: Eggbox, p 2005. Purchase. The Cleves. “Cleves”. Melbourne: Vicious Sloth Collectables, [1998]. Purchase. Cortina. Control freaks rule the world. [Wellington]: Cortina, c. 2005. Purchase.

Rise of the City Cat Culture. Rise of the City Cat Culture. New Zealand: The Seedy R!: Pseudo Arcana, p 2005. Purchase. Space Farm. Going home to eternity. Little Wing of Refugees, [1989].

Oral History Centre

Art Taranaki oral history project (2003-2005). Seven interviews by Mary Donald with artists who have a strong Taranaki connection. Duration: c. 24 hours. Project received an Award in Oral History. Donation.

Doreen Blumhardt oral history project (2004). A life history interview with Doreen Blumhardt, an internationally renowned potter and educator, recorded by Pip Oldham. Duration: c. 7 hours. Commissioned by the Blumhardt Foundation. Also includes other audio and video recordings of Doreen Blumhardt. Donation.

Lighthouse keepers and their wives oral history project (2005). Ten interviews by Helen Beaglehole. Duration: c. 27 hours. Project received an Award in Oral History. Donation.

Nga Morehu oral history project (2002-2005). Ten video interviews by interviewers Patu Hohepa, Scottie Morrison, and Reweti Te Mete with ten kaumatua aged from seventy to ninety-seven years old. The interviews were conducted in te reo Maori, the first language of those interviewed. Duration: c. 15 hours. Project received an Award in Oral History. Donation.

Sound recordings of Main Trunk Lines exhibition events (2005). Six events including readings by 14 New Zealand poets. Recorded by sound conservation staff in the National Library auditorium. Duration: c. 6 hours.

Wellington Zoo centenary oral history project (2005-2006). Fourteen interviews by Susan Fowke with staff, children of former staff, and visitors to the zoo covering the 19305-2005. 2005. Commissioned by the Wellington Zoo Trust and funded by the Lottery Grants Board. Duration: c. 31 hours. Donation.

Photographic Archive Brusewitz, Henry Elis Leopold, 18557-1922. Photographs of Nelson and Fiji. 20 photographic prints. Purchase.

Daroux, Louis John, 1870-1948. Photographs of New Zealand and the Pacific. 739 negatives, 426 photographic prints. Purchase. Hoddinott, K. L., fl. 1940. Photographs of boating and motorcycling. 1 album, 35 photographic prints. Donation.

NZ Aerial Mapping Ltd. Aerial mosaic negatives, c. 5000 negatives. Donation. Smith, Alan Eldridge, 1945-. Photographs of New Zealand towns, 1967-1970. 609 colour transparencies. Donation. Sorensen, John Herman, 1905-1982. Photographs of Campbell, Auckland and Kermadec Islands. 4 containers of prints, negatives and transparencies. Purchase.

Thompson, Paul David, 1951- Further photographs of New Zealand baches. 78 colour transparencies. Donation. Various Photographers. Photographs of attempts to build a weir on Kawarau River, Otago, c. 1914-1923. 1 album. Donation.

Special Printed Collections

Early printed books: Cook, James, 1728-1779. Voyage au Pole austral et autour du monde,fait sur les vaisseaux de roi V Aventure & la Resolution, en 1772, 1773, 1774 & 1775. A Paris: [s.n.], 1778. Purchase. Grelot, Guillaume-Joseph, b. c. 1630. A late voyage to Constantinople. London: Printed by J. Playford, and are to be sold by H. Bonwicke ..., 1683. Purchase.

Fine printing: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. Of gardens. London: Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press] ..., 1902. Purchase. Blake, William, 1757-1827. Poetical sketches. London: [Vale Press] Sold by Messrs. Hacon & Ricketts, 1899. Purchase.

Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. The works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Stratford-upon-Avon: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press and published for the press by Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1928-1929. Purchase. Field, Michael. The race of leaves. London: Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press], 1901.

Froissart, Jean, 13387-1410? Froissarts cronicles. Oxford: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, Stratford-upon-Avon & published for the press by Basil Blackwell, 1927-1928. Purchase.

Goldsmith, Oliver, 17307-1774. The deserted village. [London]: E. Arnold [Essex House Press], 1904. Purchase. Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662. Select ayres and dialogues to sing to the theorbo-lute or basseviol. London: Printed by William Godbid for John Playford,..., 1669. Purchase.

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Comus, a mask. [London]: E. Arnold ; [Essex House Press], 1901. Donation. Ronsard, Pierre de, 1524-1585. Choix de sonnets. Hamersmith, London: [Eragny Press], 1902. Donation. Verhaeren, Emile, 1855-1916. Lespetits vieux. London: Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press] ..., 1901. Purchase.