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

The Friends of the Turnbull Library

The Friends of the Turnbull Library is an incorporated society established in 1939. Its objects are to: ♦ Promote public interest in the Alexander Turnbull Library, and support its activities. ♦ Assist in the acquisition of materials. ♦ Encourage research and use of Library materials. ♦ Conduct activities and programmes about the specialised interests of the Library. ♦ Maintain communication with users of the with Library and with Government ♦ Maintain a strong national membership.

The Alexander Turnbull Library is a guardian of our heritage. If you want to: ♦ Help safeguard the Library’s precious collections. ♦ Help the Library’s collections develop and expand. ♦ Encourage the development of new knowledge about New Zealand’s cultures and heritage. ♦ Support the work of the Alexander Turnbull Library now and in the future.

Then you will want to join the Friends. As a Friend you receive: ♦ The Friends of the Turnbull Library Newsletter ♦ The Turnbull Library Record, an annual scholarly journal, and Off the Record, an annual magazine ♦ Invitations to attend lectures and Friends’ special events ♦ The satisfaction of supporting a priceless heritage of library material

Membership of The Friends of the Turnbull Library costs SSO double, $35 for waged individuals, $25 for non-waged individuals, S6O for New Zealand universities, libraries, etc., and $l5O for corporate bodies. Overseas membership (including postage) is NZSSO for individuals and NZ$75 for universities and libraries, etc.

Membership applications and enquiries about Friends’ publications should be sent to the Secretary, The Friends of the Turnbull Library, PO Box 12-186, Wellington, New Zealand. Please make cheques payable to ‘The Friends of the Turnbull Library’. Back issues of the Turnbull Library Record from 1994 onwards are available for sls (inch p&p). Earlier issues are $5 (incl. p&p).

Back cover: Turnbull House, Bowen Street, Wellington, home of the Alexander Turnbull Library until 1973. Photographed in 1930 by Thomas Joseph Lawlor (d. 1960). From the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library. ATL ref.: C- 21792-1/2 -.

The Past Preserved The Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust

The Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust aims to support the Library’s work of collecting, preserving, and improving the dissemination of knowledge of New Zealand’s heritage. The Library needs additional funds for: • the acquisition of important historical items. Costs are rising dramatically, and the Library needs additional support if it is to compete; • the publication of manuscripts, maps, documents, photographs, paintings, prints, and other materials; • the continuation of its work in supporting research, publication, and exchanges among scholars.

How you can help • The Endowment Trust is seeking financial bequests for the purchase of materials for the collections. • The Research Fund is seeking financial bequests to help make the collections available through research, publications, conferences, seminars, and lectures. • The Library itself is seeking bequests of books, documents, paintings, drawings, family papers, and photographs that may be of historical value. Let us help you preserve your family heritage. All bequests will be recorded and acknowledged. For further information, please contact Mr David Underwood, Chairman, Endowment Trust Board, at the Alexander Turnbull Library, PO Box 12-349, Wellington, New Zealand, phone +64 4 474 3000.