Notable Acquisitions, July 2006 to June 2007

Turnbull Library Record, Volume 40, 1 January 2007, Page 79

Notable Acquisitions, July 2006 to June 2007

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 (http://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 Records of the unpublished collections appear on the Tapuhi database, and the published collections through the National Library of New Zealand Catalogue.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 Brown, Michael, 1970-. Interviews with New Zealand musicians, 2005. 1 cm. Donation. Buchanan, Dorothy Quita, 1945-. Further music scores, 1965-2000. 12 folders. Donation. Castle family. Papers mainly relating to Clement Howe, 1922-1948. 30 cm. Donation. Fuchs, Richard (Dr), 1887-1947. Further music scores. 50 cm. Donation.

Gray, John, 1918-2004. Papers, 1939-2004. 4 m. Donation. Lilburn, Douglas Gordon, 1915-2001. Piano prelude, 1959. Acetate disc. Donation. Macky, Willow, 1921-2006. Further music scores and papers. 1930-2005. 2 m. Donation. Reissar, Anne, 1939-2007. Papers and sound recordings, c. 1972-1996. 1.5 m. Donation. Vandewart, Marie, 1911-2006. Papers, 1927-1992. 15 cm. Donation.

Cartographic Collection Bedlington, Percy, fl. 1896-1910. Plan of the Whangarei Borough [map]. Auckland: Wilson and Horton, lith., [1910?]. Purchase. Bell family. Subdivision plans. 50 printed and manuscript land subdivision plans of Auckland dated from 1895 to 1940. Purchase.

Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773. Carte des environs du Pole Austral [map], [Memoires of the French Royal Academy, 1757], Purchase. Creator unknown. Map of the New Zealand Agricultural Coys Limited estate [map]: comprising 170,000 acres freehold and 139,000 acres leasehold: Otago, New Zealand compiled from official & private surveys, 1883. London: J. B. Lambe, lith., 1883. Purchase.

Creator unknown. Topographic maps of Glenside and Tawa Flats, Waitakere, Kaimanawa Range, the Southern Portion of the Wellington City Battalion Home Guard area, with the Map Case and Epaulettes of P L B Williams, No. 4 Platoon, Wadestown Company, Home Guard; “B” (Thorndon) Company, City Battalion Head Quarters. 1942-1952. Purchase. McKerrow, James, 1834-1919. Map of meridional circuits and survey districts, province of Otago. Dunedin, [N.Z.]: Otago Survey Lithographic Press, 1871. Donation. New Zealand Survey. Village and town district of Papakura [map], Auckland: Auckland Survey Office, [c. 1886], Purchase.

Springall, Sidney S. Plan of that portion of the Maraetaha Estate (late James Woodbine Johnson esq.) consisting of about 2300 acres [map]. Gisborne [N.Z.]: Williams & Kettle, 1900. Sale of land near Young Nick’s Head. Purchase. Wyld, James, 1812-1887. To the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, this chart of New Zealand [map] / from original surveys is respectfully dedicated by his very obedient servant, James Wyld. London: J. Wyld, [1867?]. Purchase.

Drawings, Paintings and Prints Alington Group Architects. [Architectural plans, 19505-19905], 3397 architectural drawings. Plans for projects mainly in New Zealand, by architect Bill Alington, including early work for the Ministry of Works, through various partnerships with A. L. Gabites and others, to the work of Alington Group Architects in the 1980 s and 19905. Donation: Mr William Alington, Wellington.

Allom, Albert James, 1831-1909. Eumenga, Ka Ria Ria, Te Kawa Kawa [New Zealand coastal landscape, Te Araroa, East coast, between 1842 and early 1843]. Watercolour. A coastal profile of the land west of East Cape. A drawing received by the New Zealand Company in July 1843, but not forming part of the drawings purchased by Alexander Turnbull in 1915. Allom was a survey cadet who arrived in New Zealand in 1842. Purchase.

Angas, George French, 1822-1886. Hemi, grandson of Pomara, chief of the Chatham Islands [1844] [and] Tao, a New Zealand girl [1844],

2 watercolours. Portraits of a young Maori boy, grandson of Ngati Mutunga rangatira Wiremu Piti Pomare, and of a Maori girl identified as Tao, both drawn in New Zealand. Purchase. Arden, Frances Hamar, 1842-1899. [Panoramic farm landscape with children playing] 1875. Watercolour. A so-far unidentified location showing a pastoral scene with a harbour and mountains in the background. The artist is best known for his Taranaki views. Purchase.

Artist unknown. [Ten drawings of Pacific Islanders by a French artist, c. 1865-1880]. 10 ink drawings. Includes Tahitians, Vanuatuans, Marquesans, and Papua New Guineans, probably drawn in the last third of the nineteenth century. Mostly show personal adornment including jewellery, tattooing, and headdresses. Purchase. Aubrey, Christopher, fl. 1868-1906. Aramoho, Whanganui River. 1894. Watercolour. A view from across the river of Sedgebrook Grange, the home and property of Major John Nixon and his descendants. Purchase.

Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897. [Lake with waka and pa on headland. 1860 s or 1870 s? ]. Oil on canvas. A scene in New Zealand, possibly Lake Rotomahana or Lake Tarawera. Purchase. Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897. Road over the Rimutakas. 1869. Watercolour. A fine view of the Rimutaka Road amidst bush-clad hills, with a coach and four and a European traveller on foot talking to a Maori woman. Purchase.

Barraud, William Francis, 1856-1926. Road to Wainuiomata. [lß7os?]. Watercolour. Purchase. Bensemann, Leo Vernon, 1912-1986. [Woodblocks prepared for publications, 19305-19505[. 124 printing blocks. Blocks for a range of publications, including Another Argo (1935), Fantastica (1937) and The rime of the Ancient Mariner (1957). Donation: Cathy Harrington, Nelson.

Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1821. [Houses in Greymouth] 1872. Watercolour. Two houses and their gardens with hills behind. Purchase. Ellis, Frederick Vincent, 1892-1961. Gateway, Otago University, 1922. Etching. Donation: Celia O’Neill, Wellington. Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881. A dream after having supped [c. 1852]. Night scene in an officer’s quarters, 1850; dancing a war dance. Voyage in search for gold at the Hen and Chickens, March 1853.

3 ink drawings. A nightmare scene of dancing skeletons; nine officers enjoying the equivalent of a Victorian stag party, with drinking and dancing; a humorous view of several men embarking from the paddle-steamer Governor Wynyard to find gold on the Hen and Chickens Islands. The third drawing is similar to others by Heaphy showing a gold-mining excursion in Coromandel. The drawings have the same provenance as the group of two Morton Jones drawings described below. Purchase.

Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881. A native woman making the kaitaka. 1848. Watercolour. A young Maori woman weaving a cloak in front of a whare. The depiction of the method of weaving shows an unusual technique. A similar drawing in the British Library identifies the young woman as a ‘half-caste girl’. Purchase.

Hobson, Henry, fl. 1881. Album [military photographs, cartes-de-visite and watercolours, Taranaki Armed Constabulary, 1881-1882], Sketchbook. Shows incidents and personalities associated with the Parihaka incident. The watercolours include the camp at Pungarehu, the redoubt at Opunake, the Armed Constabulary Camp at Rahotu, members of various local militias, and portraits of Tohu and Te Whiti. Several may be copies of drawings by George Sherriff. The photographs are largely cartes-de-visite and include a portrait of the artist, Henry Hobson. Purchase.

Gilfillan, John Gordon, 1839-1875. Sketch at Maurea on the Waikato; Tangi over the deceased sister of the chief Takiru. A Maori pa with women cooking. Putiki Waranui Pah, Wanganui [c. IB6o], 3 watercolours. A group of mourners at Maurea, Waikato; domestic activities in a marae setting on a pa; the interior of Putiki Pa on the Whanganui River, showing men carving and surrounding buildings. Purchase.

Jones, Theodore Morton, 1828-1895. Landing place, settlement, Norfolk Island, Sept 13th 1853 [and] Officers’ quarters, Norfolk Island, Sept 13, 1853. 2 pencil drawings. Views of Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island. Possibly copied by Jones from drawings by Lieutenant Francis Seymour Gaynor. The drawings have the same provenance as the group of three Heaphy drawings described above. Purchase.

Kerr, Robert Edward. [Design drawings and illustrations, 1970-2000]. 850 watercolours and drawings. Original artwork for illustrations for 12 children’s books, some written by Bob Kerr, including Terry and the gunrunners, Terry and the last moa, and Mechanical Harry, and some drawn for other writers such as Joy Cowley and Stephen Ballantyne. Donation: Mr Bob Kerr, Wellington.

Kinder, John, 1819-1903. Picton, Jan 11 1872. Watercolour. Looking south towards the town showing houses spread along the waterfront. Purchase. Kinder, John, 1819-1903. St John’s College, 1878.

Watercolour. A view of the buildings of St John’s College, Meadowbank, Auckland, where the artist was Master from 1872. Purchase.

Mclntyre, Peter, 1910-1995. His Excellency Sir Willoughby Norrie Governor-General of New Zealand. [1956?]. Oil on canvas. A seated portrait showing the Governor-General in full regalia. Purchase. Maker unknown. [French gilt and brass carriage clock, formerly belonging to Alexander Turnbull, c. 1890]. Clock. Inscribed on the base with the name of Alexander Turnbull. Purchase.

Marston, George Edward, 1882-1940. Ernest E. Mills Joyce, 1908. Etched in the hut at Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, 1908. Etching. A portrait of one of the printers of the book Aurora Australis, produced during Shackleton’s expedition to Antarctica in 1908. Purchase. Matthews, Marmaduke, 18857-1949. TSMV Wanganella in Milford Sound, N.Z. [and] Otago University. [ c. 1930]. 2 etchings. Purchase.

Phillips, Watts, 1825-1874. A prophecy for ad 3000. The New Zealand artist come to sketch the ruins of St Pauls discovers the remains of a great ship near Deptford. (London, Ackerman, 1858). Hand-coloured lithograph. A rare print showing the remains of the Great Eastern paddlesteamer, as imagined by the artist at a date far in the future, when a traveller from the Antipodes might visit to sketch it. Purchase.

Richardson, Harry Linley, 1879-1947. In Wellington botanical gardens. [l93os?]. Pencil drawing. A stream in the gardens, possibly near the modern duck-pond. Purchase. Sandys, Edward Roper Stapleton, fl. 1880 s. Gully below Wadestown [and] Botanical Gardens, Wellington. [1888?]. 2 charcoal drawings. Native bush and a stream in Wadestown, and a view from near the top of the Botanical Gardens, looking down over trees and paths. The artist was paymaster aboard HMS Opal. Purchase.

Various artists. [Set design plans and costume design drawings for Downstage Theatre, 1980-1987]. 21 architectural drawings, 28 watercolours, 14 lithographs, 79 photocopies. Donation: Downstage Theatre, Wellington. Wills, Mary, 18597-1942. Waihi, Taupo, May 4 1911 Land] Ormondville, Sept 1908. 2 watercolours. A small settlement near Maunganamu and a farm, outbuildings, and an orchard at Ormondville. Purchase.

Yarborough, Gertrude Flora, fl. 1870-1917. [Album of watercolours, prints and photographs, 1878 and later]. Album. Mostly watercolours of the travels of Gertrude Cooke Yarborough to the Hokianga in the company of New Zealand artist Isa Outhwaite, and to the Thermal Regions in 1878. Includes views of travel to Hawaii, England, and Egypt. Purchase.

Ephemera Bailey, Rona (collector). [Posters relating to dance and theatre, Maori rights and Maori women, Vietnam, and other interests]. Donation. Bourke, Chris (collector). [Posters relating to popular music. 1970-19905]. Donation.

Boyce Raymond and Don Ramage (designers). The end of the golden weather [Poster. 1960], Purchase. Colbert, Roy (collector) [lO3 popular music posters, plus ephemera and theatre programmes. 1913—19805]. Purchase and Donation. [Collection of 17 Chinese propaganda leaflets distributed to American and Allied troops during the Korean War. 1950-1953], Donation.

National Dance Archive of New Zealand. [Dance programmes] Donation. Natives of New Zealand. Karaka berry, tui. [Poster, c. 1930]. Purchase. New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch. New Zealand, the playground of the Pacific. Thousands of feet above worry level! Mt. Cook. Issued by the Publicity Branch, N.Z. Railways. C M Banks Ltd, litho. Wn [Poster, c. 1933], Purchase.

New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch. Rotorua, nature’s cure. Thermal waters, health and recreation. Best reached by rail, New Zealand. Issued by the New Zealand Railways Publicity Branch [c. 1932], Purchase. New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch. Waitomo Caves. Glow worm grotto, wonder of the world! New Zealand. [Poster, c. 1930-1935]. Purchase.

New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd. The New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd Royal Mail Line. Modern motor vessels, 17,000 tons; Rangitiki, Rangitata, Rangitane [Poster, c. 1930]. Purchase.

Rodmell, Harry Hudson, 1896-1984 Round the world tours. Shaw Savill & Albion Line to New Zealand direct via Panama Canal. Royal Mail steamers. Through bookings to Australia & Tasmania. [Poster, c. 1914], Purchase.

Scott Brothers Ltd (Christchurch). Illustrated catalogue of architectural and ornamental ironwork made by Scott Brothers Ltd, iron founders and engineers, Christchurch, N.Z. [c. 1910]. Purchase.

Manuscripts and Archives Alington, William Hildebrand, 1929-. Papers relating to his architecture, 1945-2000. 6 m. Job files, drawings and photographs relating to his architecture career. Donation. Anderson, Sarah Jane, 71835-1914. Diaries, 1861-1881. 5 volumes. The diaries record her work as a teacher and later as a wife and mother in Wellington. Donation: Ms Carol Anderson, Wellington.

Angus Family Funeral Directors. Burial registers, 1993-2004. 4.3 m. Donation: Caverhill & Graham Ltd, Lower Hutt. Baeyertz family. Papers, 1911-1939. 75 cm. Papers relating to the family including letters from Charles Baeyertz and research notes relating to him and other members of the family. Donation: Mrs Catherine Baeyertz, Wanganui.

Boxing New Zealand. Records, 1888-2002. 1.2 m. Minutebooks, scrapbooks, correspondence, and other records relating to the sport, including some records previously held at Christchurch City Library. Donation. Brewer, Frank (“Satan”), 1906-2001. Papers relating to his career as a speedway driver, 1933-1966. 40 cm. Scrapbooks, correspondence and ephemera relating to Brewer’s New Zealand and American career. Purchase.

Burn, J. G. Diary kept aboard the HMS Emerald during the time spent in the Solomon Islands, 1880-1881. The diary records an expedition to avenge the murders of British seamen, and the destruction of many local villages. Purchase. Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg family. Papers, c. 1780-1960. 8 m. The papers comprise diaries, correspondence, and other material documenting the political and business activities of family members. Donation.

Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902. Seven years service on the borders of the Ocean, Vol. 11, 1892-1894. 1 volume. A reminisce describing Collinson’s British Army service. This volume follows on from one already held. The first covers his service in New Zealand in the 1840 s and this one describes his return voyage through the Pacific. Purchase.

Clement, Sidney George, 1892-1915. World War I diaries and papers, 1914-1915. 3 folders. Includes brief diary entries recording his service in Gallipoli, up to his death at Chunuk Bair. Donation: Mrs Betty Thomson, Waikanae.

Coupland, Archibald, d. 1956. South African war diaries and other papers, 1900-1906. 3 volumes + 1 folder. Includes two diaries recording his activities as a soldier during the South African war. Purchase.

Coxhead, Cyril Henderson, 1968. War diary, 1915-1919, 1997. 2 volumes. A diary (with transcript) of Coxhead’s service in the Middle East and the Western Front. Donation: Mrs R. Gerson, Waikanae. Downstage Theatre. Further records, 1976-1992. 3 m. Includes minutes, production files, and clippings. Donation.

Dudley Ward, Freda, 1894-1983. Letters from the Prince of Wales, 1920. 2 cm. Seven long letters from the Prince to his lover in England, giving forlorn descriptions of the New Zealand and Pacific sections of his royal tour. Purchase. Gambier, R. F. Logbook of the HMS Dauntless in the Pacific, 1820-1821, and other records of voyages, 1821-1846. 3 volumes. Purchase.

Gee, Maurice Gough, 1931- Further papers, c. 1980-2006. 8.5 m. Correspondence, literary drafts, and other papers mainly relating to the later part of Gee’s career. Purchase. Glover, Denis, 1912-1980. Draft of Arawata Bill and related papers, 1952-1953. 1 folder. An annotated typescript draft of Glover’s famous poem. Purchase.

Hansen, Dan, d. 2006. Correspondence relating mainly to conscientious objection and World War 11, 1943-1948. 16 cm. Included correspondence with his brothers, who were imprisoned as conscientious objectors, and a brief autobiographical reminisce. Donation: Estate of Dan Hansen.

Jones family. Papers, 1913-2003. 2.5 m. Includes the papers of the sculptor, Jean Jones, and letters from, and research notes about, Jones’s sister, Rita Angus. Purchase. King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004. Further papers, c. 1955-2004. 5 m. Personal correspondence and correspondence and research material relating to many of his books. Donation. Rachael and Jonathan King, Wellington.

Lewis, Margaret, (dr), 1942-. Papers relating to Ngaio Marsh, c. 1939-1995. 60 cm. Correspondence and other research material gathered by Lewis for her biography of Marsh. Donation. Lyttleton, Edith Joan, 1873-1945. Literary papers. 1.25 m. Correspondence, literary drafts, and other papers of the writer also known as G. B. Lancaster. Purchase. McKeever, Isaac (Commander), 1793-1856. Letterbook, 1837-1851. A letterbook kept by a US Navy Commander, including his letters and reports on the sacking of Kororareka by Hone Heke and his followers in 1845. Purchase.

Menzies, Laetitia Ann, 1845-1929. Letters from her father, Isaac Featherston and related papers, c. 1864-1876, 1995. 2 folders. Donation: Mrs Penelope Ure, Christchurch. Milroy, William. War diary, 1916-1918. 1 volume. The diary records Milroy’s activities as an officer in charge of the Rarotongan contingent in the First World War. Purchase.

Monro, Henry Alfred Home, 1824-1905. Annotated copy o/The Life and Times of Patuone by C O Davis, c. 1890. 1 volume. The annotations include reminiscences by Monro about events around Hokianga in the 1830 s and 1840 s. Purchase. Morrell, Ottoline (Lady), 1873-1938. Letters and inscribed books from D’Arcy Cresswell. 3 volumes + 1 folder. Comprises two letters from Cresswell to Morrell, and three of his published works inscribed to her. Purchase.

Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950. Further papers, 1886-1915. 9 volumes. The volumes contain Maori Land Court material. The earliest volumes were kept by Ngata’s father, Paratene Ngata. Deposit: Ngata family. Oliver, William Hosking (Professor), 1925- Literary papers, 1955-1980. 2 folders. One folder contains correspondence with a variety of leading literary figures, and the other contains drafts of poems by J. R. Hervey. Donation.

O’Sullivan, Vincent Gerard (Professor), 1937- Literary papers, 1937-2006. 3 m. The collection mainly comprises research notes, correspondence, and drafts for O’Sullivan’s non-fiction, poetry, novel, and drama writing. Purchase. Sadler, Horace Albert, 1910-1945. War diaries, 1944. 2 volumes. The diaries cover Sadler’s service in Egypt and Italy. Donation: Mr Mike Shaw, Lower Hutt.

Seddon family. Correspondence and other papers, 1880-1920. 80 cm. Contains letters, financial papers, and scrapbooks mainly relating to Richard John Seddon, but also to other members of the family. Donation: Ms J. Gilmer, Wellington. Skerman family. Diaries, reminiscences and other papers, 1876-1894, 2007. 16 cm. Diaries and later reminiscences of family members relating to farming and domestic life in the Manawatu in the late nineteenth century. Donation: Mr T. M. Skerman, Wellington.

Walsh, Fintan Patrick, 1894-1963. Papers, 1919-1949. 8 folders. Correspondence, clippings, and other papers relating to Walsh’s activities in the New Zealand labour movement. Purchase. Wilson, Margaret (Hon), 1947-. Papers relating to her term as Attorney-General, 2000-2005. 37 cm. Donation.

Wilson, Patrick, 1926-1999. Papers, 1895-1999. 1.4 m. Wilson was active in the Wellington poetry scene of the late 1940 s before a career as educationalist and critic in England. The papers include correspondence and drafts, as well as literary papers of his mother, Erica Richmond Wilson, and the war diaries of his brother, Walter (Sandy) Wilson. Purchase. Woolfe, John. Collection of letters from early missionaries, 1832-1839. 1 folder. Letters from various missionaries originally part of the philatelic collection of Woolfe. Purchase.

New Zealand and Pacific Published Collections Monographs Auckland Industrial Agricultural & Mining Exhibition official catalogue and guide. Auckland: Goldfinch System, [1913]. Purchase. Batchelor, Joseph. Waimangu-Te Wairoa round trip, Rotorua N.Z. Rotorua: J. Batchelor, [1956]. Purchase.

Blenheim (The Dainty Series). Blenheim: Cartwright’s Music Stores, c. 1910. Purchase. Brown, R. N. Rudmose. The Voyage of the “Scotia”: being the record of a voyage of exploration in Antarctic seas. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood and Sons, 1906. Purchase.

Catalogue of an exhibition of 20th century British art, shown in the Auckland, Dunedin, and Wanganui Art Galleries N.Z., 1940, under the auspices of the Empire Art Loan Collections Society. [Auckland: Empire Art Loan Collections Society, 1940]. Donation.

Empire and Commonwealth: Archives of the Royal Commonwealth Society from Cambridge University Library. Microform. Purchase. Ferguson, William. Report on silting in the Turanganui River, Gisborne Harbour. Gisborne: Gisborne Pub. Co., 1916. Purchase.

First Nelson Industries Fair, 20th-23rd April, 1955: souvenir programme / organised by Nelson Jaycees. Nelson: R.W. Stiles, [1955]. Purchase. H.B. Rivers Board flood record. [Napier : The Board, 1938?]. Donation. Hall, Owen. Jetsam. London: Chatto & Windus, 1897. Purchase. Horsley, Reginald. New Zealand. London: Caxton, [1908?]. Purchase.

Te Marena Karaitiana. Whakatane: Maori Section of the National Council of Churches, [193-?]. Purchase. The magic jaw bone: a book of fairy tales from the South Sea Islands / edited with an introduction by Hartwell James, with forty illustrations by John R Neill. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1906. Purchase.

Mansfield, Katherine. Two letters. [New York: Gerald McDonald, 1934], Purchase. New Zealand dairy produce and the markets of Great Britain and Australia. Dunedin: New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company; Printed by G. R. Smith, Otago Daily Times, 1888. Purchase.

The New Zealand Index for 1903. Dunedin: New Zealand Index Office, 1903. Purchase. Peter Blake, adventurer. Paris: Unlimited Event Organisation, 1996. Purchase. Productive New Zealand : South Island edition. Christchurch: Productive New Zealand Publishing Company, 1930. Purchase.

Royal Cinema Performance: Boxing Day, December 26th, 1953 at St. James’ Theatre in the distinguished presence of Her Majesty the Queen and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh. [Auckland]: Printed by the Auckland Star, [1953]. Purchase. Royal visit to New Zealand: souvenir programme of the tour of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, from 11th June to 28th June 1901. Wellington: Government Printer, 1901. Purchase.

Scott, Evelyn. Eva Gay: a romantic novel. New York: H. Smith & R. Haas, 1933. Purchase.

The Soldier’s guide: containing fidl information as to the privileges and concessions available to soldiers overseas and in New Zealand before discharge and after discharge. Wellington: Government Printer, [1919?]. Donation.

Views ofWhakarewarewa: hot springs of New Zealand. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, [1903?]. Purchase. Verne, Jules. Les enfants du capitaine Grant: voyage autour du monde. Paris: J. Hetzel, [lß6B]. Purchase.

Walmsley, David. The Lions: the complete history of the British and Irish Rugby Union Team. Guildford, Surrey: Genesis; Masterton: Hedley, 2005. Donation. Weinberger, Eliot. The stars = Nga whetu. New York: Museum of Modern Art, c. 2005. Purchase.

Newspapers and Periodicals Empire Annual for New Zealand Girls (London), 1911. Purchase. Gisborne Herald, 1953-1971. Donation.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Review, 1890-1942. Microform. Purchase. New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, 1 932-2000. Microform. Purchase. Opunake Times, 1924-1950. Microform. Purchase. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, 1840. Purchase.

Wise’s Dunedin Directory: for ..., 1866. Purchase. Wrightson: the staff magazine of Wright, Stephenson & Co., 1951-1967. Donation. Sound Recordings The Action. Never ever; Something about you. Auckland: Zodiac, [1966?]. Purchase.

Bill and Boyd. Crying in the Rain; Linda’s Twist. [Auckland]: Philips, [1964?]. Purchase. The Bob D Five. High school confidential; I go ape. Auckland: Zodiac, 1964. Purchase. The Breakaways. Walk right hack; Baby please don’t go. Wellington: HMV, 1966. Purchase. The Chicks. The Chicks return. Wellington: Viking, 1965. Purchase.

Cooper, Johnny. Giddy up a ding-dong; Pie cart rock and roll. Wellington: HMV, 1956. Purchase. Dean, Terry. Your momma’s out of town; Always on my mind. Auckland: Mascot, 1964. Purchase. The Detours. Murphy the surfie; April in Portugal. [Christchurch]: Robbins, 1964. Purchase.

Devlin, Johnny. Nervous wreck; Queen of the hop. Auckland: Prestige, 1959. Purchase. Dragon. Vermillion cellars; Rock V roll Ponsonby. Auckland: Vertigo, 1974. Purchase. Durbin, Alison. Borrow my love; Don’t let it happen. Auckland: Impact, 1966. Purchase. Leather Apron. Leather apron. London: longlostmusic, 2005. Purchase. Ray Columbus and the Art Collection. Kick me; She’s a mod. [United States]: Colstar, 1967. Purchase.

Oral History Centre Ano Te Ataahua - Honouring The Gifts Of Our Elders Collection (1999-2000). The project was initiated by Te Puni Kokiri, Te Runanganui o nga Kura Kaupapa Maori, Te Kohanga Reo National Trust, the Maori Women’s Welfare League, and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori to mark the International Year of Older Persons 1999 and to recognise the value of kaumatua to the world of Maori. An integrated project of interviews and photographs, with sixty-three kaumatua over the age of seventy years who were active on their marae or in their community, many being speakers of Te Reo Maori. Donation.

Crown Lynn Story An Oral History Project (2005-2006). Sixteen interviews by Mary Donald and Val Monk, about the history, management, designs, and products of Crown Lynn during its operating period 1948 to 1989. Project received funding through the Waitakere Library and Information Service and an Award in Oral History. Donation.

John Kendrick natural sound history library and film collection (1945-1995). One hundred and forty sound recordings of birds undertaken in the field throughout New Zealand and offshore islands. Accompanying material provides valuable information such as locality, topography, and vegetation of the recording area. Donation.

Office of the Auditor-General History Project (2005-2006). Eight interviews by Susan Fowke undertaken as part of the research process by the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage for a history of the Office of the Auditor-

General to be published 2008. Commissioned by the Office of the Auditor-General. Donation.

Otaki District Commercial Gardeners Society Oral History Project (2004-2006). Ten interviews by Anne Thorpe and Margaret Bisdee with committee members of the Otaki District Commercial Gardeners Society originally formed in 1942 with a bi-cultural constitution between the Chinese and European market gardeners of the Otaki district. Commissioned by the Otaki District Commercial Gardeners Society. Donation.

Pacific Solution Refugee Interview Project (2003-2004). Ten interviews with people originally from Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq who describe their journey and experiences as refugees and as detainees on Christmas Island before coming to live in New Zealand. Commissioned by Amnesty International. Donation.

Second World War oral history project: Home Front (2005-2006). The last stage of the six-stage oral history project recorded by Megan Hutching of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage with veterans of the Second World War. Fifteen interviews covering service experiences and post-war effects at home in New Zealand including those of a conscientious objector. Edited versions of the interviews were published 2007. Donation.

Photographic Archive Bothamley, Arthur Thomas, 1846-1938. Photographs of Wellington. 13 negatives. Purchase.

Dalziel, Gordon Mcdonald, 1920-2000. Photographic record of unofficial tour of Europe, July 1945. 2 albums. Donation. Gant, Robert, 18547-1936. Photographs of men’s social activities, Wairarapa, 1880 s. 2 albums. Purchase.

Kendrick, John Lisle, 1922- Photographs of New Zealand landscape and wildlife. 3889 colour transparencies. Donation. Parry, Margaret Joy, 1935-2003. Photographs of hui and other ceremonial occasions. 1098 negatives, 329 photographic prints, 22 colour transparencies. Donation.

Unknown photographer. Portrait of Emily Cook Dallin, 185-?. 1 daguerreotype. Donation. Various photographers. Photographs of Department of Education Art and Crafts specialist staff. 11 negatives, 123 photographic prints, 7 digital photographs. Donation.

Various photographers. Photographs of hockey player ElvaEnoka. 1 album, 64 photographic prints, 1 digital photograph. Donation.

Various photographers. Photographs of Opera-Technique productions. 2 albums, 171 photographic prints. Donation.

Various photographers. Photographs of Wanganui Amateur Musical & Dramatic Society. 1 album, 4 photographic prints. Donation.

Weedon, Clifton, 18877-1960. Photograph of a tractor cutting hay. 1 photographic print. Purchase.

E Wheeler & Son, fl. 1872-1912. South Island views, 1880 s. 1 album. Donation.

Whites Aviation Ltd. Photographs of New Zealand, 19205-1980 s. c. 85,000 negatives, 55,000 photographic prints, 10,000 colour transparencies. Purchase.

Special Printed Collections

Early printed books: The dolefidl lamentation of Cheap-side Crosse: or Old England sick of the staggers. The dissenting, and disagreeing in matters of opinion, together with the sundry sorts of sects now raving and reigning, being the maine causes of the disturbance and hinderance of the Common-wealth. London: Printed for F[rancis]. C[oles], And T. 8., 1641. Purchase.

A dreame:, or, Nevves from Hell.: With a relation of the great god Pluto, suddenly falling sicke by reason of this present Parliament. Printed in Sicilia on the back-side of the Cyclopean Mountaines. [i.e. London]: [s.n.], 1641. Purchase.

Hues Robert, 1553-1632. A learned treatise of globes,: both coelestiall and terrestriall: with their severall uses. / Written first in Latine by Mr. Robert Hues: and by him so published.; Afterward illustrated with notes by 10. Isa. Pontanus.; And now lastly made English, for the benefit of the unlearned, by John Chilmead Mr A. of Christ-Church in Oxon. London: Printed by the assigne of T. P. for R. Stevens and C. Meredith, and are to be sold at their shop at the Golden Lion in Pauls-Church-yard, 1639. Purchase.

Maupertuis, 1698-1759. The figure of the earth,: determined from observations made by order of the French King, at the polar circle: / by Messrs, de Maupertuis, Camus, Clairaut, le Monnier, members of the Royal Academy of Sciences; the Abbe' Outhier, correspondent of the Academy; and Mr. Celsius, Professor of Astronomy at Upsal.; Translated from the French ofM. de Maupertuis. London: Printed for T. Cox, at the Royal Exchange; C. Davis, in Pater-noster Row; J. and P. Knapton, in Ludgate-Street; and A. Millar, in the Strand, 1738. Purchase.

Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro, 15327-16087. Viage al estrecho de Magallanespor elcapitan Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa en ahos de 1579. y 1580.: Y noticia de la expedicion que despues hizo para poblarle. Madrid: En la Imprenta Real de la Gazeta, 1768. Purchase.

Trench, Edmund, 1643-1689. Some remarkable passages in the holy life and death of the late Reverend Mr. Edmund Trench;: most of them drawn out of his own diary. London: Printed by T. Warren, for Tho. Parkhurst, at the Bible and three Crowns in Cheapside; and Jonathan Robinson, at the Golden-Lion in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1693. Purchase.

Wallis, Ralph, d. 1669. Room for the cobler of Gloucester and his wife: with several cartloads of abominable irregular pitiful stinking priests: as also a demonstration of their calling after the manner of the Church of Rome, but not according to Magna Charta, the rule of the gospel: whereunto is added a parallel between the honour of a lord bishop and the honour of a cobler, the cobler being proved the more honourable person. [London]: Printed for the author, 1668. Purchase.

Wharton, George, Sir, 1617-1681. Calendarium ecclesiasticum: or, A new almanack after the old fashion,: for the commune yeare of man’s creation - 5606. Redemption -1657. Being the first from the bissextile. To which is added, Gesta Britannorum: or, A briefe chronologie for 56. yeares last past, viz. from the yeare 1600. (in which the late K. Charts was born) until the present 1657. London: Printed by John Grismond, 1657. Purchase.

Fine printing: Spenser, Edmund, 15527-1599. The works of Edmund Spenser , 8 vols. Oxford [England]: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press & published for the Press by Basil Blackwell, 1930-1932. Purchase.

Trevilian, Thomas, b. 1548. The Trevelyon miscellany of 1608: a facsimile of Folger Shakespeare Library MS V.b.232, edited by Heather Wolfe. Washington, D.C.: Folger Shakespeare Library; Seattle: Distributed by University of Washington Press, c. 2007. Purchase.