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Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
- Date
- 1935-1964
- By
- Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987
- Reference
- MS-Group-1500
- Description
The collection comprises the diary of his life as an itinerant labourer in Northland and the Bay of Plenty 1935-1936; and diaries of his military career with the 4th Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery, in Ngarawahia and Egypt, leading to his court-martial, imprisonment and discharge.
The letters, mainly to his parents in Christchurch, cover his military service in Egypt during World War II, and then his career as a showman in New Zealand and Australia 1954-1964.
Source of title - Supplied
Peter Lovell-Smith during the depression worked as an itinerant agricultural labourer, before finding work in fairgrounds. After serving in Egypt during World War II, he changed his name and set up an advertising agency before returning to the fairgrounds of New Zealand and Australia as a showman and sideshow operator.
Quantity: 3 volume(s). 16 folder(s). 0.50 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts, printed matter
Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, T Lovell-Smith, 2000 and 2006
Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts and Archives Section in two seperate lots in 2000 and 2006. Material from the 2006 accession transferred to Photographic Archive and and Ephemera from Manuscripts and Archives Section. Photographs held in the Photographic Archive under the reference number PA-Coll-8912 - To Ephemera Collection - NSW lottery ytickets - To Photographic Archive - loose photographs.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 3 volume(s), 16 folder(s), 0.50 Linear Metres, Diaries, Personal correspondence, Manuscripts, Holographs, typescripts, printed matter
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Letters
Date: 1964
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8542-16
Description: Letters from Australia Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1960
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8542-12
Description: Letters from Australia Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1962
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8542-14
Description: Letters from Australia Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1955
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8542-07
Description: Two letters while touring as a sideshow operator Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1956
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8542-08
Description: Letters after his departure for Australia and the establishment of his sideshows and rides there. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Diary
Date: 1935-1936
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5461
Description: Diary, 6 Oct 1935-20 Feb 1936 describes a trip Lovell-Smith made away from his home in Christchurch to Northland and the Bay of Plenty where he worked as an itinerant labourer. It describes a rapid succession of jobs and the joys of being perpetually on the move. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph
Letters
Date: Sep-Dec 1939
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8542-01
Description: Letters to his parents while in training with NZ Artillery at Ngarawahia Camp Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters and telegrams
Date: 1940-1943
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8542-05
Description: Telegrams to his parents, from base records, and letter from his brother,; also letter describing work at ammunition company in Auckland Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1961
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8542-13
Description: Letters from Australia Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1959
From: Lovell-Smith, Peter Cornford, 1916-1987 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8542-11
Description: Letters from Australia Quantity: 1 folder(s).