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MOTAT Printing oral history project
- Date
- 2012-2013
- By
- Museum of Transport and Technology; Hutching, Megan Alannah, 1957-
- Reference
- OHColl-1075
- Description
Four interviews on printing history including inforamtion on printing presses and printing processes. Interviewees are Bert Batley, Bob Muirhead, Peter Berrett and Peter Duetschle.
Arrangement: Digital files attached at the interview level.
Quantity: 4 Interview(s). 16 digital sound recording(s). 6 Electronic document(s). 4 printed abstract(s).
Search dates: 2012 - 2013
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Interviews also held at Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
- Use/Reproduction
- No use conditions. Copyright: Copyright held by the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Access to the collection is unrestricted, but digital material is available only in the Katherine Mansfield Reading Room. Biographical forms require permission from the Curator for access.
- Format
- 4 Interview(s), 16 digital sound recording(s), 6 Electronic document(s), 4 printed abstract(s), Oral histories
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Interview with Peter Deutschle, printed abstract
Date: 2 April 2013
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
Reference: OHA-9552
Description: Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s) includes recording agreement form. Search dates: 2013
Interview with Peter Berrett, printed abstract
Date: 9 October 2012
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
Reference: OHA-9551
Description: Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s) includes recording agreement form. Search dates: 2012
Interview with Bob Muirhead, printed abstract
Date: 24 January 2012
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
Reference: OHA-9550
Description: Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s) includes recording agreement form. Search dates: 2012
Interview with Bert Batley, printed abstract
Date: 20 April 2012 - 27 April 2012
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
Reference: OHA-9549
Description: Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s) includes recording agreement form and supplementary printed material from an autobiography. Search dates: 2012
MOTAT Printing oral history project, biographical information forms
Date: 2012-2013
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
Reference: OHAR-9551/9552
Description: Printed biographical information forms for Peter Berrett and Peter Deutschle. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Search dates: 2012 - 2013
Interview with Bob Muirhead
Date: 24 January 2012
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
Reference: OHInt-1075-02
Description: Oral history interview with Robert Muirhead containing biographical information and covering his apprenticeship as a printer in Glasgow. Includes information about various types of printing machines, process of typesetting, different printing processes, work in Accra, Ghana; Switzerland; Lagos, Nigeria; Jamaica, for Whitcoulls and as independent printer in New Zealand. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 4 digital sound recording(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 2012
Interview with Bert Batley
Date: 20 April 2012 - 27 April 2012
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
By: Hutching, Megan Alannah, 1957-
Reference: OHInt-1075-01
Description: Oral history interview with Bert Batley covering his time as an apprentice compositor and printer for Dawson Print, Auckland (1930s-1950s) and as the owner of Batley Printing (1950s-1980s). Included is information on different types of printing presses – letterpress, linotype, offset and monotype – and printing processes – colour printing, credit cards, foil board. Also mentions Master Printers’ Association Apprenticeship Committee, Heidelberg printing press. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 7 digital sound recording(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 2012
Interview with Peter Berrett
Date: 9 October 2012
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
Reference: OHInt-1075-03
Description: Oral history interview with Peter Berrett conducted by Megan Hutching, covering his career in the printing industry as an apprentice lithographic plate maker and colour corrector at Photo Engravers Ltd, Auckland. Process of making plates for offset printing is described, colour correcting work is described. Mentions PBL Design and Print Management and role of print broker. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 2 digital sound recording(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 2012
Interview with Peter Deutschle
Date: 2 April 2013
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
Reference: OHInt-1075-04
Description: Oral history interview with Peter Deutschle covering his typesetting apprenticeship in Switzerland using letterpress and offset printing machines. Interview also covers photolithography apprenticeship, description of process of colour photolithography, his immigration to New Zealand, work at Lithographics Auckland Ltd, role in establishment of Spectra Graphics and digitisation of printing process. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 3 digital sound recording(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 2013
MOTAT Printing oral history project, digital biographical information forms
Date: 2012
From: MOTAT Printing oral history project
Reference: OHDL-004874
Description: Biographical information forms for Bert Batley, Bob Muirhead. Title supplied by Library, Quantity: 2 Electronic document(s). Search dates: 2012