William Collins, Sons & Company

Date: 1879 - 1970

By: William Collins, Sons & Company; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: B-076-050/050-a

Description: Shows Yarra, looking across to Flinders' Station, St Paul's Cathedral, Town Hall, Scots Church, Independent Church & St James' Cathedral. No.s 464 & 465 of edition of 1000. Extended Title - Christchurch] Avon Fine Prints, 1970. Quantity: 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Col. photolithographs 266 x 350 mm, on sheet 425 x 500 mm

Date: 1903 - 1925

By: Scott, Donald David (Very Rev), 1875-1948; Muir & Moodie (Firm); Ashe, Thomas Henry, 1877?-1956; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Darby, Edward Joseph, 1875-1959; New Zealand. Tourism Department; Prentice & Company; William Collins, Sons & Company; Matthews, W T, active 1920s; Abel, W F, active 1909; Winkelmann, Henry, 1860-1931

Reference: PAColl-2978

Description: Scenic views throughout New Zealand. Includes photograph of the opening of the Carnegie Library in Onehunga, 1912 Quantity: 79 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) postcards.

Date: 1956-1961

From: Fowler, Leo, 1902-1976: Papers and photographs

Reference: 77-014-1/02D

Description: Correspondence, Maori waiata and research papers relating to Maori performing arts, song lists and photographic prints. Includes a copy of a letter from Leo Fowler to the publisher Collins relating to the manuscript for his novel "Brown Conflict" which was published in 1959, also a copy of a letter to P Panapa in Tokoroa from Fowler, and a copy of a letter from H Te Kani Te Ua relating to an upcoming hui and the marae committee giving Fowler special rights in regards to recording the event [details unknown as to which event]. Also includes a copy of a poem "He Maoritanga" and the lyrics and research notes relating to the patere "Whangaramai-i-Tawhiti" and the dust jacket for "Ancient voyagers in the Pacific" by Andrew Sharp. Photographic prints include one of an unidentified baby and unidentified woman outside a suburban house ca. 1950s, and one of Leo Fowler sitting on a couch with two unidentified women and an unidentified man ca. 1960s, a small colour print of a group [possibly military] lined up on an unidentified field with a crowd present, and a black and white print of two boys in swimming costumes and sunhats bathing outside a suburban house in Beatty Bros metal washtubs [possibly Fowler's children?]. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Photographic prints (3 black and white, 1 colour)

Date: 1900 - 1910

By: William Beattie & Company; William Collins, Sons & Company; Storie, Joy, active 2001

Reference: Eph-A-POSTCARDS-Dunedin-1900-01

Description: Includes: High Street, Dunedin, N.Z. Heaven's Gate, Paradise, N.Z. / P.T. Series no 5141 Dunedin N.Z. panoramic view from Town Hall clock, showing harbour, etc. No 336 / W Beattie & Co Fine art publishers, Auckland NZ. The "Moa" series. Knox Church and Manse, Dunedin, N.Z. / Guy. At the wharf, Kinloch (photographic) Musselburgh Rise (Dunedin City Council tram) Collins & Sons, N.Z. Quantity: 6 postcards. Physical Description: Photographic prints, on postcards, ca 89 x 139 mm.

Date: 1879 - 1970

By: William Collins, Sons & Company; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: B-076-051/051-a

Description: Shows panorama from Darling Harbour to South Head, with St Andrew's Cathedral & Town Hall. No.s 507 & 508 of edition of 1000. Extended Title - Christchurch] Avon Fine Prints, 1970. Quantity: 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Col. photolithographs 266 x 350 mm, on sheet 425 x 500 mm

Date: 1983 - 1988

From: Kirkpatrick, Brownlee Jean, 1919-2007:Papers relating to Katherine Mansfield

Reference: MS-Papers-11923-09

Description: Correspondence regarding research for Katherine Mansfield bibliography with publishers and printers from the period 1983 to 1988. Includes the following correspondents: - Adelphi Edizioni (Milan, Italy) - The Alden Press (Oxford) - Sandra Cox - Allen & Unwin (Wellington) - Bridget Williams - Beacon Press (Boston) - P A Gallo - Butler & Tanner Ltd (Somerset) - Ross Cornish - Jonathan Cape Ltd (London) - Carcanet Press Limited (London) - Robyn L Marsack - Cassell Ltd (London) - Barry Holmes (Marketing Manager) - Century Hutchinson Limited (London) - Kate Moss - includes pages from printed promotional material - Century Hutchinson New Zealand Limited (Auckland) - Chris Price (Editorial Assistant) - Clark Constable (Printers) (London) - K Dickson (Sales Office Supervisor) - Collins Publishers (Glasgow) - Gerald McFadden (Central Business Administration) - Collins Publishers (London) - Gillian R Gibbins - Constable Publishers (London) - Ben Glazebrook (Chairman and Managing Director); Christine Senior - Coward McCann (New York) - Dover Publications (New York) - Monica Berger (Office of the President) - J M Dent & Sons Limited (London) - Judy Tagg (Everyman Editor) - Antaeus - The Ecco Press (New York) - Megan Ratner (Managing Editor) - The Favil Press of Kensington (Worthing, Sussex) - F Chow - Howard Fertig, Incorporated Publisher (New York) - Howard Fertig - Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag (Frankfurt am Main) - Ingrid-Maria Gelhausen (Belletristisches Lektorat) - The Folio Society Limited (London) - Seu Bradbury (Editorial Director) - The Franklin Library (New York) - Diane Shapiro (Rights Director) - Franklin Watts, Incorporated (New York) - Rose Carrano (Editor) - Golden Press Pty Limited (Auckland) - Alan Smith (General Manager); (Drummoyne, New South Wales) - Susan Yell (Editor) - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Incorporated (Orlando, Florida) - Margaret Mary McQuillan (Senior Vice President and Secretary) - Harrap Limited (London) - D Colley (Contracts Manager) - Hodder and Stoughton Limited (Auckland) - Bert Hingley (Publishing Director) - Insel-Verlag Anton Kippenberger (Leipzig, Germany) - Roland Links (Director) - Kenkyusha Limited Publishers (Tokyo, Japan) - Yoshiaki Hamamatsu (Chief of Publications Department) - Gomer Press - J D Lewis & Sons Limited (Dyfed, Wales) - John H Lewis - Lloyd O'Neil Pty Limited (South Yarra, Victoria) - Lloyd O'Neill - Longman Group Limited (Harlow, Essex) - Andrew MacLennan (Publisher) - Macmillan of Canada (Toronto) - Dougas M Gibson (Publisher) - The Macmillan Press Limited (London) - Frances A Arnold (Editor); Jill Swainson - Michael Joseph Limited (London) - Sally Holloway - Penguin Books Limited (London) - Naomi Caplin (Secretary to Peter Carson) - Playmarket - Script Reading Service and Playwright's Agency (Wellington) - Ann Paetz; Nonnita Rees - Price Milburn Publishers & Co Ltd (Petone, Wellington) - Jill Cunningham (Research Officer) - Society of Master Printers of Scotland (Edinburgh) - J B Raeburn (Director) - Stanford University Press (California) - Charlene R Androes (Assistant to Director) - Taplinger Publishing Company (New York) - Unwin Hyman (London) - Doris M Ayres - Virago Press (London) - Rosalind Smith; Lynn Knight - Victoria University of Wellington - Fergus Barrowman (Editor - Victoria University Press) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, holograph, typescript and printed matter

Date: 1984-1986

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12831-197

Description: Contains business correspondence, primarily with Collins Publishers, Macmillan Press Ltd, Rutgers University Press, and Elizabeth Caffin. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Papers in the this folder were originally bound with a binder clip. A note at the front of the papers reads, "(Mainly a business/publications file) 1984-1986 (16/11/2018 I've been through some of these starting from the back.) (3/1/19 I've been through it all for the memoir and taken notes.)" Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Binder clip was not kept.

Date: 1969-1984

From: Mayson, Jon, 1945-: Papers relating to Kathleen Mary Mayson

Reference: MS-Papers-12893-15

Description: Comprises rejection letters sent to Katheen Mayson from various organisations in regards to publication of her writing submissions. Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1959-1977

From: Falla, Robert Alexander (Sir), 1901-1979 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-2366-023

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1957-1984

From: Kidson, Arthur Leon Nelson, 1907-1992 : Literary papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9616-5

Description: Folder comprises correspondence, publisher contracts and newspaper cuttings relating to Kidson's publication of `Amazing New Zealand'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts and published material

Date: 1964-1992

From: McCormick, Eric Hall (Dr), 1906-1995 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5292-010

Description: Includes drafts of outward letters Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 1960 - 1969

From: [New Zealand calendars and blank diaries of octavo size]

Reference: Eph-A-CALENDAR-1960s-2

Description: Includes: 1964: National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand Ltd. Pocket diary for 1964 1965: Collins "New Zealand" handy diary 1965 1966: National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand Ltd. Pocket diary for 1966 1967: Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Ltd. 1967 calendar featuring mouth and foot art (by Jim Driver (NZ), Irene Schricker (Germany), Johannes Michalski (Belgium), Erich Stegman (Germany), C Pasche, E Macho, M Parreno, J Shihora, G Barbedienne, A E Baker, H L Baril, Peter Spencer, E Twistington Higgens 1968: National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand Ltd. Pocket diary for 1968 Taken in by NZ&P as a whole, past on from there. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 5 booklets. Physical Description: Multi-page booklets, sizes varying up to 125 mm.

Date: 1980 - 1981

Reference: Eph-D-BOOK-1980/1981

Description: Includes: 1980: Collins Nature Heritage series; an inexpensive series of full colour books about various aspects of our natural heritage. $8.95 each fully illustrated volume "Earthquakes" is coming. "Earthquakes, by G A Eiby, published by Heinemann [1980] (2 copies) Great New Zealand eating. "A taste of the wild; the cookery of New Zealand game animals", [by] Ann Martin [and] John Martin; "A taste of the sea; the cookery of New Zealand seafood", [by] Sue Miles. From Heinemann, September. $7.50 [1980] (2 copies) Colin Clarke. "Clash by night" Internationally published! Suspense & intrigue from New Zealand's newest author. Heinemann Publsihers (NZ) Ltd "The unauthorised version; a cartoon history of New Zealand" [by] Ian F Grant. The August limited edition book bargain, on sale now! Book of the Month. [1980] (2 copies) 1981: Craft New Zealand. Doreen Blumhardt [and] Brian Brake. Book of the Month selection for July 1981 On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ... "A pukeko in a ponga tree", adapted by Kingi M Ihaka, illustrated by Dick Frizzell ... New Zealand's very own Christmas book! Published October 1981 by Heinemann Publishers (NZ) Ltd (2 copies) Books on the move; exhibition from the Federal Republic of Germany 1981. Wellington June 20 - June 30 [Turnbull House Bowen Street - overstamped with] Concert Chamber Wellington Town Hall (2 copies) 100 new and bestselling children's books [1981?] Quantity: 9 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 13.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying around 840 x 595 mm.

Date: 1982

Reference: Eph-D-BOOK-1982

Description: Includes: "Blake's odyssey; round the world race with Ceramco New Zealand", by Peter Blake and Alan Sefton. Publication 30 August 1982, Hodder & Stoughton. "First across the roof of the world", by Graeme Dingle & Peter Hillary. Hodder & Stoughton, November 1982 Books to cherish for their beauty and to treasure for their knowledge. "The herb garden displayed", by Gilian Painter & Elaine Power; "A garden of old fashioned & unusual herbs", by Gilian Painter & Elaine Power. Hodder & Stoughton [1982] New Zealand Literary Fund. Kids books. Silence. Returns [1982] (On verso is list of recently published children's books) (2 copies) "New Zealand's birds"' photographs by Geoff Moon; text by Ronald Lockley. Heinemann, October 1982 [Shows photograph of morepork] (2 copies) "Race day"; the book. Collins [photographs by Glenn Jowitt ; introduction by Vincent O'Sullivan. 1982] Quantity: 6 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 13.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying around 840 x 595 mm.

Date: 1972-1979

From: Glover, Denis James Matthews, 1912-1980 : Papers

Reference: 80-387-006

Description: Comprises inwards and outwards letters (carbon copies). Includes envelope, newspaper clippings, list of attendees of ex naval offiers reunion, cards, University Club Wellington newsletter, New Zealand Literary Fund newsletter, PEN Gazette. Names selectively indexed. Arrangement: Previously arranged as 80-387 Box one Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript Mss

Date: 1989

From: Snowden, Rita Frances, 1907-1999 : Papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-11796

Description: Proof copy of the book 'Christmas and always', also a copy of the book jacket with an accomapanying note from Deidre [Parr?] of Collins Publishers. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter, typescript and mss

Date: 1983

From: Brew, Helen Jean, 1922-2013: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12211-180

Description: Correspondence with Collins Publishers, London regarding possible publication of 'China in change, the one child family'. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts

Date: 1890 - 1999

By: John Dickinson & Co.; Marcus, Ward & Company; Olympic Stationery Ltd; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd; William Collins, Sons & Company

Reference: Eph-A-SCHOOL-EXERCISE-BOOKS

Description: Includes: 1890s?: J Braithwaite (Dunedin) :Exercise book. Fine thick paper. J Braithwaite, bookseller and stationer, Dunedin. [1890s?] William Collins, Sons & Company. The Progressive copy books, with engraved & traced head lines & divisional lines. Nos 2, 6 (2 copies) and 10 1910s?: Marcus Ward & Co. Ld, Belfast. Marcus Ward's improved writing copy book [1910s?] Thos Beecham, St Helen's Lancashire. Beecham's help to scholars, containing arithmetical tables and signs, weights and measures and other useful information [ca 1910-1920s] Arithmetical tables for the use of schools. Printed by Alex Mayne, Belfast, 1910-1920s? 1890-1920s?: King Edward Technical College Dunedin. Penmanship and commercial correspondence. [Exercise book]. Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd. G2272 [1890-1920s?] 1906: The unrivalled exercise book. Name Gladys Thompson, Standard VI. 32 pages [1906] 1930s?: The Otorohanga exercise book. Name Jocelyn Veale, Standard VI [1930s?] Standard combined copy and exercise book no. 2 [1930s?] ca 1934: Whitcombes progressive copy books. No. 1 [ca 1934?] Whitcombes progressive copy books. No. 5 [ca 1934; dated from advertisement for Whitcombes contour atlas on back cover; this is advertised in the Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21078, 1 February 1934, page 3] 1940s?: Southern Cross exercise book; the exercise book with good paper. Registered No. 1700. Superfine ivory finished paper. [1940-1950s? - possibly 1954 with Haines-54 advertisement on back cover] (blue cover) Southern Cross exercise book; the exercise book with good paper. Registered No. 1700. Superfine ivory finished paper. Re-order no. 2 [1940-1950s?, advertising Eversharp pens & pencils on back cover - book previously used by M Bunton of West Eyreton School] Southern Cross exercise book; the exercise book with good paper. Registered No. 1700. Superfine ivory finished paper. [1940-1950s?] (orange cover) 1950s: Croxley exercise book 1J. 32 leaves, ruled 4 lines to 1 inch. Lion brand. A John Dickinson production. Olympic K school exercise book. 24 leaves, ruled 4 lines to one inch. Manufactured by R Thompson (1948) Ltd, Wellington 1950/1960s: All Schools exercise book. 1K. NZ Standard exercise book. 24 leaves, ruled 4 lines to 1 inch Olympic 1F school exercise book. NZSS362 licence no. 7, ruled 3 lines to inch. Manufactured by Olympic Stationery Ltd, Wellington (Illustration of the ship 'Dominion Monarch' on back cover) Olympic 1H school exercise book. NZSS362 licence no. 7. 32 leaves ruled 3 lines to inch STP science exercise book. [Printed by] A O Rice. 1960s?] 1970s?: Class 1B4, for school use. 32 leaves ruled 7mm. Manufactured by Alex Cowan & Sons (N.Z.) Ltd Pacific school exercise book 1F4. Lience NZ2122. 24 leaves, 12 mm feints (With waka carving on front cover) Quantity: 2 box(es). Physical Description: booklets, sizes varying up to 240 mm. Provenance: One item donated by the estate of Rachel Louisa Harcourt in 1966; one by Mrs A M M Ramsay in 1966; one by Shirley Meggett 2007, Norma Evans, in 2010-2011.

Date: 1924, [1970-1980]

From: Joseph, Michael Kennedy, 1914-1981 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8234-07

Description: Inward and outward correspondence relating to publishing; entered in the Name field Also includes photocopy of letter from George F Joseph to nis wife, Ernestine (1924) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Jul 1971-Mar 1972

From: Holcroft, Montague Harry, 1902-1993 : Papers

Reference: 75-227-1/08

Description: Selected correspondents entered in Name field. Includes correspondence re `The reluctant editor'; `Fragrant moon', `Death in every port'; `NZ Heritage'; Auckland Centennial Fiction Competition, etc Quantity: 1 folder(s).