Christ Church (Russell, N.Z.)

Date: [1950s-1970s]

From: Nicholls, Trevor, 1929- :Transparency slides of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PA12-7485

Description: Colour slides of various parts of New Zealand, taken 1950s-1970s by Trevor Nicholls. Includes: 1. Whangaroa Harbour, St Paul's Rock ca 1972, 2. Te Pahi, 3-4. Marsden Point 1976, 5. Mangamuka Forest, 6. Formation at Kerr Bluff (North Cape), 7. Cape Reinga, 8. Church at Russell, 9-12 Piercy Island, 13. Pompallier House, 14. Waimate Mission House, 15. Warkworth Satellite dish, 16. Lyttelton, 17. Addington railcar, 18. Dunedin 1950s, 19-20. Church Havelock (New), 21. Brooklyn mid 1950s (from Washington Ave), 22. Foxton, flax mid 1950s, 23. Wesleyhaven, Naenae mid-late 1960s, 24. Statue at Paraparaumu Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour film negatives

Date: [1963-1965]

By: Mortimer-Jones, Clive, 1880-1965

Reference: MS-Papers-6011

Description: The reminiscences comprise four items relating to Mortimer-Jones's time in Northland, `Some New Zealand coastal steamers and my 1910 visit to Kaitaia; the little coastal steamers of NZ', `The old mission house at Waimate North', `Christ Church, Russell' and `Churches in the north'. Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See also MS-Papers-5871, letters written by Mortimer while a home missionary Accompanying material - Letter from John Mortimer details re the Mortimer-Jones name and obituaries for Clive Mortimer-Jones Mortimer-Jones was a clergyman who came to New Zealand in 1909. For 3 and a half years after his arrival he was Superintendent of Home Mission Clergy looking after the pastoral needs of pakeha in the Bay of Islands. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (19 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts with corrections

Date: [Between 1930 and 1941]

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

By: Salmon, John Tenison, 1910-1999

Reference: PA1-q-207

Description: Album of photographs (mainly landscapes) taken by John Tenison Salmon between 1930 and 1941. The album is divided into sections (not in chronological order), many relating to camping holidays with an unidentified companion. Areas covered included a Christmas holiday trip in 1937 to the East Coast and thermal regions around Tikitere and Waimangu, the Morere nikau forest, Mount Maunganui beach, Hongi's track, the buried village at Te Wairoa, and Rotorua. A North Auckland trip in December 1938 included camping as far north as Paihia, Russell and Waitangi, the Waitangi Falls, the Waipoua Kauri Forest and Trounson's Kauri Park, also Auckland, the Kaingaroa Plains and Waiouru Valley. Areas of erosion were noted, and mangrove swamps. An Anniversary Day trip (22-23 January 1939) took Salmon to the Putangirua Pinnacles in the Wairarapa; and in September 1941 he went to the Hawke's Bay area. In 1945 he went on a North Island Expedition working on malaria control, with ?Bissett, and William John Phillipps. February 20-27 1939 was a trip across the Napier-Taupo Road, and included a number of images of the silt and desolation caused by a great flood in the Esk Valley in 1938. In 1936 Salmon went on a geological trip to the Rotorua area, and at Orakei Korako he was particularly interested in "sinter formations" (thermal deposits of silica, of which the Pink and White Terraces were examples). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, Super Cobra binder file; 30 x 25 cm

Date: [Circa 1930s]

From: Taylor, Jill fl 1984 :Photographs relating to Alice Brown, Wellington sports teams, Wellington's Queen Carnival and Red Cross Transport

Reference: PA1-o-490

Description: Snapshots of family and friends relating to Alice Brown. The only images with captions are small postcards Includes envelope inside front cover containing three loose photographs Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, entitled The "Cambrian" Album; 19.5 x 24.5 cm

Date: 1976 - 1978

By: Coy, Robert, active 1970s

Reference: A-017-012

Description: A view of the east end of Christ Church, Russell. A few gravestones are visible to the left Reproduction of original signed pen and ink drawing dated 1977 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, b&w 230 x 300 mm

Date: ca 1900

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from the file print collection, Box 16

Reference: PAColl-7344-46

Description: View of Christ Church, Russell with the graveyard around it. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Verso - bottom centre - Church at Kororareka where Captain Hobson read his proclamations Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1950-1970]

From: Edwards, Muriel, 1907-1981: Slides taken around New Zealand

By: Hatwell, Neville, 1918?-1969; Robin Smith Photography Ltd

Reference: PA12-10641

Description: Commercial slides from various publishers collected by Muriel Edwards. Named photographers are Robin Smith and N Hartwell. Images are published by Colourful New Zealand (Timaru), Tasman Colour Slides, and Fotocentre Colourview (Oamaru). Contains tourist shots from around the North and South Island, with towns, waterfronts, mountains, church buildings, and gardens all areas of focus. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies

Date: [Between 1903 and 1915]

From: Duncan, Russell James, 1855-1946 :Photograph albums

Reference: PA1-o-140

Description: Photographs taken by Russell Duncan, dated 1903, 1914 and 1915, of places of historical interest. Views include a number relating to Marion du Fresne's voyage to New Zealand, and the location of his death in 1772; later views in the album relate to the New Zealand Wars in the Bay of Islands in 1845, and areas related to the engagement at Gate Pa, Tauranga, in 1864. Contains index at beginning of the album, with historical notes hand-written beneath each image. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Green album with darker green spine and corners; lettering on spine `Photographs. Places of historic interest. Photos taken and presented by Russell Duncan. Nos. 61-75. Vol. 5'. 26 x 31 cm

Date: January 1951, January 1958, December 1959, January 1960

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PA12-7620

Description: Transparencies of Russell and Opua, taken 1951 and 1958-1960 by Whites Aviation. Includes views of Christ Church, Russell, and distant views of 'Port Vindex' and NZS 'Otaio'. Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: January 1957, January 1958, January 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PA12-7591

Description: Transparencies of Russell, taken 1957-1958 and January 1962 by Whites Aviation. Comprises views of Christ Church, the wharf, launches, and an aerial view of Russell. Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: 1985

From: Shore Bennett, Beverley, 1928- :[Group of 55 design drawings for leadlight windows, 1970-1996].

By: Shore Bennett, Beverley Doris, 1928-

Reference: A-325-016

Description: Small panes of clear glass bordered with small inset scenes of fish, hive, butterfly, sceptre, anchor, chalice, lamp, etc. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Beverley Shore Bennett M.B.E. F.M.G.P. / Miller Studios Ltd. / 1985; Recto - bottom left - [Title]; Verso - top right - Paul Hutchins / maker Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, arch-topped 318 x 97 mm, stuck to card 394 x 158 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1998.

Date: [1963-1965]

From: Mortimer-Jones, Clive, 1880-1965 : Letters to his family and his church

Reference: MS-Papers-9171-1

Description: The reminiscences comprise four items relating to Mortimer-Jones's time in Northland, `Some New Zealand coastal steamers and my 1910 visit to Kaitaia; the little coastal steamers of NZ', `The old mission house at Waimate North', `Christ Church, Russell' and `Churches in the north'. Mortimer-Jones was a clergyman who came to New Zealand in 1909. For 3 and a half years after his arrival he was Superintendent of Home Mission Clergy looking after the pastoral needs of pakeha in the Bay of Islands. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs

Date: 1982-1987

From: Shore Bennett, Beverley Doris, 1928- :Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-326

Description: A record of stained glass windows designed by Beverley Shore Bennett from 1982 to 1987. The record includes photographs of the graphic designs for the windows as well as the completed windows. Occasionally there is an entry relating to the craftsmen who made the windows. As well as the buildings in the name record field, windows were also designed over this period for private houses in Wellington and Auckland, an Anglican Church in Hunterville, and a chapel in Palmerston North. There are also two embroidered copes (sorts of cloaks). In 1969 Beverley Shore Bennett designed the font for St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington. It was as a result of this that the Dean of the time, Walter Hurst, invited her to design the Holm Window for the Cathedral. This was the start of Beverley's career as a designer of ecclesiastical stained glass, a subject she had studied under Frederick Ellis at the Wellington Technical College Art Department in 1946-1947. The window was constructed in the studio of Roy Miller of Dunedin, and Beverley Shore Bennett produced designs for Miller Studios from 1969 until the studio closed in 1987. The craftsman at Miller Studios that made the greatest number of her windows up until its closure, was Paul Hutchins, a Welshman, who joined the firm in 1977. From about 1990 to the early 2000s the crafsman employed on making the windows was Stephen Belange-Taylor, a Royal College of Art London trained stained glass maker, who worked in Britain, France, Canada and the USA as well as New Zealand. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1995-2000

From: Shore Bennett, Beverley Doris, 1928- :Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-328

Description: A record of stained glass windows designed by Beverley Shore Bennett from 1995 to 2000. The record includes photographs of the graphic designs for the windows as well as the completed windows. Occasionally there is an entry relating to the craftsmen who made the windows. As well as windows for the churches in the name field, there is also a set of eucharistic vestments and other items for St John's Cathedral, Napier, embroidered with motifs designed by Beverley Shore Bennett. In 1969 Beverley Shore Bennett designed the font for St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington. It was as a result of this that the Dean of the time, Walter Hurst, invited her to design the Holm Window for the Cathedral. This was the start of Beverley's career as a designer of ecclesiastical stained glass, a subject she had studied under Frederick Ellis at the Wellington Technical College Art Department in 1946-1947. The window was constructed in the studio of Roy Miller of Dunedin, and Beverley Shore Bennett produced designs for Miller Studios from 1969 until the studio closed in 1987. The craftsman at Miller Studios that made the greatest number of her windows up until its closure, was Paul Hutchins, a Welshman, who joined the firm in 1977. From about 1990 to the early 2000s the crafsman employed on making the windows was Stephen Belange-Taylor, a Royal College of Art London trained stained glass maker, who worked in Britain, France, Canada and the USA as well as New Zealand. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1976, 1978, 1994, date unknown

From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage

Reference: PA12-12290

Description: Transparencies of churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name or brief description, and/or the location, of the church. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Churches and locations annotated on the slide mounts include St Andrew's Anglican Church at Mangonui, St Marks Anglican Church at Oturu (formerly at Peria), St Saviour's Anglican Church at Kaitaia, St Paul's Anglican Church at Whangarei, Ratana Church at Te Kao, Church of the Ascension at Pukepoto, St Peter's Church at Panguru, St Mary's Anglican Church at Kohukohu, Christ Church at Russell, St Celtus and Remigius Church at Waihou, Williams Memorial Church at Paihia, Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Pakaraka, St Andrews Anglican Church at Taumarere, Presbyterian Church at McLeods Bay, former Oruaiti chapel at Whangarei, Church of the Epiphany at Tangiteroria, Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Dargaville, St Peter's Anglican Church at Te Kopuru, Church of St Michael on the Hill at Hukatere, and St Columba's Presbyterian Church at Warkworth. Title transcribed from item. Some slides have dates annotated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a six-row metal slide case, each row holding 43 slides, and the case capable of holding up to 258 slides. Arrangement was largely geographical, from north to south of the North Island, then from north to south of the South Island. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.

Date: [1992-1996]

From: Stead, Christian Karlson, 1932- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-7312-31

Description: Correspondence, photocopies from various publications, missionary journals, notes etc; identified correspondents entered under Name Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1950 - 1959

By: Alexander, John Hood, 1916-1975

Reference: B-118-016-b

Description: The historic wooden church at Russell, built before 1845. No place or date of publication on the work Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 190 x 221 mm

Date: 1950 - 1959

By: Alexander, John Hood, 1916-1975

Reference: B-118-016

Description: The historic wooden church at Russell, built before 1845. Possibly a proof for a book illustration No place or date of publication on the work Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 190 x 221 mm

Date: 1950 - 1959

By: Alexander, John Hood, 1916-1975

Reference: B-118-016-a

Description: The historic wooden church at Russell, built before 1845. Possibly a proof for a book illustration No place or date of publication on the work Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 190 x 221 mm

Date: [ca 1920s-1940s]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/2-100983-G

Description: Township of Russell, circa 1920s-1940s, with the Anglican Christ Church to the left. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative