Musical instruments - Collectors and collecting

Date: [1910s-1980s]

From: Castle family :Photographs

By: Spencer Digby Studios; Jauncey, Philip Henry, 1902-1982

Reference: PAColl-9642

Description: Photographs relating to the Castle family. Includes photographs of an organ at the Whanganui Museum, Wellington Zoo, voyage to England, views of London and other parts of England. Quantity: 67 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 colour original photographic print(s). 19 item(s) of photographic ephemera.

Date: 22 August 2001

By: Radio New Zealand; Mowat, Wayne, active 1985-1995; Wilson, Thomas Lance Rodney (Dr), 1945-2013

Reference: OHC-030990

Description: Wayne Mowat interviews Rodney Wilson about the Castle collection held by the Alexander Turnbull Library. Recorded on the 22 August 2001, and broadcast on National Radio. Title supplied by Library. MS-Papers-9824 and MS-Group-0616 relate to the Castle collection. Quantity: 1 C64 cassette(s). 1 Interview(s). Search dates: 2001 Processing information: Description created from item label/housing. Item has not been previewed as part of processing.

Date: January 1968

By: Maclennan, Stewart Bell, 1903-1973; Castle, Maureen, 1933-2018

Reference: D-045-003

Description: Selection of musical instruments collected by Ronald and Zillah Castle: three stringed instruments, including a hurdy gurdy, a viol da gamba and a viola d'amore; brass and wood wind instruments; and a harpsichord, and a spinet. Attached to the back of the framing is a hand-written note that reads: "Painted for Miss Zillah Castle at the request of Miss Mavis Castle. Stewart Maclennan January 1968". Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Stewart Maclennan / January 1968 [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) framed. Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 800 x 640 mm (in matt)

Date: [1910s-1980s]

By: Castle family; Castle, Maureen, 1933-2018

Reference: PA-Group-00547

Description: Photographs relating to the Castle family. Includes photographs of an organ at the Whanganui Museum, Wellington Zoo, voyage to England, views of London and other parts of England. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 54 b&w original photographic print(s). 37 b&w original negative(s). 6 album(s) Album(s). 3 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints, negatives, photograph albums Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Castle family; Papers (MS-Group-0739). See also Special Printed Collections, Serials Collections, Book Collections and Sound and Music Centre..

Date: [ca 1900-1940]

Reference: MS-Papers-6382

Description: Comprises papers relating to Ronald and Zillah Castle and their collection of musical instruments; and personal papers relating to John Castle's family, which includes Ronald and Zillah Castle Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See TAPUHI for further papers relating to the Castle family Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photographs relating to the Castle family including the Castle collection.

Date: 1558-1800s?, 1898-1986

By: Castle family

Reference: MS-Group-0739

Description: Papers mainly relate to Ronald Castle and his sister, Zillah. They include Ronald's poems and correspondence; Zillah's correspondence re performing and teaching, scrapbooks relating to music, musical instruments and general topics including programmes for concerts in New Zealand and United Kingdom; papers relating to Ronald's and Zillah's radio broadcasts, featuring talks on early musical instruments and joint musical performances; notes on the collection of early musical instruments and correspondence and accounts relating to their importing into New Zealand of instruments for their collection of early musical instruments. There are also music scores of compositions by Zillah with words by Ronald, scores of works by other composers, and sound recordings of interviews and performances. Also included are microfilms of early music scores held at the British Museum. Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Relationship complexity - MS-Group-0616 which comprises the earlier materials that were dubbed in 1983 or collected at that time (see preliminary list) These materials were collected over many years by Zillah and Ronald Castle. Quantity: 108 folder(s). 7 volume(s). 10 microfilm reel(s). 1 3" reel(s). 18 5" reel(s). 42 7" reel(s). 11 audiocassette(s). 2.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: They were bequeathed to their niece, Maureen Castle, who donated them to the Alexander Turnbull Library Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photographs of scores of early music and 2 glass plates (same) of a music treatise; loose photographs; and photograph albums - To Book Collections - To Special Printed Collections - 3 microfilm reels of early printed music from the British Museum - To Serials Collection - Choir organ, Musical times - To Book Collections - Junior song book Standards 2 and 3, NZBS Broadcast to schools music 1954, The Salvation Army Congress songsters NZ, music score `A Song of spring' by E R Martin - To Sound and Music Centre - NZ Department of Education Broadcasts to schools - Music; pupils 1954; Centennial Concert waltz `A Song of spring in a NZ forest' by E R Martin..