Adolescence

Date: [ca 1915-2003]

From: Bartel, Susan Elizabeth, 1943- :Photographs relating to Susan Bartel and family

Reference: PAColl-7862-1

Description: Photographs of Susan Bartel and her family, comprising scenes in the United States, Pacific Islands and New Zealand, taken ca 1915-2003. Arrangement: Digital prints are from files held at PADL-000001 to PADL-000009 Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). 311 digital prints.

Date: 1967-1991, 2000

By: Bennett family

Reference: MS-Group-1673

Description: Collection comprises diaries, letters, poems, written compositions, photographs and drawings by Rachel Bennett. This material depicts a young girl growing up in New Zealand in the 1970s and 1980s. Material covers family life, friendships, schooling, emotional relatonships and theatre activities. Also included with this original material are some of the litarary drafts used in the publication on her life. Publication - Rachel Bennett, With love from Rachel : a unique picture of a young girl (Wellington, N.Z. : J. and R. Bennett, 2001) Source of title - Supplied by Library Arrangement: The original order of this collection at deposit has been maintained within the arrangement and description of these papers. Series One comprises mixed folders with original material and draft typescripts. Series Two contains original material selected to be scanned for digital images for the publication. Series Three comprises miscellaneous material largely unused in the publication. Rachel Bennett emigrated to New Zealand with her parents in 1974 aged six. She attended Karori West Normal School, Samuel Marsden Collegiate, Victoria University of Wellington and Wellington Polytechnic (Nursing). In 1991 aged 23 she was murdered. The material within this collection comprises her own writings, photographs, letters, poems, paintings and drawings. Some of this material was compiled and edited by her parents for the publication `With love from Rachel'. Quantity: 29 folder(s). 0.75 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, photographs and illustrations Provenance: Original material created by Rachel Bennett. With her death in 1991 ownership transferred to her parents Jane and Robert Bennett. There are many illustrations in this collection accompanying written compositions, within diaries and letters, and singular sketches.

Date: 21 Jun 1995

From: Virtue, Noel M, 1947-: Sound and video recordings

By: Ralston, William Grantley, 1953-; Virtue, Noel M, 1947-

Reference: OHInt-0575-04

Description: Noel Virtue is interviewed by Bill Ralston on TV 3 about his autobiographical book "Once a Brethren boy", the story of his childhood, growing up in a strict Plymouth Brethren sect. Talks about his experiences as described in his autobiography: not being allowed to play with non-brethren children, becoming lonely, depressed and attempting suicide. Talks about being sent to Kingseat Hospital at age fifteen, after admitting he had homosexual feelings. Talks about the treatment for this and his depression involved electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) and how these experiences affected his life and work. Interviewer(s) - Bill Ralston Quantity: 1 videocassette(s). 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available. Search dates: 1960 - 1995

Date: 14 Oct 1999

From: New Zealand Netherlands Foundation oral history project, stage two

By: Schouten, Hank, 1955?-; Duynhoven, Harry James (Hon), 1955-

Reference: OHInt-0484-03

Description: Harry Duynhoven was born in New Plymouth in 1955. Gives details about his father's birth in North Brabant (the Netherlands) in 1929 and his migration from Indonesia to New Plymouth as a farm labourer in 1950. Describes how his parents met and their marriage. Mentions their purchase of a house in Waitara, problems his father had with recognition of his Dutch qualifications, his parent's work on a small farm owned by nuns, their work ethic, work for the church and strong moral code. Comments on his father's changing his name and adjustment to New Zealand. Mentions his own pride in his foreign name. Comments on the absence of Dutch `knickknacks' in the house, Dutch rarely being spoken in the home and the invisibility of the Dutch migrant community. Mentions the Oranje Society. Recalls his father bringing back Dutch presents after visiting the Netherlands. Describes his Catholic school education, the nuns and his feelings towards intermediate school. Mentions attending Spotswood College in New Plymouth, his ability in technical subjects and clash with the principal about his choice of technical over academic subjects. Discusses his father's characteristics and practical ability. Describes family holidays. Discusses his hobbies, including a model railway he made, and purchase of a motor scooter. Comments on adolescence, sexuality and attitudes to teachers. Recalls leaving school and becoming an electrical apprentice. Comments on the Dutch being perceived to be blunt, argumentative and stubborn. Mentions its effect on his parliamentary career with reference to the ANZAC frigate purchase. Discusses his difficulty getting in to Teachers College, training and teaching at New Plymouth Boys' High School. Mentions his stance on caning. Describes travelling to Europe in 1983 and learning basic Dutch. Gives his impressions of Holland. Comments on the effect of New Zealand society on his family in terms of attitudes to social issues. Mentions Norman Kirk. Describes getting into politics through the Christian workers' group. Recalls the Springbok tour and his school students' attitudes towards his opposition to the tour. Comments on the behaviour of the police. Explains his election to Parliament in 1987. Mentions his use of a Porsche in the campaign and being slated as a Dutchman. Comments on his role in the Dutch community and the desire of the Dutch of his generation to know more about their origins. Recalls meeting his wife Margaret Conrad of Stratford and mentions their children. Talks about difficulties for Dutch migrants who feel between two cultures. Describes feeling at home in Holland. Comments on the treatment of Dutch pensions by the Government and his support of Dutch programmes on television and the teaching of the Dutch language. Interviewer(s) - Hank Schouten Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2705.

Date: 1950-1999

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to youth, young people, in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-B-YOUTH-1950/1999

Description: Includes: 1952: Youth Carnival for Peace and Friendship. Sydney, 15-23 March 1952. Program, pamphlet, mimeographed flier; pamphlet for exhibition of photography; pamphlet for Peace Art prize; pamphlet for competitions 1980: Youth Forum. Wellington High School Hall, 12 September [1980?]. Yellow flier 1983: Youthline needs helpers [1983]. Green flier 1984: Poutama. International Youth Year 1985. Pamphlet / tabloid [1984] 1990: Together as Friends. (Four small laminated posters, numbered 1-4) 1992: New Zealand Medical Association. Patient Information Service. Talking with teenagers [1992]. Pamphlet 1993: TVNZ Young Achievers Foundation. Awards application 1993 (2 copies) 1994: Global Youth Foundation. Discovery program 11-17 December 1994. Green flier Ministry of Youth Affairs. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child [1994]. Folder 1995: Global Youth Foundation. Discovery program 10-16 December 1995. Blue flier 1996: Camp Counselors USA. Work in the USA. A work program for every season. Flier TVNZ Young Achievers Foundation. I want to be all I am capable of being. Call for entries [1996]. Flier Youth Expo 1996. Wellington [Student's workbook] 1997: First youth "Conflict Partnership" workshop with Dr Dudley Weeks. Central Library Wellington, 30-31 August 1997. Yellow flier Ken Mellor. Public lecture. "Adolescence; the four stages & what to do about them. Wellington College School Hall, 19 March 1997. Flier 1998: Au pair in America; experience a new world. Contact Nannies Abroad, PO Box 4431, Shortland Street Auckland. [1998]. Flier Spirit of Adventure Trust. (6 stapled photocopied sheets) YFU. Youth For Understanding. Hosting a YFU International Exchange Student [1998]. Pamphlet 1999: New Zealand Association of Adolescent Health and Development. Youth Awareness Week 2-8 August 1999. Flier YFU. Youth For Understanding. YFU Summer programme [1999]. Itinerary (drafts 1 and 2); and Host family handbook Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Sizes varying up to 2330 mm.

Date: 1955-1964

From: Bartel, Susan Elizabeth, 1943- :Photographs relating to Susan Bartel and family

Reference: PADL-000003

Description: Photographs of Susan Bartel as a young adult, taken 1955-1964, including portraits taken at school dances, graduation, on her wedding day, and on the set of the film 'The Slender Thread'. Arrangement: Prints available at PAColl-7862-1 Quantity: 41 electronic scan(s) of original photographic prints and items of ephemera.

Date: 2001 - 2004

By: New Zealand Dairy Group of Companies

Reference: Eph-H-RUGBY-2002-01

Description: Long poster advertising the nutritive qualities of Anchor dairy products, in the form of a growth chart to be hung on a wall, shows a frontal portrait from the ankles upwards, of rugby player Aaron Mauger, with the scale in centimetres at the left side. Beside the heights shown are some milestone at those heights in the life of Aaron Mauger, including when he made his first rugby rep team, joined the school choir, and joined a kapa haka group. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, on sheet 1600 x 600 mm.

Date: 2008

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0006287

Description: Shows a couple with their son at a meeting with an insurance agent. The son wears a back-to-front baseball cap and dark glasses; his clothes are ragged and he is unshaven and clutches a skateboard. The parents want the insurance company to pay out because their son has turned into an 'idle, slovenly twit'. Refers to the fact that it is now possible to claim insurance on unborn children in case they suffer birth defects or other complications. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).