Jennings, Edward (Rev), 1854-1919

Date: 1880

By: Jennings, Edward (Rev), 1854-1919

Reference: MS-Papers-1297

Description: Journal of a trip from Nelson to the Table Land and Mt Arthur with Bishop Suter and wife, friends from Nelson, students from Bishopdale; describes in detail daily activities and the problems of feeding and moving a party of 22 through the bush and hills; also photcopy of letter with notes on members of the party by J A Brereton Letter from donor accompanying collection includes background to original diary, its transcription and notes on members of the party. Transcription by Mr C T Irvine, Christchurch Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss and typed transcript (some photocopies)

Date: [1980-1988]

By: Beatson, C B, active 1912-1988

Reference: MS-Papers-5692

Description: Comprises list of contents of three tapes transferred to the Oral History Centre and `fore-word' to the tapes. The reminiscences begin with Beatson's family settling in the Ngatimoti area and continue with descriptions of his family, the land they settled and farmed, events that occurred locally including shipwrecks, development of roads and bridges, schooling, church, fruit growing, house building, raspberry growing, tobacco growing and social life. Included are photographs and maps, an appendix of extracts from `An Expedition to the Tableland - Mount Arthur - 1880' by Edward Jennings and one on Woodstock, a rural subdivision. Source of title - Transcribed Relationship complexity - The full account by Edward Jennings of his climb to the Mt Arthur Tablelands in 1880 is at MS-Papers-1297 Beatson was born at Ngatimoti and lived there until he had completed his university studies. Some years before the reminiscences were donated to the Library he began recording memories of his early life. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (116 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr C B Beatson, Wadestown, Wellington, Feb 1988 Transfers: To Oral History Collection - Three tapes of Beatson's reminiscences (OHColl-99). Photographs and maps are reproduced

Date: 27 Dec 1897-4 Jan 1898

By: Crawford, William Fitzgerald, 1844-1915

Reference: PA1-o-1812

Description: Photograph album of images taken by William Fitzgerald Crawford illustrating a trip to Waikaremoana and Nuhaka, Hawkes Bay, and Gisborne District taken between December 27 1897 and 4 Jan 1898 by Crawford, Captain Thomas Crisp, E Crisp, the Rev Edward Jennings, and driver J R Redstone. The album is likely to have been compiled by Crawford as he has made similar, but the annotations were possibly written by one of the Chrisps. The images include many scenic images of rivers, mountain ranges, waterfalls as well as images of camps, huts, ferries,horses, waka, dinghies, carts, hotels, bridges and people, including Maori groups, the men on the trip, a Chief Surveyor's party and other people they met. Ngati Ruapani and Ngati Kahungunu are the two principle iwi associated with the places identified in the album. There may also be other relevant iwi and hapu. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Source of descriptive information - Comments regarding the compilation of the album and the annotations - from Dudley Meadows at Tairawhiti Museum. Relationship complexity - Tairawhiti Museum holds over 5000 W F Crawford negatives Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Hard-covered album 24 x 19 cm, with word 'Photographs' embossed in gold on the front.