Religions

Date: 2000

By: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945-; New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: H-643-001/025

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Politicians response to digital television, matchfixing in cricket, community responsibility for child abuse, Maori support of disgraced Maori MP and lack of support for abused Maori children, Fiji - banana dictatorship, Middle East peace process, concern over disparity between NZ and Australian defence forces reimbursement for serving in East Timor, Queen Mother celebrates her 100th birthday, space exploration, world opinion swings againsgt Israel's heavy-handed tactics, ACC payouts in Australia, cost cutting measures in the NZ Police Force, silencing Dover Samuels and social policy critics, high cost of yachting's Viaduct Basin, state-owned enterprises over-spend on conferences, British royals have a go at the tabloid press, Mark Todd's chances of selection damaged following sex and drug scandal, South Africa's reluctance to comment on Zimbabwe, terrorism in NZ? or just plain violence, Human genetic secrets uncovered, 'closing the gaps' policy, May Day and workers' rights, Fiji embroiled in racism, the price of the American Presidential election and recounts, Prime Minister announces she not going to attend Waitangi on Waitangi Day. Quantity: 25 photocopy/ies photocopies of computer print-outs, A4 size.. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies of computer print-outs.

Date: 2000

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-

Reference: H-647-001/080

Description: 80 cartoons on political and social issues. The topics include Laila Harre and views on liberalisation of cannabis laws, Helen Clark asserts authority over Ms Turia, Maori and pakeha racial guilt and shame, Ms Turia reluctantly apologises for 'holocaust' comments, Dr Cullen ponders low business confidence as Grouch Marxist, Timor's Indepencence birthday celebrations destroyed by violence, Fijian-Indian refugees in Fiji following coup, political posturing over Treaty of Waitangi clause in free trade agreement with Singapore, US dollar blasts kiwi dollar, Sydney 2000 Olympics begin, Winston Peters plays the race card in the hopes of raising his popularity, Olympic swimming athletes get the once over by their female onlookers, Australian-New Zealand currency merger proposal, Prebble gets axed by Jenny Shipley, Kiwi dollar low and oil prices high, New Zealand is best at all the wrong things, sports couch potatoes, Milosevic runs for the presidency, US dollars gains steam with President Clinton in charge, women's performance at the Olympics, political awards, NZ toasts the Olympics, army peace keepers get pay review by Clark, 3 Middle East faiths based on love and compassion unable to share sacred site, Don Brash fails the Kiwi dollar, Clark and Milosevic relations, Israeli and Palestinian relations, court call for accountability of parole officers, NZ cricket sports fan still in the dark, NZ dollar down - sharemarket down - petrol prices up, Middle East pro-war protest singer, Clinton attempts to negotiate Middle East and National Party crises, Mr Mudgeway in padded cell waiting for big NZ sports win, rural economy on the up for farmers, Swain and Horomia on ownership of the Taranaki oil and gas fields, Lions rugby team claim the Air New Zealand trophy, Clark seeks an alliance with big business, Clark's alliance with big bisiness consumated, one-tree-hill pine tree felled along with Mike Smith, same-sex marriages, Clark preparing to kneecap Ruth Dyson for Norm Hewitt comments, Property Bill, Dyson resigns over drunk driving incident, purity pledge, cricket match-fixing, support for Paul Holmes' salary, lack of real choice in US presidential elections, NZ Melbourne Cup race winner, US election results on a knife edge, boxing - Lennox vs Tua, All Blacks beat France, Lennox Lewis vs David Tua boxing fight, US presidential election goes to court, English strung up as heretic, Tipene O'Reagan let's nature take its course with stranded whales, Labour Party victory conference, CNN backgrounds the US election count process, petrol prices high, US presidential election fought out on American flag, George Hawkins' suggested cost cutting measures for the Police, National Party leadership based on personality deficit of Bill English, George W. Bush wins Florida, Clarks preparation for Waitangi Day, Tainui iwi's new grievance cycle, Mrs Mudgeway's son hopes to qualify for ACC compensation, Clinton is back as President?, the new and the old All Black diet, signs of recovery in NZ economy being hidden from Don Brash, NZ/Australia defence spending and policies, Hawkins hands out pornography to Police to cut phone-sex costs, being a modern day All Black, Clark and Cullen's popularity increases, Simon Upton departs the National Party, obituary to reporter Mike Robson, America - where every judge counts in becoming President, Clark still unable to apologise to Dover Samuel, cricket at the Basin Reserve for Boxing Day test, petrol war, Anderton and Bunkle over question of where Phillida resides, Paul Holmes CD for Christmas makes Granddad throw-up. Quantity: 80 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: A4 horizontal bromides

Date: 18 May 2001

From: Anglo-Indian lives oral history project

By: Leckey, Richard Edward, 1937-

Reference: OHInt-0562/07

Description: Richard Leckey was born in Gazaiabad in 1937. Explains that his father worked for the railways, talks about his transfers and recalls memories of Kotri, railway houses and servants. Mentions his brothers and step-sisters, his own schooling at Lawrence College. Recalls his experiences of partition. Talks of his sister living in New Zealand, followed by the rest of the family, and his father's money in India. Talks of his carpentry apprenticeship in Auckland and describes his various jobs with hydro schemes. Mentions his wife's work on a psychiatric ward, his work in the same hospital and at a freezing works. Mentions his returned serviceman's loan, wanting to buy land. Talks of Maori associations, his genealogy, the SAS in New Zealand and why he left it. Explains the changes in his religions and mentions Indian religions. Talks of his family in Australia, Pakistan and England, school uniform, western clothes, mealtimes and games played and mixing with Muslim children. Mentions club membership and cultural differences. Talks of his drinking habit, settling in New Zealand and outlines the differences in lifestyle. Talks about his property in Karamea, and interest in forestry, his carpentry and building. Awards/funding - Project received an Oral History Grant Interviewer(s) - Dorothy McMenamin Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008512, OHC-008513 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2645.

Date: 21 Aug 2000

From: Anglo-Indian lives oral history project

By: Hewett, Neale Brind Stuart, 1906-2005

Reference: OHInt-0562/01

Description: Neale Hewett talks about his birth in Burma in 1906. Mentions that many generations of his father and mother's side of the family served in the military in India. Details great grandfather's service and the family tradition. Describes himself and his father as Cape Horners. Mentions Dartmouth and Royal Navy. Talks about father's service in Burma and describes the influences of the King and Queen on their subjects. Details being sent to a home in Cheltenham, England at 4 years of age and school in Eastbourne until 13 holidays included, and not recognising his parents. Describes growing up without parents. Describes attending Pangbourne College aged 12, the Royal Naval Reserves and outlines his work including HMS Winchelsea testing poison gas. Outlines voyages with P&O to obtain his 2nd mate's ticket, enters the Royal Indian Marines. Describes the relief given at the 1923 Japanese earthquake.Talks about moving from ship to ship, having royalty as passengers, later surveying the coastline of India on the Investigator. Describes copying charts during the monsoon season. Talks about the closure of the Indian Navy and finding work with Bombay Burma Trading Company while continuing as a reserve officer with the Frontier Force Cavalry. At the outbreak of war describes re-entering the Navy. Describes his jobs and escorting the First NZ Echelon: taking a gunnery course, wanting to return to sea but having to train gunners. Describes the situation at the changeover in 1947 and gives reasons for retiring from the navy and leaving India. Talks about his parents, wife and children and his father wanting to retire to New Zealand. Mentions living in Australia with his children. Gives reason for moving to New Zealand, applying for citizenship, discovering that his father was a New Zealander and his mother's family were here also. Talks about his employment in commercial fishing and NZ Forest Products.. Relates his United Nations job in 1950's in various countries, describes the way he organised his work and staff. Describes the changes when a political element joined the UN, and his resignation. Compares the African independence with that of India. Describes wartime atrocities by the Japanese. Talks about his nationality and religion, and as it was in India. Talks about his accomodation, furnishings and places he called home, his servants who travelled with him, the meals, lifestyle and languages spoken. Relates meeting his wife, Thecla Edana Davis, and describes her background. Talks about his children's schools and education and family health. Mentions snake encounters. Details the clubs they belonged to in India, multiculturism and integration of races, talks of Anglo-Indians. Talks of partition. Mentions his impressions on his return to India. Awards/funding - Project received an Oral History Grant Interviewer(s) - Dorothy McMenamin Accompanying material - Includes 2 leaves of notes about conversations held with Neale Hewett. One clarifies various subjects and the second conversation was over lunch with a neighbour. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008510, OHA-008511 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 interview(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2644.

Date: 21 Feb 2000

From: Anglo-Indian lives oral history project

By: Barlow, Wilfred Ainslie, 1929-2004

Reference: OHInt-0562/02

Description: Wilfred Ainslie Barlow, known as Bill, was born in Calcutta on 24.10.1929, an only child. Talks about Indian, British and New Zealand passports and arrival in New Zealand, October 1971. Mentions grandfathers. Talks of father's job in Licence Measures Dept. in shipping, while mother was a stenographer. Grew up with servants, brought up by friend with three children. Talks of father, a catholic until he became a Freemason, and mother was Anglican. Mentions that he was not compelled to go to church, but attended Victoria School, Kurseong, which was Anglican with other denominations present. Talks of uniform, religions and standard of education, attaining Senior Cambridge. Describes being an apprentice engineer and training opportunities, also the five years as an A Grade apprentice in Kharagpur with mainly Anglo-Indians, then going to sea. Discusses the loyalties of Anglo-Indians. Talks about his parents' families in India, his parents' illnesses and early deaths and the whereabouts of the friend which brought him up. Talks of rented accommodation in Calcutta. Describes other Anglo-Indian communities, jobs and social life. Describes railway employee socials, dances and sports. Describes the family's accommodation, mentions western style clothing. Talks about childhood fun, food and related customs, languages including Hindi, Telagu. Mentions his accommodation and bearer. Talks about gaining his engineering ticket in England on completion of his apprenticeship, then working as a junior engineer in shipping. Describes tenants in his accommodation, the loss of his possessions. Mentions meeting his UK wife, his friends who left India and attitudes of Indians. Talks of the book 'Bhowani Junction' portraying Anglo-Indians and how they treated women. Talks of Raj wives and orphanages, club membership, class distinction and differences in races. Describes Calcutta at the time of partition. Mentions his jobs with freighters and applying to emigrate to New Zealand with his family. Talks of job with Union Steamship Co.and conditions. Gives reasons for going to Auckland and Lyttelton. Mentions conditions in India when he returned, settling in other countries, the colour issue and people's attitudes to Anglo-Indians. Awards/funding - Project received an Oral History Grant Interviewer(s) - Dorothy McMenamin Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008501, OHC-008502 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2639.

Date: 23 Aug 2000

From: Anglo-Indian lives oral history project

By: Dever, Jeanne-Marie Thecla, 1933-

Reference: OHInt-0562/04

Description: Jeanne Dever was born in 1933 in Bangalore, the daughter of Neale Hewett. Talks of boarding schools attended in India and England. Describes her reaction to the lack of privacy at these schools and her attitudes to learning. Talks of servants, her social life in clubs and the inability to take her Parsee friends to them. Details her family in India and talks of holiday activities in Karachi. Mentions beggars and caste differences. Talks of her clothing, mealtimes and the discipline meted out by mother. Talks of her father's attitude to partition. Mentions being engaged and living in Australia and Tasmania. Awards/funding - Project received an Oral History Grant Interviewer(s) - Dorothy McMenamin Accompanying material - Brief notes taken before and after the recording Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008505 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 interview(s). 30 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2641.

Date: 17 May 2001

From: Anglo-Indian lives oral history project

By: Hart, Renee Sylvia, 1919-

Reference: OHint-0562/06

Description: Renee Hart was born in Worthing, Sussex, England on 20 June 1919. Mentions her passports, her attitude to her nationality and the postings of her father's regiment. Talks of her parents' marriage and children. Describes her father's move to India as a bandsman and how the family travelled there. Describes the band's musical commitments. Talks of her father's change from playing brass to stringed instruments and piano. Mentions the governors of various regions in India. Relates the details of the family's return to England and their subsequent return to India. Talks of her mother's occupation in hairdressing, her sister's role in the business and her own training, the techniques used at the time, their Indian customers with reference to privacy for various races. Mentions social life in the hills and teaching dancing with her sisters. Mentions her family's religion and censoring the forces' mail in wartime. Talks of her husband's family connections with India, their meeting and living in India. Describes sports clubs, social clubs and membership, relationships, modes of transport. Explains what their accommodation was like, mentions bathrooms and toilets at home and at boarding school. Mentions servants. Talks about her children, her parents and siblings settling in New Zealand. Describes her father's work and pension husband's job situation. Awards/funding - Project received an Oral Histroy Grant Interviewer(s) - Dorothy McMenamin Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008508, OHC-008509 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 1.50 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2643.

Date: 23 Jan 2001

From: Upper Hutt Uniting Parish Millennium Project

By: Bielawski, Lynnette Flora, 1948-

Reference: OHInt-0593/09

Description: Lynne Bielawski talks about her Methodist and Brethren upbringing. Describes religious summer camps in Otaki. Recalls ministers, especially Rev. Ormond Burton, mentioning anecdotes about each one, and their influence on her. Relates family connections with Rangiatea Church. Talks of her faith journeys, Girls' Brigade leadership and support of church people. Discusses parenting and adoption. Relates changes, both in and out of church, in the role of women, of freedom for children, young people's responsibilties. Mentions drug abuse and skinheads. Recalls church picnics, near drownings. Describes suitable clothing and head coverings for church attendance. Interviewer(s) - Elaine Bolitho Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009243: OHC-009244 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) - printed. 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 1.15 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2972, OHDL-000930. Portrait photograph of Lynnette Bielawski

Date: 23 Jan 2001

From: Upper Hutt Uniting Parish Millennium Project

By: Buchanan, Carol Maree, 1966-

Reference: OHInt-0593/11

Description: Carol Buchanan relates joining the Iona Centre of the co-operating parish, the history of the Iona Island community, mentions her Catholic background, faith influences when considering an abortion on health grounds. Talks of drug control of her epilepsy. Discusses her father's teaching in Maori schools, her own experience in teaching the Maori language, the issues of non-teaching of religious instruction in schools. Discusses the social interaction in the uniting parish and at Catholic churches, interdenominational marriages and communion. Mentions the Iona Centre float in Christmas parades and the church's profile in the community. Interviewer(s) - Elaine Bolitho Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009247 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) - printed. 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 50 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2974, OHDL-000931. Portrait photograph of Carol Buchanan

Date: 1924-1952

By: Emery, James Inman, 1879-1953

Reference: MS-Group-2350

Description: Comprises autobigraphical accounts of Emery's experiences living in India in the early 20th Century, travel diaries of trips to North and South America and Tahiti, drafts of unpublished adventure novels set in India and annotated copies of his two published novels, `Tiger of Baragunda' and `The luck of Udaipurl'; poetry and non fiction works on the origins and development of the peoples of Asia and Polynesia and on the history of religion Source of title - Supplied by Library Emery was born in India and spent most of his early adult life there. He lived for a period in New Zealand in the 1920s and again after World War Two. He returned to England in 1952 and died in Cheltenham the following year. Quantity: 12 volume(s). 10 folder(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, photographs and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Smith's Bookshop Ltd, Wellington, Sep 2014

Date: 22 Nov 2000 - 22 Nov 2002

From: Upper Hutt Uniting Parish Millennium Project

By: Johnson, Gwendolyn Beatrice, 1918-

Reference: OHInt-0593/30

Description: Gwen Johnson was born in London in 1918. Talks of her grandfather and father being Methodist ministers and her religious background, the influence of Rev. Morley Jones and outdoor carol singing in Birmingham. Recalls running a youth club at the outbreak of war, changes in membership, riding bicycles, passion plays, the visit to the Methodist youth clubs service in London at the end of the war. Recalls joining the Upper Hutt Uniting Parish when it was being formed. Talks of joint denominational Easter and Christmas programmes, also a joint choir with St Hilda's Anglican Church, and her attitude to prayer. Mentions Baptists. Talks of various churches in the parish and pulling down St. Andrew's. Explains about food banks and the referral system for counselling, Celebrate Jesus 2000 and relates how local denominations work together for the Alpha programme. Explains her children's grounding in the church and her role as church camp leader. Relates the effect of her husband's early death from cancer, his burial on her birthday and the surprise party the following year. Explains the making of peace banners partly in memory of her husband, tying them to the American and Russian embassies during the Cold War and at an Upper Hutt mall. Talks of peace group members and their role in getting Upper Hutt made nuclear free. Describes milk, bread and postal deliveries in early Stokes Valley. Details the parish's outreach mentioning recreational activities at the Wesley Centre, Boys' and Girls' Brigades, the family care programme and OSCAR held in part of Elderslea Hospital. Mentions the purchase of the Bible Church in Exchange Street. Mentions ministers Graeme McIver and Anne Stevenson, also family counsellor Marianne Lester. Interviewer(s) - Elaine Bolitho Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009277 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) - printed. 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2993, OHDL-000949. Portrait photograph taken at the time of the interview

Date: 31 Jan 2001

From: Upper Hutt Uniting Parish Millennium Project

By: Shakespeare, Edith Bohannon, 1917-2015

Reference: OHInt-0593/43

Description: Edith Shakespeare was born in Napier in 1917. Gives reasons for changing churches from Brethren to the Upper Hutt Uniting Parish, St. David's, St. Andrew's, the Baptist Church, Church of Christ and subsequently Iona. Relates that she sang in the St. David's choir, travelling there by bicycle or bus. Talks of St. Andrew's becoming part of the uniting parish and mentions the loss of the church building. Relates her enjoyment of services at the Wallaceville Church. Explains her faith and prayer mentioning Rev. Archie Kirkwood. Mentions that her family have moved away from Upper Hutt. Describes the Hawke's Bay earthquake, her father's injury, being evacuated to Palmerston North. Describes the church she attended in Ahuriri. Talks of attitudes by various denominations to each other, mentions a variety of buildings used for worship. Recalls Mr. Purvis building a Sunday School in Trentham, later used for church services. Recalls big families of six or eight children. Talks of her faith at the time of her husband's death and during the illnesses of two children. Describes the treatment for her mother's cancer, being cared for by her older sister after her mother's death. Describes available medicines, dental treatment. Recalls knowing people with TB, polio and diphtheria, breast cancer. Explains that she was President of the Ladies' Fellowship, a Church elder and that she goes sit dancing. Relates her preference for old hymns and outlines the format of services. Talks of changes in numbers of young people attending church impacting on Bible classes and Sunday School. Describes changes in social life, church attitudes to dancing. Talks of women ministers, mentioning Ann Thomas and Doug Lendrum who took over from her. Interviewer(s) - Elaine Bolitho Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009298 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) - printed. 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-3006, OHDL-000961. Portrait photograph taken at the time of the interview Search dates: 1931 - 2001

Date: 20 Feb 2001

From: Upper Hutt Uniting Parish Millennium Project

By: Whiteman, Coral May, 1907-2008

Reference: OHInt-0593/52

Description: Coral Whiteman was born in Wanganui in 1907 and mentions that she has just had her 94th birthday. Mentions that she went to Sunday School as a child. Explains why her son was baptised in the maternity home by Reverend Mr. Rowe. while her other five sons were baptised in the United Church. Talks of family links with Mangaroa and Whiteman's Valley, mentioning her father-in-law's farm. Describes the burial places of his wives and daughter after she fell off a horse. Relates that she has a history of the Whiteman family in England, mentioning farmers and smugglers. Explains about the brothers Spencer and Miller Whitemen sent to Botany Bay, Tasmania. States the relationship with Henry Avery, Sir Francis Renouf and Frances Underwood. Explains that the Whiteman's were a founding family who arrived on the 'Gertrude' in 1841. Mentions John Plimmer. Recalls the wonder of turning on an electric light compared with trimming wicks on oil lamps. Coral Whiteman describes the comfort of prayer during her 35 years as a widow. Recognises the friends who help at afternoons for Blind people, Care and Craft, the providers of sandwiches and baking, Red Cross. Discusses the number of donation envelopes received for the Red Cross, Salvation Army, IHC, Cancer Society, Wellington City Mission. Talks of Beth Gillon and home communion. Discusses changes in use of individual glasses rather than receiving the communion cup, mentions the linen purificator and challice. Talks of relationships with family members. Describes her birthday party. Talks of presents of creams and lotions. Explains about her youngest son's property in Whiteman's Valley, mentioning children, dogs and sheep. Describes the purchase of horse manure, a good vegetable garden. Compares Sunday lunch with deliveries of hospital meals. Talks of hospital equipment, mentioning a walking stick and handles in the bathroom, the convenience of a stool in the shower. Relates a telephone assessment by the Foundation for the Blind about Braille, access to a computer and talking books. Explains her sister's use of a talking books machine, mentioning magazines. Discusses her abilty to read the newspaper and to do crosswords after her eye surgery. Mentions that she has glaucoma and cataract. Describes having a blood clot. Talks of hospital visitors, mentioning Edna, her daughter-in-law, and her journey home by taxi. Recalls that Edna and her father were treated for TB at Wellington and Otaki Sanatoriums respectively. Explains that Edna had Rhesus Negative blood group and descibes the effect on her children. Relate that her son Bryan built his own house. Talks of Roy Triplow, a property developer. Mentions that her son Peter was pallbearer at Sir David Beattie's funeral. Talks of her grandchildren continuing the Whiteman name. Relates her experiences of catholicism and gives reasons for her parents-in-law's burial in different churchyards. Recalls a family reunion at St. John's where members of the Whiteman family are buried, and the donation of a stained glass window. Mentions Simnel cake. Talks of family members, Ivan, Anna and Ben McColl and other family members. Mentions reading James Hay Conway's obituary in Crosslink. Recalls the influence of the Reverend Frank Parker and his wife. Gives reasons for her weekly visits to the hairdresser. Recalls the thrill of receiving life membership of the evening fellowship group having been their first treasurer. Interviewer(s) - Elaine Bolitho Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009313, OHC-009314 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) - printed. 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 1.10 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-3015, OHDL-000970. Portrait photograph taken at time of interview

Date: [1965-1969]

From: Pollock, Nancy, fl 2001 : Papers relating to Micronesia and the Pacific

Reference: fMS-Papers-7196-1

Description: Clippings on various South Pacific issues and concerns including social life and customs, religion, intrusion of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, politics, food etc mostly from from the `Honolulu advertiser' and `Hionolulu star-bulletin' (1965-1969) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1968-1969]

From: Pollock, Nancy, fl 2001 : Papers relating to Micronesia and the Pacific

Reference: fMS-Papers-7196-3

Description: Clippings on issues relating to Micronesia Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 24 May 2001

From: Anglo-Indian lives oral history project

By: Cox, Richard Anthony, 1932-

Reference: OHInt-0562/03

Description: Richard Cox, known as Dick, was born in Rawalpindi in India, now Pakistan, on 28th March 1932. Mentions nationality, passports and New Zealand citizenship. Talks about family origins in England and mentions grandparents and parents marriages, being an only child. Talks of religious beliefs of mother's family and training and working in India and England. Details grandparents' deaths in India and New Zealand and his parents arrival in New Zealand 1949/50, and bringing grandmother from India. Talks of his mother's family in the Indian Army and father's side with the railways. Mentions his family's religious beliefs, his catholic education at boarding school. Mentions the social life at the various institutes. Talks of father in World War I building railways in Iraq, being stationed in Multan and Lahore on his return. Talks of grandmother's properties in Dehra Dun. Details definition of Anglo-Indian. Recounts family movements at the time of partition. Talks of the railway colony, Anglo-Indian districts and attitudes at the Institutes. Describes their house in Lahore and the role of servants and games played. Mentions beggars. Describes types of clothing worn, the food and mealtimes, use of different languages. Talks of boarding school life and discipline, and mentions leaving school in 1948, doing school certificate, travelling to New Zealand in 1949 and outlines reasons for their choice of country. Details incidents connected with partition. Describes his father's settling in New Zealand and his compulsory military training, bursary and Canterbury University studying medical intermediate before transferring to Otago. Talks of a holiday job at a freezing works, working at Dannevirke Hospital, his general practice at Granity and Christchurch. Talks about his wife and family of six children and their vocations. Talks of club life in India and the social hierarchy. Mentions differences in attitude to Anglo-Indians and Eurasians, and compares working in a freezing works with the Indian servants' tasks and earnings. Mentions not wanting to return to India, speaks of his childhood. Talks of his uncle and discrimination in army ranking. Mentions the British role in giving India back and his opinions on the various classes. Mentions the lepers of Dehra Dun. Awards/funding - Project received an Oral History Grant Interviewer(s) - Dorothy McMenamin Accompanying material - Genealogical table for the Cox family Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008503, OHC-008504 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2640.

Date: 14 Apr 2001

From: Upper Hutt Uniting Parish Millennium Project

By: Barnard, Ruth Elizabeth, 1941-

Reference: OHInt-0593/06

Description: Ruth Barnard talks about her continuing involvement in Sunday school, and participation in Bible Class and on church committees. Mentions her piano playing, a children's choir, people she knows well, fellowship, injustice and describes what it was like when St. David's Church was bulldozed. Gives her interpretation of being a christian, discusses healing experiences in the light of her work as a nurse and mentions her contact with the Church of Christ, Exclusive Brethren, Christian Fellowship. Talks of the her role as a grandparent, and the changes in society, mentioning homosexuality and abortions.. Interviewer(s) - Elaine Bolitho Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009238: OHC-009239 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) - printed. 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 1.10 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2969, OHDL-000927. Portrait photograph of Ruth Barnard

Date: 25 Nov, 12 Dec 2000 - 25 Nov 2000 - 12 Dec 2000

From: Jewish women in education oral history project

By: Gluckman, Ann Jocelyn, 1927-

Reference: OHInt-0715/1

Description: Ann Jocelyn Gluckman (nee Klippell) born London 1927, emigrated with family to Sydney where father was a tie manufacturer, and came to New Zealand 1934. Refers to anti-Semitism in Britain. Recalls attending St Cuthbert's School, Auckland, and Epsom Girls Grammar where she was head prefect and dux. Discusses Jewish upbringing and what it was like being a Jewish student at St Cuthbert's School. Refers to first Habonim / Zionist / Jewish youth camp that took place in New Zealand ca 1944 on a farm at Hauraki Gulf. Talks about the divisions in the Jewish community, based on status differences and between some of the longer established affluent families and newer-comers. Gives details of mother's medical career which she gave up after birth of her children. Also mentions some of the eminent women who were her mother's friends. Outlines own career as a teacher at St Cuthbert's School, Epsom Girls College, Senior mistress at Seddon High School and Principal of Nga Tapuwai College at Mangere (a community secondary school, in which Maori and Pacific pupils predominated). Discusses background to the notion of community secondary school and refers to David Thurlow, a former headmaster of Ashburton and Professor Hayden from Britain whose ideas contributed. Describes efforts made to achieve the introduction of Samoan language in the curriculum. Refers to health and other problems in the communities and how the school addressed these. Refers to battles to stop the use of corporal punishment at the school. Discusses later difficulties at Nga Tapuwae. Refers to role played by Mira Szaszy. Refers to tension between biculturalism and multiculturalism. Mentions difficulties of the transition to `Tomorrows Schools' due to lack of qualifications and appropriate skills of board members. Talks about work since retirement from Nga Tapuwai and authorship of two books about the Auckland Jewish community. Discusses her work as tour leader and writer of tour guides, involving travel to many different parts of the world. Describes her work with the University of the Third Age, as teacher of courses on world religions and the geography and geology of Auckland in particular. Refers to a cultural exchange programme she initiated with Wally Hirsh in 1985. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Ann Beaglehole Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-011700, 011703-011705 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Electronic document(s). 3.15 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4076; OHDL-000107.

Date: 27 Sep 1993

From: Convent girls oral history project

By: Johnston, Christine, 1950-

Reference: OHInt-0634/05

Description: Christine Johnston born Dunedin 1950. Talks about her book `Blessed Art Thou Among Women' and how the idea of the book originated. Discusses the mentality of each religion in thinking it had the monopoly on the key to heaven and how attitudes have changed since the 1960s. Talks about bigotry against catholics in employment in positions of authority in State Schools in Dunedin. Talks about catholic tradition, communism and socialism. Recalls memories of her years at St Dominic's Girls College, Dunedin - the importance of being `ladylike' and the constant inspection of uniforms; discipline; non-existence of science as a subject; saints as role models eg Marie Goretti; rituals and societies, eg, Children of Mary; hierarchies within the Church; attitudes to sex instruction, contraception, abortion and natural family planning. Talks about life at university, meeting people with variety of views and areas of conflict. Mentions difference between girls who had been to single-sex schools as opposed to those who attended co-educational schools. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010474 - OHC-010475 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. 127 kilobyte(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-3592, OHDL-000288. Search dates: 1950 - 1993

Date: 1952

From: Emery, James Inman, 1879-1953: Papers

By: Emery, James Inman, 1879-1953

Reference: MS-Papers-11819-11

Description: Contains a history of religious thought during the history of mankind. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Ms