New Zealand periodicals

Date: 2012

By: H B Williams Memorial Library

Reference: Eph-A-SERIAL-2012-02

Description: Postcards and miniature cards showing reproductions of covers of the periodical "Gisborne photo news" for: No. 77, 3 November 1960 (1 copy of postcard, 2 copies of miniature card) No. 82, 20 April 1961 (1 copy of postcard, 2 copies of miniature card) No. 122, 13 August 1964 (1 copy of postcard, 2 copies of miniature card) No. 126, 3 December 1964 (1 copy of postcard, 2 copies of miniature card) No 174, 4 December 1968 (2 copies of postcard, 2 copies of miniature card) No. 248, 26 February 1975 (1 copy of postcard, 2 copies of miniature card) Quantity: 12 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on cards, 147 x 105 mm; and on miniature cards 73 x 57 mm.

Date: 2012

By: H B Williams Memorial Library

Reference: Eph-C-SERIAL-2012-01/02

Description: Two posters marking the digitisation of "Gisborne photo news", each reproducing a cover of the periodical. Issues shown are: No 82, 20 April 1961 (Woman in bathing suit standing holding her surfboard) No 248, 26 February 1975 (A lighthouse) Quantity: 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, 420 x 297 mm.

Date: 1958

By: Clark, Russell Stuart Cedric, 1905-1966

Reference: B-195-009

Description: A group portrait drawing of some 90 people, all contributors to the New Zealand 'Listener' during the time M H Holcroft was employed as editor Accompanied by a letter dated 9 July 1994, from Anthony Holcroft to Terry Snow, then editor of the Listener, agreeing with Snow's suggestion to pass the Russell Clark drawing to the Turnbull Library. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 220 x 360 mm

Date: 1930 - 1939

Reference: Eph-A-SERIAL-1930s-01

Description: Business reply card canvasses subscribers as to their opinion about the content of the periodical "Art in New Zealand". It asks if plays, short stories and poems should be excluded, and it asks for any other comments to make the journal more self-supporting. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on card, folded to 132 x 96 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath, Auckland, in 2014.

Date: 1979

By: New Zealand Archaeological Association

Reference: Eph-D-ARCHAEOLOGY-1979-01

Description: Black and white poster shows an ancient or stylised image of a bird in a roughly circular shape. Publication date supplied by donor. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint on slightly textured canvas paper, 710 x 495 mm.

Date: 2000-2009

By: Listener (Periodical); National geographic (Periodical); New Zealand gardener (Periodical); New Zealand school journal; Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand; Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind; Toyota New Zealand (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-SERIAL-2000/2009

Description: Comprises ephemera of octavo sized related to serial publications from 2000 to 2009. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 54 pieces of ephemera.

Date: 2010-2017

By: That's Life! (Periodical); University of Otago Press

Reference: Eph-A-SERIAL-2010/2017

Description: Comprises ephemera of octavo sized related to serial publications from 2010 to 2017. Title supplied by Library, Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 24 pieces of ephemera.

Date: 1970s

From: Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000: Transparencies, negatives, and photographic prints

Reference: PA12-3099

Description: Transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis circa 1970s showing pin-up images of Marilyn Monroe, likely taken from another publication. Also includes several black and white transparencies taken by Beavis circa 1970s, showing images from magazines including the Listener, Eve, and Home Journal. Also includes NZBC stills, including of an illustration of a kererū; Star Trek television programme; Japanese monuments; and others. Most of these transparencies include labels featuring annotations about the publication and slide numbers. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Black and white transparencies relating to NZBC and publications were delivered with annotations that read "Paul Hamlyn 2nds". Quantity: 6 colour original transparency/ies. 17 b&w original transparency/ies.

Date: 1991-1993, 1997

By: Bertram, James Munro, 1910-1993; Bertram, Jean Ellen, 1908-2000; Gordon, Ian Alistair, 1908-2004; Hamilton, Stephen Derek (Dr), 1956-; Holloway, Ronald, 1909-2003; Locke, Elsie Violet, 1912-2001; Sinclair, Keith (Sir), 1922-1993; Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999

Reference: OHColl-1452

Description: Recordings of interviews with John Mansfield Thomson, Ron Holloway, W H Oliver, Elsie Locke, James Bertram, Jean Bertram, Keith Sinclair, and Ian Gordon. Interviews were conducted by Stephen Hamilton for his 1996 PhD thesis at the University of Auckland, on the topic of New Zealand-based literary magazines. The thesis was published as 'New Zealand English language periodicals of literary interest active 1920s-1960s'. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 8 Interview(s). 7 C90 cassette(s). Search dates: 21/11/1991 - 10/05/1997

Date: 1971

By: Super Graphics (Firm); Paul Hamlyn Pty Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-BIRD-1971-02

Description: A poster showing on one side illustrations of 34 New Zealand birds with a small paragraph about each. The other side is a promotion for the serial publication "New Zealand's heritage" Birds show are: New Zealand dotterel, Paradise duck, North Island kokako, New Zealand pigeon, Spotted shag, Morepork, North Island kaka, Wrybill, Fantail, Blue duck, Stitchbird, Whitehead, South Island robin, North Island saddleback, Red-billed gull, Tui, Kea, Fernbird, Bellbird, Grey warbler, Yellow-breasted tit, Pied shag, Rock wren, Takahe, Yellow-eyed penguin, Kakapo, Rifleman, New Zealand falcon, New Zealand scaup, Kiwi, Variable oystercatcher, Yellow-crowned parakeet, New Zealand dabchick, North Island weka. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset lithograph on sheet 765 x 1010 mm.

Date: 1926, 1929, 1931, 1940

From: Cowan family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11946-195

Description: Comprises three publications and a clipping: 'Maori Decorative Art: an interesting departure' reprinted from 'The Dominion' 8 May 1926; 'The NZ Artists' Annual' 1931; 'Making New Zealand : pictorial surveys of a century' volume 2, 1940; and a clipping of 'The Moa' a poem by Hare Hongi (Henry Stowell) written for 'The Artists' Annual' 1929. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Three printed volumes and a clipping

Date: 1840-1852

By: Burnand, William Henry, active 1843-1850s

Reference: MS-Group-1794

Description: Collection comprises 12 bound and annotated copies of the biweekly periodical `The New Zealand journal'. Publication - See the article ` The New Zealand Journal - W H Burnand's copy' published in The Turnbull Library Record (No 8, 1951) for background reading to this collection. Source of title - Supplied by Library Accompanying material - See backfile for a copy of the article on Burnand published in the Turnbull Library Record Quantity: 12 volume(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed material with mss annotations Provenance: The original owner of this collection would appear to be W H Burnand. His name appears inscribed within various journals. Transfers: From Serials Collection -.

Date: [ca 1948-1984]

By: Ashton, John Hammond, 1917-2010

Reference: PA-Group-00381

Description: Photographs taken by John Ashton for Te Ao Hou, New Zealand Ballet, New Zealand Players, National Art Gallery, and various architectural and portrait commissions, ca 1948-1954, and 1960 onwards. Includes negative registers and job lists created by Ashton for his photography business. Source of title - Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The collection was chronologically arranged by Ashton by year. This arrangement has been retained by the Library. American born photographer John Hammond Ashton resided in New Zealand between 1948 and 1954. He permanently moved to New Zealand in 1960 to live and work in Wellington. Quantity: 18500 b&w original negative(s) approximately 4400 35mm negative strips, 7600 120 negative strips, 6500 4x5 inch negatives. 1 folder(s) containing two photocopied lists and six notebooks. Physical Description: Film negatives; manilla folder of lists; and small notebooks Finding Aids: A finding aid for this collection has been created by staff. Library reference numbers assigned to negatives have been annotated on a copy of the job lists created by Ashton for his business. The finding aid is kept in the Photograph Archive working tools library and is available on request.. Processing information: Originally arranged and described in 2002 as 22 PAColl records which represent the photographer's original organisation of negatives by year. The negatives are stored in order of Library reference number assigned to that negative format. The negatives themselves have not been fully described. Access to the images can be made via the staff finding aid. The collection reference number changed from PAColl-7208 to PA-Group-00381 in 2009.

Date: [ca 1958-ca 1979]

By: Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000; Newman, Sally, active 2001; Wong, Felicity, active 2001

Reference: PA-Group-00364

Description: Comprises photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis and unidentified photographers (in the instance of occasional portraits of Beavis), circa late 1950s to 1970s. Photographs mostly taken by Cyril (Bill) Beavis while working as a photographer at the Listener from the 1960s to 1970s. Some photographs date from the late 1950s; some date into the 1980s. The collection is very diverse and topics covered include: New Zealand radio and television; radio and television personalities; other notable people from New Zealand and internationally; Wellington City and region; New Zealand artists; construction projects in Wellington City; and events, such as rugby games and car racing. Also includes a large number of transparencies relating to the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, including staff portraits and staff at work, buildings, television sets, and more. Transparency pockets include notes written in two different hands that relate to the collection's original housing and annotations. Some of these are original annotations added by the photographer; others have been transcribed from original housing or added by the archivist. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Transparencies are at PA12-2877 to 3122,and PA12-3136 to 3141. Quantity: 4378 colour original transparency/ies. 1080 b&w original transparency/ies. 3000 b&w original negative(s) approximately. 3000 b&w original photographic print(s) approximately. Processing information: Accession comprising negatives and photographic prints has not yet been processed by staff. Please contact the Library if you wish to view negatives or photographic prints before collection is processed. Transparencies were partially processed in 2003 and unit IDs were assigned by subject rather than issuable items; this was rectified as part of a task which commenced in January 2022 to complete the description of the transparencies. Where necessary, annotations taken from original housing have been included at the item level. Some of these annotations were added by the photographer; others have been transcribed from original housing or added by the archivist.