Jervois, William Francis Drummond (Sir), 1821-1897

Military engineer, colonial governor. Commissioned in Royal Engineers in 1839. He worked at the Cape of Good Hope from 1841 to 1852. He was promoted to Major in 1854 and rose to be Lieutenant-General and director of works for fortifications in 1862. Carried out survey of Australian and New Zealand defences in 1877. Governor of Straits Settlements 1875-1877, Governor of South Australia 1877-1882, Governor of New Zealand 1883-1889. See DNZB (Vol 2, 1870-1900, p243-244)

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Manuscript

Outward correspondence

Date: 1849, 1867-1890, nd

From: Moore, Frederick George, 1815-1892 : Inward and outward correspondence

Reference: MS-Papers-0036-3

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

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De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :De Maus, exhibition photographer and fine art publ...

Date: 1890

By: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925

Reference: Eph-A-PHOTO-1890-01

Description: Envelope designed to hold photographic prints, by the Port Chalmers photographic studio run by David De Maus. Shows an inset illustration of the buildings of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1889-1890. At head of recto: By special appointment to their Excellencies Sir Jas Ferguson & Sir Wm Jervois. Quantity: 1 Other printed ephemera item(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, on blue envelope, 210 x 130 mm. Provenance: Purchased at auction, 2008. Other material of the same provenance is at PAColl-9337. Transfers: From Photographic Archive - PAColl-9337.

Manuscript

Correspondence with Fijian officials; correspondence concerning New Zealand

Date: 1875-1887

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1630

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

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Street scene outside Port Chalmers Customs House; welcome for Sir William Francis Drumm...

Date: February 1883

From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives

Reference: 1/1-002575-G

Description: View of welcoming party outside the Port Chalmers Customhouse for the visit of Sir William Jervois in February 1883. Sir William Jervois, wearing a white top hat, is in the centre of the group. There is a banner saying Welcome, flags, and bunting blowing in the wind. Photographed by David Alexander De Maus. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Sir. W. Jervois. Visits Port. Feb. 1883. D.Maus. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

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E Wheeler & Son: Photograph album of sheep farms and homesteads in the Canterbury area

Date: [ca 1872]-1888

By: Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm)

Reference: PA1-o-1878

Description: Photograph album produced in 1888, titled 'Some representative sheep farms. Canterbury and neighbourhood.' Photographs taken by E Wheeler and son, of Christchurch, New Zealand. Album is dedicated to Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Governor of New Zealand. - Images feature farms and homesteads, with the photographer's inscription on the print identifying the farm and the owner (name and place spellings are transcribed from the item). These comprise: Mount Peel (Hon J B Acland), Waikanini (W Barker Esq), Otekaike (Hon R Campbell), Peel Forest (G J Dennistoun & Co), The Warren Woodbury (F W Donkin), Mount Palm (T Chapman), Mount Fyffe Kaikoura (A S Collins), Waimate (J Douglas), Homebush (J Deans), Longbeach (J Grigg), Grassmere, Westerfield (C Hawdon), Hororata (Sir J Hall), Horsley Down (Mallock & J D Lance), Underwood (A Hawdon), Fernside (S Heywood), St Helen's (W A Low), Windsor Park Otago (E Menlove), Lyndon (Macfarlane Bros), The Warren E Oxford (Langton), Waitakahi (A McLean), Glenmark (G H Moore); Achray (Macfarlane), Mt Somers (A E Peach[e?]), Raukapuka Geraldine (W Postlethwaite), Cheviot (Hon W Robinson), Orari Gorge (C G Tripp Esq), Mount Messing (R Rutherford), Montrose (Rutherford), Waireka (R Wade), Swyncombe Kaikoura (W D Wood), and Highfield (Wharton & Co). - Gardens and surrounding scenic landmarks (such as rivers and mountain ranges) are often visible as part of building portraiture. Buildings and structures other than main homesteads include woolsheds, manager's houses, a meat freezing factory (Belfast), the Port Robinson slipway, stock yards, worker's whares, ferret houses, and Glenmark Station's extensive lakes and water features. Images are almost exclusively of the exterior of buildings with only the interiors of woolsheds seen. Many images include the families that lived in the houses and often their dogs. Farm workers are seen in some images. Farm animals pictured include sheep, horses, mules, farm dogs, and oxen. Activities such as shearing with a Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine, wool sorting, wool scouring, wool transportation (horse drawn carts and ox wagons), sheep dipping, and sheep drafting are shown. Other activities include rowing in a boat, lawn mowing, and lawn tennis. Other - Album has covers that appear to have been created by the General Assembly Library. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - top centre - Dedicated by Permission to His Excellency Sir W F D Jervois, G.C.M.G., C.B. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Green and black album embossed with gold typeface, 24.4 x 32 cm Provenance: Donated by Parliamentary Library, Wellington, 2014 Transfers: From Book Collections - NZ&P: as part of a large ongoing donation of mainly published material..

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St Patrick's College, Wellington. Sectare Fidem. Annual distribution of prizes, preside...

Date: 1888

Reference: Eph-B-SCHOOLS-StP-1888-01

Description: Programme of musical items by the college choir and orchestra and recitation items by pupils J A Richardson, Wm Haydon, M Hanning, George W Harper, H Houldsworth and E Kimbell. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on textured paper, 267 x 208 mm.

Manuscript

Hardcastle, Edward, fl 1884 : Appointment as District Judge for Wairarapa

Date: 20 Mar 1884

By: Hardcastle, Edward, active 1869-1884

Reference: MS-Papers-2765

Description: Signed by W F D Jervois Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 piece). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss

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Jervois, William Francis Drummond (Sir) 1821-1897 : Illuminated addresses presented to ...

Date: 1883-1884

By: Jervois, William Francis Drummond (Sir), 1821-1897

Reference: MSI-Papers-2375

Description: Addresses presented during Sir William Jervois' term as Governor in New Zealand, 1883-1889. The addresses were presented by the following groups - Horticultural Society of Southland, the Westport Harbour Board, Kaiapoi Pa (23 Feb 1983), the residents of Ohinemuri (4 Apr 1884), the residents of Kemureti, the Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Haua at Cambridge, and the Ngati Whakaue people. The addresses are mainly not dated. Two of the addresses are in Maori. Language - (not all) Source of title - supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 leaves). Physical Description: Mss Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 24 Sep 2014 after all information from it was transferred to online finding aid. A copy of the paper inventory is available in the staff backfile.. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr J W Jervois, London 1980

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[Programmes and fliers relating to music concerts and musical performances in New Zeala...

Date: 1880 - 1889

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-1880s

Description: Includes: 1880s: 1880s: Christchurch Liedertafel membership certificate (blank). 1880s. 1880: 1880. Mr Angelo Forrest. Grand evening concert. Athenaeum Hall Wellington. 1 October 1880. With vocalists Mrs Greenwood, Mrs Webb, Mr Edwards and Mr Palliser. (2 copies) 1880: Greytown School concert. Rev T Porritt (headmaster); W Bock (chairman). Tuesday April 27th, 1880. Standard Machine Print. Programme (Silk) ca 1880. The world-renowned Carandini Operatic and Ballad Company. Two programme fliers, one for a Wellington concert and one for a Gisborne concert. (ca 1880, when Miss Marie Carandini would have been 17 years old.) 1881: 1881. Wanganui Exhibition. A grand instrumental concert in aid of Wanganui Public Library. 27 May 1881. Programme flier. 1882: 1882. Wellington Amateur Dramatic Club will give a grand sacred concert. Princess Theatre (Wellington or Wanganui?). 7 April 1882. Programme/flier. Performers include J W Hill, E J Hill, H E Nicholls, Charles J Hill, Mr Hasell, Manager Charles Leon, Pianist A E King. 1882. Mr G. Rivers Allpress. Grand vocal and instrumental concert. Theatre Royal, Wellington. 9 October 1882. Programme flier. 1883: 1883. Madame Summerhayes' grand evening concert. Athenaeum Hall, Wellington. 13 July 1883. Flier programme. 1883. "Under the palms; or, the Jewish flower feast". Athenaeum Hall Wellington. 30 August 1884. Book of words (photocopy only). 1883. G. Rivers Allpress. Second annual grand concert. Theatre Royal, Wellington. 6 September 1883. Programme flier. 1884: 1884. Miss Clarice Brabazon (10 years of age). First grand evening concert. Conductor Alfred Pooley. Theatre Royal (Auckland?). 12 May 1884. Programme. 1885: 1885. Third grand Remenyi concert, under the special patronage of His Excellency the Governor, Sir W F D Jervois ... and Lady Jervois. Athenaeum, Wellington. 6 February 1885. Flier/programme. 1885. Ralph Hood. Second grand pianoforte recital. Wellington. 11 April 1885. 1885. Benefit of Mr Charles S Thomas. Theatre Royal (Napier?). 2 September 1885. Programme/flier. 1885. New Zealand Industrial Exhibition. Madame Pauline Rita and Mr John Radcliff in "Acis & Galatea". 8 September 1885. Sheet programme (photocopy) 1885. New Zealand Industrial Exhibition. Concert and "Trial by Jury". Wellington. 9 September 1885. 1885. New Zealand Industrial Exhibition. Popular concert and last grand Christy Minstrel entertainment by the Wellington Amateur Dramatic Club under the direction of Mr George Robertson. 21 October [1885]. 1886: 1886. Miss Rosina Carandini. Grand concert. Theatre Royal (Wellington). 25 March 1886. Programme/flier. 1886. Herr F Calon's first annual concert. Napier, 26 November 1886. Silk programme. 1887: 1887. Signor Carmini Morley. First grand vocal and instrumental concert. Opera House (Wellington). 7 February 1887. Programme/flier. 1887. Free Public Library and Art Gallery, Wellesley Street East, Auckland. Ceremony of the opening of the Library. Saturday March 26, 1887. (Contains portrait engraving of Sir George Grey). 1887. St Patrick's College, Wellington. Midwinter enteretainment, presided over by His Grace the Most Rev. Francis Redwood, S.M., D.D., Archbishop of Wellington. 16 June 1887. Programme/flier. 1887: New Opera House Wellington. The world-famed Lynch family bellringers. 5-9 July [1887]. Flyer/programme (2 copies) (Eph B MUSIC 1887) 1887. The famous Lynch Family, bellringers, instrumentalists and vocalists. New Opera House Wellington, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7th, 8th, and 9th July [1887]. Flier/programme. 1888. Amy Sherwin, Australia's Queen of song. Sacred concert. Theatre Royal (Wellington). 30 March 1888. Programme/flier. 1888. Amy Sherwin season. Third operatic concert. Theatre Royal (Wellington). 3 April 1888. Programme/flier. 1888. Last night but two of Amy Sherwin season. Theatre Royal (Wellington). 4 April 1888. Programme/flier. 1888: Last night but one of the Amy Sherwin season. Wellington. Thursday, 5 April. Programme / flier. 1889. Caledonina Society of Wellington. Fourth annual concert. Opera House Wellington. 12 July 1889. Silk programme. Quantity: 5 folder(s) containing 33 items.. Physical Description: Letterpress items, varying sizes up to quarto.

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Wellington Amateur Operatic Society :Mikado, or the town of Titipu. Friday 14th Decembe...

Date: 1888

By: Bock & Cousins Lithographers (Firm)

Reference: Eph-D-OPERA-1888-02

Description: Performers include: Mr R H Fisher, Mr G H Munt, Mr W D Lyon, Mr E T Sayers, Mr W A Rumsey, Miss Parkes, Miss Staples, Miss K Frankel, Miss Young, and the conductor, Mr Hautrie West. The Wellington Amateur Operatic Society personnel are listed as: Patron, Sir W F D Jervois, President G E Tolhurst, Chairman J D Wrigglesworth, Treasurer Mr W R Bock, Stage Manager W D Lyon, Assistant Stage Manager S Robinson, Secretary P Levi; Committee: Messrs Binns, Young, Davy, Nicholls, Lyon and Sayers. Programme is centrally placed and is surrounded by a colourful border of Japanese figures in costume, against a light green background. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) as programme.. Physical Description: Letterpress and screenprint, 445 x 30 mm.

Manuscript

Deposit collections; Maybery papers - W Isaac Williams papers

Date: 1828-1903

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1658

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence

Date: 1887

From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers

Reference: 77-248-07/4

Description: Identified correspondents entered in the Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence

Date: Jun 1888

From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1784-146

Description: Most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field; also includes petition from Hororata freeholders against access to fish on any private land; letter from G A Keyes nominating Hall to Annat School Committee vacancy; letter from [?] W Willis, Willisden, Southbridge Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Governors and Administrators of New Zealand 1840-1914

Date: 1914

From: Bell family: Collection

By: Schmidt Studios

Reference: PAColl-10699-17

Description: Black and white photographic print, oval portraits of 20 male subjects, based on historical portraits, by Schmidt Studios, inscribed "The Compliments of the Season" on mount. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Black and white photographic print mounted on embossed studio mount, 18.6 x 13.8 cm (31.7 x 24 cm).

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Sir William Jervois

Date: ca 1880s

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from the file print collection, Box 17

Reference: PAColl-7489-88

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Sir William Jervois in uniform and wearing his medals ca 1880s. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Manuscript

Inward correspondence

Date: 1866-1884

From: Connell, Marjorie Bertha, 1907-1995 : Seed family papers

Reference: 88-051-31

Description: Identifiable correspondents entered in Name field. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence

Date: Nov 1883

From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers

Reference: 82-355-07/2

Description: Identifiable correspondents entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence

Date: Mar 1883

From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers

Reference: 82-355-01/3

Description: Identified correspondents entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence concerning Rolleston's application for a post in the Imperial service

Date: 1884-1885

From: Rolleston family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0446-055

Description: Includes letters from William F Drummond Jervois and F D Bell Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Manuscript

Printed material

Date: 1868-1889

From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers

Reference: 80-377-1

Description: Standing rules and orders of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (1889); Nova Scotia, Copies of despatches from Viscount Monck forwarding representations from Nova Scotia against the union, and the answer (1868); II, British Northern American Provinces, Letter addressed to the Earl of Carnavon by Joseph Howe, William Annand and Hugh McDonald stating their objections to the proposed scheme of union of the British North American provinces (1867); `Extracts from the report of the committee on the naval manoeuvres' (C-5632) (1888); Western Pacific, Report of a commission appointed to inquire into the working of the Western Pacific orders in council, and the nature of the measures requisite to secure the attainment of the objects for which those orders in council were issued (C-3905) (1884); `The Defence of New Zealand', an address by Sir W F D Jervois (1884) Quantity: 1 folder(s).