Shelton, Norman Leslie, 1905-1980

Date: 1971

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

Reference: PA1-q-384

Description: Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1935-1979

By: Shelton, Norman Leslie, 1905-1980

Reference: MS-Group-0261

Description: Collection mainly comprises newspaper clippings covering the political career of National MP Norman Leslie Shelton, plus correspondence and speech notes. Also includes diaries and miscellaneous papers related to his service during World War Two, and papers relating to the wedding of Norman and Dorothy Mamie, nee Stevens. Norman Leslie Shelton served in Norfolk Island, Egypt and Italy between 1943 and 1946 during WW2. He was elected as National MP for Rangitikei 1954-1972, and held various ministerial portfolios between 1960 and 1972. Quantity: 19 folder(s). 3 volume(s). 0.38 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss, and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Lindsay Shelton, Wellington, 1993 (A93-248 and A93-288); Dec 2013 (A2014-010); Mar 2015 (A2015-052) Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-:Photographs relating to the Stevens and Shelton families (PA1-o-674, PA1-q-383, PA1-q-385, PAColl-3292-1) - To Drawings & Prints Collection - 5 cartoons to Cartoon Archive - From Photographic Archive - Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Photographs relating to the Stevens and Shelton families (PA-Group-00655).

Date: 1961

From: New Zealand National Party: Political pamphlets, fliers, and election propaganda

By: New Zealand National Party

Reference: Eph-A-NZ-NATIONAL-1961

Description: Political pamphlets, and election pamphlets including one for the local election in Hurunui 1961 (candidate H L Pickering) . Also includes a flier to Rangitikei National Party members from Norman Shelton. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs sizes varying below 250 mm. Provenance: One item donated by Mrs Alexia Pickering, Wellington, in 2012; one by Norman Shelton, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1897 - 1920 - 1963 - 1965

By: Stevens, Flora Alexa, 1894-1986; Shelton, Norman Leslie, 1905-1980

Reference: Eph-A-ROYAL-Stevens

Description: Includes: 1897: Duplicate of certificate of successful vaccination. I the undersigned hereby certify that Flora Alexa Stevens, the child of Edward & Flora Stevens, aged 8 1/2 months of Gummies Bush has been successfully vaccinated on 7 December 1897. James [...?], M.D., public vaccinator of the district of Invercargill. 1920: Wanganui Borough Council. Invitation to Miss F A Stevens to a supper party to meet the Prince of Wales at the Sarjeant Gallery, 30 April 1920 1920: Menu for the supper party, 30 April 1920 1963: Invitation to the opening of Parliament by the Queen, 12 February 1963 1965: Her Majesty's Customs, Auckland. Christmas card received by the office of Hon N L Shelton, 8 December 1965. Quantity: 5 Other printed ephemera item(s). Provenance: Flora Stevens was the sister of Mr Shelton's mother. One item is from the collection the the Hon Norman Leslie Shelton.

Date: 1966

From: New Zealand National Party :[Political pamphlets, fliers and election propaganda. 1960s]

By: New Zealand National Party

Reference: Eph-B-NZ-NATIONAL-1966-01

Description: Shows a head and shoulders photograph of National Party political candidate and member of Parliament Norman Shelton. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on poster 290 x 227 mm. Provenance: Donated by Lindsay Shelton, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1939

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the Methodist Church of New Zealand. 1930-1949]

By: Methodist Church of New Zealand

Reference: Eph-A-RELIGION-M-1939-02

Description: Certificate confirming a baptism, signed by minister Fred Copeland on 26 February 1939. A quotation from Acts II, 39 is reproduced at the top edge : "To you is the Promise, and to your Children". Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress and holograph on card, 88 x 140 mm. Provenance: Donated by Lindsay Shelton, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1919

By: Wanganui Education Board; Archibald Dudingston Willis (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-EDUCATION-1919-01

Description: Certificate signed by the examiner and chairman. An ornate "T" begins the word "This", and there is a border around the edge of the certificate. Quantity: 1 certificate. Physical Description: Letterpress and holograph on sheet, 164 x 225 mm. Provenance: Donated by Lindsay Shelton, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1938-1971

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12286

Description: Collection comprises: - Plunket Society child's record card for Lindsay Shelton, dated 19 October 1938 - Dorothy Shelton's 1954 manuscript diary with notes on life as the wife of a newly elected Member of Parliament - Typescript schedules and itineraries for Norman Shelton's overseas visit in 1969 - Two black and white photographic portraits of Dorothy Shelton and Dorothy and Norman Shelton - Letter of introduction by Sir Keith Holyoake for Lindsay Shelton, dated 6 December1962 - Printed menu and table setting card for a dinner hosted by the President of the Philippines on 16 July 1971 and a program of Philippine folk dances - Newspaper clipping with group photograph including Dorothy Shelton, 'The Philippines Herald', 16 July 1971. Title supplied by Library Collection relating to Norman Leslie Shelton can be found at Library reference MS-Group-00261. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Manuscripts, typescripts, ephemera, photographic prints, newspaper clippings, and printed matter.

Date: 1983

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

By: Laurenson, Stanley, active 1935

Reference: MS-Papers-12763

Description: Comprises a typewritten eulogy for Norman Leslie Shelton, written by Stanley Laurenson in September 1983. The eulogy, which contains biographical information spanning Shelton's life, focusing in particular on his political career, was written three years after his passing in July 1980. The typescript has been housed in a manila folder labelled "NORMAN" and includes, interleaved within the eulogy, a photocopied image of Shelton taken from a newspaper article about his role as acting Prime Minister. The title page includes a quote from 'The Arrow and the Song' by H W Longfellow. Biography/history note source: MS-Papers-12763. Title trasncribed from item. Collection of material relating to Norman Leslie Shelton can be found at Library reference MS-Group-00261. Norman Shelton CBE (1905-1980) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and served in Norfolk Island, Egypt and Italy between 1943 and 1946 during World War Two. He was elected as National MP for Rangitikei 1954-1972, and held various ministerial portfolios between 1960 and 1972. Stanley G Laurenson met Norman Shelton in 1926 at the Feilding branch of Hodder and Tolley Ltd where both men worked. They remained lifelong friends. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Provenance: Lindsay Shelton, the donor, is Norman Leslie Shelton's son.

Date: 1971

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

Reference: PA1-q-385

Description: Quantity: 1 album(s).

Date: 21 Apr 1969

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

Reference: PA1-q-383

Description: Images of a luncheon given by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry in honour of Norman Leslie Shelton at the Royal Yacht Club, Athens, on 21 April 1969. Images include Norman with dignitaries on a terrace overlooking a harbour, and guests at the table. Quantity: 1 album(s). 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera (index to images). Finding Aids: Album contains a typescript index to persons featured in the photographs..

Date: 1971

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

Reference: PA1-o-674

Description: Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1970

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-123

Description: Shows members of the Royal Commission watching a Wage Earner tailing Cost of Living down a racetrack, while in the right foreground the Minister of Finance Robert Muldoon reads with alarm that the Commission is urging reduced income taxation. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing 228 x 320 mm, on sheet 290 x 400 mm.

Date: 1960 - 1980

By: Shelton, Norman Leslie, 1905-1980

Reference: Eph-A-CARDS-Shelton-1960/1980

Description: Includes official Christmas greeting cards from: Lord and Lady Cobham [ca 1962?] (Shows photograph of Mount Sefton and the Footstool) Bernard and Lady Laura Fergusson [4 undated cards from the period 1964/1968- showing the 1965 opening of Parliament by the Queen, a Peter McIntyre sketch of Government House, a Russell Clark painting of Samuel Marsden preaching in 1814, and a photograph of Mount Egmont)] Keith and Norma Holyoake (1962 (photo of Arthur's Point Otago), 1964 (photo of Oriental Bay), 1966 (photograph near Lake Hayes), 1967 (Heaphy view of Nelson Haven), 1968 (Government House Thorndon by George O'Brien), 1969 (model of Cook's landing), 1970 (Heaphy view of Wellington), 1971 (the Beehive), and 2 undated cards showing Government House Wellington, from Holyoake's period as Governor General 1977-1980) Arthur and Kay Porritt [Five undated cards 1968-1972, showing photographs of the exterior of Government House, and including one showing the Porritts with the Royal family on board the HMY "Britannia", Auckland, March 1970] Denis and June Blundell [Two undated cards from the period 1972-1977, showing reproductions of a Peter McIntyre Wellington painting, and an 1870 Nicholas Chevalier painting of the Wairoa River] Rob and Thea Muldoon, 1980 (photo of tui amongst flowering kowhai) Quantity: 23 colour photo-mechanical print(s) in two folders. Physical Description: Offset prints and engravings on greetings cards, sizes varying around 200 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Lindsay Shelton, Wellington, in 2012. Transfers: Collection accessioned in Ephemera; one item transferred to oral History on appraisal: Manawatu Sound Service Ltd. Manawatu Racing Club / Rangitiki Racing Club. Sound recording disc 1973. 33 1/3 rpm.

Date: Jan 1935-ca 1938

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

Reference: PA1-o-1897

Description: Photograph album relating to marriage of Norman Leslie Shelton and Dorothy Mamie, nee Stevens. Images taken in January 1935 and circa 1938 by unidentified photographer(s). -One set of photographs relates to their wedding day (16 January 1935), and shows the bride and others in their wedding attire posing in the garden and outside All Saints Church, Palmerston North. Features Dorothy Mamie and her bridesmaid Madeline McNaughton, the flower girls Billie Lindsay and Judith Harford, Edward Eric Stevens (who gave away the bride), Mrs Flora Stevens, Norman Leslie Shelton, and other family members. -One set of photographs shows exterior and interior views of a house, [23 Ngata Street?], Palmerston North. Includes 1930s lounge furnishings. -One set of photographs shows Dorothy Mamie and Norman Leslie Shelton in their young married life, posing in the garden and with a female family member. Includes a photograph of Dorothy Mamie at the beach surrounded by donkeys [Days Bay?]. -One set of photographs shows a new baby [Lindsay Shelton?] being held by a nurse, a young woman, and by Dorothy Mamie. Includes the baby being bottle fed by Dorothy. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Red leather album bound with brown silk tassel, front cover features embossed classical scene, 21.5 x 13.5cm

Date: 1935

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

By: Lewis, John E, active 1922-1935

Reference: PAColl-10324-2

Description: Comprises six formal studio wedding portraits relating to the wedding of Norman Leslie Shelton and Dorothy Mamie, nee Stevens, on 16 January 1935. Shows portraits of the bridal couple, plus bridesmaid Madeline McNaughton, best man Stanley Laurenson, and flower girls Billie Lindsay and Judith Harford. Taken by photographer JE Lewis (John E Lewis), Palmerston North. Also includes portrait of Dorothy Mamie in non wedding attire wearing pearl earrings and necklace. Source of descriptive information - persons identified in newspaper clipping in album PA1-o-1897 Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s) (mounted on card).

Date: [ca 1938-1959]

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

Reference: PA1-o-1899

Description: Family photograph album relating to Lindsay Shelton, son of Norman Leslie Shelton and Dorothy Mamie, nee Stevens. Images taken between 1938 and circa 1950s by unidentified photographer(s). Photographs are arranged chronologically and feature Lindsay Shelton as a baby, a child, and as a teenager. Images chiefly show him with his parents, grandparents, and relatives posing in the garden. Includes Lindsay in a christening gown being held by the minister. Includes views of Lindsay at play, sitting in a baby sling, holding his violin, peddling on his tricycle, and with two other children. Also includes images of Lindsay as a young man with his father Norman Shelton and grandfather, and Lindsay reading at home. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brown linen album bound with brown silk tassel, front cover features text 'Photographs' in gold embossing, 25 x 17 cm

Date: [ca 1935], [ca 1950s-1972]

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

By: Dominion (Newspaper); Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Life Photography; Tesla Candid Service; I B Mandahl Limited; Richards' Studios; Smith, Maurice G, active 1960s

Reference: PAColl-10324-4

Description: Photographs relating to the private life and political career of Norman Leslie Shelton. Taken between circa 1935, and circa 1950 to 1972 by a range of photographers, including The Evening Post, The Dominion, Life Photography, Richard Studios, and an unidentified photography studio in New Delhi, India. -Includes two portraits of his wife, Dorothy Mamie Shelton as a young woman (probably taken circa 1935). -One set of images show Norman Shelton as a young man: Norman in a uniform, posing with his hockey team, playing with a dog, and posing with a fellow duck shooter. -One set of images show Norman and Dorothy Shelton in events related to Norman's political career as a National Party Member of Parliament. Shows them as a couple or as individuals attending various social functions, including the Returned Services Association cabaret 27 October 1961, and the Mangawehua School 75th Jubilee dinner in March 1969. Includes Norman Shelton with Walter Nash at a vineyard, Dorothy Shelton with [Lady McKay?]. Also includes a Cathay Pacific airline souvenir photograph of Norman and Dorothy Shelton sitting in an aeroplane. -One set of images show Norman Shelton making public appearences in his capacity as MP circa late 1960s to early 1970s. Includes Norman Shelton with Hilda Ross, National MP; Norman and a youth riding an elephant; Norman shaking hands with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, with Indian politican Yashwantrao Chavan in backgound; and Norman Shelton with his briefcase standing on the steps of Parliament. - Also includes one colour snapshot of Norman Shelton and Dorothy Shelton taken in February 1980 before his death. Quantity: 23 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1944

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WII-1944-03

Description: Airgraph produced from an airmailed photographic negative copy. The letter is from Lindsay Shelton to his father, wishing him a merry Christmas and happy New Year. The border illustrations show a fantail, kowhai, tiki, fern leaf, kiwi and pohutukawa. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photograph, 130 x 108 mm. Provenance: Donated by Lindsay Shelton, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1966

From: [Various cartoonists] :[Cartoons about Sir Robert Muldoon] 1963-1983

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: A-294-013

Description: Cartoon shows the reaction when Mr Shelton, Minister of Customs, cuts 1966-1967 imports with his axe. Manufacturers, importers and retailers howl with pain. On the other hand, a used car dealer holds his rake ready to rake in the chips from cuts to the import of new cars, and Norman Kirk crosses his fingers behind his back as he hopes eagerly for a successful general election. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing and Chinese white on board 247 x 339 mm.