Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000

Date: 1960s, 1970s

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

Reference: PA12-3107

Description: Transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis circa 1970s showing power boats in Wellington harbour. Also includes transparencies taken of Beavis inside the 2ZB radio station studios circa 1970s. Also includes images of Regimental Sergeant Major Cocker, Waiouru, taken by Cyril Beavis in the 1960s. Transparencies of RSM Cocker are also at PA12-3108 and PA12-3031. Images relating to 2ZB radio station are also at PA12-2966 to PA12-2968. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Slides delivered in housing with annotations that read "Power boat major", "2ZM [2ZB?]", and "RSM". Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1970s

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

Reference: PA12-3106

Description: Transparencies taken by Beavis circa 1970s showing power boats in Wellington harbour. Also includes an aerial view of a building, possibly a hangar. Also includes a self-portrait taken of Beavis showing his reflection in a window. Date unknown. Also includes two images tkane by Beavis circa 1970s of the interior of a building and view from the building window with a fish-eye lens. Transparencies of power boats are also at PA12-3107. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Slides delivered in housing with annotations that read "Power Boats", "Reflections", "Bowen Street", and "Power boat major". Quantity: 20 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [1960s-1970s]

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

Reference: PA12-3007

Description: Transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis circa early 1970s showing children playing on a steam train in Featherston. Also includes transparencies taken by an unidentified photographer showing Beavis atop a building, taking photographs of a cityscape, possibly Thorndon area in Wellington. Date unknown. Also includes a transparency likely taken by Beavis circa 1960s showing a typist in an office space. Also includes transparencies taken by Beavis circa 1960s showing Girl Guides Brownies at the Wellington Zoo. Transparencies of Brownies at the Zoo are also at PA12-3008, and PA12-3013 to PA12-3015. Transparencies showing images of Cyril Beavis are also at PA12-3017, PA12-3061, PA12-3084, and PA12-3085. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies. Processing information: Reference number changed in July 2022 during re-processing of the collection. Formerly PAColl-7715-19 / PAColl-7715-51.

Date: 13 June 1971

From: Open Country Sound Recordings

Reference: OHInt-0002/358

Description: On the night of the 9th and early morning of 10th June 1886 there was a fearful eruption near Rotorua, when Mount Tarawera blew up, killing 155 people. A classic description was written by Roger Dansey, a Post and Telegraph operator of Rotorua and this is the first of two parts. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Jim Henderson, presenter Interviewer(s) - Bill Beavis, reader Venue - NZBC Studios, Wellington Accompanying material - Notes at MS-Papers-1239, folder 102 Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT5-0367 Quantity: 1 5" reel(s). 1 event(s). 14 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other no script available.

Date: 20 June 1971

From: Open Country Sound Recordings

Reference: OHInt-0002/359

Description: Continuation of the story of Roger Dansey, eyewitness of the Tarawera eruption June 1886, when the Pink and White Terraces, were destroyed. (First half is on OHInt-0002/358) Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Jim Henderson, presenter Interviewer(s) - Bill Beavis, reader Venue - NZBC Studios, Wellington. Accompanying material - Notes at MS-Papers-1239, folder 102 Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT5-0368 Quantity: 1 5" reel(s). 1 event(s). 14 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other no script available.

Date: 1970s

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

Reference: PA12-3085

Description: Transparency taken by unidentified photographer showing a portrait of Cyril Beavis taken circa 1975. Also includes transparencies taken by Beavis in the 1970s of a boardroom meeting; women outside a large neoclassical building, possibly Parliament House, looking at photographs showing portraits of men; and two portraits of journalist Ross Stevens. Portraits of Cyril Beavis are also at PA12-3084. Portraits of Ross Stevens are continued at PA12-3086. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Slides delivered in housing with annotations that read "Hop Owen. Pam. Bill Beavis. Alan Thurley", "Election Cover", and "Ross Stevens. Dairne Shanahan". Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies. Processing information: processing of the collection. Formerly PAColl-7715-60 and PAColl-7715-61.

Date: [July 1944]

By: Wright, Rob, active 1944

Reference: PAColl-9612

Description: Photograph of the Army Education Welfare Service's production of the play 'Tons of Money' in Fiji, taken July 1944 by Rob Wright Shows 'The money's mine' scene with, from left to right: Staff Sergeant Joan Kelleway as Miss Benita Mullett, Elisabeth Macquire as Louise Allington, James (Jim) Crawford as Aubrey Allington, Corporal Bill Beavis as James Chesterman, Staff Sergeant James (Jim) Watt as George Maitland, Joan Bailey as Jean Everard Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Verso - centre - Photo by Rob Wright Please Credit; Verso - centre - "Tons of Money" Presented 20 / 29 July 1944, FIJI "The money's mine" scene. Chesterman: "Gentlemen!..." From Left to Right: Miss Mullett (Joan Kelleway) Louise (Elisabeth Macquire) Aubrey Allington (Jim Crawford) Chesterman (Bill Beavis) George Maitland (Jim Watt) Jean Everard / Mrs Maitland (Joan Bailey) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 15.3 x 20.4 cm Provenance: Purchase, 2010 Transfers: From Ephemera Collection - Eph-A-War-WII-Pacific-1944-01 : Programme.

Date: [1960-1979]

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

Reference: PA12-3017

Description: Transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis circa 1960s and 1970s showing various domestic scenes. Includes images of Wellington Harbour, flowers, Girl Guides Brownies, book pages relating to cars and motorcycles, a painted portrait of a man, and a view of people on a beach. Also includes some images of Cyril Beavis taken by an unidentified photographer between 1960 and 1979. Images of Cyril Beavis can also be found at PA12-3007, PA12-3061, PA12-3084, and PA12-3085. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies. Processing information: Reference number changed in August 2022 during re-processing of the collection. Formerly PAColl-7715-51.

Date: 1975

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

Reference: PA12-3084

Description: Transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis and unidentified photographers in 1975, showing portraits of notable New Zealanders. Includes portraits of broadcaster Bill McCarthy; portraits of television personality Tina Carline; portraits of radio broadcaster Alwyn 'Hop' Owen; portraits of a young woman, possibly named Pam; and one portrait of Cyril Beavis. Portraits of Marama Martin are also at PA12-3083. Portraits of Cyril Beavis are continued at PA12-3085. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Slides delivered in housing with annotations that read "Marama Martin", "Bill McCarthy. Tina Carline", "Hop Owen. Pam. Bill Beavis. Alan Thurley." Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies. Processing information: Reference number changed in October 2022 during re-processing of the collection. Formerly PAColl-7715-60.

Date: ca 1960s

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

Reference: PA12-3061

Description: Transparencies taken by Cyril Beavis in the 1960s showing a large collection of toys, including a plastic pig and ceramic deer, and a view of the room full of toys. Also includes black and white transparencies taken by Beavis circa 1960s showing a view, possibly of Wellington airport, and several portraits of two men, one of whom is older and wears a suit. One of these men may be Cyril Beavis. Also includes two transparencies taken with a fisheye lens showing a man holding a red electric guitar, date unknown. Also includes scenes of racing jalopy cars, New Zealand, taken by Beavis in the 1960s. Transparencies showing jalopy racing are continued at PA12-3062. Transparencies showing toy collection are also at PA12-3055 to 3057, and PA12-3059 to 3060. Transparencies showing Cyril Beavis are also at PA12-3007, PA12-3017, PA12-3084, and PA12-3085. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Slides delivered in housing with annotations that read "Toys 2nds", "Sub miniature blowups", "Guitar cover" and "Jalopy racing". Quantity: 13 colour original transparency/ies. 8 b&w original transparency/ies. Processing information: Reference number changed in October 2022 during re-processing of the collection. Formerly PAColl-7715-29.

Date: 1959 - 1975

By: Body, John Stanley, 1944-2015; Clarke, Vernon Hipkins, 1904-1980; Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000; Scholes, Jeff, 1942-; McKechnie, John, active 1970; Miller, John Meredith, 1950-

Reference: PAColl-0003

Description: Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1950-1967

By: Pruden, Larry Carrol, 1925-1982; Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000

Reference: PAColl-6105

Description: Photographs of family and friends, Sir William Walton, and W Susskind. Quantity: 41 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1944

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to World War Two in the Pacific. 1940-1945]

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WII-Pacific-02

Description: Programme with play synopsis, cast list. Also includes type copy of a review from the "Fiji times and herald", 27 July 1944 - "excellent performance - players in fine fettle". Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on blue sheet folded to 232 x 148 mm Transfers: Other material of the same provenance transferred to PAColl-9612. Processing information: Unit ID changed from Eph-A-WAR-WII-Pacific-1945-01, July 2022.

Date: [ca 1970]

By: Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000

Reference: PAColl-8656

Description: Photograph of Douglas Lilburn in the sitting room of his home at 22 Ascot Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, photographed circa 1970 by Bill Beavis. Shows him seated on a chair, alongside a bookcase and a record player. Print from a Paul Hamlyn colour transparency. Publication Note - A cropped, colour, version of this photograph was published in New Zealand's Heritage, part 99, page 2753 Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Resin-coated paper print, 16.8 x 21.6 cm

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.