GROUP
Series 27 Personal papers and family research
- Date
- 1956-2004
- By
- King, Lewis, 1914-2006; King, Eleanor Frances, 1916-1988; King family; Jungowska, Maria, -2004; Hoobin, Louise, active 1964-2001; King, Jonathan Michael, 1967-; King, Rachael Frances, 1970-
- Reference
- Series-4390
- Description
Papers comprising correspondence in the form of letters, faxes and e-mail, especially with family and close friends, speech notes, certificates, appointment diary and full journal extracts, kept separate in folders from the other papers, and labelled 'Personal papers'. Organised by year and month. Not all correspondents have been indexed, while the names of close family members, whose communications appear in every folder, are listed below. Includes family history research into the King and Crawley families and oral history interviews with family members.
Quantity: 111 folder(s). 8 Electronic document(s). 4 C60 cassette(s). 3 C90 cassette(s). 1 C30 cassette(s).
- Additional description
To protect the originals, sound and video recordings can only be accessed through an access copy, to be made on request.
- Access restrictions
- Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - Access to personal correspondence and journal entries (the material held in Series 1 and 27) requires written permission of the literary executors of Dr King. Access to letters within the collection that are from living people and that contain personal information shall require the written permission of those living people.
- Part of
- King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
- Format
- 111 folder(s), 8 Electronic document(s), 4 C60 cassette(s), 3 C90 cassette(s), 1 C30 cassette(s), Personal papers, Electronic documents, Electronic records (Digital records), Sound recordings
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Copyright
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Personal papers
Date: 1976
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-008
Description: Correspondence with Dr Reuel Lochore and Phyllis Gant; interview transcript prior to leaving for Menton with Bute Hewes; letters to his family and others from Britain and France while on the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship; extracts from French newspapers; papers from the International PEN Congress; letters to Dan Davin, with a detailed description of Davin's daily life at Oxford, and his character. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Personal papers
Date: 1977
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-009
Description: Papers re the publication of the Te Puea biography and the controversy over the question of biography of and by Maori; correspondence with Syd Jackson and `Mana' periodical; correspondence with Frank Sargeson; report on his experiences at Menton; letters to Dan Davin, Phyllis Gant and Maurice Shadbolt. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papua New Guinea - Correspondence
Date: 1976
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-083
Description: Correspondence and papers relating to Michael King's appointment to the University of Papua New Guinea Journalism School. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Europe - Correspondence
Date: 1975-1976
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-079
Description: Inward letters, postcards and greeting cards to Michael King while on the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship and travelling in Europe. Not all indexed. Includes some printed matter and rough notes. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Personal papers
Date: Feb 2004
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-060
Description: Further re Penguin History of New Zealand; funeral, memorial service and other papers re Janet Frame; Frame Literary Trust; other correspondence Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papua New Guinea - Correspondence
Date: 1975-1976
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-082
Description: Letters to and from Michael King while he was teaching at the University of Papua New Guinea. The correspondence is mainly with Ruth Brassington. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Personal papers
Date: May-Aug 1999
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-037
Description: Proposal for possible new history of Parihaka; work on the Janet Frame biography; visit of Dr John Money; Attendance at various festivals and other literary events; Correspondence with friends, family, colleagues and publishers. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Juvenilia and school papers
Date: 1956-1964
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-001
Description: Early writings, school essays, reports and letter to his mother. Also, papers relating to his father and other members of his family. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
University papers
Date: 1965-1967
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-002
Description: Draft essay, notes, cuttings and papers associated with the VUWSA, and international student organisations. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Newspaper clippings
Date: 1967-1979
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-182
Description: Newspaper cuttings relating to Michael King and his career Quantity: 1 folder(s).