Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Date
1866-2012
By
Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes (Dr), 1933-2015; Beaglehole, Helen Elizabeth, 1946-Beaglehole, John Cawte (Professor), 1901-1971; Beaglehole, David Ernest, 1866-1946; Beaglehole, Elsie Mary, 1900-1995; Beaglehole, Jennie, 1868-1929; Beaglehole family
Reference
ATL-Group-00266
Description

Includes letters to and from John Cawte Beaglehole. Correspondents include his parents, wife, son Timothy, and various friends and scholars. Also includes papers relating to his life, his career as a historian, to his advocacy for the arts, for academic freedom and for civil liberties, letters of congratulation on his being awarded the Order of Merit in 1970, letters of sympathy sent to his family after his death, a file of his poetry, papers relating to his interest in typography and printing and other papers.

These papers were brought together by Timothy Beaglehole as part of the research work for his biography: `A life of J C Beaglehole, New Zealand scholar' (2006), and for `I think I am becoming a New Zealander: Letters of J C Beaglehole, chosen and edited by Tim Beaglehole' (2013).

Quantity: 234 folder(s). 2 box(es). 2 volume(s). 13 map(s). 2.20 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter (including carbon and photocopies), sketches, and maps

Provenance: Helen Beaglehole is the wife of Timothy Beaglehole, and has donated further material of his collection following his death.

Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Engraving - profile full-length portrait of Captain James Cook, by J F Bosio. A-461-020 - To Oral History Collection - Three cassette tapes and papers relating to an oral history project about the Historical Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs, OHColl-1100..

Processing information: Collection reference number and arrangement updated, November 2017.

Access restrictions
Partly restricted material - Material donated in December 2019 is currently in processing.
Format
234 folder(s), 2 box(es), 2 volume(s), 13 map(s), 2.20 Linear Metres, Drafts (Documents), Clippings, Poetry, Programmes, Research notes, Academic theses, Personal correspondence, Mss, typescripts, printed matter (including carbon and photocopies), sketches, and maps
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Photographic prints

Date: ca 1960

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MS-Papers-11535-226

Description: Comprises four items: a colour transparency of the oil painting of a kangaroo by George Stubbs (first displayed in 1773); two undated black and white photographic prints of crabs; an enlarged black and white photograph by Douglas Scurrah of Resolution Stream, Adventure Bay, Tasmania, where Captain James Cook replenished water supplies on his third voyage. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints and slide

Map

Cape Corrientes, Mexico to Kodiak Island

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MapColl-633aj/1960/Acc.56303

Description: Printed map of the coast of British Columbia, West Coast of the United States, and Mexico with manuscript annotations marking points and showing path of Cook's voyage. Additional annotations give dates and alternate place names. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 70.5 x 109 cm.

Map

South Polar Chart

Date: [1930-1974]

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MapColl-180aj/1949/Acc.56304

Description: Printed South Polar chart with manuscript annotations marking three points "26 Dec 73", "Farthest South 30 Jan 1774" and "5 Feb 1774 next day steered NE". Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 70 x 102 cm.

Map

Eastern Archipelago Western Portion part 1 including the Java Sea and the Southern Pass...

Date: [1930-1974]

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MapColl-472aj/1948/Acc.56306

Description: Printed map with manuscript annotations showing dates and path of Cook's voyage in January 1771 through the Sunda Strait to Djakarta. Some points are marked and dated. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 69.5 x 100 cm.

Map

Océanie Pacifique Sud, Établissements français de l'océanie

Date: [1949-1974]

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MapColl-950aj/1949/Acc.56301

Description: Printed 1949 map titled 'Établissements français de l'océanie' with manuscript annotations showing path of Cook's voyage through the Society Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, with dates and English names for some islands. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 52.5 x 74.5 cm.

Map

Pacific Ocean, Solomon Islands to Ellice Islands

Date: [1930-1974]

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MapColl-916aj/1939/Acc.56315

Description: Printed map with no annotations. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map, 70 x 102 cm.

Map

Australia, Torres Strait, Western Channel

Date: [1930-1974]

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MapColl-815.22aj/1951/Acc.56305

Description: Printed base map of Torres Strait with manuscript annotations showing path of Cook's voyage (21-23 August). Some other points are marked. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 70 x 102 cm.

Map

Australia (Northern portion) and the adjacent islands and seas south of the equator

Date: [1930-1974]

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MapColl-800aj/1948/Acc.56314

Description: Printed map with manuscript annotations showing path of Cook's voyage with dates and locations marked. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 69.5 x 102 cm.

Map

South Pacific Ocean, Marquesas Islands

Date: [1930-1974]

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MapColl-951aj/1869/Acc.56300

Description: Printed map of Marquesas Islands (including inset enlargements of several bays), with manuscript annotations showing path of Cook's voyage between Hiva Oa and Tahuata Islands. Some other islands are named and points are marked. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 60.5 x 102 cm.

Map

Tahiti et Moorea

Date: [1930-1974]

From: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933-2015: Papers of John Cawte Beaglehole and his family

Reference: MapColl-954aj/1935/Acc.56310

Description: Printed map of the islands of Tahiti and Moorea with manuscript annotations relating to Cook's voyage. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 74.5 x 105 cm.