Places

Date: 1894

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, 1893, 1894]

By: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898

Reference: E-495-q-035

Description: The corner of Dr Donald Stuart's study, with a fireplace left, a buttoned leather chair in between a floor-to-ceiling bookcase and a desk, pictures (mostly framed photographs) covering most wall space, an escritoire and bay window to the right. The view is shown in a photograph, top left, then sketched out in pencil with colour notes across the double-page spread in the sketchbook, with some additional sections of the room showing in the sketch Quantity: 1 drawing(s). 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print glued to album page, with pencil on page, page size 150 x 440 mm.

Date: ca 1900s

By: Ferrier, William, 1855-1922

Reference: PAColl-7397

Description: Set of photographs of Timaru and Waimate which have been cut to fit together for a magazine lay-out or similar. They are: interior of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Timaru; Timaru post office; Timaru Custom House with Quirk's Royal Hotel to the right; the new Primitive Methodist Church, Timaru; St Mary's Church, Timaru; the boys of the Main School, Timaru in their cadet uniforms on the playing field with visiting adults; the Boys' High School, Timaru; the Wesley Church, Timaru; Trinity Presbyterian Church, Timaru; two views of the Municipal Offices and Public Library, Timaru; Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Timaru; and the Waimate Court House. The photographer was William Ferrier. Due to irregular shapes they have been used for a magazine lay-out at some stage. Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1880s-1940s

By: Ely, Dunstan, active 1949

Reference: PAColl-4351

Description: Copy prints made by Dunstan Ely of Auckland ca 1880s, particularly views in the Albert Park area and including a view over open land to Rangitoto. Also included is a street scene of possibly Queen Street ca 1880s with Darby's US Dining Rooms, M Levy & Co, Hull Brothers, Shera Brothers and the New Zealand Insurance Company premises all visible; and a street scene of Wellesley Street ca 1940 with the State Advances Corporation building on the left and looking up towards the public library. Original photographer unidentified. Quantity: 7 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1856

By: Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885

Reference: B-139-017

Description: Shows a view along the Wellington shoreline, looking north. Part of Barrett's Hotel is shown on the extreme left, beside a classical revival building. There are shops in the distance. A red-coated soldier leans against the door to Barrett's Hotel. A small rowboat is in the sea to the right of the road Title on engraved plate on frame. Artist attributed because of similarity of subject to Holmes' "Wellington Beach 1856" (A-032-040). The work is not as finished as that one however. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 241 x 343 mm (sight) Provenance: Prior to that in the collection of Mr Charles Levin of Sanson, descendant of W. H. Levin.

Date: 1881

From: [Programmes and fliers relating to music concerts and musical performances in New Zealand. 1880-1889].

By: Jones, Henry Ireson, 1822-1906

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-1881-01

Description: An arrangement of various text types, with a decorative border. Gilbert King was chairman of the General Committee, Thomas Culpan the secretary, and the committee members were: Messrs W J Smith, G Hutchison, J P Watt, G F Allen, and A Atkins. Another committee involved included: Messrs J Ballance, A Tod, C Burnett, H C Field, C Steedman, Dr Tripe, C S Cross, A B Hogg, T Merritt, G Carson, H M Brewer, J Gibbs, J Duigan, M V Hodge, J H Horn, John Stevenson, A D Willis, John Notman, J J Crawford, and W J Rainbow, with E H Babbage the honorary secretary. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on flyer.. Physical Description: Letterpress on sheet 265 x 208 mm.

Date: 1888

By: Aubrey, Christopher, active 1868-1906

Reference: C-014-013

Description: Shows a view looking towards Wellington Harbour from the lower northern slopes of Kelburn, with part of the Bolton Street Cemetery at the left, and three horses grazing in the right foreground. Beyond the cemetery is the Parliamentary Library, with the spire of St Mary's Hill Street at the far left. In the centre are the old Parliament Buildings, and the wooden Government Buildings are on the right. Old St Pauls is beyond the Parliamentary Library, the Terrace Congregational Church (corner Bowen Street and the Terrace) is in the centre, and St Andrews-on-the-Terrace is at the far right. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 440 x 750 mm.

Date: 1858

By: Watson, I M (Miss), active 1970s

Reference: Eph-A-LIBRARY-1858-01

Description: Includes notice of fines: One penny for each day a book is detained. One shilling for lending a book to a non-subscriber. Injury to a book is determined by special award. Refusing to comply with an award of the Committee is forfeiture of membership. Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017. This item was previously thought to be a membership ticket for the Book Club, but the existence of another example used as a bookplate for a book previously owned by the Book Club makes it clear that it was used to stick into books. The number was likely an accession number and possibly may even have been used to locate the item on the shelf. The squiggly lines may have been made when the book was permanently withdrawn from the Book Club's stock. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress and ink handwriting, on paper 75 x 90 mm.

Date: 1871

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook. Southland views. 1871]

Reference: E-016-6-010/011

Description: The rivermouth to the left, with several houses, the library, small boats, including one labelled Stewarts Island, the masts of a larger vessel visible beyond one house A building in the centre with chimneys both sides of a gabled roof, is labelled Circulating Library Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on two sketchbook pages, page size 101 x 177 mm

Date: 1848-1986

By: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986

Reference: MS-Group-1901

Description: Comprises three boxes relating to NZ Historic Places Trust; library survey (1959) with correspondence; papers re NZLA; papers re National Library; files re Bagnall's position as librarian, National Library Centre (box 5) and including correspondence, visit to Australia, National Bibliography file, manuscript in Taranaki Museum, Judy Hornabrook; Carnegie Corporation, library group papers; and a box of papers re the NZLA (box 6). Includes manuscripts of, and research material on, William Colenso; correspondence and notes on his history of the Wairarapa and files on the National Library. Further personal papers including correspondence, reports, research notes, literary drafts and printed material related to his local historical work, professional life as a librarian, bibliographer and author. Includes extensive newspaper cuttings collated for Bagnall's research into local histories of the Eastern Bays of Wellington and the Wairarapa. Source of title - Supplied by Library Librarian, bibliographer, author and local historian. Bagnall was Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library from 1966 to 1973. One of his most significant achievements was his 35 year involvement compiling and editing the New Zealand national bibliography. Quantity: 25 box(es). 4 folder(s). 9.50 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, ephemera, photographs and printed matter Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into the Manuscripts Section, transfers made from there. - To Book Collections - 5 boxes of book catalogues and published material - To Ephemera Collection - 2 boxes of booklets and printed material - To Photographic Archive - 38 Black & white photographs, 10 colour photographs, and negatives (PA-Group-00656).