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Date: 1915-1918

By: Curtis family

Reference: MS-Papers-9234

Description: Collection comprises World War One letters from Michael Curtis in Egypt back to his family in Dannevirke. These letters describe his time in Egypt, visiting the pyramids and Cairo. Comments on fellow soldiers from Dannervirke that he has met including sons from the Allardice family. Describes living conditions at camp, and comments on periods when he has been recovering from battle wounds. Also includes further letters from or to other Curtis family members and ephemera concerning Michael Curtis' death. Source of title - Supplied by Library Papers concern Sergeant Michael Curtis who served with the Wellington Mounted Rifles in World War One, dying from wounds in 1917. Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss & printed matter

Date: 1880-1959, 1962, 1964, 16 Mar 1918, 6 Feb 1925, 17 Apr-27 Sep 1937

By: Hansen family; Tiller, Eileen Mavis, active 1957-2014

Reference: MS-Group-0887

Description: Estate papers of W F Hansen and his father Anders. These include correspondence, diaries, autograph books, insurance papers, accounts, property papers, papers re British & Continental Film Company Ltd, 1920s. The diaries of Elizabeth Hansen, 1928-1932, 1954-1959, 1962, 1964, contain brief daily entries describing her domestic activities, weather conditions, involvement in community work and the Methodist Church. The early diaries were kept while the Hansens were in Featherston (the period immediately following their marriage). From 1954, after Fred Hansen died, Elizabeth lived at Masterton. Included in some of the diaries are newspaper clippings which report on church and community affairs. Contains letters by Anne Hansen aboard the `Rangitata', in England and Ireland to Fred and Lizzie Hansen in Masterton, New Zealand. Anne describes her daily life and travel and discusses family matters. Also contains a letter from Lena Cook (nee Hansen) while on holiday in Melbourne and a letter from an ex-soldier Elyabill Harrold to Fred Hansen following Fred's return from World War One. See ATL-Group-00334 for photographic material relating to the Hansen family. William Frederick Hansen's father, Anders Hansen was a lighthouse keeper. Fred Hansen was born at Cape Saunders, Westport. He was a tunneller in World War One. Elizabeth and Fred Hansen lived at Featherston and later moved to Masterton where Fred died in 1953. Mrs Eileen Tiller (née Hansen) is the niece of Mrs and Mrs Hansen. Quantity: 32 volume(s). 9 folder(s). 0.71 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and printed matter Provenance: Eileen Tiller is the granddaughter of lighthouse keeper Anders Hansen. Processing information: Twenty diaries arrived in the Photographic Archive and were separated from the photographic material as was the practice at the time.

Date: [1954-2000]

From: Kimble, Thomas Martin, 1918-2003 : Material relating to PEACESAT

Reference: 2003-174-55

Description: Inward and outward correspondence, clippings, notes, 50th anniversary celebration of United States troops in New Zealand (1992), article on Richard Langdale and a Chatham Islands collection having been stolen and related papers Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1944 - 1967

By: South African War Veterans' Association. Manawatu Branch

Reference: MS-Group-1630

Description: Records of the South African War Veterans' Association Palmerston North Branch 1944-1967 and the South African War Veterans' Association Manawatu Branch 1967-1974 South African War Veterans' Association Palmerston North Branch 1944-1967 changed to the Manawatu Branch in 1967 Quantity: 2 volume(s). 3 folder(s). 0.12 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed material Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, 2007

Date: 1920, 1944-1997

By: Martin, Robert Thomas, 1921-2006

Reference: MS-Group-2284

Description: The collection comprises four folders on Robert Martin's career as a post office employee and telegraphist, while the rest consists of papers, scrapbooks and newspaper cuttings relating to his military service during World War II in North Africa, Italy, and the Solomon Islands with the Field Ambulance service of the New Zealand Medical Corps. Correspondence with his brother, Martin, and his sister, Valerie, are included, as is correspondence with two of his comrades in the Field Ambulance. Also included is a typed translation of a Japanese diary which he acquired during the Solomon Islands campaign, probably on Mono in the Treasury Islands, and a typed copy of the diary and other papers of his friend, Colin John Arroll, who also served with the Field Ambulance. Source of title - Supplied by Library Arrangement: Reflecting the circumstances of their accessioning, the collection is divided into three series. Quantity: 19 folder(s). 0.20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescript, printed matter, photographs Finding Aids: A descriptive list compiled by the donor of the contents of the second accession (A2014-183) may be found in the backfiles held in the Reference Section of the Alexander Turnbull Library.. Provenance: Donated in two lots by Mrs Janet Hannan, Wanaka, during 2014. The first donation consisted of Robert Martin's civilian career as a telegraphist for the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department, and the second his photographs, correspondence and diaries from his military service in World War II. His friend, John Colin Arroll, who also served with the Field Ambulance, sent Robert Martin a copy of his diary, reminiscences and other papers. Donor is Robert Martin's daughter. Transfers: From Photographic Archive - PA-Group-00859 - To Photographic Archive - Albums and other photographs - Photograph albums transferred to Photographic Archive..

Date: 13 Nov 1993

By: Hayton, Alan Colin, 1919-2012

Reference: MS-Papers-8889

Description: Biography covers a brief account of Guthrie's family background, details his service as a soldier during the First World War, including being wounded at Gallipoli, fighting on the Western Front battle fields of the Somme, Messines and Passchendaele. Biography of Captain Stanley Gordon Guthrie, 10/990, Wellington Infantry Battalion, written by a distant relative for their grandson (Guthrie's great grandson) Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, 2007