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Date: 07 Jun 2000

From: Women's Studies Association feminist oral history project

By: Ormsby, Mary Louise, 1947-

Reference: OHInt-0556-08

Description: Mary Louise Ormsby, known as Lou, was born in Hamilton in 1947. Describes parents, talking about her father's iwi affiliation with Nga Puhi, and her mother's Irish Catholic ancestry. Discusses childhood, cultural differences between Maori and Pakeha relatives, and Catholic education, including boarding school. Talks about study at Otago University, meeting husband Maurice Ormsby, marriage and birth of two children. Discusses motherhood, and being involved in the issues of the 1960s, including the Vietnam War protests. Mentions move to Wellington and then to Oxford in 1970, and describes the English class structure, discovering feminism, inspiring feminist writers, the Women's Liberation Movement and Oxford's liberating social environment. Discusses being an activist, and the movement's aims of equal pay, equal educational opportunites, free contraception, abortion on demand, and 24 hour childcare. Talks about living in Samoa as a diplomat's wife, and describes Samoan culture and the role of Samoan women. Describes work on her return to Wellington, including being part of the 'Herstory Diaries' collective and working as a researcher in the 1990s, and mentions Phillida Bunkle's support. Describes living in Iran 1986-88, and the culture and the position of women. Comments on the impact of feminism on her children, the gains made by feminism, and the lack of 24 hour childcare. Comments on the contemporary women's movement, and changes within the movement by the end of the 1970s. Describes her current research project on relationships between Maori women and Pakeha men pre-1900. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - Curriculum Vitae Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Physical Description: Textual files - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2656, OHDL-001005.

Date: 9 Jan - 3 Feb 1984 - 09 Jan 1984 - 03 Feb 1984

From: NZOHA Isabella Margaret Renner Project

By: Renner, Isabella Margaret, 1897-1984

Reference: OHInt-0018/1

Description: Isabella Margaret Renner talks about family background and early life: origin of her christian name; personalities of parents; father as entertainer. Remembers first house she lived in; parents' hotel in Johnsonville. Recalls childhood on the farm in Ruahine District; mother's chores; childhood chores; toilet facilities; lack of conveniences. Touches on food; alcohol; health; medicines; discipline; birthdays; picnics. Mentions one-room school (Kairiwhariwha ? Kaiwharawhara ?), teachers, Mr Hayden, Mr Scotland or Scotney, Mr McNeill; holidays, transport. Discusses death of father and brother in 1916. Describes reading, religion, parents' politics; reference to Bob Semple and Harry Holland; the Railway Hotel, Johnsonville, owned by parents; local personalities: the Fisher family, Mr Collins - local policeman; hotel staff; parents' drinking habits; effect of the 1909 prohibition on parents; family life after prohibition; childhood leisure; children played with: Rene Allen (?), Elsie Myers (?); contact with Maori; living next to railway; hobbies; parents' visitors: Mrs Calligan (?), Mrs Greener from Wanganui, Mrs Temperly (?) from Rangiwahia and Mrs Stokes; parties and social life. Discusses social classes at time of World War I; anti-German feeling; Johnsonville School: headmaster Mr Bethune, Miss Baker, Miss Evans; respect for teachers; sex education; early employment on leaving school at thirteen; work as a domestic; working for the Tripe family as a domestic: having honesty tested, hours and types of work, the Tripe family's new house in Bolton Street; reference to members of Tripe household: Mrs Mitford, Dudley Tripe, Dr Borridale (?) Tripe, Jo Tripe, Will Tripe; entertainment during teenage years. Recalls the war years (World War I); effects on family; joining the Labour Party in 1916; meeting her future husband, George Renner. Talks about the Influenza Epidemic of 1918: symptoms, deaths and funerals, source. Discusses the New Zealand Labour Party; origins; formation; early Labour MPs, David McLaren (?), Mr Hindmarsh and Mr Robinson; meetings; contact with trade union leaders, Jim Roberts, Mr Webber from America, Mr Reddy (?) Provides source of the Party's ideas, ideals and intentions. Mentions the International Peace League (women's branch of the Labour Party); an address by Delia Pankhurst. Recalls Walter Nash, Peter Fraser and Harry Holland; the jailing of Peter Fraser, Jimmy Thorn, Harry Holland and Tom Brindle; speeches against military patriotism, conscientious objection; visiting Peter Fraser in jail, describes him. Gives opinion of the Massey Government; reference to Bill Massey, Joseph Ward, Gordon Coates; taxation; conscientious objectors such as Ballantyne brothers and Baxter Brothers; distributing party leaflets; the 'Maoriland Worker' and 'The Standard'; the effect of the Russian Revolution on attracting support; marriage to George Renner; George's employment; slow progress of the Labour Party in attracting support in the 1920s; commitment to the party by members; the effect of the Depression (1929) on the party; feelings about Walter Nash; reference to Michael Joseph Savage; feelings about John A Lee, his sacking; reference to W Lee Martin, H G R Mason, Peter Fraser, Arnold Nordmeyer, Norman Kirk, Bill (Wallace) Rowling, David Lange; compares more recent Labour leaders with early leaders; the change in Labour Party policy; Labour bringing in conscription in World War II. Recalls party meetings; early party leaders from England and Australia; reference to D G Sullivan; Bob Semple as a orator; the responsibilities of the party workers; fund raising; the 1935 election; the 1925 election; future of the Labour Party; summary of personal details; greatest influence on life; current health; most satisfying period of life. Accompanying material - Copy of newspaper photograph and caption, 'Narnia's downward slide', Evening Post, 14 Jun 1984 Venue - Lower Hutt Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - Strand Home, Wesleyhaven, Naenae, Lower Hutt Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-000895 - OHC-000901 Quantity: 7 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 6.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 130.

Date: November 2011 - August 2013

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000930

Description: Comprises views of vans, trucks, and cars taken mainly in Wellington, but also Upper Hutt, Petone, the Waikato, and Whanganui by Dylan Owen between November 2011 and August 2013. The images include vehicles decorated in protest for Aotearoa is Not for Sale, and against exclusion of Maori from the All Blacks during the 2011 World Cup, as well as business vehicles and decorated camper vans. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Transport" Quantity: 12 digital photograph(s).