Places

Date: 2000-2018

By: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958-; Press (Christchurch, N.Z.); Marlborough Express (Newspaper)

Reference: DC-Group-0006

Description: Cartoons by Al Nisbet on New Zealand political and social affairs. Many cartoons have a Canterbury focus. Part of the NZ Cartoon Archive Alastair (Al) Nisbet, born in Scotland in 1958, is an award-winning cartoonist whose cartoons appear regularly in the Press newspaper in Christchurch, and in other newspapers in New Zealand.

Date: 1950 - 2020

Reference: Eph-A-HOTEL-C

Description: Includes ephemera for hotels in the following locations: Canterbury (includes Lake Pukaki) Chatham Island Coromandel - including Shearwater Lodge Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying up to 250 mm.

Date: Sep-Oct 2010

By: National Library of New Zealand

Reference: MS-Group-1937

Description: Collection comprises first hand accounts of the Darfield earthquake by Canterbury primrary school pupils. Also includes letters of support to the National Library Christchurch Branch staff and thank you cards from pupils for the interloans of library books. The Darfield earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquahe which hit the Canterbury Region of New Zealand at 4:35 am on 4 September 2010. Source of title - Supplied by Library The National Library as a government organisation has collected these papers as documentary heritage of the events of the Darfield earthquake. Material was collated and deposited by the National Library Christchurh Branch. Quantity: 6 folder(s). 0.06 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, illustartions (some photocopies)

Date: [ca 1986-2002]

From: Jones, Jenny Robin, 1947- : Research papers and transcripts

Reference: MS-Papers-11793-21

Description: Contains information regarding literary places of interest in New Zealand, including lists of shrines and plaques, locations of writers's houses, and photocopied newspaper clippings. Also contains correspondence regarding houses of Canterbury writers between Jones and Eric Beardsley, who initiated the Christchurch writers trail. The folder also contains a copy of the undated interim report, 'Survey of members on sites of national literary importance', by Lawrence Jones of the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [19-]-1939

From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-32

Description: Includes essays on Maori place names and their origin from Ngati Toa who travelled along the west coast naming some areas Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph, typescripts (some with ms annotations), printed matter and photographs

Date: 1840-1862, 2008

By: Youngman family

Reference: MS-Papers-9269

Description: Writing from Kaiapoi, James and Mary Youngman describe their voyage to Lyttelton on the `Zealandia' in 1858, their first impressions of Canterbury, Maori and their life in general since their arrival in Canterbury. Also photographs of fly-leaf of the Youngman family Bible (taken 2008) showing Youngman family entries dated 1840 to 1862. Note by donor Pat Youngman relating to a cousin Muriel Younger ; note relating to provenance of original shipboard letter/diary Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter (copies, some encapsulated)

Date: 2010-2013

By: BeckerFraserPhotos; Becker, Ross, 1941-; Fraser, Moira, 1958-

Reference: PA-Group-00755

Description: Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 4 September 2010, 22 February 2011 and aftershocks, taken September-October 2010 and May-July 2011 by BeckerFraserPhotos. Includes further photographs of the effects of the earthquakes and demolition of buildings within the red zone area of the Christchurch central business district taken in June 2012 by Ross Becker. Also includes photographs of effects within Lyttelton, CBD, Avonside, Stanmore Road areas between 7-9 July 2011 taken by Ross Becker. Includes photographs taken by Ross Becker September to December 2011 of earthquake effects, demolition, and rebuild efforts in the central Christchurch City, Lyttelton, Sumner, Redcliffs, and eastern suburbs areas. Includes some aerial views and video clips. Includes aerial photographs of Christchurch city and suburbs taken on 5 March 2013, views taken on 22 February 2013 of the commemoration events and tributes to mark the February 22 2011 earthquake, and views of rebuilding efforts and the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 in Lyttelton, Sumner, Redcliffs, Ferrymead, residential red zones and central business district (CBD) taken in February and May 2013. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 8511 digital photograph(s). 8 digital video recording(s). Provenance: The National Library commissioned Ross Becker to take photographs in Canterbury after the earthquake in September 2010 Processing information: Not all names are indexed.

Date: [196-]

From: Dollimore, Edward Stewart, 1904-1973 : Papers

Reference: 83-145-105

Description: Includes: Descriptions of counties and land districts (indexed); index to newspaper articles; notes re rivers and lakes; European place names; analysis of McClymont; timeline of Canterbury sheep farmers and scientists, and Otago gold rushes; historical background of the `Rotorua Baths'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2010

By: Environment Canterbury; Time Zone One (Firm)

Reference: EPHDL-0135

Description: Digital chart explaining what liquefaction is, how it happens, with maps of Canterbury's tectonic setting, accounts of past Christchurch earthquakes, charts of low and high groundwater liquefaction potentials, accounts of mitigation work done on the Christchurch Wastewater Plant, Jade Stadium, and Opawa Road Bridge. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).