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Date: 1873-1928

By: Baker, Josephine Harriette Anne, 1858-1913

Reference: MS-Papers-0167

Description: Mainly diaries and inward correspondence from her husband, relations and friends including Flora Acland, 1879-1885; Fanny Bagot, 1875-1876; her grandmother, F. A. Dicken, 1879; sister Ada Dicken, 1876-1899, Beatrice `Bebe' Knight, 1899, and Eleanor Inman, 1873-1899; Emma Packe, n.d.; her aunt Augusta Parker, 1875-1889; and Amelia Soder, 1885; referring to domestic events. Includes reminiscences of her childhood in England written between 1891 and 1905. Also essays, recipe books, poetry, sketches and other writings, as well as some personal material associated with her husband who had a private school for boys at French Farm, Akaroa Includes shipboard diary kept by T S Baker on board the Dallam Tower, 11 May-26 Jul 1873, and a fragment of the original passenger list. The ship left London in May 1873. The ship encountered a cyclone in July 1873 which dismasted the ship. Some passengers were transshipped to the `Cape Clear' for Sydney and others stayed on the `Dallam Tower' to Melbourne where they transshipped to the SS Albion for the final voyage to New Zealand Josephine `Dodo' Dicken emigrated from England in 1873 with her father Thomas and sisters and brothers. The Family settled on a property at French Farm, Banks Peninsula. She married Thomas Southey Baker in Christchurch, 17 December 1878. They had four daughters. Quantity: 86 folder(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, Mss Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1999-2000, [ca 1860-1930]

From: Chisholm, Jocelyn Bell, 1928-2010 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10799-002

Description: Correspondence, notes, transcripts, printed material and other papers relating to the Coghill family, who arrived in Dunedin 1860, and to whom Jocelyn Chisholm was related. Contains material on the early Dunedin artist, Robert Brunton Coghill Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1864-1865

By: New Zealand Exhibition (1865: Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: MS-Papers-0707/1

Description: Inward correspondence concerning the exhibition from intending exhibitors, jurors, etc and Agent-General for New Zealand in London. Source of title - Transcribed title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (119 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopies)

Date: 1948

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to history, jubilees, centennials, anniversary celebrations in New Zealand]

By: Otago Centennial Association (Inc)

Reference: Eph-A-HISTORY-Otago-1948-02

Description: Souvenir certificate in red cover with provincial crest on the cover. The inside spread shows a sailing ship and a steamship on either side of the Orago crest. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Certificate booklet, folded to 90 x 59 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in November 2002.

Date: 1875

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MSX-7950

Description: Newspaper cuttings, mainly consisting of the regular column `Passing notes', possibly contributed to by Chapman, from the Otago Daily Times. Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1948

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to history, jubilees, centennials, anniversary celebrations in New Zealand]

By: Otago Centennial Association (Inc)

Reference: Eph-A-HISTORY-Otago-1948-01

Description: Booklet includes a message from Bernard Freyberg, and a foreword by the Mayor, Mr D C Cameron. The programme of events is given in detail, with particular emphasis on Carnival Week 23-28 February, Anniversary Week 21-27 March. A central spread shows a map of the route of the "Cavalcade of Progress", and the order of the Pageant is given in detail, describing each of the 64 floats. There is a complete list of the firworks to be lit at the Pyrotechnics display on 28 February. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 32 pages, 246 x 184 mm.

Date: [1928], 1992

By: Barr, Avon Sinclair Dalrymple, 1929-

Reference: MS-Papers-6851

Description: Comprises family tree for the Trotter family compiled by Tony Trotter in 1992 and photocopy of transcript of reminiscences by Alex Trotter, following on from 1859. Trotter's reminiscences describe his family and their life in Southland while they lived in Appleby, Invercargill, Woodlands, his schooling in Dunedin. He writes of his work on a high country run at Kingston, the Roslin estate and other properties, of surveying, journey to Australia, working as a traveller for the Southland Farmers' Coop, farming, establishment in business, settling down at Waikanae and various trips around New Zealand. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (14 leaves, 2 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts with corrections

Date: 1904-1918

By: Roberts, Alexander Fowler (Sir), 1881-1961

Reference: qMS-1703

Description: Kept by Roberts while working for Murray, Roberts & Co in Dunedin; mostly business letters, particularly re grass seeds; also some personal letters to retailers in United Kingdom, and to his father Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (105 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (29 cm; ½ brown suede, blue boards)

Date: 1853-1902

By: Parry family

Reference: MS-Papers-0262

Description: Personal letters written to Charles and Alice Parry in England by relatives in New Zealand (mainly Dunedin) and Australia. Many descriptions of hard times in Dunedin; the effects of the rush to the goldfields; news of the wars in the north; references to sending New Zealand meat to Britain and some accounts of life in Sydney Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 5-13 May 1895

By: Harris, Charles, active 1895

Reference: MS-Papers-0548

Description: Letter to his father from Dunedin and later Christchurch, giving his critical impressions of New Zealand and its inhabitants Quantity: 1 folder(s) (12 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Date: 1 May-16 Aug 1862

By: Smith, William, active 1862

Reference: MS-Papers-3609

Description: Smith gives a steerage passenger's candid views of the voyage, especially the weather experienced and the food which they had to eat Travelling in the company of his brother Rev James Smith and wife who gave birth to a daughter Cecilia a few days out from New Zealand Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume, 32 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs A Smith, Palmerston North, 1966

Date: 2011

Reference: Eph-A-GOLD-2011-01

Description: Composite booklet with the programmes for both the Dunedin and the Gabriel's Gully celebrations, with historical notes and photographs about each. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 24 pages, 212 x 150 mm. Provenance: Donated by Jocelyn Chalmers, Wellington, in 2011.

Date: 1859-1860

By: Reynolds, William Hunter, 1822-1899

Reference: MS-Papers-3442

Description: Documents relating to the lease of land for a bonded store adjacent to Jetty Road, Dunedin. Includes letter from James Macandrew, Superintendent of Otago, 10 May 1860 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1995-2000, [ca 1860-1930]

From: Chisholm, Jocelyn Bell, 1928-2010 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10799-006

Description: Correspondence, notes, transcripts, printed material and other papers relating to the Coghill family, who arrived in Dunedin 1860, and to whom Jocelyn Chisholm was related. Contains material on the early Dunedin artist, Robert Brunton Coghill. Includes material on the Coghill family reunion in Australia 1995 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1850-1876, 1918?

By: Fry, James Arthur Barrett, 1850-

Reference: Micro-MS-0856

Description: Cover James' birth, childhood in London, the voyage to New Zealand on the `African' in 1861, his work on the `Southern Cross' newspaper in Auckland, impressions of Dunedin and New Zealand in general, his employment as a shearer, station hand, miner, gardener and carter in NSW and Victoria 1865-1876. Includes sketch maps detailing his travels in Australia and an undated photograph of farm labourers. Source of title - Transcribed Relationship complexity - Micro-MS-0860 includes his shipboard diary kept on the `African' James Fry was born in England. In 1861 the Fry family emigrated to New Zealand settling in Auckland, then Dunedin, where James' father became a storekeeper on the goldfields. In 1865 the family moved to Melbourne. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. Physical Description: Mss and typescript Finding Aids: Detailed index at front.

Date: 1851-1858 (1910)

By: Mieville, Frederick Louis, 1830-1922

Reference: MS-1638-1642

Description: Reminiscences written in 1910 of Mieville's life in New Zealand, mainly in the Mataura Valley, Southland, on Glenham Station. Includes 2 pages of photocopies of sketches by Mieville; and a Mieville and a Richardson family tree Includes shipboard accounts of the voyage to New Zealand on the Dominion, and a voyage home to England via Melbourne, on `Thomas and Henry' and `Royal Charter' in 1857, and return voyage in July 1858 on the `Agra'. Includes diary entries written by his wife, 1854 Publication - Extensive extracts used by Herries Beattie in his histories of Southland Mieville and his future wife Fanny Richardson both immigrated to Lyttelton in 1851 on board the `Dominion' Quantity: 5 volume(s). Physical Description: Holographs (in red buckram hinged-lid box) Sketches by Mieville

Date: 1 May-16 Aug, 1 Sep 1862

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Smith, William, active 1862

Reference: MS-Papers-6934

Description: Smith, a single man, gives a steerage passenger's candid view of the voyage, especially weather experienced, food, Neptune's visit, fellow passengers; and describes their first few days in Dunedin. Includes an index to people and ships mentioned Source of title - Supplied Travelling in company of his brother Rev James Smith and wife who gave birth to a daughter Cecilia Sutherland Meiklejohn Smith a few days out from Port Chalmers. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (19, 1 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript Finding Aids: Index to people and ships mentioned in diary. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Marsha Donaldson, Upper Hutt (Nov 2000)

Date: 1855-1912

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2989

Description: Selected records (mainly correspondence) from members of the Smith family relevant to Australia and New Zealand Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-051

Description: Story of Mrs Kent-Johnston's maternal grandfather, Alexander (Christie) Bennet(t) born 1842 at Tillicoultry, Scotland. Essay describes background, emigration in 1876 on the `Oamaru' with first wife, tragedy on arrival, marriage in 1880 to author's Irish grandmother, comparison struggles of the individual and group family beginnings Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Published guide available.

Date: 1987

By: Doogue, Eugene Philip, 1901-1987

Reference: MS-Papers-10644

Description: Reminiscences of growing up in Dunedin and Southland; time spent farming before joining Stamp Duties Office in Dunedin; time spent in Invercargill office; transfer to Wellington as Death Duties clerk, Stamp Duties Office; marriage to Doreen Colgan in 1933; position as Bureau Inspector with Unemployment Board administered by Labour Department in 1935; and various other positions with Labour Department; transfer in 1943 to Ministry of Supply as an investigating accountant; retirement in 1950 and life thereafter till 1981. Incluudes list of family members with dates of birth and occupation Quantity: 1 folder(s) (46 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr J A Doogue, Hamilton