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Date: 2002, [2003]

By: Lutheran Church of New Zealand

Reference: MS-Papers-8080

Description: Memoir recorded by Gerhard Fischer in 2002 describing his life; he begins from the time of his birth in 1918, describes family circumstances, living in Adelaide, their church associations, economic situation, education, training as a minister, his marriage, birth of his children, his various postings which included Christchurch, New Zealand, from which he travelled to Timaru, Dunedin and Hanmer Springs ministerting to immigrants, other travel experiences, family changes and development etc Source of title - Supplied and transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with photocopies of photographs and illustrations Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by the Lutheran Church of New Zealand, per Rev Dr Steen Olsen, Palmerston North, Aug 2004

Date: 1867-1939, 30 Sep 2003

From: Jull, Henry Augustus, fl 1917 : Family papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8645

Description: Comprises a family history of the Jull family compiled by Ron Meadows. Mainly photocopies of pictures of buildings and family portraits. Buildings include Brook Street House [Brook House?] and St Nicholas Church, both of Ash, Kent, England. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photocopy

Date: [18--]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-045

Description: Contains whakapapa and notes on the migration, settlement and history of northern tribes written in Maori by Hapakuku Ruia of Whangape, with explanatory notes by Davies; notes on Maori vocabulary; extracts from `Te Waka Maori' with explanatory notes by Davies concerning waiata in the text, and annotated by Smith. The first page is headed `The discussion about the kumara'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1922-2002

By: Stace, Hilary Janet, 1954-

Reference: MS-Papers-7364

Description: Comprises reminiscences by Tim Rogers of his brother, George, a lawyer of Hamilton, with obituary; `The Three armchairs' also written by Tim Rogers, recounting his childhood memories; and notes by transcriber and donor with information about the Stace, Butt and Rogers families Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss and printed matter (photocopies)

Date: 1996-2007

By: Rhodes, Valerie June, 1932-

Reference: MS-Group-1719

Description: Family histories of the Spencer and Rhodes families, compiled by Valerie Rhodes. The Spencer family history are in red binders and include digital copies of many of the World War I letters of Gordon Spencer, while the material relating to the Rhodes family are in blue binders and include reminiscences by Alan Geoffrey Rhodes, husband of Valerie Rhodes. The collection is profusely illustrated with digital copies of photographs. Quantity: 9 volume(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, photographs (scanned)

Date: 1936, 2007

By: Ward, Marion Wybourn (Dr), active 1993-2008

Reference: MS-Papers-8993

Description: Collection comprises a brief sketch of Eliza Joan Wybourn, photocopies of inward correspondence to Wybourn (1936) and a memoir as recorded by her friends. Material compiled by Dr Marion Ward and Annette Solly (2007). Source of title - Transcribed from item Other Titles - A commemoration of Eliza Joan Wybourn as recorded by her friends in Johnsonville and other places at her death in 1936 Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript & photographs (photocopies) Provenance: Material deposited by granddaughter of Eliza Joan Wybourn.

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-15

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Gerald Francis Langford; detailed history of the family and farm; land documents; photographs The original owner of the land was John Alfred Langford (b 1815) who acquired 75 acres at Long Plain Road, 5 km south of Takaka in 1872. A year later he passed joint ownership to his sons Robert Young Langford and Arthur Edward Langford. Arthur became sole owner in 1880. In 2005 the farm was owned by the G F Langford Trust and the farm was managed by Richard Francis Ward Langford & wife Cindy (great-great-great grandson of original owner). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, photographs (laser & photocopies)

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-11

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Peter William Thomson; family history & 5 generation Thomson family tree; land documents (title, maps, etc); article by M G Thomas entitled `Yeoman of the South: Southland pioneering farmers and their families', Feb 1940 (published in Southland Daily News); mss notes - The farms of Messrs John Thomson and sons near Winton (1878); reminiscence by William Thomson (son of John) for article published in newspaper; brief sketches of John Thomson snr family (provided by descendant of each); photographs of family and farm; `The life of Peter Thomson' by Douglas Thomson (father of P W Thomson). Original owner of the property was John Thomson (1813-1894). Born in Perthshire, Scotland, he immigrated to NZ in 1864 with his youngest children on the Lady Raglan and settled in Winton. His wife Jane died in 1860 and his two elder sons had arrived two years earlier on the Brothers Pride. With the money earned from ploughing, fencing and cartage contracts he purchased 2,000 acres from the Shand Bros (and a further 2,000 acres between 1866-1886), in the district now known as Thomson's Crossing, near Winton. Wheat cropping was his first experiment on the farm he named Winton Plains where he remained until his death in 1894. In 1876, the eldest son Peter settled on a 900 acre block of his father's property, later taking over the homestead, his main source of income being derived from sheep grazing and cropping. His second son James farmed 1,050 acres of the original estate. John, the third son farmed a 700 acre block of land to the south of the estate. In 2005 543 acres of the original estate is farmed by John Thomson's great great grandson, Peter William Thomson and his wife Norah, nee Adamson (Springburn Trust). The homestead they live in, `Springburn', was built in 1925 to replace John Thomson's original home. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter, photographs (some photocopies)

Date: [19--]

By: Harris, Francis Robert, 1858-1931

Reference: qMS-0920

Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s) (531 pages). 0.06 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms (31 cm; ½ red roan, dark green boards) Provenance: Bequeathed through the Public Trustee, Gisborne to Polynesian Society, 1931

Date: 2009

By: Endt family

Reference: MS-Papers-11623

Description: Folder comprises a typescript copy of `A new life in New Zealand - a challenge to succeed, 1951-1962' written by Dick Endt. This document includes a transcription (and translation from Dutch to English) by Dick Endt of a letter from his father Jan Willem Endt to Dick and his brother Kees Endt on 9 Feb 1951. Letter relates to a train journey from Auckland to Wellsford. Also included is a brief biography with a scanned photograph of Jan Willem Endt. Source of title - Supplied by Library Endt family emigrated from Holland to New Zealand in 1950. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript & printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr D Endt, Auckland, May 2013 Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into the Manuscripts Section, transfers made from there. - To Book Collections - `A new life in New Zealand - early impressions in the old adobe house on Parker Rd, Oratia' by Dick Endt.

Date: [1960-2001]

By: Mikus, Jules Pierre Nicolas, 1959-

Reference: MS-Group-0967

Description: Comprises various papers relating to the Te Kooti family, and Volkner-Mikus's beliefs about the association between Te Kooti and European royalty. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, photographs and printed matter (some photocopies) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr J Volkner-Mikus, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Jan 2001, Aug 2001

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-12

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Janice Mary Stirling; land documents; photographs of farm and family; obituary of William Stirling (1835-1911). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, photographs (photocopies)

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-06

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Walter John Labes on behalf of the Labes partnership; papers relating to land ownership; `The Labes family in New Zealand' compiled by Noel Dodd, 1993. Welhelm Labes arrived in New Zealand in 1862 as a sailor on a German ship. He jumped ship and made his way to the Tuapeka Goldfields. In 1863 he married Catherine Barr Gillies. The couple had nine children. Following the closure of the Tuapeka Goldfields Welhelm obtained his first block of land in Waitahuna West District in 1878. In 1880 he purchased a second block in Tuapeka West District, and just before his death in May 1884 he purchased a third block in Tuapeka East. Over the years more land was purchased by the family. In 2005 Peter Labes (great-great-grandson and member of the Labes Partnership), was farming sheep and cattle on 389 hectare Tuapeka Flat farm. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript, photographs (copies) Copies of family photographs

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-09

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Nora Elizabeth Kenworthy-Thompson; original land grant to John McBeth; verification when farm was passed to Murdoch McBeth, and later to Nora Kenworthy-Thompson; line of ownership, 1860-2005; narrative of family history and family pedigree (5 generational chart); photographs John McBeth and his wife Ann came to New Zealand from Nova Scotia with Ann's father Murdoch Mclennan. They were granted 160 acres of land at Kauri, Northland in 1867. He broke in the land and in 1874 built a homestead on the property. John grew vegetables on the land and over time acquired a small dairy herd. On his death in 1900 the farm was taken over by his son Murdoch and then by his daughter Nora who married Ralph Kenworthy-Thompson. See also Burtenshaw, May. From castle to cave. (The story of the Gerrard and Coster families in Southland, published in 1997). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, photographs (some photocopies) Six photographs - John McBeth holding his young son Murdoch; house built by John McBeth in 1874; dairy; scene of the land at Kauri

Date: 1914-2012

By: Coxon, Adam Frederick Matthew, 1921-

Reference: MS-Papers-11289

Description: Folder contains a copy of Coxon's life history `Adam's life story', includes digitised images with captions. Document traces Coxon's family history and his training and career as a mathematics teacher. Source of title - Transcribed from item Coxon grew up in Balclutha and Dunedin. Attended Teacher's Training College in Dunedin. Taught at Rongotai College, Wellington. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by A Coxon, Lower Hutt, May 2012

Date: 1996

From: Natusch, Sheila Ellen, 1926-2017: Papers

Reference: MSX-4678

Description: Copy of Natusch's published research on the Traill family with chapters on tracing the family and lines of descent, William Traill, Thomas Stewart Traill, William Acheson Traill, Selina Margaret Traill, Robert Trail, James William Helenus Traill, William Trail of Woodwick, George William Traill, Charles Traill of Ulva, Walter Traill of Ulva, Arthur William Traill of Ringaringa, Robert Henry Traill and Castherine Parr Strickland Traill of Lakefield. Also includes epilogue, appendices, sources and index. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (case folder).

Date: 1969-2004

By: Veitch, Henry Charles, 1903-1988

Reference: MS-Group-1607

Description: Collection contains personal reminiscences by Henry Charles (Doug) Veitch; writings regarding his wife, Ishbel Margaret Veitch; transcribed by their daughter, Derry Juneja. Also includes two family tree documents and a digitised copy of a booklet by Esther Tyler `One hundred years 1869-1969, Gurr family centennial'. Source of title - Supplied by Library Relationship complexity - Hocken Library, University of Otago holds substantial material relating to Henry and Ishbel Veitch, including original copies of the digitised items in this collection. Arrangement: The writings in this collection were arranged into categories by title. This arrangement has been retained in the grouping of electronic files. Quantity: 24 megabyte(s). 51 Electronic document(s). Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms D Juneja, Las Vegas, May 2004 Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Digital photos (PADL-000151).

Date: 1997, 2003, 2007

By: Battersby, Dorothy, active 1940-2010

Reference: MS-Group-0570

Description: Histories of branches of the donor's family, John Martin and his wife Elizabeth who lived in Westport, Marion Punch (nee Martin) who farmed at Raetihi with her husband, Joseph Pierce Punch and Gladys May Goldfinch; and Rosa Eliza Punch, written by Sara Green. Battersby and Green describe the family background of their subjects and provides detail of work, family and activities. Includes Owen Nicholas Warner (A97-139) and the McNie family (A97-140) Also a brief history of the Theatre Royal (Raetihi) by Battersby, 2003 and newspaper cuttings about the centenary of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Raetihi), 2007. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 5 folder(s). 0.05 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescripts with holograph annotations,laser copies of photographs and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs D Battersby, Ohakune, Apr 1997, May 1997 (A97-139), June 1997 (A97-140) and Jul 2010 (A2010-145) Laser copies of photographs of John Martin, Elizabeth Martin, Marion Punch, Rosa Eliza Punch, Gladys May Goldfinch, Joseph Pierce Punch, John Francis Punch, Frank and Edith McNie on their wedding day (ca 1913) and Owen Nicholas Warner

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-10

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Garry Ian McCorkindale; land documents (title, etc); extract from a published family history; programme for McCorkindale centennial celebrations, Waitahuna, 4-5 Nov 1967; Clutha District Council map showing land boundaries. The original owner of Glenside Farm was Malcolm McCorkindale. In 1867 he was given a Crown grant of 150 acres. Additional land was purchased by descendants in 1950s-1990s. In 2005 the farm was owned by Glenside Farm Ltd and farmed by Malcolm's great-great-grandson, Garry Ian McCorkindale and wife Julene. See also Burtenshaw, May. From castle to cave. (The story of the Gerrard and Coster families in Southland, published in 1997). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter (some photocopies) Six photographs - John McBeth holding his young son Murdoch; house built by John McBeth in 1874; dairy; scene of the land at Kauri

Date: 1899-1940

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-67

Description: Includes clippings on Maori history, iwi, geology, geography, wharenui, whakaairo, whakapapa of Te Rarawa and Queen Elizabeth II, astrology, `Racial superiority', `War economy' and the settlement of Wellington by Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph and printed matter (some with holograph annotations)