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Date: [Between 1930 and 1935]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972; Wildey, Alexander, 1865-1953

Reference: PA1-o-408

Description: Photographs taken by John Dobree Pascoe and others in the Southern Alps. They include views of mountain ranges, glaciers and valleys; mountain huts and life enjoyed by the mountaineers. Most of the photographs are fully described, with names of people usually given with initials and surnames, or nicknames. Landscapes too, are mostly fully described, with peaks and routes traversed marked on the images. The album includes a map of the Rakaia-Mathias River area, drawn by E. Porter; a map of the "Three pass route" across the Southern Alps, drawn by Len Boot (p. 003); two extracts from the New Zealand Alpine Journal hand-written by J D Pascoe (from Vol. IV, no. 18, p. 209-210; and Vol. IV, no. 18, p. 213-214); and a photograph of a painting by A E Wildey, with caption "Artist's versin of Carrington Peak" (p. 028). Pages 89-94 show the preparations and work undertaken by a large rescue party involved in searching for two school teachers, B Robbins and H D Smith, who died while attempting to cross the Harman Pass, en route from Hokitika to the Bealey. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe" lettered in gold in bottom right-hand corner; [247 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: 9 January 1906

By: Ross, Malcolm, 1862-1930

Reference: PAColl-1396

Description: From left to right: Peter Graham, Samuel Turner and Tom Fyfe, standing on the summit of Mount Cook. Photograph taken 9 January 1906 by Malcolm Ross. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Copy of the First photograph taken on the Summit of Mount Cook. Jan. 1906. [signed] Malcolm Ross Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s) mounted on card. Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 36.6 x 26.7 cm Provenance: Possibly donated by Samuel Turner in 1921. No definite donor or provenance information available.

Date: 1818-1968

By: Wilson, Geoffry Burns, 1904-1977

Reference: MS-Papers-1003

Description: Papers include correspondence concerning history and exploration of the Tararua Ranges, correspondence of tramping clubs in the areas, files on huts and wildlife in the Tararuas and printed material (mainly newspaper cuttings) There are also notes on the history of Wilson's (NZ), Portland Cement Ltd and family history. Further papers relating to the Federated Mountain Clubs, Tararua Tramping Club and John Pascoe; sample files are Nomenclature - Tararua District; Meetings - AGMs of other clubs; Pascoe - Tararua tramping; FMC newsletters; Huts and tracks - Waerenga; Easter 1933 - Hill & Co search; Accidents; Search parties (various names, including Philip Temple); and other topics Source of title - Supplied title Wilson was long-standing member of Tararua Tramping Club. Quantity: 58 folder(s). 0.58 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss, typescripts and printed matter (some photocopies) Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 4 December 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is available in the staff backfile..

Date: 1838-1839

From: Colenso, William, 1811-1899 : Correspondence

Reference: MS-Papers-10533-1

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (14 pieces). Finding Aids: See listing in folder for details.

Date: [ca 1920s-1950s]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-223

Description: Photographs collected for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, 1920s-1950s. Some are unidentified. Includes: Wreckage of a small aircraft in the Tararua Range (5 photos taken by D F Jones, Tararua Tramping Club), undated; Invercargill wedding group - Sadie Reid Pollock married Lawrence Graham Smillie (with handwritten description), undated; Miller-Luke wedding (bride with her bridesmaid Nancy Luke and flower girl, Sophie van Asch), taken by Lovell-Smith, Hastings, undated; W G Perry (negative of sailor, presumed dead), undated; Miss Cross of Masterton, and young friend Nigel Hawke of New Plymouth, Jun 1949; Spragg (studio portrait of 58 year old soldier wearing military decorations), undated. Model of Australian cruiser H M A S Sydney, part of a naval display for War Saving Day in Martin Place, Sydney, 1940s; floral ship at Tauranga (and handwritten description); Mr & Mrs T L H Gibson, 50th wedding anniversary, Sep 1949 (C E Clarke, photographer, Waimate). Typed list of unidentified photographs; typed list of Winston Churchill related photographs A Jackson of Wellington College and his Guide V Williams on top of Mount Cook, 31 Jan 1929; W Errington Keville (General manager of Shaw Savill & Albion) with wife and daughter, 1949; dismasted yacht Astral being rescued during Wellington to Lyttelton Yacht Race, 1951; officers of Boys Brigade companies at training course held at Trentham, 1950s?; NZ Model Aero Club Dominion Championship at Christchurch, 1952; aerial view of Addington Racetrack; three grandstands at unidentified racetrack showing racegoers. Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s) (also mss and ts material). 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1929 - 1971

By: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972

Reference: MapColl-q834gmbh/1929-1971/Acc.46013-23

Description: Published maps used by John Pascoe for mountaineering amd tramping. Some are annotated. The titles and extent of annotation are as follows: Reference: Acc.46013. NZMS 156. 'Map of Lake Wakatipu and environs', 1st ed. (Wellington: Lands and Survey Dept, 1959). No obvious annotation. Reference: Acc.46014. [Part of] NZMS 1 'Maruia', sheet S46, 1st ed. [Wellington: Lands and Survey Department, 1943]. Annotation - 'John Pascoe Canterbury Mountaineering Club'. Reference: Acc.46015. [Part of] 'Topographical plan of Browning's Pass and part of Davie & Wilberforce survey districts' (N.Z. Geographical survey, [n.d.]. Annotation - routes taken and mountains climbed marked and other details huts, wildlife. Reference: Acc.46016. 'Map of alpine regions in vicinity of Mount Cook' [Wellington: Lands and Survey Dept], 1934. Annotations show name, date (1936) and some tracks marked. Reference: Acc.46017. 'Plan of Arthur Pass National Park' (Wellington: Lands and Survey Dept., 1931). Annotation of routes travelled. Reference: Acc.46018. NZMS 194. 'Provisional map of Arthur's Pass National Park', 1st ed (Wellington: Dept of Lands and Survey, 1961). Annotations of routes taken from 1929 - 1962. Reference: Acc.46019. NZMS 1, S52 'Harper Pass', 1st ed (Wellington: Dept of Lands & Survey, 1971. No annotation. Reference: Acc.46020-1. NZMS 1, S66 'Broken River', 2nd ed (Wellington: Dept of Lands and Survey, 1969). Minimal annotation. Two copies. Reference: Acc.45022. NZMS 1, S72 'Godley', 1st ed (Wellington: Dept of Lands and Survey, 1970). Minimal annotation. Reference: Acc.46023. NZMS 1, S74 'Springfield', 2nd ed (Wellington: Dept of Lands and Survey, 1970). Some annotation related to trip to Lake Rubicon, Easter 1971. Quantity: 10 map(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs some with pencil and ink annotation, colour, scales vary, sizes vary Provenance: Purchased from Mrs Dorothy Pascoe, Wellington, 2004 Transfers: From Photographic Archive - Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972. Further Photographs (PH-2004-276).

Date: 1968-1970

By: Gooder, Ross John, -1971; Gooder, Thelma Anne, 1913-2001

Reference: PAColl-5052

Description: Slides are records of mountain climbing expeditions in New Zealand undertaken by Ross Gooder and his friends in the late 1960s. Gooder went to Britain in 1970 and was killed climbing in the French and Italian alps in the summer of 1971. A photograph and article on him was published in the Evening post after his death. There is also a list of slides taken by Gooder which give an idea of where he and his climbing companion, John Wild, went during that last climbing expedition. Arrangement: Slides are at PA12-0587 - PA12-0598 Quantity: 205 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 2004 - 1949

From: O'Brien, Gregory, 1961- :[Original illustrations for publications. 1980-1996].

By: O'Brien, Brendan, 1959-

Reference: A-371-134

Description: Folded pamphlet, the inside page showing the names of four prominent New Zealand artists in various formats, on ascending lines. Printed by Brendan O'Brien. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Relief print and ink drawing, on folded sheet 210 x 150 mm.

Date: Tuesday, 1 March 1898

From: Constance Astley (1851-1935) :Photographs relating to the New Zealand visit of Constance Astley

By: Clarke, John Michael, 1875-1952

Reference: 1/2-178522-F

Description: Constance Astley and Margaret Shaen on Tasman Glacier. Photograph taken Tuesday 1 March 1898l, probably by their guide, Jack Clarke, on Margaret Shaen's camera. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) copied from original returned to owner. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative 100 x 125 mm

Date: 1875 - 1895

By: Wilson, Laurence William, 1851-1912

Reference: A-089-009

Description: Two tents on a river flat at the base of Mount Cook Signed: L.W.W. Probably copied from one of William Spotswood Green's drawings Other Titles - Rev William Spotswood Green Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, 300 x 190 mm

Date: 1885

By: Lendenfeld, Robert Ignaz Lendlmayer von, 1858-1913; Sedgfield, S, active 1885

Reference: B-080-002

Description: A view of mountain ranges and valleys. Names and shows Abbott's Peak and Mueller's Peak Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Coloured lithograph, 7 x 18.5 ins

Date: 1863

From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Nairn, Francis Edward, 1819?-1910

Reference: E-372-f-017-2

Description: Four men climbing a narrow path amongst rocky mountains, carrying picks, shovels, billys, tents and other baggage. Possibly a scene in Central Otago. After a drawing by Francis Nairn Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, V. 43, November 1863, p.505 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving

Date: 1886 - 1956 - 1957

From: Gore, Ross Digby, 1904-1981 :It happened in New Zealand. [208 original drawings. Late 1940s and early 1950s].

Reference: B-140-010

Description: Six-panelled account of the 1957 discovery by divers of the possible remains of the Pink and White Terraces under the waters of Lake Rotomahana and of exploration (sponsored by Sir Henry Brett) in July 1886, just after the eruption of Mount Tarawera, by Alfred Warbrick and J. A. Philip, with Hau-te-Horo and Toko. Warbrick insisted on abseiling into the still active crater, and was forced to climb up again when it began to erupt. These illustrations were reproduced in New Zealand newspapers during the late 1940s and early 1950s. The newspapers included The Evening Post, Auckland Star, Christchurch Star Sun, Taranaki Herald, Southern Cross, Students' Digest, Greymouth Evening Star, Evening Star (Sports) Dunedin, and the Southland Daily News. In 1953, 48 of them were collected and published as a booklet called 'It happened in New Zealand' by Ross Gore. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 330 x 565 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs Jenny Gibbs, of Auckland, in 1995.

Date: 1939

From: Wilson, Geoffry Burns, 1904-1977 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1003-06

Description: Contains a newspaper article, and a hand-written copy of this article, with regard to a hiking trip in search of the lake Hapua-Korari in the Tararua Ranges Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1925]

By: Hawkins, N P, active 1920s

Reference: MS-Papers-1134

Description: Articles written by Hawkins after crossing McKinnon's, Arthur's and the Copland passes in the Southern Alps Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescript

Date: [Between 1920 and 1927]

From: Sutton-Turner, Arthur Seymour, 1879?-1957 :Albums of the Southern Alps

Reference: PA1-f-074-015

Description: The Godley Glacier at its junction with the Maud and Grey Glaciers, with Mount Moffat hidden in cloud in the background, photographed during a mountaineering expedition in the 1920s by Edward Seymour Sutton-Turner. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - The Godley Glacier where it joins the Maud and Grey Glaciers. Mount Moffat in the clouds. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 157 x 215 mm mounted on album page

Date: 3-4 Apr 1915, 3 Aug 1916

By: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918

Reference: MS-Group-0363

Description: Account of the traverse of the Tararua Range from Woodside (Wairarapa) to Otaki by H E Girdleston and party; final page is missing. Includes cross section plan of the traverse, compiled by T M Drummond. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, ms Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Mr J Bryers, 1995

Date: [Circa 1929-1939]

From: Craddock, Gerald Rainsford :Assorted photographs including New Zealand locations and Kashmir, India

By: Phillips, Edward Arthur, -1966; Springboks (Rugby team)

Reference: PA1-o-112

Description: Album of images collected and partly photographed by Gerald Rainsford Craddock. Images include clipping from newspapers and magazines, and postcards (chiefly of Akaroa, Wellington, Sydney and Perth). The photographs include family photographs, mountaineering trips, scenery in various parts of New Zealand, interior views of the Union Bank of Australia (Wellington Branch) where Gerald Rainsford worked from 1936-1939, and several views of the first Springbok test at Athletic Park in 1937. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, entitled "Photographs", 26 x 32.5 cm

Date: Dec 1907-Apr 1919

By: Thompson, H C, active 1907-1919

Reference: Micro-MS-0482

Description: Visitors' book, kept by the caretaker, Mr H C Thompson, of Mountain House, Mount Holdsworth, Tararua Range Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 204 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Date: ca 1900

By: Crombie, George, active 1900

Reference: PA4-0859

Description: Stereoscopic photograph showing two men sitting on top of Mt Skelmorlie, Lake Te Anau, taken by George Crombie ca 1900. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - On top of Mt Skelmorlie (5940 ft) Lake Te Anau; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Recto - left of image - Geo. Crombie - Photo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print