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Letters from May Anstice to her husband, Bert
Date: 1916, 1917, 1918
From: Anstice family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5535-04
Description: Comprises letter from May re some business matters (1916); a series from May to Bert while she was travelling in the South Island (1917); and letters to Bert while he was in camp about family concerns and business matters Most of the letters are written to Herbert (Bert) by his wife May (Mabel) while he was at Featherston Military Camp in 1918; those written earlier are when one or other of the spouses was away from home on other business Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from May Anstice to her husband, Bert
Date: 1918
From: Anstice family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5535-05
Description: Letters to Bert while he was in camp, about family concerns and business matters; during September May took a trip to Wanganui and she described in some detail the people she met there and the various activities The letters are written to Herbert (Bert) by his wife May (Mabel) while he was at Featherston Military Camp in 1918 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence
Date: 1954, 1968, 1979, nd
From: Frame, Janet, 1924-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-5529
Description: Comprises two letters from Blanche Baughan to E P (Peter) Dawson re aspects of writing (1954, nd), and two letters from Frank Sargeson, one to Janet Frame re death of Esmond Rd, Takapuna, neighbour (1979) and the other to E P (Peter) Dawson re being a writer, housekeeping and `Harrykeeping' Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss
Diary
Date: Jan-Oct 1920
From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0407-32
Description: Contains diary entries by Keys re his travels through the Bay of Plenty and Horowhenua districts on business as a Native Land Agent; there are detailed descriptions of the countryside and towns which Keys travelled through, and discussions about the people he met; there are also discussions about Maori practices and customs that he encountered and his impressions of them. There are also notes about native flora and fauna and the liquor trade, and a number of photographs of people (mainly from Te Arawa and Ngati Raukawa), scenery and marae, taken by Keys according to the text (each is dated). Also contains copies of various manuscripts (in Maori) submitted to Keys by Maori informants, and information about the history of Rangiatea at Otaki Also includes stories, written in Maori, from the Ngati Raukawa tribe; "The story of Uenuku-kopako and Kapu- Manawawhiti"; "The death of Tukemata"; and a copy of a letter from Riapo Puhipi (Leopold Busby) about an exchange of gifts between Te Rauparaha and Poroa, a chief of Ahipara. Includes photographs of the old Otaki school house; Kahurangi Taipua; Raukawa meeting house (all on p.73), and Tungia Te Ao (pp.74 & 100). Contains description of the Whakatane river in 1907 (p33 & 34) and the names of the rocks in the river. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.