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McEnnis, Marie A B, fl 1940-1989 : Kelburn Normal School
Date: [1989]
By: McEnnis, Marie A B, active 1940-1999
Reference: MS-Papers-7443
Description: Comprises reminiscences of McEnnis when she attended Kelburn Normal School, Wellington, from 1945 to 1952 Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (13 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)
Diary
Date: Dec 1935-Jun 1936
From: White, Dorothy Mary Neal, 1915-1995 : Papers
Reference: MSX-6956
Description: Personal diary, detailed, describing activities and impressions of work in the Canterbury Public Library and at Canterbury College as well as her social life. The diary stops at May 1936, and the remainder of the volume contains clippings and extracts relating to her library examinations, testimonials and her application for the Carnegie Fellowship. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Stevenson, Margaret Forbes 1920- : One of seven
Date: 1987
By: Stevenson, Margaret Forbes, 1920-
Reference: MS-Papers-5415
Description: Stevenson wrote her account in 1987 and begins by describing her family and their situation from when she was born in Pahiatua in 1920 until the 1950s when her marriage ended. She describes the daily life and routines of the family, the various moves they made - to Wellsford, Hamilton, back to Pahiatua, Ongarue, Makokomiko and Wellington - the work her father did which included selling books for the Seventh-Day Adventists and being a farm manager - and of life at the various schools she and her sisters attended. She describes working in Wellington at the Sanitarium Health Food vegetarian cafe, her marriage to Bob Woods, various events in their family life and their subsequent separation when she began working at the Odeon picture theatre in Auckland. She also discusses the role of religion in a person's upbringing. Stevenson and her husband narrowly missed being on the Tangiwai train and she elaborates on this. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (48 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs M F Stevenson, Pt Chevalier, Auckland, November 1995 Line drawings of the mill at Ongarue where the family lived and the area after a fire, of a camp oven and a diagram of their living quarters; photographs of the family and houses they had lived in and of the Pohangina Post Office and Store
Mills, John Fleming, fl 1883 : Letter to Bily Bedle
Date: 27 Apr 1883
By: Mills, John Fleming, -1950
Reference: MS-Papers-6543
Description: Letter from Mills, a boarder at St Aloysius' College, Waikare, Dunedin, to his friend Bily [sic] Bedle, describing his school routines and including study, sport, playing the fiddle and other activities. He remarks that he will only stay for one year `becose it his to much for me whe all go to bed at nine...'. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (one leaf). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr G Eller, Northcote, Auckland, Apr 1999
Knight, Charles Prendergast, 1871-1965 : Papers
Date: [ca 1892-1959]
By: Knight, Charles Prendergast (Dr), 1871-1965
Reference: 90-362
Description: Comprise diaries kept by Knight as a law student and secretary to Sir James Prendergast (1892, 1893 and 1895), and farm account books for Longcroft, Te Horo and Glencora stations 1910-1954, Fontenaye 1910-1921, Branscombe 1921, Richmond Downs Station 1911-1919. Also stock notes 1953-1959, a letter to the Commissioner of Unemployment, 1934. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 box(es) (7 volumes, 1 folder). 0.10 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescript Processing information: Not yet listed
Jenner, Maurice, 1926-2001 : Reminiscences
Date: [1990-1994]
By: Jenner, Maurice George, 1926-2001
Reference: MS-Papers-7104
Description: Reminiscences by Jenner of his childhood and family life, school experiences and life in Christchurch under the titles `The Last resort...' (published in the Dominion Sunday Times, 19 Aug 1990), `Mick, Dan, and Bob's mob', `The Great adventure', `Family food and school lunches', `Friday .... drill day', `Power pluses and Victoria sedans', `Saturday sixpence', `Family radio in the thirties', and `The Technology of washday' Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (some photocopies) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs L Jenner, Hoon Hay, Christchurch, per Mr Eamonn Bolger, National Archives of New Zealand, May 2001
Correspondence and other papers
Date: [1949-1955]
From: New Zealand Student Labour Federation : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-7602-1
Description: Inward and outward correspondence; identified correspondents entered under Name below Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Field family : Field and Hodgkins family papers
Date: 1855-1950
By: Field family
Reference: MS-Group-0060
Description: Correspondence and papers of two prominent New Zealand families. The collection centres around W H Field, Waikanae landowner and MP for Otaki, and his wife Isabel Hodgkins, sister of artist, Frances Hodgkins. It amalgamates a number of separately catalogued ms collections of the same provenance, including MS-Papers-0113. * Diary for 1883 missing Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See also W H Field papers, 73-128 Quantity: 244 folder(s). 92 volume(s). 3 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 3 Dec 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is available in the staff backfile. Family trees for Field, Hodgkins and Parker families available in staff back file entitled Field Family listings.. Provenance: Collected by Field family members, 1855-1950 Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Accompanying art works - To Photographic Archive - Accompanying photographs. Processing information: Two further boxes still require adding to this group and are at the end of the sequence at MS-Papers-0113-31 and MS-Papers-0113-32; they are papers relating to W H Field and will be added to Series 1 and 16B
Diary
Date: Jan-May 1935
From: White, Dorothy Mary Neal, 1915-1995 : Papers
Reference: MSX-6954
Description: Personal diary, detailed, describing activities and impressions of work in the Canterbury Public Library and at Canterbury College as well as her social life. Pasted in are clippings and other tickets, exam papers etc. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Greenwood, John, 1832-1909 : Diary
Date: 1850-1855
By: Greenwood, John, 1832-1909
Reference: qMS-0884
Description: Contains schoolboy notes on historical personages but mostly Greenwood recorded day-to-day accounts of his life while a student at St John's College, Tamaki, Auckland. During this period he twice accompanied Bp Selwyn in the `Undine' when he visited various settlements in NZ, in the South Island, visiting Port Nicholson and Canterbury and as far south as Stewart Island, Bluff and Ruapuke. He writes of Selwyn a lot. Some illustrations of these places are included. Pieces of music, `Lightly tread' and `Under the stone' are at the beginning of the volume. Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - MS-Copy-Micro-0194 available Quantity: 1 volume(s) (112 pages). Physical Description: (28 cm, ½ brown morocco binding case, brown boards) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Dorothy Oliver, 1949
Diary
Date: Jun-Dec 1935
From: White, Dorothy Mary Neal, 1915-1995 : Papers
Reference: MSX-6955
Description: Personal diary, detailed, describing activities and impressions of work in the Canterbury Public Library and at Canterbury College as well as her social life. Pasted in are clippings and other tickets, exam papers etc. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Greenwood, John, 1832-1909 : Diary
Date: 1850-1855
By: Greenwood, John, 1832-1909
Reference: MS-0879
Description: Diary kept by Greenwood while he was a student at St John's College, Tamaki, Auckland. During this period he twice accompanied Bishop Selwyn in the `Undine' when he visited various settlements in New Zealand. Relationship complexity - Typed transcript of qMS-0884 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (162 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript (27 cm; red linen)
Taylor, Charles William 1891- : Tales of early Kilbirnie
Date: 1891- ca 1920
By: Taylor, Charles William Tayton, 1891-1984
Reference: MS-Papers-3794
Description: Tales of early Kilbirnie is a series of reminiscences of boyhood at the turn of the century. Taylor gives some background information about his parents and describes the physical environment and its inhabitants, school life and developments in the area of Kilbirnie (including the opening of the Mount Victoria Tunnel) in considerable detail. Also includes a map of the area drawn by the author. Source of title - Cover title Charles William Taylor was the son of Edwin Thomas and Emma Taylor who lived in Kilbirnie from about 1882 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (61 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph
Newsletters, circulars etc
Date: [1952-1954]
From: New Zealand Student Labour Federation : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-7602-2
Description: Other Titles - The Student (v1, n1, Oct 1956) Other Titles - Peaceful co-existence; the christian obligation, by Kathleen Lonsdale Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters to her family
Date: 1947
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-025
Description: Letters to her mother, father and brother, written from Woodford House School, Hawkes Bay. Discusses school and family actvities. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters to her family
Date: 1943-1945
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-023
Description: Letters to her mother, father and brother, written from Woodford House School, Hawkes Bay. Discusses school and family actvities. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters to her family
Date: 1946
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-024
Description: Letters to her mother, father and brother, written from Woodford House School, Hawkes Bay. Discusses school and family actvities. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Batty, Melba Aroha, 1892-1972 : Diary
Date: Dec 1904-Jan 1905
By: Batty, Melba Aroha, 1892-1972
Reference: MS-Papers-6769
Description: Photocopy of diary kept by Batty in which she writes of her and her family's daily activities such as picnics, horseriding etc, family affairs, the weather, unusual happenings such as finding gold in the gizzard of a duck and drunken behaviour by a farm worker. The diary is signed by her teacher, L [?] I de Berry. Accompanying material - Photocopy of obituary for diarist's father, Henry Batty (1903) and of notes on family from Mrs Batty; Photocopy of newspaper article from West Coast Messenger Oct 30 2013 on Melba Batty's diary Source of title - Supplied Melba Batty was asked to keep a diary over the Christmas holidays Dec 1904 to Jan 1905 Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph with mss annotation (photocopy)