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Rolleston family : Papers

Date

1846-1970, 1980

By

Rolleston familyRolleston, William, 1831-1903; Rolleston, Elizabeth Mary, 1845-1940; Rolleston, Francis Joseph, 1872-1946; Teschemaker, Rosamond Mary, 1866-1949; Brittan, Joseph, 1805-1867; Rolleston, Arthur Cecil, 1867-1918; Williams, Dorothy Josephine, 1875-1907; Rolleston, George Hector Fitzgerald, 1871-1911; Rolleston, John Christopher, 1877-1956; Rolleston, Lancelot William, 1869-1962; Rolleston, Margaret, 1881-1915; Rolleston, Helen Mary, 1889-1963; Wilson, Rosamond Russell, 1910-1981

Reference

MS-Group-0377

Description

Family and other personal correspondence, mainly of William Rolleston, his wife Mary, and their son Francis Joseph; also including other family members. Some political correspondence of William Rolleston in the early 1870's, 1880-1882 (especially native affairs), and 1884. Newspaper cuttings, legal papers, etc. Some correspondence relating to material for the book, William and Mary Rolleston; an informal biography by Rosamond Rolleston (Wellington, 1971)

Source of title - Supplied title

Other Titles - William and Mary Rolleston: an informal biography

Relationship complexity - See also 79-287 (includes 1980 accessions), and 82-355

Quantity: 147 folder(s). 2 volume(s). 2.60 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter and photographs

Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Rosamond Rolleston (Mrs George Hamish Ormond Wilson), RD 9, Palmerston North and later of Kelburn, Wellington, Sep 1971

Transfers: To Newspaper Collection - Timaru Herald, 3 Jul 1869; The Star, 12 May 1869; West Coast Times, 3 Aug 1869; The Press (ChCh), 14 Sep 1870, 24 Oct 1871, 8 Aug 1873, 11 Nov 1882.

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Format

147 folder(s), 2 volume(s), 2.60 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Clippings, Notes (Documents), Manuscripts, Mss, typescripts, printed matter and photographs

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Manuscript

Our old town - London, 1857 / Thomas Miller

From: Rolleston family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0446-076

Description: Book `Our old town' (London, 1857) by Thomas Miller, sent to Rolleston by his sister Margaret because of reference to their mother's family Nettleship (The town is identified as Gainsborough, Lincolnshire) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume).

Manuscript

Papers removed from MSY-3292

From: Rolleston family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0446-147

Description: Miscellaneous papers, including holograph notes, verse and newspaper clippings removed from bound volume of education reports and ordinances relating to Canterbury Provincial Government. Also originally contained a watercolour by James Preston which has been transferred to Drawings and Prints. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs and printed matter Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - One watercolour by James Preston transferred 5/10/94.