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Interview with Athol Jackson

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Date

12 Jan 1990

By

Jackson, Athol Fletcher, 1906-2001

Reference

OHInt-0427-01

Description

Athol Jackson recalls childhood at Mays Road, Te Papapa, transport to meetings and the Friends Meeting house which he describes. Recalls increase in membership which meant Wakefield meeting house was too small, so a new building, Mt Eden Meeting House, was designed and built by Theodore West, and opened in 1913. Mentions Ernest and Thomas Wright. Describes social life amongst the Friends; imprisonment of young men Friends during World War I and their contribution of christmas cake for all prisoners. Gives reasons for the Friends non-involvement in both wars. Refers to Adjutant Gill, Farrands and Wright. In an appendix to the abstract Athol gives more information on conscientious objectors and detention camps; flowers for prisoners scheme and christmas cake scheme; the Young Friends Newsletter, originally for prisoners but later became the New Zealand Friends Newsletter.

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Interviewer(s) - Katherine M Knight

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-007389-007390

Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) (abstract). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration.

Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft word

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1860, OHDL-000825.

Search dates: 1906 - 1990

Additional description

Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

Alternative form available: Both printed and digital versions of the abstract are available

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Public use may require the written permission of the copyright holder Copyright: Copyright held by the clerk of the New Zealand Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (through the Quaker Oral Historian)

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Partly restricted material

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Quaker Oral History Project

Format

2 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 Electronic document(s) (abstract), 1 interview(s), 2 Hours Duration, Oral histories, Electronic records (Digital records), Electronic documents, Textual file - Microsoft word

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