AUDIO
Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
- Date
- 17 Feb 2003 - 18 Nov 2003 - 17 Feb 2003 - 18 Nov 2003
- By
- Coffey, Veronica, 1959-
- Reference
- OHColl-1170
- Description
Comprises eight interviews with Nelson women by Veronica Coffey, conducted in 2003. Interviewees describe their early life, families, education, careers, health, children, and connection to Nelson region's viticulture, and hop, apple and tobacco growing industries. Some describe working as owners, growers, harvesters and pickers, dairy farmers, nurses, teachers, clerical workers and in tourism
Subjects covered include tobacco harvesting and grading, the role of tobacco companies Rothmans and WD & HO Wills in Nelson, division between men's and women's jobs, seasonal and local workers, wages, effect of mechanisation, decline in tobacco industry, trials in kiwifruit growing, establishment of vineyards and winemaking, tourism in Nelson and the West Coast
Interviewees are Alma Joyce Barrow, Lois Yvonne Chisnall, Elizabeth (Beth) Ellen Eggers, Betty Yvonne Fry, Anne Elizabeth McEwan, Agnes Mary Seifried, Kaye Maureen Stevens and Jill Elizabeth Williams
A ninth interview with Nola Leov was completed but not deposited with the collection. The recording is held by the Nelson Provincial Museum.
Abstracted by - Veronica Coffey
Interviewer(s) - Veronica Coffey
Arrangement: Original recordings: OHC-019404 - OHC-019428, OHC-019431 - OHC-019437
Abstracts: OHA-6798 - OHA-6803, OHA-6806 - OHA-6807
In 2003, Veronica Coffey (Assistant Principal, Richmond Primary School, Nelson) received a Royal Society of New Zealand Sciences, Mathematics and Technology Teaching Fellowship, which she used to pursue stories about the lives of Nelson women. With support and guidance from the Nelson Provincial Museum, she narrowed her field of interest to 'women who had a role to play in making Nelson a prosperous place now and in the past', beginning with those involved in viticulture and tobacco
Quantity: 32 C60 cassette(s). 8 printed abstract(s). 8 interview(s). 31 Hours Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.
Provenance: This collection was received with two other interviews - OHColl-1172-01, Interview with Rod Clements and OHColl-1175, Interviews about Royal Society of New Zealand Teaching Fellowships 2003
Donor/Lender/Vendor - Veronica Coffey
14 colour portraits of interviewees; copies of 3 black and white family photos of Anne McEwan, 1950-1970
Search dates: 2003
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Listening copies available at LC-10265 - LC10271
Recordings also held by Nelson Provincial Museum
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use requires the written permission of the copyright holder and may require the written permission of individual interviewees. Copyright: Copyright held by Veronica Coffey.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Additional processing required - Access to the collection is unrestricted but individual interviews may be restricted.
- Format
- 32 C60 cassette(s), 8 printed abstract(s), 8 interview(s), 31 Hours Duration, Oral histories, Illustration: 14 colour portraits of interviewees; copies of 3 black and white family photos of Anne McEwan, 1950-1970, Equipment used: Sony TCM-5000EV
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Nelson Women - a glimpse into their lives, printed biographical form
Date: 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHAR-6798
Description: Contains a biographical form for Alma Barrow. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 05/05/2003 - 12/05/2003
Interview with Lois Chisnall, printed abstract
Date: 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHA-6808
Description: Interview with Lois Chisnall, printed abstracts, and colour photograph of Lois. Interview conducted 13th and 18th November 2003. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 13/11/2003 - 18/11/2003
Interview with Anne McEwen, printed abstract
Date: 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHA-6803
Description: Interview with Anne McEwen, printed abstracts; two sheets of photocopied photographs of Anne, her mother and husband; and a colour photograph of Anne in her later years. Interview conducted 17th and 18th February, 2003. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 17/02/2003 - 18/02/2003
Interview with Agnes Selfried, printed abstract
Date: 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHA-6801
Description: Interview with Agnes Selfried, printed abstracts, photocopied newspaper articles and a colour photograph of Agnes. Interviews conducted 1st and 2nd April 2003. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 01/04/2023 - 02/04/2023
Interview with Jill Williams, printed abstract
Date: 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHA-6800
Description: Interview with Jill Williams, printed abstract and a flyer relating to her adventure tourism business in the Kahurangi-Abel Tasman National Park. Interviews conducted on 8th and 9th April 2003. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 08/04/2003 - 09/04/2003
Interview with Elizabeth (Beth) Eggers, printed abstracts, and two colour photographs o...
Date: 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHA-6802
Description: Interview with Elizabeth (Beth) Eggers, printed abstracts, and two colour photographs of Beth. Interviews conducted 4th and 5th March 2003. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 04/03/2003 - 05/03/2003
Interview with Alma Barrow, printed abstract
Date: 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHA-6798
Description: Interview with Alma Barrow, printed abstracts, and colour photograph of Alma. Interview conducted over the following dates: 5th, 6th and 12th May 2003. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 05/05/2003 - 12/05/2003
Interview with Kaye Stevens, printed abstract
Date: 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHA-6799
Description: Interview with Kaye Stevens, printed abstracts, and colour photograph of Kaye. Interview conducted on the 3rd and 5th May 2003. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 03/05/2003 - 05/05/2003
Interview with Betty Fry, printed abstract
Date: 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHA-6807
Description: Interview with Betty Fry, printed abstracts, and a colour photograph of Betty. Interview conducted 12th, 13th May 2003. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 12/05/2003 - 13/05/2003
Interview with Jill Williams, tape three
Date: 9 April 2003
From: Nelson women - A glimpse into their lives
Reference: OHC-019415
Description: Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). Search dates: 09/04/2003 Processing information: Description created from item label/housing. Item has not been previewed as part of processing.