Otimai Lodge

Date: 1945

By: Tyrer, Anne S, active 1945

Reference: MSX-9444

Description: Scrapbook created by Anne Tyrer titled "The story of Guiding" includes text, newspaper cuttings, and sketches. The handwritten text covers the period 1908-1945 of the history of Girl Guides throughout the world under headings for Great Britain, Canada, South Africa, USA, Australia, and New Zealand, with extended commentary relating to New Zealand. Accompanying each heading are colour sketches of: the national flag, the Girl Guide Association crest, and the guiding uniform, of each country. The South Africa heading includes a sketch of crest and uniform for a "Wayfarer Guide [Native]" in addition to the Girl Guides Association of South Africa uniform and crest. Also colour sketches of the guiding uniforms and crests from Ireland, Czechoslovakia, Luxembourg, Brazil, France, China, India, Japan, Greece, Egypt, Soumi Finland, Poland, and Denmark, as well as the National Trefoil crest and flag, and one unidentified uniform. Also includes autograph of World Chief Guide Olave Baden-Powell, and printed images with handwritten captions. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - "Anne S. Tyrer. Kea Patrol. Kelburn Coy. 1945." Quantity: 1 volume(s) 0.01 linear metres. Physical Description: Exercise book with coloured wallpaper used as a cover, 22.5 x 18.5 cm. Provenance: Donated by Dr J Urry, Wellington, 2015. 20 colour sketches of Girl Guide uniforms from different countries. 18 colour sketches of Girl Guide crests from different countries. 6 colour sketches of flags

Date: 1973 to 1979

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-141

Description: Photographs of leaders of the Girl Guide movement, Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers, and various guiding activities throughout New Zealand. Numbers of images show out-door camping, properties owned by the movement, and activities associated with the winning of guiding awards. Many of the girls are identified by name, usually with the region they come from. Views include presentation of awards (such as Brownie personality awards, various badges, and the Duke of Edinburgh Awards) by visiting Guide leaders and local dignitaries; presentation of money and goods raised by the work of Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers to various organisations; fund raising from the sale of Girl Guide biscuits; and ceremonies associated with annual events such as Thinking Day and ANZAC Day. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, `Catalogue' in gold lettering on bottom right corner, with the dates 1973-1979 printed in white crayon at the top; 38 x 52 cm

Date: 1922 to 1961

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

By: Crown Studios (Palmerston North, N.Z.); Denton, Frank James, 1869-1963

Reference: PA1-f-138

Description: Album of photographs covering the period 1922 to 1961 in the history of the Girl Guide movement in New Zealand, with links to the movement in other countries. Views include the visits of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip; various ceremonial occasions with New Zealand dignitaries presiding; many views of Girl Guide camps in different parts of the country, including at Otimai, Omatua and Arahina (all properties run for the Girl Guides Association). Several images show a ceremonial tour of a scroll commemorating the visit to New Zealand of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, and a jigsaw puzzle to be presented by Girl Guides for the royal children. These toured throughout New Zealand. Photographs of delegates to overseas conferences and rallies are included in the album, including a group at Cooperstown, USA, in 1948, and the Oxford World Conference in 1950. A Pan Pacific Ranger Gathering was held at Arahina in Marton in 1953, and Girl Guides from a number of pacific countries attended. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover, labelled in blue ink on front cover `Book I, 1931- , 1922-1961'; 38.5 x 52.0 cm