Robb, George Douglas (Sir), 1899-1974

Date: [1904-1947]

From: Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard, 1904-1957 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1128-069

Description: Includes letters from Cong, one of Fairburn's children; case of assault against Fairburn, Norfolk Island, against Charles Edward Champion; employment references; and papers relating to Fairburn's national service with the 1st District Composite Coy, NZASC, Gloucester Park Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1988-1995

From: Bollard, Edward George, 1920-2011: Papers

Reference: MS-papers-11376-30

Description: Material relating to the Public Good Science Fund; the 1989 'Winter lecture series', addresses given by Bollard as the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Auckland and other activities Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1959-1988

From: McEldowney, Richard Dennis, 1926-2003 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7777-222

Description: Includes typescript biography of Robb written by McEldowney, some correspondence, and printed matter Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1968-1973]

From: Edmond, Lauris Dorothy, 1924-2000 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5146-18

Description: Contains correspondence received by Edmond from various people dated 1968-1973; also includes some undated correspondence filed with these letters. Identified persons entered under Name. Also includes poem from Sam Hunt, `Late morning mass at Milford' (1971), letter from Russell at the Dept of Education, letters from Lester, Remuera, Auckland, grading results for Edmond, Dept of Education, card from Jean, letter from [?] Gerald S re Rachel's suicide, letter from Ruth of Christchurch, letter from Lester, Hamilton, note from Jessica, letter from B re Edmond's poems; various notes and miscellaneous communications, brochure for Peace, Power and Politics in Asia conference, telegram from Rosemary re death of Arthur, card from [?] Bertus Dyke. Card from Roger [?] Hall, card from Ruth with poem on death by Oliver St John Gogarty, letter from Craig, University of Waikato, poems from Jorgen Sonne and letter from Margaret and Herbert, `Atham', Motueka Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1966-1967

From: McEldowney, Richard Dennis, 1926-2003 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7777-107

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1937, 1973-1980

From: Edmond, Lauris Dorothy, 1924-2000 : Papers

Reference: 82-199-1

Description: Contains copies of letters from Denis Glover to Sir Douglas Robb, 1973 and Jocelyn Young, 1973 suggesting that Lauris Edmond edit A R D Fairburn's letters; letters from Denis Glover to Lauris Edmond, 1974-1980, mainly relating to the A R D Fairburn letters project and also including general news and a general letter of introduction for Lauris Edmond, written by Denis Glover, 1977. Also contains copies of correspondence, dated 1937, between Denis Glover and the publishers of 'Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage' about the 1938 edition. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.10 Linear Metres.

Date: 1967-1969

From: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir), 1916-1987 : Papers

Reference: 87-208-098

Description: Many of the letters relate to ornithology. Includes a list of extinct New Zealand fossil birds and a paper `Extinct New Zealand swan'. Some of the letters for 1967 congratulate Charles Fleming on his honorary degree. Letters are selectively indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 1956-1971

From: Alley, Rewi, 1897-1988 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6533-250

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1964-1980]

From: McNeish, James Henry Peter, 1931-2016: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-7811-089

Description: Partial transcripts of interviews, some very early, of people's reminiscences of A R D Fairburn. Other Titles - Walking on my feet, A R D Fairburn 1904-1957, a kind of biography Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1962-1965

From: McEldowney, Richard Dennis, 1926-2003 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7777-104

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1964-1980]

From: McNeish, James Henry Peter, 1931-2016: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-7811-087

Description: Partial transcripts of interviews, some very early, of people's reminiscences of A R D Fairburn. Other Titles - Walking on my feet, A R D Fairburn 1904-1957, a kind of biography Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1956-1957

From: McEldowney, Richard Dennis, 1926-2003 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7777-010

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1973-2003]

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers

Reference: 2003-349-40

Description: Correspondents entered in the Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1973-1974

From: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir), 1916-1987 : Papers

Reference: 87-208-121

Description: Mainly inward correspondence relating to ornithological and conservation interests including the purchase of the Glory Block on Pitt Island. Letters selectively indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: [ca 1940-1971]

From: Hall, Kathleen, 1896-1970 : Letters and papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6407-6

Description: Comprises letters to Hall and Cecil Hall from Rewi Alley, Peking (1960, 1969); letter from R A K Mason to Cecil Hall re his proposed booklet on Hall's life (1971); letter from Bishop R O Hall to Mrs Hall (1940); letters of condolence to various members of the Hall family following Kathleen Hall's death (1970); obituaries for Hall and R A K Mason; cards and letters from various people (1960s); letter from Freda, Hanoi (1967); letter from Nora Hall, Morrinsville (1961); letters from Walter Nash (1965-1967) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1944-1956

From: Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard, 1904-1957 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1128-044

Description: Includes `We New Zealanders - in reply' by Anonymous (May 1944); letter re in-breeding and artificial insemination from C P McMeekan; letter from Robb to New English Weekly; letters to Robb from others; report of Veterinary Services Committee (1943-1944); notes on Sargeson; proposals for provision of fine arts and drama and a chapel, both to be at Tamaki, as part of Auckland University project Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1957-1958

From: Edmond, Lauris Dorothy, 1924-2000 : Papers

Reference: 82-199-2

Description: Letters from Denis Glover to Anthony Alpers, 1957-1958, mainly concerning A R D Fairburn's estate and projects relating to editing his work. Also contains a flyer, dated 6 April 1957, advertising the A R D Fairburn fund and two letters written by Douglas Robb, dated 1957, about the fund. Many of Glover's letters were written on Wingfield Press, Harry H Tombs Limited, PEN New Zealand Centre and Mermaid Press letterhead paper Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.10 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescript

Date: 1925 - 1950

By: Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962; Graham, David Henry, 1885-1965; Wiseman, Hilda Alexandra, 1894-1982; Barnett, Percy Neville, 1881-1953; Bensemann, Leo Vernon, 1912-1986; Callander, Ivy, active 1930s; Champ, Stephen Fergus, 1907-1984; Clark, Russell Stuart Cedric, 1905-1966; Fisher, Archibald Joseph Charles, 1896-1959; Garlick, Eunice Harriett, 1883-1951; Garmonsway, (Mr?), active 1930s; Hall, Lancelot, active 1932; Herbert, Phil S, active 1948; Holloway, Ronald, 1909-2003; Maclennan, Stewart Bell, 1903-1973; McAuslan, Gordon S, 1913-1996; Parker, Nancy Martyr, 1913-2008; Peterson, Archibald Stuart, 1900-1976; Rule, Percival Watts, 1889-1953; Taylor, Ernest Mervyn, 1906-1964; Tornquist, Herbert Richard, 1897-1969

Reference: BOOKPLATES-NZ-Framed

Description: J A Allen (by Garmonsway, 1935) Eugene Aubin (by Leo Bensemann, 1937) Lawrence Baigent (two by Leo Bensemann, ca 1937) Sadie Balkind (by Leo Bensemann, 1935) Leo Bensemann (two by himself, 1937 and 1933) M Bensemann (by Leo Bensemann, 1930s?) S C Brown (by Russell Clark, 1947) Rey Byrne (by Leo Bensemann, 1930s?) Ivy Callander (two by herself, ca 1932) Raymond Carroll (by Leo Bensemann, 1930s?) Marguerite Crookes (by Hilda Wiseman, n.d.) A R D (by Gordon McAuslan, 1934) I Dallas (by Gordon McAuslan, 1935) Stella M Davis (by Mervyn Taylor) Dieu-Donnee (by Garmonsway, 1935) Basil Dowling (by Leo Bensemann, n.d.) Charles Fleming (by Hilda Wiseman, 1940s?)C E G? (by Hilda Wiseman, 1937) Una Garlick (by herself, 1931) Lancelot Hall (by himself. 1932) David H Graham (by Mervyn Taylor, 1952) Edelweiss [Henderson] (by Mervyn Taylor, n.d.) Phil S Herbert (by himself, 1948) Julius Hogben (by Mervyn Taylor, 1947) Pat Lawlor (by Gordon McAuslan, 1930s?) E P Liddell (by Gordon McAuslan, n.d.) A McA? (by Hilda Wiseman, 1938) A R McElwain (by Llewellyn Williams, n.d.) I McLelland (by Gordon McAuslan, 1938) Stewart B McLennan (by himself, n.d.) David McC? (by Hilda Wiseman, 1944) Jane Mander (by Ronald Holloway, 1930s) Jane Mander (by Stephen F Champ, 1934) New Zealand Ex Libris Society (by Stuart Peterson, 1930s?) Barbara Parker (by Mervyn Taylor, 1947) P Roach Pierson (by P Watts Rule, 1934) D G Reilly (by Mervyn Taylor, 1946) Douglas Robb (by A J C Fisher, ca 1931) Percy Watts Rule (by himself, 1935) Sally Simmons (by Leo Bensemann, ca 1935) E C Simpson (by Mervyn Taylor, n.d.) Edward C Simpson (by Nancy Parker, n.d.) Cynthia Smart (by Mervyn Taylor, 1951) Colin W Smith (unknown artist and date) Sydney Smith (by Mervyn Taylor, 1952) Charles Spear (by Leo Bensemann, 1937) E Mervyn Taylor (by himself, 1935) Jane Taylor (by Mervyn Taylor, ca 1949-1950) Margaret Taylor (by E Mervyn Taylor, 1935) Mrs N Thompson (by Gordon McAuslan, 1935) Richard Tornquist (by Herbert R Tornquist, n.d.) T C Ward (by Hilda Wiseman, 1946) Llewellyn E Williams (by Stuart Peterson, 1930s?) Jean Wilson (by Hilda Wiseman, ca 1930) Hilda Wiseman (two by herself, 1925 and 1930) C F Wrigley (by Ronald Holloway, ca 1940) Exhibited in 'Ex Libris: New Zealand bookplates 1925-1950' Exhibition at the National Library Gallery in 1992. Quantity: 64 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engravings, etchings

Date: [1974-1988]

From: Trussell, Denys, 1946- : Literary papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6744-04

Description: Much of the correpsondence relates to Trussell's biography of A R D Fairburn and includes completed questionnaires and interviews Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1956-1973]

From: Hall, Kathleen, 1896-1970 : Letters and papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6407-5

Description: Papers relating to the New Zealand China Society and the church in China including letter from Bishop Hall describing his visit to China for `Outpost' readers (1956); part of report by Hall [?] re recent visit to China; report, NZ-China society on a recent rip to China by Ron Howell (1963); report, `The Christian church in new China' by Bishop K H Ting; report, `China - July 1960' by unknown person; article, `Medicine in China' by Sir Douglas Robb (NZ Medical journal, Mar 1967, v66, n415); selections from letters by unknown person described as `The following has been taken from letters that I wrote home to mother during my trip through China' (1963); and letter from Ron Howell to Cecil, Mrs Hall and Mary describing a recent visit to China (1973) Quantity: 1 folder(s).