A poet; mother of Fleur Adcock and Marilyn Duckworth. First wife of Cyril John Adcock (1904-1987). Adcock joined the Ambulance Service during the war in England. Began writing ca 1939. Founded the New Zealand Poetry Society in 1973.
Adcock, Irene, 1908-2001
Robinson, Irene, 1908-2001
There are 19 related items to this topic
Manuscript
Correspondence - Frances Cherry (3A)
Date: 1995-1996
From: Ogilvie, Gordon Bryant, 1934- : Papers relating to Denis Glover
Reference: MS-Papers-7252-014
Description: Comprises correspondence, mostly with Frances Cherry, relating to Glover; includes poems by Glover, interview transcripts for `Friends and neighbours; Denis Glover in Paekakariki' (1996), clippings, notes, programme, `Denis Glover' and corrected drafts Other Titles - Friends and neighbours; Denis Glover in Paekakriki (1996) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Interview with Irene Adcock
Date: 21 04 1995 - 21 Apr 1995
From: Interviews about Denis Glover by Gordon Ogilvie
By: Adcock, Irene, 1908-2001
Reference: OHInt-0576-01
Description: Irene Adcock was interviewed on 21 April 1995. Describes Denis Glover as a reader in the Wellington Poetry Society, his second wife Lyn Cameron, his drinking, incidents at the poetry meetings, his generosity, his attitude to women and women poets and her overall impressions of him. Interviewer(s) - Gordon Ogilvie Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-8787 Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 20 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2798.
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5 Letters written from Fleur Adcock to her mother
Date: 1963-1998, 2001
From: Adcock, Fleur, 1934- : Papers
Reference: Series-2904
Description: Letters from Adcock to her mother, Irene Adcock, mostly written from London. Adcock wrote regularly, giving her mother a personal view of her life Quantity: 12 folder(s).
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The founding of the New Zealand Poetry Society Incorporated: Irene Adcock interviewed b...
Date: 17 Jun 1993
By: Morrall, Barry, active 1990s; Adcock, Irene, 1908-2001
Reference: OHColl-0720/1
Description: Interview with Irene Adcock about the founding of the Wellington Poetry Society, later known as the New Zealand Poetry Society. Refers to poets. Interviewer(s) - Barry Morrall Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-011221 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available. Transfers: To Oral History Collection - A2001-313 Cassette tape of interview by Barry Morrall of Irene Adcock about the founding of the New Zealand Poetry Society Inc (17 Jun 1993).
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Committee of the New Zealand Poetry Society
Date: ca 1988
By: Adcock, Irene, 1908-2001
Reference: PAColl-6657
Description: Group photograph, probably of members of the New Zealand Poetry Society committee. Irene Adcock is third from the right. Taken circa 1988. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: Transfer from MS-Papers-7247-19..
Manuscript
Client file - Irene Adcock
Date: 1984
From: Playmarket Inc : Records
Reference: 2001-013-03/01
Description: Notes on play `Mattie' Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Letters from Duckworth to Maurice Shadbolt
Date: 1969-1971
From: Duckworth, Marilyn Rose, 1935- : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7328-43
Description: Letters from Duckworth to Maurice Shadbolt Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Adcock, Irene, 1908-2001 : Papers
Date: [1939-1998]
By: Adcock, Irene, 1908-2001
Reference: MS-Group-1049
Description: Comprises papers relating to Adcock's involvement with the Wellington Poetry Society (later New Zealand Poetry Society), her life as a poet, her biography of Selina Sutherland and the proposed history of the society by Barry Morrall. Includes correspondence, minutes, circulars, newsletters, financial papers and related material. Also includes letters from Joy Cowley Source of title - Supplied Irene Adcock was a poet and short story writer Quantity: 27 folder(s). 1 volume(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, photographs and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms M Duckworth, Wellington, Oct 2001 Transfers: To Oral History Collection - Cassette tape of interview of Irene Adcock by Barry Morrall about the founding of the New Zealand Poetry Society Inc (17 Jun 1993) - To Photographic Archive - Group photograph, probably of the New Zealand Poetry Society committee; from MS-Papers-7247-19.
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Correspondence (A-G)
Date: [1977]
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: 85-080-02/04
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Correspondence (A-C) (6A)
Date: 1994-1998
From: Ogilvie, Gordon Bryant, 1934- : Papers relating to Denis Glover
Reference: MS-Papers-7252-042
Description: Comprises correspondence between Ogilvie and various people relating to their knowledge or relationship with Glover; includes original typescript letter from Glover to Theresa McCauley (1970) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Miscellaneous inward letters
Date: 1948-1953
From: Cairncross, Samuel David Frederick, 1913-1976 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1694-4
Description: Includes correspondence with Sir Bernard Freyberg, Irene Adcock, Dame Ngaio Marsh Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Correspondence
Date: Jul-Dec 1963
From: Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5378-008
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts (some copies)
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Adcock, Irene, 1908-2001 :Photographs of children at a Sutherland home
Date: 1970s
By: Adcock, Irene, 1908-2001; Duckworth, Marilyn Rose, 1935-
Reference: PAColl-7363
Description: Photographs relating to Adcock's biography of Selina Sutherland and and probably showing children at one of the Sutherland Homes for Children. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-pps-7247-21 - Transfer from MS-Papers-7247-21: Adcock, Irene, 1908-2001, Papers relating to a biography of Selina Sutherland.
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Correspondence
Date: Jan-Jun 1964
From: Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5378-009
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts (some copies)
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Correspondence
Date: Jul-Dec 1964
From: Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5378-010
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts (some copies)
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Inwards correspondence 1975
Date: 1975
From: Wedde, Ian Curtis, 1946- : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-11624-017
Description: Comprises inwards correspondence dated 1975. Some letters are undated. Names selectively indexed. Includes proposal written by Jack Body for 'Sonic 2l', photocopy of newspaper clipping on poet Donald Long, and photocopies of pages from 'Nga Moteatea'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript
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Correspondence
Date: 1975-1980
From: Curnow, Thomas Allen Monro, 1911-2001 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-2402-66
Description: Also includes two letters to Tony, possibly Tony Read of OUP Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
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Correspondence - Literary and personal (A and unidentified)
Date: [1993-1994]
From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers, photographs, ephemera and recordings
Reference: MS-Papers-6129-22
Description: Identified persons entered under Name; also includes cards and letters from Madeleine; letters re Women's Book Week from Marion, Hamilton and Rotorua; articles on various topics; Women's Bookshop catalogue; two appointment diaries (1993, 1994); notes, addresses etc Letters from Luther; Madeleine; Marion [?] da Wayar, Dick, Wizard's Den, the Glen, Wellington; Ruth, Motueka; [?] Ann; unknown person, Feilding; Maureen and Terry, Rotorua; Quintin, Hamilton; Jill, Newmarket, Auckland; Helen and Douglas, Ottawa; Jim, Gisborne; Pierre; Topsy, Kaitaia; Wendy, Silver Egg, Mangonui; Mary; Cull and Kirsty; Tuku Edwards; Trevor, Days Bay; Jen; John [?] Wilson; Emma, Wellsford Letters to Madeleine; Topsy; and Jen Cards and postcards from Pippa, Budapest; Chris, Wellington; Bob and Linda; Tiff, Pisa; Diana; Phyllis, Canada; Joan; John, Sherry, Ansley and Valerie; Barbara, Auckland; Vicky, Auckland; Juliet, Auckland; Topsy; Seamus, Eire; Jen; Chris, Malaysia; Bob, Canada; Alison, Denis and Helen; Madeleine, Herne Bay, Auckland Invitation from Dave and Yvonne Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Inward and outward correspondence (A-B)
Date: 2000-2001
From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers, photographs, ephemera and recordings
Reference: 2003-198-25
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photograph of Eve Abernethy, daughter of Linda Abernethy.