Staffan, Marjorie Janice, 1936-2008

Date: [192-?]

By: Staffan, Lawrence Charles, 1924-1998; Staffan, Marjorie Janice, 1936-2008; Atkinson, Esmond Hurworth, 1888-1941

Reference: PAColl-5785

Description: Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Mrs and Mrs Staffan, Wellington, 1997. The photographs were handed down from Mrs Staffan's father. They were probably purchased by him from the photographer.

Date: 1969

From: Unity Theatre :[Programmes and fliers relating to plays and dramatic performances]

Reference: Eph-A-UNITY-1969

Description: Includes: "The thwarting of Baron Bolligrew", by Robert Bolt. Produced by William Juliff. Designed by Peter Coates. Unity Theatre, 1 Kent Terrace. 5-20 December 1969. Programme (2 copies) "The history of Henrie [Henry] the fourth, Part I", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Murray Alford. New Unity Theatre, 1 Kent Terrace. 13 June 1969. Programme. (2 copies) "Luther", by John Osborne. Produced by Wally Gordon. Unity Theatre, April 1969. Programme (2 copies) "The sign in Sidney Brustein's window", by Lorraine Hansberry. Directed by Jan Staffan, designed by Lawrie Staffan. Unity Theatre. 31 October - 8 November 1969. Programme (2 copies) 1969 Christmas revue, directed by Leslie Souness; followed by a Christmas party until the wee small hours. 1 Kent Terrace, Saturday 20 December 1969. Invitation / programme. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 5 programmes.. Physical Description: Letterpress items, varying sizes up to 250 mm.

Date: 1940 - 1949

By: Staffan, Marjorie Janice, 1936-2008

Reference: Eph-A-SWIMMING-1940s

Description: Includes: 1943: Wanganui Amateur Swimming Centre. Learn to Swim Week. This is to certify that Jan Munro has learnt to swim and has swum across the Bath. Date 14/12/43 [Signed] W A Munro, B.A. [Certificate] 1944: New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. This is to certify that Janice Munro has qualified for the beginner's certificate. T H Pettit, President; B O'Neill, hon secretary. 7/2/44 [Certificate] Lower Hutt City Council. Riddiford Baths Youth's season ticket 1944/45, No. 329, issued to Miss Audrey Seagar 1945?: Hutt Valley YMCA Swimming Club. Swimming Carnival, Riddiford Baths, Thursday 1st March [1934 or 1945]. Programme 1945: New Zealand National Swimming Championships. Riddiford Baths Lower Hutt, 27, 29, 30 January 1945. Programme with additional clippings and ephemera pasted in, including an itinerary card for Miss Audrey Seagar Hutt Valley Swimming Club. Carnival, Riddiford Baths Lower Hutt, Thursday 15 February 1945. Programme Hutt Valley High School. 20th annual swimming sports. Wednesday 7 March 1945. Programme Wellington Centre NZASA. Provincial Swimming Championships. Thorndon Baths Wellington, 3 March 1945. Programme (2 copies, one foxed) 1946: Hutt Valley Swimming Club. carnival, Riddiford Baths, 27 February 1946. Official programme (2 copies) Hataitai Bathing Club, Inc. Interprovincial and Interclub Swimming Carnival to be held in the Riddiford Baths, Lower Hutt. 9 March 1946. Official programme "... and battles long ago". B C Freyberg and M C Stranger shoulder Cyril Bryce after his victory in the 100 yards NZ Championship (Wellington 1911). Printed by Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd 22091 [ca 1946?] [Extract from larger publication?] With list of Centre records for past years. New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. This is to certify that Jan Munro has swum a distance of 50 yards, thus qualifying for this Learner's Certificate. Date 22-2-46. New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. Senior Men's and Ladies' championships. Municipal Baths Napier, 23, 25, 26 February 1946. Official programme 1949: New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. Proficiency certificate. This is to certify that Jan Munro of Denniston School is a proficient swimmer, having swum 220 yards. Date 4th April 1949. Quantity: 14 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Offset on programmes and fliers, sizes varying under 250 mm. Provenance: Some items donated by the Staffan family in 2009; some by Mrs Baylis in 1976, and some by Swimming New Zealand in 2009, and Surf Lifesaving New Zealand in 2012. Transfers: Collection received into Manuscripts section, MS-Group-2134; transfers made from there to Ephemera and to the Photographic Archive..

Date: 1943 - 1947

By: Four Square Stores; Staffan, Marjorie Janice, 1936-2008

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WII-1943/47-01

Description: Envelope containing copies of ration books 3rd series, 5, 6 and 7 issued to Lawrence Charles Staffan, 359 Adelaide Road, Wellington South. Merchandise for which coupons were contained included: sugar, meat, tea, clothing, household linen, butter. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Envelope 195 x 115 mm, containing four booklets, sizes varying Provenance: From the estate of Jan Staffan, received January 2009. Transfers: Other material from the same provenance is housed at PA-Group-00430.

Date: 4 Sept 2001 - 04 Sep 2001

From: Early Architectural Centre oral history project

By: Beard, James Albert, 1924-2017; Staffan, Marjorie Janice, 1936-2008

Reference: OHInt-0773-03

Description: Interview with James Beard, born in Christchurch in 1924. Refers to his family background and his schooling in Wellington. Comments on working as a cadet in the Public Works Department before studying architecture at Auckland University College. Talks about the Auckland School of Architecture, the intellectual liberalism at the university, and the stimulus of older students after the war. Mentions Ian Reynolds, George Porter, Graeme Kofeod, Bill Toomath, Derek Wilson, Leo Arnold. Discusses working for the Auckland office of the Ministry of Works, returning to Wellington in 1947, and the establishment of the Housing Department. Comments on the importance of mass housing being designed by architects. Refers to the importance of Government building and construction activity before and after the war. Discusses the 1926 Town Planning Act and the replacement 1953 Town and Country Planning Act. Comments on opposition to the 1953 Act and the erosion of its provisions over the years. Mentions the role of the Ministry of Works in overseeing town planning standards. Discusses developing his work in town planning, land use, higher density development, and influence of a period he spent at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1951. Refers to the immigrants employed by the Ministry's Architectural Branch, their role in the Architectural Centre, and conflicts with them over the appropriateness of European building styles for the New Zealand climate. Reflects on the wider social concerns that led to the establishment of the Architectural Centre, where he taught. Refers to Tony Treadwell, Allan Wild, Ernst Plischke and Arthur Sears. Mentions a partnership with Allott Gabites, and other partnerships he was involved with. Comments on the involvement of the Architectural Centre in Wellington city politics and George Porter becoming the Chairman of the Council's Housing Committee. Reflects on the current philosophy of the Architectural Centre, and the growing involvement of women in the profession. Interviewer(s) - Jan Staffan Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014529 - OHC-014531 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 2.15 Hours and minutes Duration. Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5213, OHDL-000788. Search dates: 1924 - 2001

By: Staffan, Marjorie Janice, 1936-2008

Reference: PA-Group-00430

Description: Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 10 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Provenance: Donated by Jan Staffan, 2007 and from the estate of Jan Staffan, 2009 Transfers: To Manuscripts & Archives - MSX-79759: Choir roll book - From Ephemera Collection - Eph-A-WAR-WII-1943/47: Four Square Stores: Ration books.

Date: 1905 - 1915

By: Watkin, Len, active 1900s; Staffan, Marjorie Janice, 1936-2008; Munro, John Donald Ross, 1893-1916

Reference: A-358-039

Description: A view of the facade of the Kelburn or Skyline Tea Kiosk building facing the city. In the background is a wireless mast on the top of Tinakori Hill. At the far right is the dome of a small observatory dome set in a concrete base. There are two houses on the slopes below the kiosk at lower right. Date estimated from the fact that a probable former owner, John Munro, died in 1916. John Munro was a friend or pupil of the artist, and it is likely that the painting was formerly owned by him. The Kelburn Kiosk was built in 1904. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Signed] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 283 x 355 mm. Provenance: Mrs Staffan's uncle, John Munro (1893-1916) attended Palmerston North Boys' High School, ca 1910, where Len Watkin was an art teacher; John Munro was a friend or pupil of the artist. After the death of John Munro during World War I in 1916, the watercolour passed to his brother, the father of the donor.

Date: Jun 2000-Jun 2002 - 01 Jun 2000 - 01 Jun 2002

By: Staffan, Marjorie Janice, 1936-2008; Bastings, June Christina, 1928-2016; Fantl, Robert, 1923-2016; Salinger, Lesleigh, active 1999-2000s

Reference: OHColl-0773

Description: Nineteen interviews about the early years of the Architectural Centre in Wellington. Interviewees talk about their lives and their involvement in the organisation. Interviewees are: William Alington, June Bastings, James Beard, Doreen Blumhardt, Richard Cockcroft, Patricia Drawbridge Wild, Ester Einhorn, Robert Fantl, John Gates, Avis Higgs, Marjory Nees, Roderick Hull, Ian Reynolds, Peter Sheppard, William (Bill) Toomath, Anthony Treadwell, Allan Wild and Derek Wilson Interviewer(s) - Jan Staffan Interviewer(s) - June Bastings Interviewer(s) - Robert Fantl Interviewer(s) - Lesleigh Salinger Arrangement: Digital files arranged as OHDL-000788, OHDL-001505 - OHDL-001510 Quantity: 25 C60 cassette(s). 20 interview(s). 18 printed abstract(s). 7 Electronic document(s) - abstracts. 3 audiocassette(s). 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete abstracts available for most interviews.