Crown Lynn Potteries

Date: 24 May 2005 to 23 Aug 2006 - 24 May 2005 - 23 Aug 2006

By: Donald, Mary, active 1992-2020; Monk, Valerie Ringer, active 2006; Waitakere Library and Information Services

Reference: OHColl-0833

Description: Oral history interviews of fifteen employees, from upper management, designers to the workshop floor, covering their experiences, history and products of the Crown Lynn pottery factory which was in business from 1948 to 1989. Interviewees are Bebe Cowdery, Jo Crawford, Naomi Davy, Chris Harvey, John Heap, Tom Hodgson, Larry Moore, Merle Phelps, Maureen Plummer, Heather Shingle, Mierk Smisek, Guthrie Stewart, Mary Stewart, Alan Topgham, and two joint interviews, one with Mark Cleverley and Alan Toplam, the second with Colin Leitch, Chris Harvey, John Heap and Alan Topham. Publication - Material from some of the interviews were used for Crown Lynn: a New Zealand icon. Valerie Ringer Monk; photography, Studio La Gonda. Auckland: Penguin, 2006. Abstracted by - Mary Donald Interviewer(s) - Mary Donald Interviewer(s) - Val Monk Accompanying material - Inventory of interviewees, research material accessed and material donated to the Waitakerie Library or with Val Monk's personal archives held in Crown Lynn backfile.. Arrangement: Digital abstracts arranged as OHDL-000041 to OHDL-000057 Quantity: 28 C60 cassette(s). 16 Electronic document(s) abstracts. 16 printed abstract(s). 16 interview(s). 51 Electronic document(s) (word docs). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: [ca 1890s-1970s]

From: Rogers, Charles Marsden, 1892-1964 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-9542

Description: Photographs of tramping trips, houses in Karori, factories, Crown Lynn pottery, taken by Charles Marsden Rogers. Includes postcards of NAC airplanes and old postcards and photographs of sports spectators, wedding party, picnics and boating. Quantity: 33 b&w original photographic print(s). 8 item(s) of photographic ephemera.

Date: 1960 - 1969

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to work and exhibitions by potters and ceramic sculptors in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-B-CERAMICS-1960s

Description: Includes: 1960s: Crown Lynn Potteries Limited Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship Management Cadet Scheme [Flyer outlining the scheme] (2 copies) 1961: Victoria University of Wellington Regional Council of Adult Education: Pottery School; John Chappell, tutor. Teachers Training College, Kelburn, Wellington, 5-7 May, 1961? Exhibition; pottery by Peter Stichbury; Photographs by Philip Barclay. Willeston Galleries, Wellington, 29 October-10 November 1961. Catalogue 1962: Victoria University of Wellington Regional Council of Adult Education: Mineralogy for potters: J Laird (school director); G Shaw of the Geological Survey Department (tutor). Victoria University of Wellington, 13 October 1962. 1963: Australian and New Zealand pottery; organised by the National Gallery of Victoria for circulation in the Australian State Galleries, 1963-1964. [Catalogue] (2 copies) Ceramic Preview 1963: Invitation to cocktails. Hosted by Crown Lynn Potteries Ltd. Royal Oak Hotel, Wellington, 19 February, 1963 [Invitation issued to Rt Hon Walter Nash and guest] 1965: Warren Tippett: Pottery Catalogue. 1965. [Location not identified]. Doreen Blumhardt [potter]; Alison Pickmere [painter]. New Vision Gallery, Auckland, 30 August - 10 September 1965. Catalogue New Zealand Society of Potters 9th New Zealand Potters Exhibition. Auckland War Memorial Museum, 7-20 November, 1965. 1966: New Zealand Society of Potters. 10th exhibition. Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery, Christchurch, 8-19 October 1966 [Entry form]. 1968: New Zealand Society of Potters Travelling Exhibition. By courtesy of Alfred Dunhill Ltd, London in association with the Rothmans Cultural Foundation. 1968. Catalogue (with loose yellow inset for non-touring exhibition, 10-30 March 1969) Quantity: 11 catalogues and flyers. Physical Description: Printed catalogues and flyers, sizes varying up to 305 x 205mm Provenance: Donated at various times.

Date: 1963

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10765-6

Description: Proof sheets depicting Māori, taken by Ans Westra in 1963. Images include: - Ruatōria wedding, schools and Wash Day at the Pa images - Tikitiki, Rangitukia - Hamilton, Temple View carvers - Ōrakei Marae homework groups - Māngere marae construction - Wainui Ringatū hui - An Urewera tangihanga - Wedding at Te Kaha. Negatives associated with the proof sheets are digitsed and available at Series-6708-1 The proof sheets are housed in plastic sleeves, two per sleeve, back-to-back, with a paper sheet separating each pair. These are annotated by Ans Westra with additional information. Title supplied by Library Quantity: 101 b&w original photographic print(s) contact proof sheets containing 12 frames.

Date: [24 August]-19 September 1983

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: Series-6503-176

Description: Exhibition dates: 24 August 1983-10 September 1983. Title taken from exhibition file enclosure. Arrangement: In sequence of numbered and labelled envelopes, generally in chronological order. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 11 colour original photographic print(s). 3 colour original negative(s) 35 mm. Processing information: During processing into archival housing, some formats were housed separately for reasons of preservation.

Date: 1960 - 1969

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to work and exhibitions by potters and ceramic sculptors in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CERAMICS-1960s

Description: Includes: 1960: Doreen Blumhardt. Exhibition of pottery. Willeston Gallery Victoria Street, 19-30 September 1960. Catalogue Fourth New Zealand Studio Potters' Exhibition. Auckland Art Gallery, 29 October - 19 November 1960. Catalogue 1961: Doreen Blumhardt of Wellington. Exhibition of pottery and fabrics. Hawke's Bay Art Gallery, 30 September - 15 October 1961. Opening 30 September. Invitation card Crown Lynn. The things that are happening at Crown Lynn. Pamphlet [1961] Nan Berkeley, Stephen McCarthy, Pat Conneally. Exhibition. Dunhill Room, Display Centre Wellington. Opening 4 December [1961?]. Invitation card 1962: Auckland Provincial Potters' exhibition. Auckland Studio Potters. 6 November 1962. Catalogue Ian McClymont. Exhibition of pottery, opened by Bruce Mason. centre Gallery 248 Lambton Quay Wellington, 25 November 1962, remaining on view 'till 7 December. Invitation card 6th New Zealand annual potters' exhibition. Art Gallery Palmerston North, 8-19 October 1962. [Front cover leaf from catalogue?] 1963: New Zealand pottery for Australian exhibition. Preview display at Centre Gallery, 248 Lambton Quay, 13-19 June ca 1963]. Invitation card 1964: Takeichi Kawai [and] John Chappell. Exhibition of pottery. Centre Gallery, 248 Lambton Quay Wellington, 6-11 April 1964. Invitation to opening, 3 April 1964 1965: Helen Mason. Fired clay. New Visiion Gallery, 19-30 July 1965. Catalogue / poster Marie Stephens. Exhibition of pottery, domestic ware, ikebana, bonsai and patio pots; and prints by Susan Renner. Women's Centre Porirua; speaker Dr G A Wall. Opening 27 June [1965?]. Invitation card Wellington Potters' Association. Exhibition. Centre Gallery 248 Lambton Quay. Opening 14 June [1965]. Invitiaiton card 1966: Barry Brickell. Pottery and ceramics preview. Gallery Rooms, 248 Lambton Quay Wellington, 4 July 1966. Invitation card 1967: Auckland Studio Potters. Sixth annual exhibition, Auckland War Memorial Museum Exhibition Hall, 23 November - 3 December 1967. Catalogue 1968: Auckland Studio Potters. Seventh annual exhibition, Auckland War Memorial Museum Lecture Hall, 23 October - 3 November 1968. Catalogue New Zealand Society of Potters. Travelling exhibition, by courtesy of Alfred Dunhill Ltd., London in association with the Rothmans Cultural Foundation. February 1968. Catalogue (2 copies), and invitation card to opening at Dunhill Foundation Room, Display Centre, 10 April [1968] Pottery, Claire Bunby; Malcolm Warr, mono prints. New Vision Gallery, 17-28 June 1968. Invitation card to opening, 16 June 1968 New Zealand Society of Potters. 12th annual exhibition. Otago Museum Foyer, 13-27 October 1968. Catalogue Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [24 August]-19 September 1983

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: 35mm-109927

Description: Exhibition dates: 24 August 1983-10 September 1983. Title taken from enclosure. Date range given is the date range of the papers in the exhibition envelope. Frames 22-24. Arrangement: Negative was in a commercial photographic processing sleeve within the labelled envelope holding the records of the exhibition. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) 35mm; 4 frames. Transfers: Folder containing the prints corresponding to this negative, and from which the negative has been separated, is at Library reference MS-Papers-12387-178.. Processing information: Negative has been removed from the envelope and housed separately for reasons of preservation.

Date: [24 August]-19 September 1983

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: 35mm-109926

Description: Exhibition dates: 24 August 1983-10 September 1983. Title taken from enclosure. Date range given is the date range of the papers in the exhibition envelope. Frames 22-24. Arrangement: Negative was in a commercial photographic processing sleeve within the labelled envelope holding the records of the exhibition. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) 35mm; 4 frames. Transfers: Folder containing the prints corresponding to this negative, and from which the negative has been separated, is at Library reference MS-Papers-12387-178.. Processing information: Negative has been removed from the envelope and housed separately for reasons of preservation.

Date: [24 August]-19 September 1983

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: 35mm-109928

Description: Exhibition dates: 24 August 1983-10 September 1983. Title taken from enclosure. Date range given is the date range of the papers in the exhibition envelope. Frames 22-24. Arrangement: Negative was in a commercial photographic processing sleeve within the labelled envelope holding the records of the exhibition. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) 35mm; 3 frames. Transfers: Folder containing the prints corresponding to this negative, and from which the negative has been separated, is at Library reference MS-Papers-12387-178.. Processing information: Negative has been removed from the envelope and housed separately for reasons of preservation.

Date: [24 August]-19 September 1983

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-12387-178

Description: Exhibition dates: 24 August 1983-10 September 1983. Title taken from enclosure. Arrangement: In labelled envelope. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 11 colour original photographic print(s). Transfers: Negatives corresponding to prints in this folder have been separated from the folder and are at Library reference 35mm-109926, 35mm-109927, and 35mm-109928.. Processing information: Envelope has been retained with the contents, which have been put into archival housing. Negatives have been removed from the envelope and housed separately for reasons of preservation.

Date: 1971-1977

From: Campaign Against Rising Prices : Records

Reference: 79-076-2/01

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1940-1976]

By: New Zealand Pottery and Ceramics Research Association

Reference: MS-Group-0578

Description: Contains the minutes of the Association and of the various committees of the Association, 1945-1984. Also contains Association's constitution, rules, membership list and application forms, director's progress reports and memoranda of the committees. Includes New Zealand Standards Institute Glazed Clay Sewer Pipes Committee, Clay Buildings Bricks & Blocks Committee, White Ware Committee, Ceramics Sectional Committee and Masonry Construction Committee files of reports, correspondence and research notes (1953-1967) [A97-136]. Source of title - supplied title Relationship complexity - A complete set of the annual reports of the Association are held in the Serials Collection. The Association was associated with DSIR but funded by private enterprise. Funding, and the Association, stopped in 1983. Quantity: 5 box(es). 1.60 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter Provenance: Files have been kept by the relevant part of DSIR, and its successor Industrial Research Ltd. The donor previously worked for the Association as an industrial researcher. Includes diagrams of procedures Processing information: Material in A97-136 was first delivered to the library in Apr 1996. As it was infested with silverfish it was placed in the freezer in Conservation where it stayed for a year.

Date: 1900 - 1969

Reference: Eph-B-ATHLETICS-1900/1969

Description: Includes: 1900-1910?: New Zealand Amateur Athletic Assn. Entry form 1901: [Wanganui Caledonian Society] [Sports programme. 22 January 1901] 1906: Christchurch Garrison Amateur Athletic Club. Programme for sports, 22 February 1906 [on green sheet] 1915: New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. Canterbury Centre Belgian Fund Athletic Carnival. Lancaster Park, Saturday Feb[ruary] 27th, 1915. Programme]. Printed by the Christchurch Press Company Limited. 1925: Electric light carnival under the auspices of Egmont A & P Association and Hawera Amateur Athletic Club. Show Grounds Hawera, 25 February 1925. Programme 1927: Foxton Amateur Cycling Club. Electric Light Sports. Levin Park Domain, 17 March 1927. Wellington Artillery Band in attendance. Programme on green sheet [1930s?]: Programme fragment for event featuring cycling races, men's running, ladies running [1930s?] 1932: Port Nicholson Amateur Cycling Club (Inc). Levin Domain, 3 February 1932. Official programme (3 mimeographed sheets) 1935: Bulls Ohakea Sports Club. 11th annual meeting. Bulls Domain, 2 March 1935. [Programme] Marton Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club. Grand Electric Light Sports Meeting and Side Show Carnival. Marton Park, 31 January 1935. [Programme] 1936: New Zealand Amateur Athletics Association. Wellington Centre N.Z.A.A.A. Welcome to Jack Lovelock and grand sports meeting. Basin Reserve, Saturday Nov. 7th, 1936 - 2.15 p.m. Official programme. 1938: Bulls Ohakea Sports Club. Grand opening night, Bulls Domain, 7 December 1938. Programme Petone Borough Council. Jubilee celebrations. Laykold Cup sports meeting and official opening of new grandstand. Recreation Ground, 25 November 1939. Order of events Woodville Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club. Annual sports meeting. Recreation ground, 15 January 1938. Official programme 1939: Bulls Ohakea Sports Club. Open trophy meeting. Bulls Domain, 11 January 1939. Programme Bulls Ohakea Sports Club. Grand opening night. Bulls Domain, 6 December 1939. Feilding Caledonian Pipe Band in atendance. Programme 1947: New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. Auckland Centre. [Athletics meeting] 18 January 1947. Programme New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. 52nd National Track and Field Championships 1947, under control of the Auckland Centre. Eden Park, 28 February - 1 March [1947]. Souvenir programme 1948: New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. Auckland Centre Championship [Certificate awarded to Auckland for first place in the 880 yards relay] 1950: 1950 Empire Games. Marathon Competitors. [Mimeographed sheet] Timetable of Assembly 11/2/50 ; Timetable of departure 11/2/50 [Mimeographed sheet] 1960s?: New Zealand Colt's and Junior Women's Track and Field Championships. Typescript of results [1960s?] 1964: Crown Lynn Olympic preview meeting. Western Springs Stadium, 27 January 1964. Programme on white sheet 1965: Nelson Amateur Athletic, Harrier & Cycling Club. Hester Shield. Trafalgar Park Nelson, 11 December 1965. Programme 1967: Mt Smart Stadium. Official opening, Saturday March 11th 1967. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, letterpress on programmes and pamphlets, sizes varying under 330 mm. Provenance: Several programmes donated by Athletics New Zealand in 2013.

Date: 1969-1970

By: Crown Lynn Potteries

Reference: Eph-B-WASTE-1969-01

Description: Pamphlet showing a cross-section and a cut-away diagram of the 'Consumer' incinerator for the disposal of paper, wood, floor sweepings, animal and vegetable waster, and general household waste. Gives the dimensions and specifications of 8 different sizes of incinerator. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on pamphlet folded to 260 x 209 mm.

From: K E Niven and Co :Commercial negatives

Reference: 1/2-215310-F

Description: Crown Lynn shop window display at night ca.1960, photographed by K E Niven & Co of Wellington Description from negative envelope and studio card index. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative Finding Aids: Studio card index: no 12796.

From: K E Niven and Co :Commercial negatives

By: James Smith's (Firm)

Reference: 1/2-213393-F

Description: Crown Lyn section at store 9/7/62, photographed by K E Niven & Co of Wellington Description from negative envelope and studio card index. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative Finding Aids: Studio card index: no 6579.

Date: 30 Sep 1971

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-69885-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 11 Jul 1968

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-67936-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 14 Mar 1972

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-70075-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Other - Notes on negative sleeve reads: Crown Lynn Potteries Ltd, New Lynn Special. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 11 Jul 1968

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-67938-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches