Former Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia. Born in Invercargill. Studied theology in Dunedin. From 1928-1933 he served as minister of the Church of Christ, Oamaru. Married Jean Grace Wilson (1912-2001). In 1934 he was appointed superintendent of the Churches of Christ Mission at Dadaya, Southern Rhodesia and held this post until he became Prime Minister in 1953. After his defeat in 1958 elections he became managing director of Hokonui Ranching Company Ltd, Dadaya. Todd died 13 Oct 2002. (An Encyclopaedia of NZ Vol 1 p 582). See also obituary for his wife Grace Todd in Evening Post (10 Jan 2002, p 9).
Todd, Reginald Stephen Garfield (Sir), 1908-2002
Todd, Garfield, 1908-2002
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File on Southern Rhodesia
Date: 1972
From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers
Reference: 99-278-07/06
Description: Clippings, press releases and publicity material relating to Garfield and Judith Todd's situation in Southern Rhodesia Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Clark, Edith Vivian, 1907-1993: Papers relating to the Todd family
Date: 1960-1993
By: Clark, Edith Vivian, 1907-1993
Reference: MS-Papers-12205
Description: Papers comprise of: - Correspondence from Grace and Garfield Todd to Clark while the Clark's were living in Rhodesia (1972, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986) - Typescript review of Judith Todd's (daughter of Garfield and Grace Todd) book on Rhodesia 'Beloved Country'. The review was for the Times Literary Supplement (1966). - Various New Zealand newspaper articles relating to the Todd family's time in Rhodesia (1960s-1990s) and one copy of the The Rhodesia Herald (29 July 1960). Edith Vivian Clark (née Double) was a lifelong friend of Sir Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd. Sir Garfield Todd was a liberal Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1953 to 1958 and later became an opponent of white minority rule in Rhodesia. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts, Clippings Provenance: Edith Vivian Clark was the grandmother of the donor.
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Commonwealth Relations Conference - R.S Garfield Todd, A Henderson
Date: 12/1/59
From: The Dominion :Negatives
Reference: 1/2-056378-G
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General file (b)
Date: 1989
From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers
Reference: 99-278-49/7
Description: Correspondence, reports, newsletters and information sheets, relating to ongoing sanctions against South Africa and sporting contacts. Includes `The Hokonui rebel, the story of Garfield Todd' (a documentary proposal by Limehurst Films), Centre Against Apartheid publicatons, ANC publication, papers re Nelson Mandela International Reception Committee. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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General correspondence (Jan-Aug)
Date: Jan-Aug 1971
From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers
Reference: 99-278-01/01
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Correspondence with members of Parliament
Date: 1963-1981
From: Gant, Phyllis, 1922-2010: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6634-107
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Garfield Todd visits
Date: 1950-1950
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: 114/139/02-G
Description: Garfield Todd, an ex-New Zealander and Member of Parliament in southern Rhodesia, visits New Zealand. Photograph taken in 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches
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Burns, James Alexander Scott, 1915-1986: Papers
Date: [1950s-1960s]
By: Burns, James Alexander Scott, 1915-1986
Reference: ATL-Group-00978
Description: Collection comprises research files, correspondence, ephemera, publications, postcards, photographs, bibliography draft and newspaper cuttings. Burns was a librarian, writer and teacher. This collection comprises his research into New Zealand novels, fine art, Captain James Cook, censorship, tennis, the Auckland Harbour Bridge, poetry and Rhodesia where he lived for a period. He worked for the Auckland Teachers College and some of the published material is from his time there. Title supplied by Library. Burns, James. "New Zealand novels and novelists, 1861-1979: an annotated bibliography". 'Heinemann', 1981. Donor is the daughter of James Alexander Scott Burns. Quantity: 2 box(es). 1 volume(s) containing greeting and postcards.
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Mr R S Garfield Todd, Rhodesia, at the Commonwealth Relations Conference
Date: 13 Jan 1959
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: EP/1959/0139-F
Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm