Tovey, Arthur Gordon, 1901-1974

Date: 1951 - 1959

By: Tovey, Arthur Gordon, 1901-1974

Reference: D-029-008

Description: Shows farming country with a few small farm buildings. The scene is dominated by a terraced hill, probably a former pa site. There are grid lines over the whole image. This is a preliminary drawing for oil painting done in the 1950s (See Carol Henderson's "A blaze of colour" (Christchurch, 1998), page 217). Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on brown paper, 605 x 853 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A2001-115.

Date: 1949-1998

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PAColl-10035-1

Description: Includes:- Photographs of Gordon Tovey - sketching in Rarotonga in 1949, with a camera in the 1950s, and with children in 1969. Seven photographs probably taken at Ngataki, Northland, 1954-1955. Show children working with clay, performing expressive movement, and playing guitars. One photograph includes art specialist Alan Simpson. Primary school children practicing drama and movement. Children making music on tambourines. Gordon Tovey's favourite picture. It shows two girls haveing a lot of fun modeling in clay. Marilyn Webb, Murray Gilbert, and Ralph Hotere in the Auckland Art and Craft office, 1960s. A social event, 1960s. Roger Hardie, Sandy Adsett, Muru Walters and Mere Kururangi at Manutuke Marae near Gisborne in 1962. Pine Tiapa in the library of Ngata College, ca 1963. Cliff Whiting speaking at the launch of Carol Henderson's biography of her father, Gordon Tovey, "a Blaze of Colour," Wellington 1998. Group of people gathered in Wellington in 1998. Those identified include - Bev Christopherson. Barbara Abbott. Jeanne Macaskill. Terry Bryant. Stan Jenkins. Carol Henderson. Bill Barrett. Jeanette Taylor. Jacquiline Burt. Lee Barrett. John Ritson. Some of these people had worked as Gordon Tovey's art specialists in the 1950s and 1960s. Cath Brown and Carol Henderson at the McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, 8 April 1998. Shona Mc Farlane and Terry Bryant, 1998. Quantity: 28 b&w original photographic print(s). 5 colour original photographic print(s).

From: Simpson, Gordon Alan and Cecilia Mary: Papers and photographs

Reference: MS-Papers-11968-3

Description: Papers relating to the educational career of Gordon Alan Simpson between 1962 and 1966, commencing with his appointment as Principal of Mt Albert School. Contains correspondence with Gordon Tovey at the Arts and Crafts Branch of the Department of Education regarding Simpson's creative education course needs. Includes letters from Peter Slade, Drama Advisor, Birmingham, England. Other correspondence relates to the application of his methods to classroom teaching, including special needs teaching. Also contains two papers by Simpson 'Participation in the Northern Maori Project' and 'Child Drama in New Zealand'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1940 - 1958

From: Simpson, Gordon Alan and Cecilia Mary: Papers and photographs

Reference: MS-Papers-11968-1

Description: Papers mainly relating to the early teaching career of Gordon Alan Simpson, particularly his posts at Ngataki Maori School and Te Kao District High School, respectively. Includes articles by Simpson and wife Bebe Simpson with reference to Gordon Tovey's Northern Maori Project, which aimed to develop more creative aspects of classroom education. Personal teaching reports also included. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1957-[ca1970]

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PA12-8880

Description: Primary and secondary school art work in embroidery, weaving, painting, woodcarving, collage, drama and movement all based on Maori ledgends, 1957-1962. Portrait of Gordon Tovey, ca1970. Quantity: 16 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [ca1950-2000]

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PAColl-10035-2

Description: Includes:- Portrait of Gordon Tovey, ca 1950. 1/20 proof sheet showing two high school boys using a printing press during an art period in an unidentified school, ca 1960s. Group photograph taken during a reunion of art specialists in Lower Hutt on the occasion of Stan Jenkin's 80th birthday. Those present include - Don Aimer. Brian Carmody. Grant Tilly. Ruth jefferies. John Drawbridge. Tanya Ashton. Neil Henderson. Dorothy Carmody. John Ritson. Olaf Johns. Carol Henderson. Jeanne MacCaskill. ca2000. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1922-2000]

By: Henderson, Carol, 1935-

Reference: MS-Group-0996

Description: Comprises material collected by Luit Bieringa and Carol Henderson for Tovey's biography, published under the title `A Blaze of colour'. Includes a large amount of material relating to his life and work, especially on the teaching of Maori art and craft, the Northern Maori Project, the Education Department, the teaching of art, exhibitions, correspondence, his writings and poetry, background papers, drafts, photographs and sound recordings, as well as material on his artistic circle and the exhibition of their work at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt. Some official Department of Education files have been collected with his papers Source of title - supplied Arrangement: The collections have been organised into series reflecting their provenance: Luit Bieringer, Carol Henderson, and the Eduation Department. Quantity: 90 folder(s). 2 box(es). 2 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter. Finding Aids: Preliminary lists available.. Provenance: The records were collected separately by the co-authors of the biography, Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa. In addition, files from the Education Department were found among Tovey's papers. The combined collections were donated by Carol Henderson. Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Carol Henderson, 2001, 2012 Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts. Transfers made from there. - To Oral History Collection - Oral history interviews relating to Gordon Tovey and sound recordings relating to his work. Video cassette re Dr Beeby. - To Photographic Archive - Photographic material relating to Tovey's career - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Sketches and paintings by Tovey. - To Book Collections - Books relating to education and art.

Date: [1950s-1960s]

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

By: Tovey, Arthur Gordon, 1901-1974

Reference: PAColl-9189-29

Description: These are Gordon Tovey's own photographs. Most are landscapes taken in Queentown, Central Otago, and the East Coast of the North Island. Others are views of boats, wharves, and reflections in water. Most are treated in a pictorialist manner. Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1950s-2000]

By: Henderson, Carol, 1935-; Tovey, Arthur Gordon, 1901-1974

Reference: PA-Group-00168

Description: Photographs relating to Maori art and craft, Education Department, teaching, exhibitions, and publications, mostly taken by Gordon Tovey. See lists for further information. . Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives at 35mm-85618 to 35mm-87141 and 35mm-87175 to 35mm-87433. 1/2-231545-F to 1/2-231552-F. 1/4-115836-F to 1/4-115948-F. Transparencies at PA12-6672 to PA12-6673 Quantity: 1566 b&w original photographic print(s). 18 colour original photographic print(s) colour original photographic print(s). 1 electronic scan(s) of original colour photographic print(s). 1924 b&w original negative(s) comprising 7,862 images. 8 colour original negative(s) comprising 22 images. 399 colour original transparency/ies. 1 digital print(s) in colour. Finding Aids: Typed list of items in Gordon Tovey Archive can be found in PAColl-9189-37.. Provenance: Donations by Carol Henderson, 2001 and 2012. Donor is the daughter of Gordon Tovey. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-0996 : Gordon Tovey Archive / Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa. See also: Oral History Collection and Drawings, Paintings and Prints..

Date: [1950s-1960s]

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

By: Tovey, Arthur Gordon, 1901-1974

Reference: PAColl-9189-30

Description: These are Gordon Tovey's own photographs. Most are landscapes taken in Queentown, Central Otago, and the East Coast of the North Island. Others are views of boats, wharves, and reflections in water. Most are treated in a pictorialist manner. There is also a portrait of Tovey. Quantity: 32 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1951 - 1959

By: Tovey, Arthur Gordon, 1901-1974; Henderson, Carol, 1935-

Reference: C-105-017/025

Description: These are preliminary drawings for oil paintings done in the 1950s (See Carol Henderson's "A blaze of colour" (Christchurch, 1998), page 217). 1. Tapu Point and Waikare Inlet [1950s] 2. From Parua Bay [1950s] 3. [Pond and rushes with pines. 1950s]. 4. Towards Taumarere [1950s]. 5. Milner's Corner, Karetu [1950s] 6. [Boat on shore beside lake. 1950s] 7. [Road and farm in hill country. 1950s] 8. [Trees and jetty by lake. 1950s]. 9. Derrick's Landing, Kawakawa. [1950s]. Quantity: 9 drawing(s). Provenance: Donated by the artist's daughter, Carol Henderson, in 2001. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A2001-115.

Date: [1993-1994]

From: Simpson, Mīria, 1922-2002: Collection

Reference: 2002-379-050

Description: File relating to work Simpson was doing at the National Library of New Zealand; includes clippings, speeches, notes etc relating to her various projects, personal financial papers, job applications and other papers Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1981-1983

From: Tarrant, Jocelyn, fl 2007 : Papers and recordings relating to Te Mauri Pakeaka

Reference: MS-Papers-8908-13

Description: Correspondence and newspaper article relating to the Northern Maori Arts Project and Gordon Tovey. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and printed material

Date: 1929-1973

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PAColl-9189-26

Description: Photographs of Gordon Tovey, his family, collegues, and friends. Quantity: 91 b&w original photographic print(s). 8 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: [1986-1996]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6912-060

Description: Reports by Edmond on poetry collections, novels and other works, and personal references; reports on identified and published writers of the work reported on have been entered under Name. Also includes plaudits for poets Cavafy and Tsvetayeva, reports on `Bound by honour' by Heather Tovey and Carol Henderson, on `Tumai Range; a Wainui Valley novel', `Hook hours' by Sue Harland, `Effective reading and writing', `I remember' by J E Strachan, `Selected poems' by Robin Healey, `Images of destruction' by Dorothy Golder, `Spin - the - bottle', poems by Amanda Eason, a judge's report on the 1988 Poetry Awards, references for Lynne Dovey and Phil Reaney, letter from Len of Tauranga with sample from his book, review of `Mr Punch' by Roger Hall (about Denis Glover). Also includes report on the Whitireia Poetry Competition (1996) and reference for Patricia Harris (1996). Includes reference to the Manuka Poetry Award awarded in 1989. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1947-1950

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

Reference: MS-Papers-1128-104

Description: Identified persons entered under Name. Also includes letters from R of Avondale; [?] V M R of the Political Science Department, University of Melbourne; Ian of Kerikeri; from Elspeth in Apia (1949); letter written from Karamu St, Ngaio, Wellington, re Sargeson not getting reviewing jobs; Howard [Vincent] of New York; Maud of Mangere East; correspondence re `Inkling'; poems with a letter of Willow Macky; essay on Fairburn; notice of Rita Angus exhibition (with letter). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2000

Reference: ArtEph-2000-T-02

Date: [ca 1955]-1970

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PA12-6673

Description: Photographs of Gordon Tovey and his wife Heather. Quantity: 2 colour original transparency/ies. 1 b&w original transparency/ies.

Date: [ca 1949-1964]

From: Campbell, Arnold Everitt, 1906-1980 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9490-12

Description: Testimonials, retirement speeches and other papers relating to: D R Wills; C I C Scollay; A Grey; A S Prime; E R Duncan; M R McG Turnbull; J L Ewing; A J Waghorn; E G Jacoby; H C D Somerset; Ralph Hogg; Max Riske; A T Campbell; J V Burton; Dr A E Fieldhouse; Enid Wilson; Miss Thelma Maurais; Alan Thom; W R Edwards; E S Andrews; Roy Parsons; T M Archer; H A Heron; John Lithgow Ewing; Moira Gallagher; Mary Frances Gallagher; Londsay Marquis Graham; C E Peek; C N Wilson; J G Green; W J Scott; P Martin Smith; Dr F G Spurdle; Dr J T Campbell; Arnold Hely; Mirams vs Holcroft; Sir Thomas Hunter; Ivan Sutherland; J C Beaglehole; Maurice Banks; Norm Banks; George Ashbridge; P O S Skoglund; C Beeby; Len Le F Ensor; John E Watson; Prof C C Aikman; Ralph Winterbourn; George Parkyn; Aleck Hunter Forbes; D G Shouler; Rev K J Mackie; R Chapman-Taylor; Miss A K Caughley; Mr C J Williams; Michael Turnbull; A G Green; Frederick Richard George Aitken; S M Mead; S W Slater; A G Tovey; Walter Bernard Harris; John Melser; J F Johnson. Most names indexed in Name Field Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Access statement "Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission" and the requirement to gain permisison of the Chief Librarain before access was removed on 12 April 2023.

Date: December 2013, January 2015, June-October 2016

By: De Mayo, Belinda, active 2000-2021

Reference: OHColl-1240

Description: The collection contains 18 interviews with ex-pupils, parents, and teachers and principals’ children, who were involved with, and effected by, Gordon Tovey’s Northern Māori Schools Project, 1954-1959. Topics include: family background; education prior to involvement with the programme; people’s views on te ao Māori and te reo Māori; experiences in the North Māori Schools Project; and post-school life. Interviewees are Jim Allen,Cilve Arlidge,Beverly Barke, Eileen Eising, Roger Hardie, David Henare, Raewyn Jackson, Carole Johnstone, Grace Kaaka, Anna Karena, Graeme Munro, Tata Norman, Simon Petricevich, Marilyn Webb, Marguetrita Wedding, Cliff Whiting, and Hui-a-Rei Wilkinson. Project received Award in Oral History funding from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in 2013 and 2016. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 18 Interview(s). 18 printed abstract(s). 10 colour original photographic print(s). 53 digital sound recording(s). 10 digital photograph(s). 19 Electronic document(s). 1 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s). 1 photocopy/ies. Search dates: 2013-12-03 - 2016-10-03