Potts, Angela, 1938-

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-064

Description: The story of Robert and Marie Francis who arrived in Otago in 1876 on the `Sir Lancelot' as cabin passengers. Both were well-educated and wealthy by many standards. Robert was described as a gentleman, Marie could read the Greek testament and play the piano. On arrival Robert worked as a clerk, commercial traveller, land and estate agent and finally music shop owner. The Francis family moved often, living first in Otago, then Nelson and finally Christchurch. They had a family of nine children. The essay details Robert's family background, arrival in the `Sir Lancelot', Dunedin of the 1870s-1890s, brief details about each of his children, education of daughter Caroline in Nelson, family memories of Robert and Marie, family heirlooms. Includes a five generation family tree of the Francis family Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Published guide available. Includes photos of Robert and Marie and their nine children, 1896; the six Francis sisters, 1948; `Sheridan', Grafton Street, Linwood with members of the family in front

Date: 1984

By: Potts, Hilda, active 1984; Potts, Angela, 1938-

Reference: OHColl-0993-01

Description: Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-001620 Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 1 interview(s). 45 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 21 November 1966 - 6 December 1966

By: Potts, Angela, 1938-; Robert Francis Ltd

Reference: MS-Papers-12489

Description: Collection comprises an annual report for Robert Francis Limited and subsidiaries, for the year ending 31 August 1966, dated 21 November 1966, and a Robert Francis Limited memorandum and related letter dated 6 December 1966 from S J Atkinson of Robert Francis Limited in Christchurch addressed to Mrs P A M Boivin in Wellington. Title supplied by Library. Robert Francis founded the Christchurch music business Robert Francis Limited, which was later combined with Charles Begg & Company, and then continued by his son following his death in 1905. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts and typescript correspondence on printed letterhead. Provenance: Robert Francis was the great-great-grandfather of the donor, and Mrs P A M Boivin was a shareholder of Robert Francis Limited and the mother of the donor.

Date: 1914-1979

By: Potts, Angela, 1938-; Boivin, Victor George, -1964; Potts, Ron, 1935-2016

Reference: ATL-Group-00356

Description: Transparency slides of New Zealand scenes and events, taken between 1957 and 1967 by Ron Potts and other family members, and collected by Angela Potts. Also photographs taken by unidentified photographers relating to Ron Potts' extended family and their involvement in World War One and World War Two. Most transparencies relate to holidays around New Zealand with photographs featuring landscapes, buildings, and infrastructure. The people who appear in the photographs are largely unidentified with the exception of members of royal families, Victor George Boivin, Ron and Angela Potts, and Bill Hamilton. Events photographed include air shows, British and Thai royal visits, the Hastings Blossom Festival, James Smith Christmas Parade in Wellington, evangelist Billy Graham's Crusade at Athletic Park, the 1963 New Zealand Grand Prix in Pukekohe, and the opening of Wellington Airport in 1959. Subject areas of focus include construction and Methodist church buildings. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Some transparencies arrived at the Library in no discernible order; others were bundled together and labelled. Donor is the widow of Ron Potts, and the daughter of Victor Boivin. Quantity: 144 colour original transparency/ies. 11 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler transparency 35mm slides, silver gelatin photoprints. Processing information: Where there was no discernible order, transparencies were grouped together by the archivist according to subject or theme.

Date: 1875-1876, 1882

By: Francis, Robert, 1851-1905; Potts, Angela, 1938-

Reference: MSX-10007

Description: Diary written by Robert Francis initially during a voyage aboard the 'Sir Lancelot' from London to New Zealand in 1876, and continued in March to October 1882 to record everyday life. First entry records that the diary was presented to Francis by someone named Redman on 27 November 1875. Includes manuscript copies in pencil of the lyrics of liturgical music, including the hymn 'Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire' by James Montgomery (1771-1854), and an excerpt from the poem 'Charity' by William Cowper (1731-1800). History and background described in Catanach, Rachel, Angela Potts, and Rosemary Walls, 'Robert Francis - Gentleman', Wellington: The Authors, 1987. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph in ink and pencil, in bound printed volume ("T. J. & J. Smith's Small Scribbling Diary with Almanack For 1876. Interleaved Blotting. No. 6. Price One Shilling. London: Published by T. J. Smith, Son, & Co., 83 & 84, Queen Street, Cheapside."), 21.5 x 14 cm.

Date: 19 Jun-30 Aug 1900, 27 Dec 1901-10 Jan 1902, 8-22 Dec 1903

By: Rowe, Edward Charles, 1879-1957

Reference: MSDL-1793

Description: Electronic document, typed transcript of Edward (Ted) Charles Rowe's diary kept during the period 1900 to 1903. Entries are in three distinct sections. First part (19 June to 30 August 1900) details his daily activities around Christchurch area, visits to Lyttelton Port, courtship with Mill Francis (who later became his wife), attending various church activities, his depression, visiting his late sister's grave. Second part (27 Dec 1901 to 10 Jan 1902) details a holiday in which he travelled to Napier, Auckland, Wanganui and Wellington on a combination of ships and trains. Mentions friends, places visited and sermons attended. Third part (8 to 22 Dec 1903) details a holiday to Queenstown and Invercargill in which he travelled by train. Other - Heading of document gives the name of the diarist as Charles William Rowe, however the diarist is actually his son Edward (Ted) Charles Rowe. Source of title - Supplied by library Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).

Date: 1975 - 1979

By: Rowe, Phyllis Annie Marie, 1908-1997; Potts, Angela, 1938-

Reference: A-468-015

Description: Shows the recently-built Noah's Hotel (later called Rydges), on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch. The tall, curved white building is partly obscured in the foreground by the red brick Municipal Chambers building, set directly across Oxford Terrace. The Avon River can be seen in the extreme foreground, and a man sitting on a park bench is also visible on the river bank The artist painted this in the second half of the 1970s; her married name was Pike at the time The Municipal Chambers is now known as 'Our City O-Tautahi', and is a gallery and meeting venue. The building is listed, and was badly damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on artist's paper, 380 x 290 mm Provenance: Donation: Angela Potts, Wellington, May 2015