Born 1922 in Hastings. Married Tahiwi Huia (Buster) Carkeek in 1944. Foundation member of the Maori Women's Welfare League. Lived in Naenae for 30 years. Living in Otaki when interviewed in 1991 by Dame Mira Szaszy for a history of the League
Carkeek, Louise, 1922-
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Interview with Louise Carkeek
Date: 15 Nov 1991
From: Maori Women's Welfare League: Interviews
By: Carkeek, Louise, 1922-; Szaszy, Mira, 1921-2001
Reference: OHInt-0602-68
Description: Louise Carkeek born 1922 in Hastings. Talks about childhood in a rural community, family, work as a nurse, meeting and marriage to Tahiwi Carkeek. Describes experiences as a foundation member of the Maori Women's Welfare League. Mentions acceptance of boys into the junior branch of the League. Tapes are not available for this interview Quantity: 1 transcript(s). Processing information: No recording received. Transcript only
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Interview with Tahiwi Carkeek and Louise Carkeek
Date: 18 and 22 December 1998
From: Rangiatea Church oral history project
By: Walker, Piripi, 1955-; Hakaraia, Marie, active 1999; Carkeek, Louise, 1922-; Carkeek, Tahiwi Huia, 1923-2003
Reference: OHInt-0620-06
Description: Interview with Tahiwi (Buster) Carkeek and Louise Carkeek. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 1 C90 cassette(s). 2 C60 cassette(s). 3 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 1998
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Carkeek, Louise, 1922- :Photographs of Otaki Beach Hospital staff reunion
Date: 22 September 1985
By: Carkeek, Louise, 1922-
Reference: PAColl-2302
Description: Group portraits of people gathered for an Otaki Beach Hospital staff reunion, taken 22 September 1985 Source of title - Title supplied by Library Accompanying material - Photocopies of newspaper clippings and list of attendees Quantity: 2 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler prints, 10.1 x 15 cm
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Scenes taken at a Maori Women's Welfare League fund raising garden party for the Maori ...
Date: 1962
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AWM-0134-F
Description: 12 images taken during a Maori Women's Welfare League fund raising garden party for the Maori Education Foundation, held at the Tinakori Road residence of the Hon J R Hanan, Minister of Maori Affairs. Frames 3-6 show Miria Simpson (wearing a hat). Frames 9 and 10 show the British High Commissioners wife (Lady Yvonne Cumming-Bruce) on the far right. Frames 9-12 show Mrs M Love on the right (with glasses) teaching Louise Carkeek to weave flax. All photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra and filed with proof sheets. Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images.