New Zealanders - England

Date: 1931-1938

From: Hampton, Richard George, 1906-2006: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-9462

Description: Scrapbook, kept from 1931, when Hampton attended the Shanghai Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations, to 1938 and his return to NZ, after studying at the University of London, working as an economics tutor and lecturer, travelling to Berlin for the Olympic Games and touring Europe. Includes travel tickets, menus, invitations, receipts, programmes, telegrams, occasional letters, including a card from Rewi Alley, applications for work and other papers. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter

Date: 1940

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to history, jubilees, centennials, anniversary celebrations in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-HISTORY-1940-01

Description: Flier listing New Zealanders who will appear (John Amadio, Warwick Braithwaite, Hubert Carta, Denis Dowling, Esther Fisher, Merton Hodge, David Low, Wainwright Morgan, Hinemoa Rosieur, Arnold Trowell, Hector Bolitho, Rosina Buckman, Ian Coster, Eileen Driscoll, Shayle Gardner, Kathleen Levi, Tawera Moana, Stella Murray, Harry Rountree, Keith Wilbur, Sir Hugh Walpole). The event was organised by Shayle Gardner, and the proceeds were to go to the provision of comforts for New Zealanders in His Majesty's Forces. David Low was to draw personalities selected by the guests, and Leslie Henson was to auction these and other important items. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flier. Physical Description: Letterpress brown on cream paper, 203 x 129 mm.

Date: 1960-1964

From: Wallis, Redmond Frankton, 1933-2006 : Papers

Reference: MSX-6716

Description: Diary kept by Wallis when he first went overseas to England in 1960 and to Hydra in 1960 and 1961 and again in 1963 and 1964 Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: [1910s-1980s]

From: Castle family :Photographs

By: Spencer Digby Studios; Jauncey, Philip Henry, 1902-1982

Reference: PAColl-9642

Description: Photographs relating to the Castle family. Includes photographs of an organ at the Whanganui Museum, Wellington Zoo, voyage to England, views of London and other parts of England. Quantity: 67 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 colour original photographic print(s). 19 item(s) of photographic ephemera.

Date: 1970 - 1979

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-1970s-1

Description: Includes: 1970s: New Zealand Sports & Social Club. [Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, SW London] ca 1970?: Sportman's guide to New Zealand. New Zealand Government Travel Commissioner. Printed in USA [ca 1970?] 1970: Inter-Port sports tournament at Mt Maunganui & Tauranga, 16-20 February 1970, supported by Rothmans. official programme Auckland weekend sports guide. Issue for week ending 8 August 1970. 1974 (See also separate folders for 1974 Commonwealth Games): 1974 Titahi Bay All Round Sportsman of the Year. Programme of events 1975: New Zealand Darts Council (Inc) presents the 20th North island Darts Championship final. Members' Dining Room, Tauranga Race Course, cameron Road, Tauranga, 25-27 July 1975. Souvenir programme 1976: The New Zealand Olympic guide (16-page booklet) NZ Olympic Team, Montreal appeal, June 11th 1976. 50c. Thank you for your donation. [Two "mystery envelopes", entitling bearer to a novelty poster, and to a sauna] 1978: Centre for Continuing Education, University of Auckland. Seminar on Sport; the nature and meaning of sport in new Zealand, 15-16 April 1978. Programme / registration form 1979: New Zealand Sport & recreation. Fieldays. Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 3-4 November 1979. Official programme Auckland Highland Games and gathering. Avondale Racecourse, December 1st 1979. [Programme] Quantity: 13 publications. Physical Description: Booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to 240 mm. Provenance: Acquired from various sources

Date: 1963-1983

From: Shearer, Ann, active 1951-2014: Papers relating to Anne de Roo

Reference: MS-Papers-11833-1

Description: Folder contains papers relating to Anne de Roo, author of books for older children. The folder mainly comprises correspondence written from 1963-1983, sent from de Roo (who signs the letters 'Andy') to Ann Shearer. The letters cover the time while de Roo was living abroad in England in the 1960s, as well as her return to New Zealand in 1973. The letters discuss her life in England and in Palmerston North, daily events, her thoughts and feeling, and updates on mutual friends and family. The letters also discuss her books, plays and other writings, and rehearsals for children's theatre productions of her works. There are frequent mentions of her apartment and housing situations. Some letters have annotations by Shearer. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2 and 3 June 1953

By: Hardie, John Stewart Leslie, 1936?-

Reference: MS-Papers-12921

Description: Comprises a letter and ticket: - An eight page outwards letter written by John Hardie to his grandmother Hannah "Kanga" Hardie (1867-1953), and his aunts Nonie and Mary, in which he recounts the experiences of himself, his sister Janet Dorey, and parents John Stewart Hardie and Eleanor Kathleen Hardie on Coronation Day 2 June 1953. Includes details about: he and Janet's seats in the New Zealand stand in The Mall, his parents sitting in the "grandstand" Stand 34 opposite Buckingham Palace, watching the procession, crowd reactions, New Zealanders singing "Māori Battalions" and cheering on hearing that Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tensing had climbed Mount Everest, seeing Prime Minister Holland in the parade, and his impresssions of Queen Elizabeth. Also mentions a visit by Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Minister of Defence, to his school cadet inspection day. - A blue ticket for "Stand 34 Block B The Mall", with a map of the seating for the Coronation procession. The Hardie family used nicknames based on characters in the 'Winnie-the-Pooh' series of children's books by A A Milne. Title supplied by Library. At 17 years old New Zealand born John Hardie watched the coronation parade of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 with his sister Janet Dorey Hardie, and parents John Stewart Hardie and Eleanor Kathleen Hardie. The Hardie family lived in England between 1952 and 1956 while John Stewart Hardie was a senior officer in the London office of the Bank of Australasia. His grandmother Hannah "Kanga" Hardie, and her two adult daughters Nonie and Mary Hardie, lived in Christchurch. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Blue ink handwriting on air letter pages, first page has a black printed image of Princess Elizabeth, last page has an image of Harold Alexander; and a blue heavy paper ticket Processing information: Not all names are indexed.

Date: 1968, [ca 2013]

From: Mullen, R Jill, active 1982-2018: Chiefly photographs of ballet dancers and performances

By: Spatt, Leslie E, active 1968

Reference: PAColl-10114

Description: Photographs collected by Jill Mullen. Comprises: -one b&w print of New Zealand dancer Alexander Grant during the Royal Ballet's performance of 'Jazz Calendar', taken by Leslie E Spatt, in 1968 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England. -one colour print of Val Deakin's Dance Centre in New Plymouth, taken circa 2013, possibly by Jill Mullen. Exterior view of the sign and the Centre. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, dye coupler print

Date: 1980

From: Ballantyne, David Watt, 1924-1986 : Papers

Reference: 88-012-01/08A

Description: Letters, mostly written by Stephen Ballantyne to his parents while living in London in 1980; includes copies of some letters to him Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Aug 1950-Aug 1951

From: Gambrill, Mollie Dilnot, 1911-2001 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7561-08

Description: Letters from Gambrill to her mother and sister while sailing from New Zealand to England and her time in England until Aug 1950 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Arrangement listing in Back file.

Date: 1985-1999

By: Gray, Douglas, 1930-

Reference: PAColl-8049

Description: Photographs of Professor Douglas Gray (1930- ), taken in 1985 and the 1990s by unidentified photographers. Includes images of Gray with John Norton-Smith in Scotland, in Lady Margaret Hall, with Spanish medievalists en route to a conference in Almagro, and beside Duncan Stewart's memorial tree in College House, Christchurch, New Zealand. Quantity: 4 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Provenance: Donated by Professor Douglas Gray, Oxford, England, 2004

Date: Dec 1949-Aug 1950

From: Gambrill, Mollie Dilnot, 1911-2001 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7561-07

Description: Letters from Gambrill to her mother and sister while sailing from New Zealand to England and her time in England until Aug 1950 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Arrangement listing in Back file.

Date: Jun or Jul 1941

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: DA-01286-F

Description: BBC news commentator Robert Dougall enables New Zealand officers, ratings, and members of the Women's Royal New Zealand Naval Service on board the HMS Victory to broadcast messages to friends and relatives back home. Photographed during Peter Fraser's visit to England in June/July 1941. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1919

From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I

Reference: PA1-o-934-050-2

Description: New Zealand troops parading with sea-kits on Wellington Parade ground, Sling Camp, Salisbury Plain, England, prior to leaving for New Zealand. The Kiwi cut by troops into the chalk on a nearby hillside can be seen in the background. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1919. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Troops parading with sea-kits on Wellington parade-ground, Sling, for embarkation to N.Z. - In distance, NZers legacy to Sling - the Sling Kiwi. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 8.3 x 6 cm

Date: [ca Oct 1957]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-8163-72

Description: Cartoonist David Low (right) with journalist Gerry Harcourt-Wybert, in London, England, circa October 1957. Shows them wearing suits, standing and chatting, indoors, by a table. Photograph taken by an unidentified photographer for the New Zealand Free Lance. Other - Published in the New Zealand Free Lance, 11 October 1957, page 24 Caption - New Zealand Free Lance caption reads: "David Low, right, hears Dominion news from a Wellington journalist Gerry Harcourt-Wybert, in London." Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14.9 x 11.9 cm