Smedley, Beryl (Lady), 1922-2011

Date: [1975-1979]

By: Smedley, Beryl (Lady), 1922-2011

Reference: MS-Group-1153

Description: Comprises papers relating to Lady Smedley's book `Homewood and its families, a story of Wellington'. Includes research papers and correspondence. Also includes papers relating to the John Johnston family and correspondence re illustrations. Includes Featherston family tree. Publication - Published as Homewood and its families : a story of Wellington (Wellington, Mallinson, Rendal, 1980) Homewood, a historic Karori house, is the residence of the United Kingdom high commissioner Quantity: 1 box(es). 1 folder(s). 0.33 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Lady Smedley, 1980

Date: 1927-1991

By: Smedley, Beryl (Lady), 1922-2011

Reference: MS-Papers-4404

Description: The reminiscences are entitled `Ricky's story - the memoirs of Amy Rickman', as taken down by Beryl Smedley in September 1991. The collection also includes newspaper cuttings, maps, telegrams, invitations, drawings of Rickman in 1927 and other papers concerning her nursing career. Source of title - supplied title Amy Rickman was born in England on 24 December 1892. She came to New Zealand in 1919 as a private nurse to the Campbell family. In 1921 she trained as a nurse in Auckland and later completed her midwifery training in Christchurch. In 1926 she went back to England and undertook some private nursing jobs both there and in France. On her return to New Zealand in 1928, she continued nursing and in 1933 was posted to Houhora, in the far north where she was a district nurse for six years. In 1940 she went to Rarotonga for two years and then to Niue for two years where she became Matron in charge of the Hospital, a position she was to return to in 1946 after two years in New Zealand. In 1949 she returned to England where, after several private nursing jobs there and in America, she retired. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter (some photocopies) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Lady Beryl Smedley, England, 1991 Transfers: To Photographic Archive - A number of photographs have been transferred to PA.

Date: 1980

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-1962

Description: All images taken on an open day in the grounds of Homewood, the residence of the British high commissioner in 1980. A group of women and children (members of Ngāti Poneke Māori Club?) in costumes are performing an action song on the lawn (frames 1 to 6). They are wearing piupiu (flax skirts), pari (bodices) and tipare (head bands), and have poi attached to their waists. Several older women in street clothes have joined in with the singing and dancing. The British High Commissioner and his wife (Sir Harold Smedley and Lady Beryl Smedley) are seen in frame 7, with Lady Beryl Smedley seen talking to a Māori woman in frames 8 to 12. Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film