Ruapehu Ski Club

Date: [1950s]

From: Birrell, Kenneth Stewart (Dr), b 1909 :Albums of photographs taken by Kenneth Stewart Birrell

Reference: PA1-q-032

Description: Album contains coloured photographs with views of New Zealand, and some unlabelled family photographs, taken by Dr Ken Birrell, circa 1950s. Images also include three of Oregon and the Oregon State University. New Zealand views are concentrated mainly in the Wellington area including the Wairarapa, Milford Sound and the Dunedin area. Note handwritten at top right-hand corner of the cover reads "Aerial. Qtn-Milford 1957 & Chch-Qtn. (Air & bus)" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Blue covered album, with "Photographs" lettered in gold, 255 x 380 mm

Date: [1950s]

From: Birrell, Kenneth Stewart (Dr), b 1909 :Albums of photographs taken by Kenneth Stewart Birrell

By: Bodleian Library

Reference: PA1-f-014

Description: Collection of photograph album pages (lacking covers) which contain images of New Zealand, and images from trips to Switzerland and England (London and Oxford). Many of the photographs are in colour, taken by Dr Ken Birrell circa 1950s. A number of aerial photographs show areas around the Southern Alps, and Queenstown. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album pages, of varying sizes, lacking covers. 43 leaves are 240 x 300 mm, and 12 leaves are 240 x 375 mm, contained in phase box

Date: 1979-1980

From: Ruapehu Mountain Clubs Association : Records

Reference: 2003-190-15

Description: Working papers relating to the Whakapapa Skifield management plan including correspopndence, reports etc Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1942-1984, [1990s?]

By: Murphy, Rodney Morris, 1921-2012

Reference: MS-Group-1752

Description: Comprises typed history of the Wellington WEA (with photographs attached) 1965; letters from Sidney Murphy to his brother Rodney, during World War II, together with transcripts of the letters; also bulletin of the Ruapehu Ski Club 26 Sep 1944 Also, papers relating to Murphy's involvement in political and church activities: a Wellington Peace Festival in 1984; work as an organiser for the election campaign of John Terris in Western Hutt 1983; the Interchurch Trade and Industry Mission; and membership of the St Matthew's Schools Trust Board Also includes correspondence from Alice Sherratt to Rodney Murphy, 1944. Also includes papers relating to painter Dennis Knight Turner and serviceman John Terrence Reichel; and film script `The new dawn' (concerning Maori). Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 13 folder(s). 0.10 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter, photos Provenance: Some papers were donated by Rodney Murphy's daughter Clare Murphy in 2014, from her father's collection (A2014-191) Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Mr R Murphy, Wellington, 1993 (A93-066), 2009 (A2009-018), 2012 (A2012-042); and from his estate in 2014 (A2014-191) Transfers: Other material related to accession A2014-191 was transferred to Photographs (PAColl-10270), Oral History (OHColl-1084-1), Cartographic and Published - From Ephemera Collection - MS-Papers-11817-1 to MS-Papers-11817-3 were transferred Oct 2014 (A2014-191).

Date: [1950s]

From: Birrell, Kenneth Stewart (Dr), b 1909 :Albums of photographs taken by Kenneth Stewart Birrell

Reference: PA1-q-031

Description: Views of New Zealand with particular interest in mountain scenery, both in the North Island and the South Island. They include numbers of images of chairlifts, skiing, rivers and springs, and thermal regions in the North Island. Most of the images are colour photos, taken by Dr Ken Birrell, during the 1950s. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover labelled "Photographs", 250 x 300 mm

Date: 1915

From: [Ephemera up to octavo size related to skiers and skiing. 1900-1949]

By: Mead, Arthur David, 1888-1977

Reference: Eph-A-SKI-1915-01

Description: Front and back covers show small group photographs of the team, who included Miss Beta Sawyer, Miss Rita Waring, Albert Spencer, Mr N H Turnidge, Mr J W Gittos, Miss Nita Mead, Mr C Gauntlett. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 8 pages, each 143 x 117 mm.

Date: 1981 - 1982

By: Armstrong and Mill Registered Architects; Ruapehu Ski Club

Reference: Plans-2013-092-001/007

Description: Plans for the Ruapehu Ski Club accommodation at Turoa Alpine Village, Ohakune. Includes elevations and floor plans; ground floor and site plans; foundations levels and drainage layout; underground services, drainage and electrical layout; section and location plans; section showing bunkroom layout and fittings; and plan and elevations showing kitchen layout Other architectural plans for the Ruapehu Ski Club, prepared by Noel Bierre, are held at the Architecture Archive, Auckland University Quantity: 7 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on transparent paper, approximately 620 x 905 mm

Date: 1939-1951

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1969

Description: Photograph album compiled by Les Cleveland, comprising mainly photographs of mountaineering expeditions and tramping trips, 1939-1951, as well as images relating to his service in World War Two. Photographs showing Cleveland himself are taken by unidentified photographers. Most images are captioned with names, locations, and, in some cases, dates. Mountaineering and tramping photographs comprise the majority of prints in the album. New Zealand images feature Southern Alps and Canterbury, with many peaks, valleys, passes, and glaciers identified. Huts (interior and exterior) are also featured and most are identified. North Island tramping locations include the Tauherenikau Valley and Orongorongo Valley. Expedition members also appear in photographs but are largely unidentified. Album also includes photographs of a hunting trip at Mount Somers and various skiing scenes. Christchurch Ski Club (1951) and Ruapehu Ski Club (group portrait and building) are identified. Some individuals are identified. "Junee" is pictured crouched with an ice axe (page 5), Sophia Walsh of Christchurch appears in a seaside portrait (page 60), A B [Borely?] is identified on the Mt Somers hunting trip, Doug Fyfe is pictured mountaineering, and J Lange is seen rappelling in the Port Hills. Cleveland appears in several photographs. World War Two photographs feature New Caledonia in 1942. The images include military camps, scenic landscapes, and church at Thio as well as recreation scenes (swimming, boating, collecting oysters). Cleveland is pictured playing a guitar in a number of photographs. Also includes photographs of soldiers on motorbikes at an unknown location and a group photograph captioned "I4 Platoon". Album also includes mountaineering group in the Dolomite Ranges, postcards of Gruppo di Brenta, Rufugio Gonella, and Cormaiore. A boating scene from Lake Trasimeno, Italy, is included as is a [European?] skiing trip in 1945 and mountaineering Other images show the Majestic Caberet, Wellington (1950) and Ashburton Races (1939). Also includes West Coast scenes, with Wanganui River and Lake Mahinapua. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 323 b&w photographic prints. Physical Description: Brown textured card photograph album, 26 x 32.5 cm Processing information: Loose prints removed from album pages, with page number noted, and stored in envelope with album. Donor's interleaved notes on scrap paper removed by archivist after relevant information was transferred to record.

Date: [ca 1930-1937]

From: Rennie, William Stanley Norman, d 1976 :Photographs of Ruapehu Ski Club

Reference: PAColl-9904-3

Description: Groups skiing and tramping on Mount Ruapehu. Group in fancy dress and evening dress at the Chateaux Tongariro. Scenic views of Milford Sound and the Milford Track include - View of Milford Sound and Mitre Peak. Arthur River on Milford Track. Giant Gate Waterfall, Milford Track. Bowen Falls, Milford Sound. McKinnon's Pass, Milford Track. Photographs taken on Mount Ruapehu by J F Loudon, photographer, Hamilton. First part of a group of photographs showing the activities of a group of people based at the Whakapapa Hut, Mount Ruapehu, ca 1930. Many of these photographs were taken by Leo L White. Re the group located at the Whakapapa Hut and the date of this. Firstly the women are wearing clothes and headgear that date from styles current in the late 1920s-early 1930s (ca 1926-1932). Secondly, a group of mainly women lined up with their cameras, are identified as ready to take photographs of Lady Fergusson departing [the Chateaux] for Taupo. Fergusson's term as Governor General ended in 1930. This is probaly the earliest group of photographs in the collection and also occupies the following two boxes. Quantity: 93 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Hugh Rennie, Wellington, 2010

Date: [ca 1930]

From: Rennie, William Stanley Norman, d 1976 :Photographs of Ruapehu Ski Club

Reference: PAColl-9904-4

Description: Group of photographs showing the activities of a group of people based at the Whakapapa Hut, Mount Ruapehu, ca 1930. Many of these photographs were taken by Leo L White. The narritive accompanying the images suggest that they were intended for a publication like the Auckland Weekly News. They include - Men and women on the hut porch, the women mending trousers. Snowball fights. Watching other groups climbing Mount Ruapehu. Chopping firewood. Melting snow for drinking. The mail arriving. Taking photographs. Climbing to the ski fields. Skiing. Walking in the bush. Lunch breaks. Preparing food. These photographs are a fairly good record of what, for women, was smart winter wear in 1930. Re the group located at the Whakapapa Hut and the date of this. Firstly the women are wearing clothes and headgear that date from styles current in the late 1920s-early 1930s (ca 1926-1932). Secondly, a group of mainly women lined up with their cameras, are identified as ready to take photographs of Lady Fergusson departing [the Chateaux] for Taupo. Fergusson's term as Governor General ended in 1930. This is probaly the earliest group of photographs in the collection. Quantity: 67 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Hugh Rennie, Wellington, 2010

Date: [1930-1931]

From: Rennie, William Stanley Norman, d 1976 :Photographs of Ruapehu Ski Club

Reference: PA11-257

Description: Record of a lengthy tramp in the Fiordland/Milford Track area made by members of the Ruapehu Ski Club about the time of the Napier Earthquake (Summer 1931). Quantity: 56 b&w original transparency/ies Lantern slides.

Date: [ca 1930]-1936

From: Rennie, William Stanley Norman, d 1976 :Photographs of Ruapehu Ski Club

Reference: PAColl-9904-5

Description: Group of photographs showing the activities of a group of people based at the Whakapapa Hut, Mount Ruapehu, ca 1930. Many of these photographs were taken by Leo L White. The narritive accompanying the images suggest that they were intended for a publication like the Auckland Weekly News. They include - Men and women on the hut porch, the women mending trousers. Snowball fights. Watching other groups climbing Mount Ruapehu. Chopping firewood. Melting snow for drinking. The mail arriving. Taking photographs. Climbing to the ski fields. Skiing. Walking in the bush. Lunch breaks. Preparing food. These photographs are a fairly good record of what, for women, was smart winter wear in 1930. Group of photographs recording the construction during late 1935/early 1936, of the Ruapehu Ski Club's second hut on Hut Flat after Glacier Hut. This was a large hut accomodating 24 people and supplied with a stove and a sink, making it luxurious in the terms of the times - hence its unofficial name "Pansey Palace." Re the group located at the Whakapapa Hut and the date of this. Firstly the women are wearing clothes and headgear that date from styles current in the late 1920s-early 1930s (ca 1926-1932). Secondly, a group of mainly women lined up with their cameras, are identified as ready to take photographs of Lady Fergusson departing [the Chateaux] for Taupo. Fergusson's term as Governor General ended in 1930. This is probaly the earliest group of photographs in the collection. Quantity: 92 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1930-1937]

From: Rennie, William Stanley Norman, d 1976 :Photographs of Ruapehu Ski Club

Reference: PAColl-9904-1

Description: Groups skiing and tramping on Mount Ruapehu. Quantity: 185 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Hugh Rennie, Wellington, 2010

Date: [ca 1930-1937]

By: Rennie, William Stanley Norman, 1897-1976

Reference: PA-Group-00726

Description: Collection comprises: Photographs of skiing activities on Mount Ruapehu, taken and collected by Stan Rennie while he was secretary of the Ruapehu Ski Club betwwen ca 1930 and 1937. Photographers include Stan Rennie, Leo White, Bill Beattie, Auckland Weekly News, and J F Louden. A large group of negatives and prints record the building of the second hut after Glacier Hut, on Hut Flat in the summer of 1935/36. Lantern slides, apparently taken on a lengthy tramp in the Fiordland/ Milford Track area undertaken by Ruapehu Ski Club members at the time of the Napier Earthquake. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Stan Rennie was secretary of the Ruapehu Ski Club until 1938. Quantity: 200 b&w original negative(s). 576 b&w original photographic print(s). 56 b&w original transparency/ies Lantern slides. Provenance: Donor son of Stan Rennie.

Date: [ca 1930-1937]

From: Rennie, William Stanley Norman, d 1976 :Photographs of Ruapehu Ski Club

Reference: PAColl-9904-2

Description: Groups skiing and tramping on Mount Ruapehu. Groups photographed in front of huts. The building of a new hut. Quantity: 137 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Hugh Rennie, Wellington, 2010

Date: [1991-2000]

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7261-52

Description: Correspondence, brochures, programms etc relating to the Dennis's various activities and trips including two Routeburn Track walks with group photographs and lists of people taking part; some personal business papers including letter regarding Radio New Zealand International, motor vehicle inspection certificate, refrigerator repair papers Other Titles - The Routeburn Track; field notes by David Chowdhury (1994) Other Titles - Ruapehu Ski Club Bulletin (v56, n1, Mar 1991) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: August 15-29, 1925

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-q-004

Description: Photographs of a winter holiday at Tongariro National Park, 15-29 August, 1925. Includes distant views of Mounts Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe, as well as views on the way to mountain huts at Whakapapa. Images of people including a group from the Ruapehu Ski Club, and the group with Adkin, some of whom are named. Also named is Guide Cowling, the caretaker at Whakapapa (p 4, 24). Skiing, snowball fights and tobogganing. Other images show day trips to Wairere Falls and the Tama Lakes; snow falling, and snow-laden trees.

Date: 1913-ca1950

From: Mead, Arthur David, 1888-1977 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1170

Description: Mainly views of Mount Ruapehu, some of its ski fields and geographical features such as Mead's Wall, the Wakapapanui Stream, and the pinnacles. Ruapehu Ski Club members on the practice ground on Tama, and their club hut near the pinnacles. Some views of Mount Ngauruhoe and the craters on Mount Tongariro. The final image is of a group of Maori children on the veranda of the meeting house at Otukou All but one of the photographs date from 1913 and 1914. The image of the group of Maori children dates from about 1950 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1914-1947, 1956-1957, 1948-1985

By: Ruapehu Ski Club

Reference: MS-Group-0191

Description: Collection consists chiefly of administrative records relating to the activities of the Ruapehu Ski Club Quantity: 4 box(es). 6 folder(s). 1 volume(s). 1.12 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1933 - 1938

By: Ruapehu Ski Club; Rennie, William Stanley Norman, 1897-1976

Reference: Eph-A-SKIFIELD-Ruapehu-1930s

Description: Three envelopes, of two different lettering designs. One is black and white text; the other is red print with the club's shield at top left. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). 2 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Relief prints, on envelopes, sizes up to 94 x 154 mm. Provenance: Stan Rennie, father of donor, was secretary of the Ruapehu Ski Club until 1938. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at PA-Group-00727.