Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-

Date: [Between 1948 and 1958]

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA1-o-562

Description: Album of photographs of family and friends probably taken by Rhoda McWhannell. They include a sequence at the beginning of the wedding of Brian Stewart Geddes, and Audrey Marion (nee Hopkins), on 14th May 1945. Their family, especially their daughters Elizabeth Anne, and Jane Margaret, are photographed as babies, and as they grow. Scenic views include the Gisborne region; and Kawau Island, with a large group in Mr McDowell's party, deep-sea fishing from a launch, showing their catch of hapuka A group of women from the Women's War service Auxiliary at Katikati are seen in two images; and a meeting house at Katikati. The last few images show the nursery at Rozel, where Frederick and Rhoda McWhannell developed eucalyptus seedings for forestry. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover, entitled `Photographs'; 16.5 x 24.5 cm

Date: [Between 1980 and 1983]

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA1-q-278

Description: Album of photographs chiefly taken by Rhoda McWhannell. The first part of the album covers a trip Mrs McWhannell took overseas in 1980, travelling to Russia, England, China, India, Kashmir and South Africa. The travel images include scenes in St. Petersburg and Petrodvorets (Russia); with friends in Bramshott (England); in Peking, with Xie Feng, Professor of ornamental plants at Peking, Joy Lee, and Hazel Le Rougetel (writer of books on roses and gardens); scenes at a famous garden which includes bonsai trees, "Zhuo-Zheng Yuan" or "The Humble Administrator's Garden", Suchow (i.e. Suzhou) China; the Taj Mahal, Rajasthan, amd Fatehpur Sikri in India; scenes in Srinigar, including Lake Dal (Kashmir); and photographs of her brother (Bill McCurdie and sister-in-law Inga McCurdie and their daughter Kirsten taken in New Zealand in 1974), and Kirsten and her family in Kloof, South Africa. The following images are all in New Zealand, and are chiefly snapshots of friends and family, some identified, many who are not. They include groups visiting two houses, The Kinder House in Auckland, and The Elms in Tauranga. One sequence shows the 80th birthday celebrations for Dinah Strang held in a garden near Putararu. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with grey vinyl cover, embossed pattern of kowhai flowers, entitled `Photographs'; 30.5 x 36.5 cm

Date: 1998

By: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1998-01

Description: Programme with photo portraits and short biographical notes about the main participants: Dorothy Buchanan, Jeremy Commons, Judy Bellingham, Bruce Carson, Julie Coulson, Janey McKenzie, Hamish Morrison, Glenn Schuitman, Virginia-Marie Stack, Jayne Tankersley, Philippa Ward, Roger Wilson, Howard Neil, Gregg Crimp. Quantity: 1 Programme(s) and 2 photocopied reviews.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, A3 size folded to 297 x 106 mm. Provenance: Donated by Jeremy Commons in 1998.

By: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-

Reference: PAColl-4878

Description: Photographs of Tauranga settlers. Also includes a photograph of children outside a school and a house perhaps called Cartside. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 2 album(s). 20 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photograph albums and photographic prints

Date: 1995

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1995-2

Description: Includes programmes for: Pocket Opera. "The fairy queen". Director Alison Hodge; musical director Ivan Patterson. Downstage Theatre, August 1995. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Musical Theatre presents "42nd Street". Directed by Stephen Robertson, musical director Peter Marshall. State Opera House Wellington premiere, 5 May 1995. Programme (2 copies) Purcell's "King Arthur". Presentation by Peter Holman, with dances choreographed by Jennifer Shennan. Victoria University of Wellington. Flier, and registration form. Jeremy Commons & James Cook Centra Hotel present Jean-Baptiste Wekerlin's "La laitiere de Trianon" (With Carmel Carroll, Hamish Morrison, David Carnegie, Dorita Hannah, Pip Lewis). James Cook Centra Wellington [1995]. Programme "Menopause the musical". Created by Jeanie Linders; director Gary Young; musical director Paul Keelan. [Australia / New Zealand tour 1995]. Souvenir programme Palmerston North Operatic Society presents "Les misérables". Director Robert Rimmer; musical director Stephen Fisher. Palmerston North Opera House, 21 April - 6 May 1995. Programme Opera Waikato presents Giuseppe Balducci's "Il noce di Benevento". With new dialogues in English by Jeremy Commons. Director Pam Puklowski; musical director Peter Gillies. Programme; and menu for 15 September [1995] Auckland Opera. "La traviata". Conductor Brett Morris, director Hugh Halliday. September / October 1995. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 1999

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1999-1

Description: Includes: Jeremy Commons. Letter to Mr Starke, 6 February 1999 Coasters Musical Theatre Inc. "Chess"; the musical. Music by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Director choreographer Alison Pond. [1999]. Programme Opera Factory; young friends of opera, proudly presents the Auckland premiere of "A Christmas carol"; music and libretto by Philip Norman. Selwyn Theatre, Kohimarama, Auckland, 15-18 December 1999. Programme Wellington Musical Theatre presents Angela Ayres, Douglas Kamo, Tim Benton, Sussana Hooper, Melanie Inglis. "42nd Street". Director Stephen Robertson, musical director Peter Marshall. St James Theatre Wellington, commencing 14 May 1999. Programme Simon Gallaher & Essgee Entertainment (NZ) and Pacific Entertainment New Zealand present John [Jon] English, Drew Forsythe, Mark Hadlow, John Bowles, Joan Brokenshire, Tommy Dysart & Andi Gallaher in "A funny thing happened on the way to the forum". Director Craig Schaefer, conductor Kevin Hocking; choreographer Andris Toppe. Town Hall Christchurch June-July; Michael Fowler Centre Wellington July; St James Theatre Auckland July-August 1999. Programme Canterbury Opera & Telecom New Zealand proudly present Mozart's "The magic flute" in English. With Richard Edgar-Wilson, Deborah Wai-Kapohe, Mark Pedrotti, Jillian Anderton, Michael Saunders. Conductor Brian Law; director Elric Hooper. Theatre Royal, 28 September - 12 October [1999]. Flier National Opera of Wellington. Mozart's "The magic flute". Conductor Michael Vinten; director Carmel Carroll; set design Allan Lees. (With Deborah Wai Kapohe, Mark Luther, Mark Pedrotti ...). Wellington 1999. Programme Jeremy Commons & James Cook Centra Hotel present Jean-Baptiste Wekerlin's "Le mariage en poste; marriage during a posting halt". Director David Groves (With Bruce Carson, Kent McIntosh, Janey MacKenzie, Christopher Anderson, Julie Coulson, Sharon Matthews, David Lewis, Glenn McDean, Kilda Northcott). Programme Cameron Macintosh presents "Les misérables". Executive producer John Robertson; movement Kate Flatt. Auckland, commencing 7 January 1999. Programme A wedding celebration recital for Wendy Robinson (mezzo-soprano), and Peter Doyle (baritone) and Peter's best man Andrew Sritheran (baritone). Old St Paul's, 3 August 1999. Programme / flier Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 2000

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-2000-1

Description: Includes: Canterbury Opera. "The barber of Seville". Conductor Brian Law; director Alexander Gelman. [Seasons in Christchurch 21-30 September; Invercargill 7 October, Dunedin 9 October 2000]. Programme; and ticket for 9 October Gisborne Opera Festival. "Carmen", by Georges Bizet. Gisborne, 6-15 July 2000. Pamphlet / booking form La Cuadra de Sevilla, direct from Spain. "Carmen", presented by International Concert Attractions & Hocking and Vigo. Auckland, ASB Theatre Aotea Centre, 16-20 May 2000 [and other Australian venues]. Tour booklet Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions Society Inc presents the Evening Post Aria 2000. National Library Auditorium, 6 August 2000. Preliminary events, 5 August 2000. Flier Scenic Circle Hotels' "Looking through a glass onion", written by John Waters. An evening with John Lennon in words and music. Starring Darryl Lovegrove, with Deryn Trainer. Opera House Wellington, 3 June 2000. Flier and 2 tickets Opera Waikato. "Madama Butterfly" by Puccini. Director John Drummond; musical director Alexandra Wiltshire. Hamilton Gardens Festival, 14, 16 & 18 2000. Programme "Mr Polly at the Potwell Inn". Text by Jeremy Commons; music by John Drummond. Allen Hall Theatre, Otago University, 4 February 2000. Programme Opera in the Pa 2000, sponsored by Rotorua Energy. Rotorua, 19 February 2000. Programme "Orphée et Eurydice", concert performance. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Tower Voices New Zealand; conductor Jane Glover (With Ann Taylor, Jenny Wollerman, Andrea Creighton). Wellington Town Hall, 14-15 March 2000 (New Zealand Festival 2000). Programme (2 copies) "Simon Boccanegra" (Verdi). New Zealand Festival 2000. Conductor Marco Guidarini; director Stephen Lawless (With Yaron Windmuller, Martin Snell, Gordon Hawkins, Vladimir Vaneev, Nuccia Focile, Paul Charles Clarke, Wendy Dawn Thompson, James Meng). Michael Fowler Centre, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 March [2000]. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 1998

By: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-

Reference: ArtEph-1998-C-03

Description: Catalogue and four colour reproduction, and 1 photographic portrait of the artist. Quantity: 1 catalogue.. Provenance: Donated by Jeremy Commons in 1998.

Date: 2006

By: Munro, Doug, 1947-

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-2006-01

Description: Programme for a production of two operas. 'Mrs Windermere' is based on a short story of the same name by Elizabeth Bowen. 'The Genteel Pigeons' is based on a short story by Douglas Jerrold. Shows portrait photographs of John Drummond and Jeremy Commons. Contains biographical notes about cast and crew members: Flora Edwards, Ellen Watts, Christopher Anderson, Craig Beardsworth, Bruce Carson, Marilyn Reynolds, Linden Loader, Simon Baskerville, Annabelle Cheetham, Brigitte Heuser, Hugh McMillan, Rupa Maitra, Donald Maurice, Jocelyn Cranefield, Jacqueline Coats, Glenn McDean, Sharon Matthews, Martyn Roberts. Two copies held Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on paper 297 x 420 mm, folded to 297 x 105 mm.

Date: 1964

From: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933- : Papers

By: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-; Chopin, Frederic, 1810-1849

Reference: MS-Papers-9796

Description: Facsimile of Frederic Chopin's Etude for piano in E major, opus 10 no 3; letter from R O Lehman to J Commons Other - Facsimile of original ms (Washington, Robert Owen Lehman Foundation, 1964) Quantity: 1 folder(s) 2 pages + 1 leaf. Physical Description: Printed matter, holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A82-317) Donated by Mr J Commons, Wellington

Date: 1961

From: Ashton, John Hammond, 1917-2010 :Negatives

Reference: PAColl-7208-03-57

Description: Photographs of Jeremy Commons, taken in 1961 by John Ashton. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-199512 to 199519 Quantity: 8 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1915

From: Simpson, Adrienne Marie, 1943-2010 : Photographs relating to early music and opera singers

Reference: 1/2-237102-F

Description: Copy negative of a head and shoulders portrait of soprano Frances Alda as the role of 'Yaroslavna' in the opera 'Prince Igor' which premiered at the Metropoliton Opera in New York in 1915. Photograph taken by C. Mishkin [Herman Mishkin?] and probably provided to Simpson by the Metropoliton Opera Archives. When the negative came to the library it was in an envelope labelled 'Jeremy Commons'. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-11724-09.

Date: [ca 1909]

From: Simpson, Adrienne Marie, 1943-2010 : Photographs relating to early music and opera singers

Reference: 1/2-237103

Description: Copy negative of a head and shoulders side profile of the soprano Frances Alda as the title role in 'Manon' which was performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1909. Photograph taken by C. Mishkin [Herman Mishkin?] and probably provided to Simpson by the Metropoliton Opera Archives. Prints of the negative are located in MS-Papers-11724-09. When the negative came to the library it was in an envelope labelled 'Jeremy Commons'. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-11724-09.

By: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-

Reference: PAColl-1377

Description: One print shows Ernest Linthorn with the Merry Five Orchestra of Kakahi, and the other with his wife and daughter on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary Quantity: 2 b&w copy photographic print(s) and. 3 photocopy/ies in one envelope.

Date: [1964-1988?]

By: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-

Reference: MS-Group-0604

Description: Facsimile of Frederic Chopin's Etude for piano in E major, opus 10 no 3; letter from R O Lehman to J Commons ; paper on Donizetti operas `The Age of Donizetti' ; chapter from the book `The Teatro San Carlo 1737-1987'. J Commons was commissioned to write this chapter for which this is the English translation Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy), holograph, printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A82-317) 1 folder; (A88-344) 1 folder - donated by Mr J Commons, Wellington

Date: 1980-1991

From: Dickson, Hamilton, 1906-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5575-02

Description: Comprises piece by Loretta Lander regarding her father (1989), by Peter Coates re Dickson (1988), notes, clippings (incl obituary for Dickson), summary of Dickson's compositions (1991), Commons on `H D: the story of Hamilton Dickson' (ca 1991), notes, letters; A Vaccai celebration, presented by Commons (1991) and chronology of Nicola Vaccai, and note re tape for Commons, Jul 1991 (copied from 1976 tape) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1980-1991

From: Dickson, Hamilton, 1906-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5575-06

Description: Notes and compilations by Loretta Lander re her father, Dickson. Includes detailed list of his compositions, selection of his compositions, copy of her piece on Dickson for Jeremy Commons (1989), card to Lander from friends, student concert programme (1978), tape of Khandallah performance for Sprott House, programmes for Masonic Home, Girls concert (1974), Wellington Piano Group (1976), students of Lander (1975), article on Jeremy Commons (1989) article on Competition Society's jubilee concert from the `Hutt news' (1966) and rehearsal for competitions (1976) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2001

By: Tye, Dorothy May Kathleen, 1918-2007

Reference: MS-Papers-7345

Description: Comprises programme, eulogies and memoirs of Reginal Tye held at St Aidan's Chuch, Miramar, Wellington, 30 Nov 2001, message from the Wood family, South Africa, and photograph of ferry, `The end of a wonderful day' Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts, printed matter and photograph Photograph of Wellington harbour with ferry and moon

Date: Jun-Dec 1972

From: Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5378-026

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts (some copies)

Date: 18 Nov 1914

By: Page, Bernard Francis, 1885?-1955; Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947

Reference: MS-Papers-9832

Description: Music scores of two songs for tenor and piano by Bernard F Page, inscribed `To my dear friend Jeanne, with every good wish from BFP 18 November 1914'. Enclosed is a letter from Jeremy Commons concerning provenance, as Jeanne Renshaw is the youngest sister of Katherine Mansfield. Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Enclosures - Letter from Jeremy Commons Other Titles - Your grave grey eyes ; for tenor and piano / music by Bernard Page ; words by Aleister Crowley Other Titles - Cinnamon curls ; for tenor and piano / music by Bernard Page ; words by Aleister Crowley Quantity: 1 folder(s) 8 leaves. Physical Description: Holographs Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A84-246) Donated by Mrs J Renshaw, Gloucester, England