White, C G, active 1933-1946

Date: 1947-1948, 1958

By: White, Nora Margaret, active 1958

Reference: MSY-7122

Description: Travel scrapbook compiled by Miss White during her round trip from New Zealand to England in 1947-1948. White left Auckland aboard the `Rakaia' on 27 Mar 1947, arriving in London 30 Apr 1947. The first two items in the scrapbook are a summons for a King Neptune event aboard the `Rakaia' on 12 Apr 1947 and a beer coaster for Heineken beer from Colon, Panama. The next pages are filled with ephemera items collected from White's travels around the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe. Included are theatre programmes, postcards, photographs, admission passes, sketch maps, an invite to a Presentation Party at Buckingham Palace, horse race programme for Royal Ascot, tourist programmes and leaflets, menus, newspaper cuttings relating to Wimbledon tennis championships, London Olympic programmes (1948), Royal wedding programmes and newspaper cuttings of churches and cathedrals, and "Rimutaka Jockey Club" race programmes circulated as a shipboard event. White left London aboard the `Rimutaka' 13 Oct 1948, arriving in Wellington 22 Nov 1948. The latter part of the scrapbook records a journey by White to the Lambeth Conference in England in 1958. White was secretary to Anglican Archbishop Owen. Left Lyttelton 13 Mar 1958 arriving in London 13 Apr 1958. Sailed aboard the `Port Auckland'. Collected ephemera include postcards, programmes, tourist maps, booklets, invitations, guide books and an itinerary relating to White's travels in England, Italy and Venice. Also newspaper cuttings relating to the Lambeth Conference and postcards of various churches visited. On 17 Jul 1958 White launched the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand's vessel the `Waikare' in Glasgow. White's father C G White was a director of the Union Steamship Company in Wellington. Includes an invitation to the launch and telegrams from New Zealand. White sailed from London aboard the Shaw Savill Line ship `S.S. Athenic' on 11 Sep 1958, arriving in Wellington 13 Oct 1958. Shipboard records include a menu, passenger list, postcard of vessel and programmes for the "Athenic Jockey Club's" Atlantic meeting. Source of title - Supplied by Library Miss White made two visits to the United Kingdom in the 1940s and 1950s. She served as Anglican Archbishop Owen's secretary on the second trip. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms, photographs, ephemera and printed material Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms D Holderness, Christchurch, Sep 2013

Date: August 20th to September 1st, 1948

By: Crooke, Helen Iris, 1895-1985

Reference: PA1-o-377

Description: Album of photographs and memorabilia collected by Miss Helen Iris Crooke when a delegate at the seventeenth International Conference of the Red Cross, held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1948. Scenes include group portraits of various delegates, portraits of the Chairman of the conference (Count Folke Bernadotte), the chairman of the League of Red Cross Societies (Basil O'Connor), and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (Paul Ruegger). Scenes also include members of the Swedish royal family, the opening ceremony at the Royal Opera House, and scenes in various sections of the Houses of Parliament where most of the meetings were held. Towards the end of the album there are scenes of first aid demonstrations by members of the Swedish Red Cross. Included in the album is a page containing the full set of Swedish postage stamps of the time, issued and stamped at the Conference post office. Other Titles - International Conference of the Red Cross Inscriptions: Album page - `The seventeenth International Conference of the Red Cross, Stockholm, Sweden, August 20th to September 1st, 1948' Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, entitled `Miss H.I. Crooke, New Zeeland, XVII Conference Internationale Stockholm, 1948'; 24.5 x 33.0 cm

Date: 1924-1951

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-207

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1920s-1950s. Names of subjects entered in Name Field. Photographs of the homes of the McLaren brothers, Peter, Robert, James and Donald who settled in Wairarapa buying a 15,000 acre farm at Ngakonui; and home of Peter's son, I M McLaren at Parimahau. Group photograph of seven Martin brothers who met to celebrate the birthday of the youngest aged 70 - S T S Martin (83 from Wellington); Hon W Lee Martin (79 from Hamilton); E A Martin (77 of Christchurch); S F Martin (74 of Auckland); E H Martin (73 of Auckland); W Martin (71 of Auckland); Rev F Martin (70). Article and photo published in NZ Free Lance, 18 May 1949. Guests arriving at the wedding reception of Annette Thorne George who married Walter Denzil Barker in Auckland in 1934. Group includes Mrs H E Vaile, Mr Denis Lawford, Dr H B Milsom, Mrs Milsom and Miss Mary Milsom. Also photographs of Flight Officer Massey, 1943; M Maiskey, 1942; D Marks with J H G O'Brien, 1951; T Marsland, W H McCullough & O M Watson at Railways Conference, 1950; Group Captain and Mrs Manson, 1945; C Masters of Auckland (born ca 1856), 1939; Victor Benbow McInnes, 1934; William Manson, head of H.M.V., 1931; Guy Menzies with Albert James, 1931; Mr Maxton at Hunger Marchers demonstration, Hyde Park, London, ca 1930s; President Masaryk and Joseph Wells; Mrs Caroline Milverton (in her 90s) with her son and two daughters; James Melrose (aviator), 1931; Sir William Marshall of London, 1934; Pandit Malaviya (ex-president of Indian Nationalist Congress); J J McMenamin (South African MP), 1930; Flight Lieutenant Major and Squadron Leader Jones Williams. Group photograph of directors of Union Steam Ship Co of NZ - A W Wheeler, C G White, G R Ritchie, D A Aiken, Sir James Mills, C W Rattray. Photograph published in Nz Free Lance, 18 Jan 1933 Quantity: 97 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1933-1950

From: Heenan, Joseph William Allan (Sir), 1888-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1132-275

Description: for Witherford, Hubert (Wellington) see folder 314 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.