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McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
- Date
- [ca 1900-1916], 1979, 1990s
- By
- McGregor, Jim, 1957-
- Reference
- ATL-Group-00313
- Description
Comprises a collection of postcards sent by members of the Herd and Dixon families (ca 1905-1916), photographs, photocopies of material collected by McGregor while researching the families. Also includes electronic transcriptions of the postcard messages.
Other families included in the collection, and frequent senders of postcards are the Beck, Carruthers, Hatch, Howie, James, Jennens, Jones, Kitchen, Leaver, Neill, Nicholson, Palliser, Redward, Reith, Rutherford, Somes, Speight, Spiro, Tom, Wallis, Waters and Woodman families. Photographic prints also include the Wellington City Silver Band at Wellington Zoo.
Publication - The Dixon family in New Zealand; the first generations in 150 years / Lois Burleigh on behalf of the Dixon Family Reunion Committee, ca 1992.
Back file includes listing of files is at MSDL-0067 and MSDL-0068; and printout of information about Wellington Garrison Band.
Title supplied by donor.
Jim McGregor is a Rotorua postcard collector.
Quantity: 21 colour original photographic print(s). 5 folder(s). 4 colour original negative(s) (35mm strips with 14 images). 1 box(es) (at MSZ). 1 megabyte(s) textual material. 0.30 Linear Metres. 2 item(s) of photographic ephemera.
Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter, postcards and photographs
Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Prints and negatives relating to property at 60 Ellice Street, Wellington; photograph of organist composer, W H Jude.
Processing information: Formerly separated by format. Collection amalgamated in 2018 to form ATL-Group-00313.
- Use/Reproduction
- Copyright: Copyright must be checked.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 21 colour original photographic print(s), 5 folder(s), 4 colour original negative(s) (35mm strips with 14 images), 1 box(es) (at MSZ), 1 megabyte(s) textual material, 0.30 Linear Metres, 2 item(s) of photographic ephemera, Electronic documents, Electronic records (Digital records), Manuscripts, Photographs, Postcards, Research notes, Typescripts, Mss, typescripts, printed matter, postcards and photographs
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Postcards
Date: [ca 1990s]
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: MSZ-0864
Description: Original postcards of the Herd-Dixon family in numbered sequence Quantity: 1 box(es) (4 icecream cartons in A3 box).
Photographs of Dixon and Herd family graves, and house in Ellice Street
Date: 1880s and 1994
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: PAColl-6106
Description: Photographs are part of a larger collection which comprises a collection of postcards sent by members of the Herd and Dixon families (ca 1905-1916), photographs, photocopies of material collected by McGregor while researching the families and transcripts of the postcard messages. Quantity: 4 colour original negative(s) (35mm strips with 14 images). 17 colour original photographic print(s).
Photographs of Wellington City Silver Band at Wellington Zoo
Date: 1979
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: PAColl-10720
Description: Photographs of Wellington City Silver Band at Wellington Zoo in 1979. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Three photographs show the members of the band posing with their instruments (one in front of an elephant) and the fourth shows the band playing. Band members are identified in the mounted group portrait. In the back row are E Brierly, T Neil, D Morrison, Chris Scales, R Simpson, M Mulholland, Ron McNulty, D Gregan, and S [or Murray?] Aarons. In the front row are D Campbell, Bruce Wright, Margaret Gibbs, S [Steven?] Lis, Jim McGregor (Conductor), W [Warren?] Gaiger, R Metcalfe, Ailsa Love, and Ron Gerrard. Those absent are also listed. The photograph of the band performing includes S [Steven?] Lis and W [Warren?] Gaiger on drums; R Metcalfe on bass; T Neil and M Gee (on cornets at rear); D Gregan, E Brierly, M Mulholland, S [or Murray?] Aarons, and Chris Scales (on cornets at front); Ron McNulty on flugelhorn; D Campbell on trombone; Bruce Wright on baritone; Ailsa Love on euphonium; and Margaret Gibbs on tenor horn. Unmounted group portrait of the band includes an unidentified player from Porirua Brass Band on the tuba. In the back row are E Brierly, T Neil, D Morrison, Chris Scales, R Simpson, M Mulholland, Ron McNulty, D Gregan, and S [or Murray?] Aarons. Seated in the front row are D Campbell, Bruce Wright, Margaret Gibbs, S [Steven] Lis, Jim McGregor (Conductor), W [Warren] Gaiger, R Metcalfe, Ailsa Love, and Ron Gerrard. The band is also photographed standing in front of elephant, possibly Kamala. Left to right are: S [or Murray?] Aarons, W [Warren?] Gaiger, D Morrison, T Neil, Bruce Wright, Chris Scales, Ron McNulty, S [Steven?] Lis, M Gee, R Metcalfe (wearing cap), Ailsa Love, Jim McGregor (at rear), E Brierly (at front), Ron Gerrard, Margaret Gibbs, D Gregan, M Mulholland, and D Campbell. Information identifying players by name provided by donor. Title supplied by Library. The occasion on which these photographs were taken was a Sunday afternoon concert. Quantity: 4 colour original photographic print(s) one mounted. Physical Description: Dye coupler photographic prints with one mounted on card
Photographic postcards - Harold James Craig and Ponsonby Boys' Brass Band
Date: 25 August 1914 - December 1922 - January 1923
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: PAColl-10631
Description: Two photographic postcards: - Postcard photograph of Harold James Craig in uniform holding a trombone. Postcard on verso is addressed to Miss L.E. Burd from Harold J. Craig of the Central Mission Boys' Bass Band, Wellington, dated 25th August 1914. - Postcard photograph of the Ponsonby Boys' Brass Band, with December 1922 - January 1923 Grand Tour with dates and venues, including details of band and committee members on verso. Quantity: 2 item(s) of photographic ephemera. Physical Description: Photographic postcards. Provenance: Donor purchased items at Rotorua Collectors Centre.
Correspondents and miscellaneous papers
Date: [ca 1990s]
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6460-3
Description: Includes summary, brief details of people who sent postcards with number of cards they sent and alternative or actual names; and further photocopies of obituaries and biographical material relating to the Herd and Dixon families. Other correspondents listed are Appleby, Ashbridge, Bennett, Bird, Pat E and Thos Cole, J J Collins, W Courtney, Crysell, Davidson, George Ferguson, L Fuller, Herbert Gaby, Bertie and Percy Harlen, Malcolm M Irving, Blanche Keys, Kirkcaldie and Stains, Bertha and C A Knigge, E Large, Lees, Rosalie L Levy, Maguire, George Mockler, M Mowat, W F Newson, E O'Brien, Frank J Oakes, W [?] Paige, Bantock Pierpoint, Beryl Pringle, Horace E Salter, Benno Scherek, J Otto Schwartz, Richard J Seddon, H E Smith, Helen Stubb, R A Sutherland, Arthur H Sutton and G R Swindon Further correspondents are A & E T Tovey, T L Traversi, Walling and Stanley Walling, Ted and Albert Edward Williams, Joseph Windsor, A Wollerman and Andrew Wood. Other names are Beck, Snelson, Farland, Kitchen, Koch, Black, Grace Neill and Symonds. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Summary of postcard research 2/2 (printout)
Date: 1990s
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6460-4
Description: Printout of MSDL-0067 and MSDL-0068 with files for bibliography; Black; cardtext; DixonMay; famcards; general; HerdTom; obits; places; readme; readme; senders; timeline.dbf; timeline; WGB Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Dixon family tree
Date: [ca 1990s]
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6460-2
Description: Photocopies of research material acquired by McGregor during his research on the Dixon-Herd families. Includes family trees and genealogical notes. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Printout of transcribed messages from postcards at MSZ-0864
Date: [ca 1990s]
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6460-5
Description: Printout of transcribed postcards of the Herd-Dixon family in numbered sequence giving details of senders, where sent and other information Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Family research
Date: [ca 1990s]
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6460-1
Description: Photocopies of mainly printed material relating to Tom and Martha Herd and the Wellington Garrison Band and the Hinemoa Band Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Card texts, senders and timeline
Date: 1897-1923
From: McGregor, Jim, 1957- : Postcard collection
Reference: MSDL-0067
Description: Transcriptions of cards, index of senders, summary of family cards, and time line covering the movements of family members in which the cards were being sent. Quantity: 4 Electronic document(s).