IMAGE
Dawson, Peter: Collection relating to New Zealand Meat Laboratory
- Date
- [ca 1930-1970] - 2 November 1951-16 May 1956 - 12 June 1959-1 November 1962 - 1990-June 2005
- By
- Dawson, Peter, 1941-H W Lawrence & Son Limited; Lawrence, Gilbert Alexander, 1893-1972
- Reference
- ATL-Group-00056
- Description
Collection comprises material salvaged from the New Zealand Meat Laboratory building in Johnsonville by Peter Dawson in circa 1990 and related collected material.
Includes indexed volume of product formulae, including for stock licks, dog food, self-raising flour, sheep marking fluid, and Rawleigh's Colic Ease, compiled circa 1930s-1960s. Also two volumes regarding samples analysed at the laboratory between 1952 to 1956 and 1959 to 1962, a photograph [laboratory founder Henry William Lawrence and his son Gilbert Alexander Lawrence?] outside the laboratory building circa 1920, and articles written and collected by Dawson regarding the history of private analytic laboratories from 1996 and 2005.
Laboratory was founded as a private consultancy and analytical practice in 1907 or 1908 by Henry William Lawrence who was joined in business by his son Gilbert Alexander Lawrence in circa 1920s. Company name was H W Lawrence & Son Limited when it was sold to Swiss company Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) in 1990.
Quantity: 3 volume(s). 1 photograph(s) mounted on card. 1 folder(s).
Physical Description: Three volumes, printed matter, and one photographic print.
Provenance: Collection was salvaged by Dawson with permission from Swiss company Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS), who purchased laboratory in 1990.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 3 volume(s), 1 photograph(s) mounted on card, 1 folder(s), Photographs, Manuscripts, Three volumes, printed matter, and one photographic print.
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Sample book
Date: 12 June 1959-1 November 1962
From: Dawson, Peter: Collection relating to New Zealand Meat Laboratory
Reference: MSY-8214
Description: Volume recording samples sent to the New Zealand Meat Laboratory for testing, 12 June 1959 to 1 November 1962. Includes details of date sample was recieved, sender of sample (and location of sender), description of sample, initial of analyst, and date sent [returned to sender?]. Quantity: 1 volume(s) 374 pages. Physical Description: Bound volume
Private analytic laboratories
Date: September 1996 - June 2005
From: Dawson, Peter: Collection relating to New Zealand Meat Laboratory
Reference: MS-Papers-12081
Description: Contains annotated printout of Peter Dawson's article "A Brief Review of the History and Evolution of Private Analytical Laboratories in New Zealand" written September 1996 in Auckland. The article is based on an address given to the Waikato Branch of New Zealand Insititute of Chemistry, circa 1988. Also contains magazine 'Chemistry in New Zealand' Vol 69. No. 2, June 2005 containing article "Analysts Three" by Rob H McKeown. The article includes information about Gilbert Alexander Lawrence who started the Johnsonville Meat Laboratory. McKeown's business card is interleaved in magazine. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Published magazine and printout with annotations.
Sample book
Date: 2 November 1951-16 May 1956
From: Dawson, Peter: Collection relating to New Zealand Meat Laboratory
Reference: MSY-8213
Description: Volume recording samples sent to the New Zealand Meat Laboratory for testing, 2 November 1951 to 16 May 1956. Includes details of date sample was recieved, sender of sample (and location of sender), description of sample, initial of analyst, and date sent [returned to sender?]. Quantity: 1 volume(s) 374 pages. Physical Description: Bound volume
Product formulae
Date: [ca 1930s-1960s]
From: Dawson, Peter: Collection relating to New Zealand Meat Laboratory
Reference: MSY-8215
Description: Volume of product formulae with index. Contains recipes for agricultural and household products including stock licks, fruit sprays, foot rot cure for sheep, dog food, self-raising flour, hair waxing lotion, whitewash, auto polish, sheep marking fluid, vitamin cream, armpit deodouriser, and Rawleigh's Colic Ease. Printed matter and typescript tipped in. Compiled in part by Gilbert Alexander Lawrence. Inscriptions: Album page - top right - The Contents of this book is strictly confidential. G A Lawrence. Quantity: 1 volume(s) 354 pages. Physical Description: Bound volume
New Zealand Freezing Industries Laboratory building with founders
Date: [ca 1920]
From: Dawson, Peter: Collection relating to New Zealand Meat Laboratory
Reference: PAColl-10545
Description: Mounted photograph showing two men outside the Johnsonville premises of the New Zealand Freezing Industries circa 1920. Photographer unidentified. Men most likely company founder Henry William Lawrence and his son and business partner Gilbert A Lawrence. Information identifying image provided by donor Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card. Physical Description: Photograph mounted on card.