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Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
- Date
- [ca 1938]-1962
- By
- Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960Scott family; Scott, Margaret Allan, 1928-2014
- Reference
- MS-Group-0735
- Description
The collection comprises correspondence from Scott to family, friends and professional colleagues; between Margaret Scott and family in New Zealand; papers re climbing; papers re Scott's internment during WWII as a conscientous objector which include daily diaries kept by internees; manuscripts by Scott, literary, reviews, poetry, short stories and other pieces; personal official documents; lecture notes; accompanied by papers relating to Scott's death, including obituary notices and letters of sympathy
Source of title - Supplied
Relationship complexity - See also `Everglade; a study of a segregated group', Canterbury University College, MA thesis (1949)
Arrangement: The papers have been kept in the same subject files in which they were received
T H (Harry) Scott was imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War II and later trained as a psychologist. He was killed while climbing Mt Cook.
Quantity: 43 folder(s). 0.51 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts and printed matter
Provenance: Held by the Scott family following Scott's death, and by Jonathan Scott while writing his biography/autobiography, `Harry's absence' (1997)
Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photographs relating to time in detention camp, climbing, family and friends - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Group of small paintings and sketches of detention camp landscapes - To Oral History Collection - 7 voice recording disks, two dated 1953; to be copied for donor - To Cartographic Collection - Map ofthe Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Regions compiled for the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand, March 1909, drawn by E N D'Oyly (from MS-Papers-6309-15).
- Access restrictions
- Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - Requires permission of Chief Librarian; access to personal correspondence and correspondence with living persons requires permission of that living person; use of the collection for biographical study of T E Scott requires permission of Dr Jonathan Scott
- Format
- 43 folder(s), 0.51 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Research notes, Essays, Drafts (Documents), Poetry, Drama, Photographs, Sound recordings, Business correspondence, Testimonies, Book reviews, Lectures, Maps, Manuscripts, Holographs, mss, typescripts and printed matter
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Correspondence
Date: 1956-1957
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6309-11
Description: Inward and outward correspondence relating to Scott's professional career (identified correspondents entered under Name) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence
Date: 1955-1957
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6309-12
Description: Inward and outward correspondence relating to Scott's professional career (identified correspondents entered under Name) Although the papers were in a folder labelled "Child development and Incidental learning", they mostly comprise professional correspondence on a variety of psychological issues Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notes and personal accounts (part iii)
Date: Apr 1945
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6309-19
Description: Detailed diary entries from various inmates at Whitanui; also includes pamphlet by NZCER on standardized tests Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Maps
Date: [1940-1960]
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MSI-Papers-6309
Description: Photocopy of map, `The Mountains of North-West Otago' compiled from sketch maps from the `NZ Alpine journal' (1935-1942); and photocopy of unnamed map of Southern Alps with boundaries of Kaniere River, Hokitika River, Kelly Range and Waimakariri River (n d) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Cartographic Collection - Map of the Antarctic and Antarctic Regions....1909.
Correspondence
Date: 1941-1945
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6309-16
Description: Letters written by Scott describing his experiences in detention camp to his family from Mt Crawford, Wi Tako, Whenuaroa (1941-1943); from Whitanui (1944, 1945); inward letters to Tom and Lou Scott from C T [?] Furey, Whitanui, Sigmund (Rotorua) and from Sigmund to Mac from Auckland; anonymous letter to Mike re camp conditions (n d); and letter from Rex, Linton Military Camp, to Scott Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Writing and printed matter
Date: [ca 1938]-1960
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6309-30
Description: Includes correspondence, brochures and tourist information about Montreal, paper, `Outline of research and discussion of results' by Scott; reviews by Scott; obituaries for Scott; clippings and other papers. Also includes time line for detention camps in New Zealand for thesis, `Everglade'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papers re climbing
Date: [1950]-1962
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6309-15
Description: Includes correspondence and list relating to the Glasgow Scott collection of books, given anonymously to the NZ Alpine Club in 1962; correspondence with Jim Glasgow; report by Scott on the university in the NZ community; clipping re Scott, John McCreary, Mary Boyd and others overdue on Mt Isobel; review by Scott of `High adventure', by Hillary; list of tramping, climbing and other expeditions, presumably by Scott, from 1940-1959, and notes of books reviewed; `The Upper Landscborough and Fyfe Pass', `Somnus in the Humboldts; a climb and a note on nomenclature', by Scott; NZ Alpine Club minutes (16 May 1959) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Miscellaneous personal papers
Date: [ca 1950-1959]
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6309-05
Description: Includes illustrations of mountains from books, including accompanying photograph; brochures and papers re gramophones; sketches of equipment; `Poisoned atmosphere' by W G Whittlestone, a scientific exposure of nuclear weapons (1958); `NZ Alpine Club bulletin', with review by Scott of `The Mountain world, 1956-57' (no30, Dec 1957); and copy of letter from NZ Alpine Club to Hon P N Holloway re proposed Antarctic Expedition, 1959-1960 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Production of Sarsparella and other papers
Date: [1940-1946]
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6309-20
Description: Script for `Sarsparella', described as an extravagant pantomime in three spasms, and written by Scott and John McCreary (1942); rules relating to the control of defaulters' detention camps (1941) on verso of employment vouchers; `New Yorker' extract (12 May 1945); copies of testimonials from J J Stevenson, F C Lopdell, R G Lockhart, H B Kirk, S M Kemp, D Rust, R Sheffield; revision authority for Scott (1946); declarations re Scott for his release; copy of correspondence between Scott and R Semple; instructions for camp Other Titles - Sarsparilla In Jonathan Scott's `Harry's absence' the title of the production, `Sarsparella' is given as `Sarsparilla' Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notes and personal accounts (part i)
Date: Apr 1945
From: Scott, Thomas Henry, 1918-1960 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6309-17
Description: Detailed diary entries from various inmates at Whitanui Quantity: 1 folder(s).