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Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
- Date
- [ca 1919- 2005]
- By
- Wilkes, Owen Ronald, 1940-2005
- Reference
- MS-Group-1533
- Description
Papers relating to Wilkes' research and protest activites as well as his personal life. Included are papers concerning nuclear and chemical weapons, spy satellites and surveillance bases, and other issues relating to the Pacific and global peace movements. The United States military and intelligence activities in the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand figure prominently.
Arrangement: The original arrangement of the collection into file boxes has been retained. The original number of each box has been placed at the end of the title in brackets.
Wilkes is best known for his research and activist work on matters relating to nuclear weapons, satellite spy stations and other issues relating to the foreign policy of New Zealand and other countries. He was also an archaeologist.
Quantity: 140 box(es). 14 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter and photographs
Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms May Bass, December 2005, Aug 2006
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 140 box(es), 14 Linear Metres, Manuscripts, Mss, typescripts, printed matter and photographs
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Papers relating to the United States of America's military presence in Greenland (49).
Date: 19 Mar 1969- 22 May 1987
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-019
Description: Includes material relating to the United States of America's military presence in Germany and Denmark. Quantity: 1 box(es).
Papers relating to Antarctica (185)
Date: 8 May 1967- 25 Jan 1985
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-109
Description: Papers mainly concern the United States of America's operations in Antarctica, with material relating to Harewood base in Christchurch and the controversy over New Zealand customs searching mail going to the United States' Antarctic bases. Also contains papers relaing to the Erebus crash, ANZUS and the Pacific Peace Movement Quantity: 1 box(es).
Papers relating to the United States of America's presence in Antarctica (207)
Date: 3 Jul 1978- 23 Mar 1985
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-117
Description: Includes manuals for the USCGC Glacier and for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research's operation in Antarctica. Also contains photographs of Harewood base in Christchurch and a list of the intelligence community in Wellington Quantity: 1 box(es).
Papers relating the the Pacific Peace Movement (68).
Date: 8 May 1952- 31 Jan 1993
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-031
Description: Includes papers conerning the New Zealand Military and arms industry's involvement in the Vietnam War as well as race relations within New Zealand (Attack magazine). Quantity: 1 box(es).
Papers relating to the Pacific Peace Movement (89)
Date: 14 Mar 1979- 27 Feb 1990
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-048
Description: Includes papers relating to conflict in east Timor and Papua New Guinea, United States relations with small Pacific nations, as well as internal politics in New Zealand Quantity: 1 box(es).
Papers relating to the Cook Islands' involvement with the United States Military and th...
Date: 23 Aug 1975- 23 Jun 1990
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-123
Description: Includes papers relating to Soviet submarine sightings Quantity: 1 box(es).
McMurdo Station engineering manual (187)
Date: [ca 1979]
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-111
Description: Quantity: 1 box(es).
Papers relating to the United States of America's presence in Antarctica and New Zealan...
Date: 16 Jan 1961- 22 Feb 1991
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-118
Description: Quantity: 1 box(es).
Report on Operation Deep Freeze (186)
Date: [ca 1956]
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-110
Description: Quantity: 1 box(es).
Papers relating to the United States of America's presence in Antarctica (210)
Date: 26 May 1972- 11 Dec 1981
From: Wilkes, Owen, 1940-2005 : Papers
Reference: 2005-338-120
Description: Includes papers relating to the RNZAF's involvement in Operation Deep Freeze Quantity: 1 box(es).