AUDIO
Second World War oral history project: Home Front
- Date
- 17 Nov 2005 - 04 June 2006 - 17 Oct 2005 - 04 Apr 2006
- By
- Hutching, Megan Alannah, 1957-; New Zealand. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- Reference
- OHColl-0827
- Description
The project concentrates on the interviewees' war and service experiences at home in New Zealand, including that of a conscientious objector. Some interviews also cover post-war years, including reflecting on the effect of war and an emphasis on the everyday life of being a serviceman or woman. The interviewees are Mervyn Brown, George Clark, Heather Crispe, Peter Crispe, Katherine Dyall, Ngaire Gibbons, George Judge, Derek Laver, Jane McIntyre, Maisie Munro, Hazel Rowe, Harry Spencer, Gwen Stevens, Maisie Takle and Betty van Praag.
Publication - Last Line of Defence: New Zealanders Remember the War at Home, Megan Hutching (ed). Auckland: HarperCollins NZ, 2007.
Abstracted by - Megan Hutching
Abstracted by - Megan Hutching
Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching
Accompanying material - Abstracts contain questionaire, copies of photographs and some contain additional or photocopied information .
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015225 - OHC-015255
Quantity: 31 C60 cassette(s). 15 printed abstract(s). 15 interview(s).
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete partial transcripts also available.
Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use requires the written permission of the donor Copyright: Copyright is held by the Ministry for Culture & Heritage
- Access restrictions
- Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - Access to the collection requires written permission of the donor
- Format
- 31 C60 cassette(s), 15 printed abstract(s), 15 interview(s), Oral histories, Equipment used: Sony TCM5000EV and 2 Sony ECM t-145 microphones
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Interview with Betty van Praag (nee Tossman), printed abstract
Date: 1 Dec 2005
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5532
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopy of photograph of Betty Tossman in WAAF uniform; partial transcript; questionnaire filled in by Betty van Praag Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with George Judge, printed abstract
Date: 19 Jan 2006
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5524
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopy of photograph of George Judge in flying kit; partial transcript; questionnaire filled in by George Judge; photocopy of section about the Empire Air Training Scheme from the Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History, Ian McGibbon, ed. (p. 156-157) Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Hazel Rowe (nee Davis), printed abstract
Date: 15 Feb 2006
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5528
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopy of photograph of Sergeant Hazel Davis in uniform; partial transcript; questionnaire filled in by Hazel Rowe; printout from Women's Royal Army Corps website (4 p.) including two webpages about Sergeant Davis. Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Maisie Munro (nee Hoskin), printed abstract
Date: 4 Apr 2006
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5527
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopy of photograph of Petty Officer Maisie Hoskin in uniform; partial transcript; questionnaire filled in by Maisie Munro Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Florence May (Maisie) Takle (nee Younger), printed abstract
Date: 16 Feb 2006
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5531
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopies of two photographs of Maisie Takle, in Red Cross VAD uniform and in WAAF uniform; partial transcript; questionnaire filled in by Maisie Takle Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Ngaire Gibbons (nee Lawrence), printed abstract
Date: 9 Jun 2006
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5523
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopy of Ngaire Lawrence in her army uniform; partial transcript; Article: My army days (3 p.) Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Harry Spencer, printed abstract
Date: 6 Jan 2005
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5529
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopy of photograph of Harry Spencer in Army uniform; partial transcript; questionnaire filled in by Harry Spencer; handwritten notes by Harry Spencer (2 p.); typescript of the handwritten notes. Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Derek Laver, printed abstract
Date: 21 Feb 2006
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5525
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopy of photograph of Derek Laver in uniform; partial transcript; questionnaire filled in by Derek Laver; photocopy of article about American servicemen in New Zealand during the War (2 p.); personal narrative about serving on a harbour defence motor launch (9 p.) Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Jane McIntyre (nee Bristow), printed abstract
Date: 20 Nov 2005
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5526
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopy of photograph of Jane Bristow in her WAAC uniform; partial transcript; questionnaire filled in by Jane McIntyre Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with George Clark, printed abstract
Date: 20 Jan 2006
From: Second World War oral history project: Home Front
Reference: OHA-5519
Description: Contents: Accompanied by: photocopies of photographs of George and Margaret Clark dated 1948 and 1949; printed transcript; questionnaire filled in by George Clark; handwritten notes: Home Guard Days - what I can remember (5 p.) Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).