New Zealand alpine journal

Date: [1958-1960]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8179-03

Description: Inward and outward correspondence with people described as `Mountain Men'; most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field. Also includes letters to Eff and Pop; letter from Dave, St Heliers; note to Mr and Mrs Jack Condon, Maitahi, Bruce Bay; orders and accounts; clippings; drafts of articles; and Tararua Tramping Club's first family trip schedule. Other Titles - NZAC Wellington newsletter (n162, 170-171, Jan, Sep, Oct 1958) Other Titles - New Zealand Forest Service newsletter (vIX, n4, Apr 1959) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1972]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8179-66

Description: Correspondence between Pascoe and others relating to the Rangitata (1972); includes drafts of article. Identified correspondents entered in the Name field; also includes letters to Bob and his wife, possibly Bob Watson, and to Stan of Geraldine. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1953

From: Riddiford family: Harold Earle Riddiford papers relating to Garhwal Himalaya and Everest Reconnaissance

By: New Zealand alpine journal

Reference: MS-Papers-12631-33

Description: Contains typescript and holograph draft of an article about Mount Malte Brun written by Harold Earle Riddiford. Both texts have been annotated and corrected. The typescript copy includes a cover letter addressed to Mr M J P Glasgow, Editor of the New Zealand Alpine Journal. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Material arrived at the Library in box "3" in an unlabelled clear plastic sleeve. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript Processing information: Not all names associated with this item are indexed.

Date: 1964-1966

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8179-75

Description: Letters to mountain people, mostly general correspondence (1964-1966); most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field. Also includes letters to Wynette and Garry; Mr Pearce; and to and from David, Opoho; and Andy Anderson, Christchurch. Other Titles - NZ National Park news (v7, n1 Feb-Apr 1975) Other Titles - FMC bulletin (n20, Nov 1964) Other Titles - NZAC Wellington newsletter (n243, 28 May 1965) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1951-1956

From: Riddiford family: Harold Earle Riddiford papers relating to Garhwal Himalaya and Everest Reconnaissance

Reference: MS-Papers-12631-28

Description: Contains inward personal and business correspondence to Harold Earle Riddiford between1951 and 1956. Subjects include mountaineering, finances, postage and customs, watches, and photography. Letters are mostly written from New Zealand, but some correspondents are in Nepal, India, Switzerland, Australia, and England. Correspondents include Ian Ogilvie Gibbs, Cliff Holdsworth, Harry J Stevenson, Cecil Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, Marcel Kurz, Harry Ayres, W M Taylor, Richard Jackson, Noel Ewert Odell, Rolex, Archie (Scott, Aitken & Cox Stock and Share Brokers), Alan Forrest Reid, Cliff Holdsworth, Jim Thornton, Henry Genese, Peter Aufschnaiter, Frank Cook (Canberra Alpine Club), R W Lloyd (Himalayan Committee), and New Zealand Alpine Journal, Canterbury Mountaineering Club, and New Zealand Alpine Club. There are typescript copies of outward correspondence to John Farquhar Findlay regarding Antarctic Expedition. Also includes telegrams congratulating Riddiford and his wife Rosemary Riddiford on the occasion of their wedding in 1954. Also telegrams relating to other events, including mountaineering and travel. One telegram is from Riddiford's mother, Helen Josephine Tytherleigh Nicholl. Title taken from item. Arrangement: Material arrived at the Library in box "3" in a clear plastic sleeve with a note in pencil reading "Correspondence 1954-56" which is annoted in ink to read "To Earle R, 1953, Personal & Mountaineering". Split into two folders due to volume of material. Folder one of two. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter Processing information: Not all names associated with this item are indexed.

Date: 1954-1957

From: Riddiford family: Harold Earle Riddiford papers relating to Garhwal Himalaya and Everest Reconnaissance

Reference: MS-Papers-12631-27

Description: Contains correspondence and clippings relating to Harold Earle Riddiford's reviews of 'In Highest Nepal' by Norman Hardie and 'Our Everest Adventure' by John Hunt. Also includes two typescripts of drafts of Riddiford's review of 'In Highest Nepal', one of which is annotated. Title taken from item. Arrangement: Material arrived at the Library in box "3" in a plastic sleeve with note in pencil describing the contents as "1954-57 Reviews by Earle Riddiford for N.Z. Alpine Journals [sic]. Highest Nepal by Norman Hardie. Newspaper clippings High Adventure - E. Hillary, Man of Everest- Autobiography of Tenzing." Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, clippings Transfers: See large-sized newspaper clippings originally stored with clippings at MSI-Papers-12631-9. Processing information: Not all names associated with this item are indexed. Large-sized newspaper clippings re-housed for reasons of preservation and storage.

Date: 1951

From: Riddiford family: Harold Earle Riddiford papers relating to Garhwal Himalaya and Everest Reconnaissance

Reference: MS-Papers-12631-13

Description: Contains Harold Earle Riddiford's inward and outward correspondence relating to the New Zealand Himalayan Expedition, 1951. Includes telegrams and holograph letters as well as typed and carbon copies. There is extensive correspondence between party members Riddiford and Edmund Percival Hillary and George Wallace Lowe relating to trip preparation and planning. Also some inward and outward correspondence with expedition member Edmund McCarthny Cotter and with Norman David Hardie, who originally intended to join the expedition. Finances, equipment and supplies, logistics, the 1951 waterfront dispute, sponsorship, and travel dates are some of the topics discussed. There are typescripts of thank you letters for financial contributions to the expedition. In addition to correspondence there are lists of ideas for menu, breakdowns of costs, and newspaper clippings regarding the expedition. Also contains Lowe's personal gear list. Other correspondents include William Percival Packard, Pasang Dawa, Dr Noel Ewart Odell, Allan Odell, R E Hotz, John Robert Hugh McKenzie, John Dobree Pascoe, Mr Pearson, Frank A C Thomas, A J Scott, Arthur Pearson, Enid B H Nelson, P Rickard, [Dr?] Don Beaven, Mr Webber, and J P Cook. There is a tranche of correspondence relating to New Zealand Government Departments relating to the expedition, including from Robert Hunter Wade, Secretary of Internal Affairs, and with Indian Government officials, including E Sanyal. Includes accounts from providers of mountaineering equipment and supplies. Also contains correspondence with companies and clubs regarding fundraising, sponsorship deals, services, and supplies. These include the New Zealand Alpine Journal, R M Griffiths & Company, Imperial Bank of India, Himalayan Club (various members including Krenek and T H Braham), Dominion Motors Limited, The New Zealand Alpine Club (also includes minutes of meeting regarding expedition and its financing and circular letter to all members regarding the expedition), Canterbury Mountaineering Club, The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand, Bank of New Zealand, Aulsebrook & Company, A Wander Limited, The Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Company Limited, Cadbury Fry Hudson Limited, Union Steam Ship Company, and Arthur Ellis & Co Limited. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Material arrived at the Library in box "1" in a plastic sleeve with pink stick label reading "10. (on inventory) | Valuable correspondence, telegrams - Hillary, Low etc." Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter, carbon copies Processing information: Not all names associated with this item are indexed.

Date: 1960-1963

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8179-68

Description: Inward and outward correspondence; most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field. Includes letter from String o Brown Paper, Springlands, possibly A M Hale; letter to Eff; to Mrs Risk; and to Harry; and from Ruth, Rangitane School, Pouto, Te Kopuru. Arrangement: Note from Dorothy Pascoe that some personal letters were removed and transferred to family files Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1955-1957]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8179-05

Description: Inward and outward correspondence with men described as `Mountain Men'; includes letters from John C [?] Cox, Te Tawa, Timaru; Ted of the University of Melbourne; Explorer Chapman and Cage Crosser Hannah; and drafts of articles Other Titles - NZAC Wellington newsletter (n146, 158 18 Jul, 22 Aug 1956) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1956-1959

From: Miller, Joseph Holmes (Sir), 1919-1986 : Further papers

Reference: 90-332-06/13

Description: Includes: NZ Alpine Journal (1959); Waimate High School magazine (1956) and miscellaneous other material Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available.

Date: [1933-1977]

From: Glover, Denis James Matthews, 1912-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0418-042

Description: Includes correspondence and poems from Winston Rhodes; poem, `Letter to Karl Stead' by Alan Roddick (1970); copy of article by J B Priestley on his visit to New Zealand (Observer magazine, 9 Sep 1973); letter from Tilly, Wellington, re Poetry Society letterhead; interview of Glover by Michael Player (1973); correspondence with HMNZS Pegasus group including letter signed by 17 members (1956); sonnet by Willie Patterson; poems by Rhys Pasley; letter from Paekakariki Old Folks Association, asking Glover for a rhyme to be sung to the tune of `Here we are again' (1964); letter from [?] R O'Neill of Lower Hutt. Identified persons entered under Name. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for full description of the contents of this folder.

Date: 1971-1972

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8179-77

Description: Inward and outward correspondence; also includes letter to Oscar Francis Climo, Collingwood; to Dorothy; to Jane; and from [?] Tim Watt, HMS `Albion' Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1953-1957]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8179-07

Description: Inward and outward correspondence; most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field. Also includes letters to and from Betty [?] Louie, Hastings; Nui, of J A Redpath, Christchurch; B, c/- Arthur Ellis; Cedric of the CMC; letters to Brian; to Betty; to David, Dunedin; and Mr Dillon. Includes drafts of articles. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1962-1965]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8179-72

Description: Inward and outward correspondence; most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field; Also includes letter to Adrian; correspondence with Michael, Ngaio, possibly Clark; letter from Jack, Tinwald; and Andrew (Andy) Anderson, (b 1908); also drafts and notes by Pascoe, etc Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1952-1953]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8179-06

Description: Inward and outward correspondence; most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field. Also includes letters from David, Dick of Greymouth, Jim of Dunedin; and letters to Henry, Jean [?] Johnson, Dunedin following her husband, Christopher's, death, Mr Young, Barbe and Peter, and Jim in Dunedin. Includes drafts of articles by Pascoe. Quantity: 1 folder(s).