Hansen, Allan Waldemar, 1912-1978

Date: 1942-1958, 2006

By: Hansen, Dan Haig, 1918-2006

Reference: MS-Group-1584

Description: Contains a chapter from `A difficult trip but with a happy ending', an autobiography being written by Mr Hansen. In this chapter he details his views as an opponent of the war effort during World War Two and his visit to the detainee camp to see his brothers who were detained for being conscientious objectors. Also correspondence between Harold Hansen, who was detained in various detention camps as a conscientious objector from 1942, and his family at Beeville, Orini and later correspondence between his brother Owen, who was imprisoned at Rangipo Detention Camp between December 1944 and April 1946, and his family. There is a small amount of third party correspondence relating to their imprisonment. The two brothers' correspondence describes life as inmates in detention camps during the war and their inward letters from family members describe the concerns and activities of a pacifist family living at Orini during this period. Dan Hansen was a conscientious objector during World War Two but was not charged or imprisoned as he was disabled. His brother, Harold was imprisoned from 1942 to 1946 and another brother, Owen, was imprisoned from 1944-1946, both as conscientious objectors Quantity: 13 folder(s). 2 volume(s). 0.16 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr D Hansen, Whitianga, September 2006 and estate of Dan Hansen, 2007 Transfers: Collection taken in as a whole to Manuscripts. Transfers made from here. - To Photographic Archive - Photographs of Hansen brothers and of conscientious objectors in detention camp (PAColl-9142).

Date: 1930-1960

From: Hansen, Raymond Ernest, 1910-1985 : Papers

Reference: 84-204-82

Description: Correspondents include: Otto Fischer of Epsom, Auckland, 1955-1956; Ida Brown, 1930; Evelyn Shadbolt, 1930; love poems; Jack Bos of Gisborne, 1956; `Our expanding atomic stupidity' correspondence, 1848; Dorothy and Elizabeth Bond of Wellington, 1947-1951; Allan W Hansen (includes letter from Mt Eden prison), 1932-1945; J V L Edson, 1960; Elaine Budd & Rosa Budd of Auckland, 1959; H W Haddow (solicitor), 1932; T E McMillan (editor of The Commonweal of NZ, official organ of the Commonwealth Land Party of New Zealand), 1936 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1943]

From: Mason, Read Rex, 1904-1992 : Papers

Reference: 2005-016-03

Description: Inward and outward correspondence and related papers; includes electoral material for Lincoln Efford and C ron Howell. Most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field. Also includes letters from Win, Christchurch, and to Mum, with legal instructions. Quantity: 1 folder(s).