Children's literature

Date: [1959-1990]

From: Campbell, Alistair Te Ariki, 1925-2009: Collection

Reference: 91-046-2/02

Description: Articles, speeches and scripts: `Te Rauparaha', `Maori village', `Poetry programme', `An Island of spirits' (script), `Influence of childhood on my writing', `Speech for launching of Island to Island', `Influence and independence', notes on personal poetry, 5th ACLALS conference introduction, `Island of spirits' notes and extracts, address to Glendining Homes Old Boys and Girls association, copies of letters to Simon, Frances, Mr Singh, Bill, Margaret and Marjorie, report on `Puha Western' script, `NZ poetry since WWII', `All that blue can be, poems by Brian Turner', NZBC talks on poetry, `Where are the NZ children's authors?', `The Dark lord of Savaiki', `On the road' with Pat Wilson, letter re family benefit capitalisation; flyer, Pacific Writers Series Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1969

By: Dallas, Ruth, 1919-2008

Reference: PAColl-1104

Description: newspaper clipping with the photograph also enclosed Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) in plastic bag.

Date: [ca 1996]

By: Barltrop, Alec, active 1963-1966

Reference: MS-Papers-5767

Description: Unpublished children's story Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (Photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Rona Bailey, 1997

Date: [ca 1940-1950]

By: Hall, Winifred Constance, 1913-1991

Reference: MS-Papers-6353

Description: Typescript draft of `Candy Nevill', a New Zealand children's story set in Dunedin and the South Island, about the Nevill family, their activities, schooling and family relationships Does not appear to have been published Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections

Date: 1995-2002

By: Wellington Children's Book Association

Reference: MS-Papers-9236

Description: Collection comprises the administrative records of the organisation. Includes minutes, agendas, newsletters and ephemera. Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres.

Date: 1991

By: National Library of New Zealand

Reference: Eph-D-NATIONAL-LIBRARY-1991-02

Description: Shows an illustration from "Goldilocks and the three bears" and "Joseph's boat" by Caroline MacDonald and Chris Gaskin. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on poster 595 x 420 mm.

Date: 1898

By: Zier, Edouard Francois, 1856-1924; Vintraud Godefroy, Frederic, active 19th century

Reference: A-470-007

Description: Shows a young woman, ostensibly a Maori princess, remonstrating with a man who is possibly her father, a king. The woman wears clothing not resembling Maori costume, but rather a long sleeveless shift with one shoulder strap, a sash wrapped around her waist, an ornate necklace and bracelets on her wrist and ankle. Similarly, her father wears a large piece of fabric wrapped in a toga style, an ornate necklace, and sits on what appears to be a bear skin The cover is accompanied by a three-page story, in French, by 'Le Capitaine Prefrontal' The depiction of Maori is unusual, given the date, as the French had been in contact with Maori since the late 18th century Other Titles - \"Je ne suis qu'une Maori laide et noire, mais j'ai trop appris pour vivre parmi les sauvages\" Other Titles - \"I might be just a black, ugly Maori, but I've learned too much to live amongst these uncivilised people\" [translation] Extended Title - In: Journal des voyages et des aventures de terre et de mer. Paris: Dimanche 17 Juillet 1898. No.85, deuxieme serie Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Black and white wood engraving, 220 x 182 mm, on page 312 x 220 mm Provenance: Purchase: Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, Wellington, July 2015

Date: 1925-1995

By: White, Dorothy Mary Neal, 1915-1995

Reference: MS-Group-1262

Description: Comprises diaries and notebooks, correspondence and draft articles on children's reading, librarianship and literature in general. Also included are papers and letters on her study at Canterbury University College, her early library work and her time with the Carnegie School of Librarianship in Pittsburgh (1937-1939). Her personal papers contain family and personal letters, memoranda and housekeeping details, which give a detailed picture of Dunedin middle class life in the 1950s. There also papers relating to her first husband, Dick White, the Dunedin bookseller and actor. She collected brochures, printed material and newspaper cuttings on a wide variety of topics, especially on children's literature and on the Otago Branch of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, of which she was a keen supporter. A committed lay member of the Anglican communion in Dunedin, she also kept papers relating to church work and to St Paul's Cathedral. Finding aid updated with information provided by reseacher, February 2016. Source of title - Supplied Arrangement: Divided into series by format and subject. Dorothy Neal White, a noted librarian specialising in children's literature, radio broadcaster and writer, had studied at the Carnegie School of Librarianship in the 1930s and worked from the 1940s at the Dunedin Public Library. The Dorothy Neal White Collection of children's literature at the Nastional Library of New Zealand was named in her honour. Quantity: 243 folder(s). 85 volume(s). 3 box(es). 5.27 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms V Feltham, Wellington, 2004 Transfers: To Ephemera Collection - Several pamphlets - To Photographic Archive - 42 black and white, 4 colour original photographic prints from A2004-056 (PAColl-7953).

Date: 1938 - 1949

From: Rykers, Leslie Bertram Archibald, 1897-1976 :[Original art works for, and print of, advertisements, greeting cards, and illustrations for Auckland Star and Brett's Christmas annuals, mostly 1920s-1930s. Artwork by Neville L and Trevor Rykers, 1940s and 1950s].

By: Rykers, Neville Leslie, 1927-2012; Dartford (Firm)

Reference: B-185-152/154-1

Description: Illustrated book featuring a clownish elf named Bumpy, driving through Africa in an open-topped car; his encounters with animal and human inhabitants. Author may be Inez Laura Taylor, 1876-1959, of Auckland. Quantity: 2 drawing(s). 1 album(s) Album(s). 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Gouache on sheet 194 x 30 mm; pencil drawings on tracing paper, 355 x 285 mm; booklet of 16 pages 232 x 183 mm.

Date: ca 1925-1940

Reference: PAColl-1491

Description: Copies of photographs of Winifred McQuilkan, who, as Clare Mallory, wrote ten children's books. They show her as a young girl and dux of Middle School, Invercargill; on a University Latin picnic, at which Dan Davin was also present, 1932; her graduation photograph from University of Otago; and a publisher's publicity photograph. The collection includes an abriged memoir of McQuilkan's life by her friend Janet Maconie. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/2-166713 to 166716 Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) (copies of original prints returned to owner). Finding Aids: Photocopies and typescript biographical notes on shelf at PAColl-1491.

Date: 1983 - 01 Jan 1983

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

By: Mahy, Margaret May, 1936-2012

Reference: OHInt-0013-177

Description: An interview of Margaret Mahy about her writing: differences in writing for children (as opposed to adults); imaginational - the lines between the fantastic and the real Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Elizabeth Alley Venue - Radio New Zealand recording studio, Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003413 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1986 - 01 Jan 1986

From: Stout Research Centre Oral Literary Archive

Reference: OHInt-0013-178

Description: An hour with Margaret Mahy - a session of the Writers and Readers Week. She talks about her writing and reads a story she has made up. (No title given.) Venue - Wellington Recorded by - Ian Wedde Venue - Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-003645 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1954 - 1955

From: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994: The adventures of Hutu and Kawa, by Avis Acres. [Sketchbook. 1954-55].

By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994

Reference: E-505-002

Description: Shows fictional pohutukawa babies Hutu and Kawa, one of whom rides on the back of a kiwi. The author and title of the book are shown at top and bottom. This design and title were discarded in favour of "The Adventures of Hutu and Kawa" (see E-505-001). The replacement design was sellotaped over "The tale of Hutu, Kawa and Grandpa Kiwi". Inscriptions: Album page - (Front cover): [Title] Dated 1954-55, as book, "The adventures of Hutu and Kawa" was published in 1955. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) and collage on cover of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour and collage on sketchbook cover, 251 x 175 mm.

Date: 1883-1887

From: Cowan family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11946-001

Description: Published by George Robertson, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, 1883. Includes annotations by Cowan, including shorthand, and notes in English and Maori. Cowan has written his name, with dates and places he lived, on the title page, page 2, and back page of the volume. These include 'March 1884, Te Awamutu'; 'Kihikihi, 1886'; and 'Auckland, 1887'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed volume in a folder

Date: 2 July 2004 - 02 Jul 2004

By: Price, Susan, 1960-; Carnaby, Penny, 1949-; Flannery, Kate, 1959-

Reference: OHColl-0742-01

Description: Recording of an event held on 2 July 2004 to celebrate the award by Susan Price of a $20,000 scholarship to Kate De Goldi, to help support her while writing a book about international children's literature. The speakers are Susan Price, National Librarian Penny Carnaby and Kate De Goldi. The Susan Price Collection of 19,000 children's books was donated to the National Library of New Zealand in 1991, but it continues to be housed and curated by Susan Price at her home in Wellington. Venue - Wellington Source of title - Title supplied by Library Recorded by - Anthony Donovan, Karori, Wellington Quantity: 1 compact disc(s). 1 event(s). 34 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available. Search dates: 2004

Date: 9 May 2000 - 09 May 2000

From: New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) oral history project

By: Gray, Alison Mary, 1943-; Locke, Elsie Violet, 1912-2001

Reference: OHInt-0698-14

Description: Elsie Locke recalls publication of `Runaway Settlers' and becoming involved with PEN in 1965. Talks about, Public lending right, with reference to Neva McKenna and Ian Cross; publishing in New Zealand; Children's Pacific Rim Conference, Vancouver; rising value of children's literature; Literary Fund, the Arts Council and Creative New Zealand; Book awards; Reprints and The End of the harbour (book about Waiuku). Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Alison Gray Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-012355 Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-4180.

Date: [ca 1970s-1990s]

From: Snowden, Rita Frances, 1907-1999 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11796-33

Description: Writing by Snowden for children and young people. Also includes some notes and cuttings. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript, mss and printed matter

Date: [1950s-1980s]

From: Snowden, Rita Frances, 1907-1999 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11796-52

Description: Folder of research material and notes labelled 'For young people'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript, mss and printed matter

Date: [ca 1970s-1990s]

From: Snowden, Rita Frances, 1907-1999 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11796-40

Description: Typed drafts for stories for young people and newspaper clippings, both annotated Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript, mss

Date: [ca 1970s-1990s]

From: Snowden, Rita Frances, 1907-1999 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11796-39

Description: Typed and annotated drafts of stories for young people, includes some newsclippings Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript, mss