Brooklyn Community Association Incorporated

Date: 1990 - 1994

Reference: Eph-A-RUNNING-1990/1994

Description: Includes: 1990: Mobil New Zealand road relay championships. Kaimai Relay, 1 September 1990. Programme Palmerston North Athletic and Harrier Club presents the 1991 Pub Charity Round the Ranges Relays. Rules and course description 1991: Southland Times New Zealand Cross Country Championships. Lorneville Invercargill, 10 August 1991. Programme 1992: Athletics Otago (Inc) the Otago Centre of Athletics New Zealand presents the 1992 National Road Relay Championship. Taieri Plains relay. 26 September 1992, start and finish at Mosgiel. Pamphlet Fletcher Challenge Marathon. Rotorua New Zealand, 10 am Saturday May 2, 1992. Booklet with entry form Freyberg Pool & Fitness Centre. 2nd Women's Fun Biathlon 1992. Oriental Bay, 8 November 1992. Entry form Red Band Round the Bays Fun Run. Sunday 29 March 1992. Official entry form 1993: Brooklyn Community Association annual Run for Fun. Sunday 7th November [1993]. Flyer Saucony NZ Road Relay Championships in association with Woodpeckers restaurants Christchurch. 54th Takahe-Akaroa Relay, September 25th 1993. Official programme Red Band Round the Bays, supporting the Special Olympics. Sunday 28 March 1993, Kilbirnie Park to Frank Kitts Park. Official entry form 1994: Tower Round the Bays, Sunday 10 April '94. Start and finish at Frank Kitts Park. Official entry form 1994. 1994 N.Z. Road Relay Championships. Masterton, 24 September 1994. Complimentary programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints in booklets, sizes varying under 250 mm.

Date: 1972-1973, 1975-1980

From: Devereux, Selwyn McDonald, 1908-1999 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-12910-1

Description: "Folder one" contains material relating to the Pacific overstayers, anti-apartheid movements in New Zealand, inter-party conflicts, and Vice President Nelson Rockefeller's visit to New Zealand. Dates rare 1976 to 1977. "Folder two" contains inter-party correspondence and communications, fundraising and financial material, material relating to Marxism-Leninism Mao Tse-Tung, and various communist bulletins. Dates are 1972 to 1973, and 1977 to 1978. "Folder three" contains various inter-party information bulletins, material relating to Selwyn Devereux's probation period within the party, and notices published by the Progressive Youth Movement, Wellington. Dates are 1973, and 1978 to 1979. "Folder four" contains various inter-party information bulletins, views and opinions on foreign affairs and policies, material relating to Halt All Racist Tours, various left-wing publications, including "Home is Where You Slave", and an issue of the Young Socialist magazine, inter-party correspondence, anti-Vietnam war material, and newspaper clippings. Folder also contains material relating to the parties thoughts and opinions on the Land March, criticism of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the party's guidelines. Dates are 1975 to 1975. "Folder five" contains the meeting agenda for the Wellington City Council "Ordinary Meeting of the Council", hand written notes of correspondence, correspondence between Devereux and the Action Committee, an Agricultural Chemical Action group newsletter, and other material relating to the use of the herbicide 2,4,5-T in Wellington. Dates are 1979 to 1980. "Folder six" contains a Nuclear Free Pacific Committee action bulletin and newsletters, various invitations to events and volunteering opportunities, anti-apartheid informational correspondence and various leaflets and posters published by HART, newspaper clippings, notices, and protest publications titled "We're heading for a police state", and "Royal Commission attacks women". The folder also contains various flyers, leaflets, and information packets relating to subjects including the opposition of the SIS bill, Anti-war material, exploitation of New Zealand workers and employment rights, and the Bastion Point struggle, 1976 Thai coup, Tenants Union, and Chilean racism and fascism. Dates are 1972, and 1975 to 1978. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Arrived to the library in numbered cardboard folders, some of which had been replaced by Richard Hill. The folders were in a transit box. Quantity: 1 box(es) contains six folders. Transfers: Other folders from the transit box are at MS-Papers-12910-2. Processing information: The cardboard folders were disposed of by the Library and contents placed into acid-free folders. The acid-free folders were split across two archival boxes.

Date: 1951 - 1952

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the activities and exhibitions of horticultural societies in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-HORT-SOC-Brooklyn-1951-01

Description: Schedule for the Spring show 22 September 1951 and the Summer show 2 February 1952, to be held in the Community Centre, Harrison Street, Brooklyn. The Spring show's categories of cut flowers include narcissi, anemone, calendula, cineraria, freesia, hyacinth, Ieland poppies, pansies, polyanthus, tulips, ranunculus, stock, lachanalia, violas, violets, wallflower, scabious, paeonies, pinks. There were also sections for flower arranging, a children's section, vegetable section The Midsummer shows included classes for gladioli, dahlias and miscellaneous other flowers, a children's section and a vegetable section. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 8 pages, 210 x 137 mm.

Date: 1952, 1971-1972, 1974-1975

From: Devereux, Selwyn McDonald, 1908-1999 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-12910-3

Description: Folder one contains personal and inter-party correspondence, a copy of the Pre-National Conference bulletin, material relating to internal issues between the party and Devereux. Date is 1960. Folder two contains various letters and envelopes, inter-party correspondence, and correspondence between Devereux and Gwen Devereux. Dates are 1952, 1972, and 1974. Folder three contains inter-party correspondence, and material relating to Devereux's split from the party. Date is 1970. Folder four contains material relating to Devereux's split from the party, and his self-criticism. Dates unknown. Folder five contains material relating to the United Peoples Liberation Movement of Aotearoa, inter-party correspondence, a copy of the "Down with Soviet Imperialism, Down with U.S. Imperialism" publication, Devereux's self-criticism, and a copy of "CPNZ 's firm stand against the New Revisionism" report, inside which there is an invitation to a Brooklyn community meeting called "Changing patterns of social behaviour in Brooklyn". Dates are 1971 to 1972, and 1974 to 1975. Folder six contains various letters and envelopes, inter-party correspondence, and personal correspondence between Devereux and Gwen Devereux. Dates are 1952, 1972, and 1974. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Arrived to the library in paper envelopes, which had been replaced by Richard Hill. The envelopes were in a transit box. Quantity: 1 box(es) contains six folders. Processing information: The envelopes were disposed of by the Library and contents placed into acid-free folders. The front of the envelopes have been photocopied onto acid-free paper.

Date: 1990-1999

From: Duthie, Donal, fl 2006 : Papers relating to Wellington gardens

Reference: MS-Papers-8652-03

Description: Contains correspondence, financial records, club member lists and administrative records. Also includes floor plan and correspondence regarding renovations for the Brooklyn Community Hall, Plunket rooms and toy library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescript

Date: 1991-1999

From: Duthie, Donal, fl 2006 : Papers relating to Wellington gardens

Reference: MS-Papers-8652-02

Description: Contains correspondence relating to the Brooklyn Garden Club Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescript

Date: 1994-1998

From: Duthie, Donal, fl 2006 : Papers relating to Wellington gardens

Reference: MS-Papers-8652-05

Description: Contains copies of the periodical `Brooklyn tattler' Publication - Brooklyn tattler: Wellington, Brooklyn Community Association Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed material

Date: 1991-2003

From: Duthie, Donal, fl 2006 : Papers relating to Wellington gardens

Reference: MS-Papers-8652-04

Description: Contains newsletters of the Brooklyn Garden Club. Also includes newsletters from the Brooklyn Community Association Inc (Nov 1996 & Jul 1997) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescript