History graduate student and research apprentice at the Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1995-1996. Conducted oral history inteviews of staff at the Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs.
Styles, Jennifer, active 1995
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Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs oral history project
Date: Jan-Feb 1996 - 29 Jan 1996 - 14 Feb 1996
By: New Zealand. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage; Styles, Jennifer, active 1995; Burnett, Robert Ian McKenzie, 1915-2002; Paul, Janet Elaine (Dame), 1919-2004; Porter, Frances Ann, 1925-2022; Taylor, Nancy Margaret, 1919-1999
Reference: OHColl-0750
Description: Oral history project by interviewer Jennifer Styles recorded to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. The four interviews cover the experiences of those who worked in the very early days of the Historical Branch. The interviewees are Robert (Bob) Burnett, Janet Paul, Frances Porter and Nancy Taylor. Topics discussed include publications such as the 1940 centennial surveys, 'Meet New Zealand' and the first historical atlas, as well as people such as Joe Heenan, John Beaglehole, John Pascoe, and Guy Scholefield. Accompanying material - Copy of paper by Rachel Barrowman about the 1940 Centennial and the historical publications produced; copy of paper by Janet Paul about John Beaglehole and the design of the Centennial publications Interviewer(s) - Jennifer Styles Arrangement: Original recordings: OHC-017038 - 017043 Abstracts: OHA-6113 - OHA-6116 Quantity: 6 C60 cassette(s). 4 printed abstract(s). 4 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete. Search dates: 1940 - 1950 Processing information: Interviews not yet described.
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Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933- : Oral histories
Date: 29 January 1996 - 23 September 1998
By: Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes (Dr), 1933-2015; Burnett, Robert Ian McKenzie, 1915-2002; Taylor, Nancy Margaret, 1919-1999; Styles, Jennifer, active 1995
Reference: OHColl-1100
Description: Sound recording of an interview recorded 23 September 1998 with R I M (Bob) Burnett for a biography of JC Beaglehole written by Timothy Beaglehole. Also contains an interview with Nan Taylor by Jennifer Styles from 29 January 1996 for an oral history project for the Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. Includes agreement forms and related materials for each interview. Interviewer(s) - Timothy Beaglehole Interviewer(s) - Jennifer Styles Arrangement: Cassette tapes arranged as OHC-023719 to OHC-023721 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 2 folder(s). 2 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available. Provenance: These papers were brought together by Timothy Beaglehole as part of his research work for his biography of John Cawte Beaglehole, and for his published collection of John Cawte Beaglehole letters. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2233, Beaglehole, Timothy Holmes, 1933- Papers. Search dates: 1996 - 1998