Journalism

Date: [ca 1910-1989]

By: Luxford, Nola, 1895-1994

Reference: MS-Group-0182

Description: The papers relate to Luxford's career as an actress, 1920s-1930s, and later as a print and radio journalist, 1930s-1950s, as well as material on the ANZAC Club, the ANZAC Memorial Garden in New York, ANZAC Hour broadcasts, ANZAC Day commemorations and the British American Ambulance Corps, all of which she was involved with during WWII. Further material relates to Luxford's work with the fashion shows at Hotel Pierre, New York in the 1950s. There are also papers on her work with volunteer and charitable organisations from the 1940s, including certificates awarded to her. In 1996 Luxford's diaries and note books, and a collection of letters from the author Zane Grey, were added to the collection. In 1998, further diaries, newspaper cuttings and correspondence relating mainly to Nola's private and domestic life were donated by Ms Carole van Grondelle, who was using them as source material for her biography. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 83 volume(s). 52 folder(s). 57 box(es). 1 videotape(s). 16 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter and photographs Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Nola Luxford Dolberg, 1991 (A91-297, A91-346), 1992 (A92-250), 1993 (A93-275) and estate of Nola Luxford Dolberg 1995 (A95-052), 1996 (A96-272), and 1998 (A98-343). Transfers: To Photographic Archive - 8 boxes of albums and loose photographs - To Oral History Collection - Disc and tape recordings of broadcasts. - To New Zealand Film Archive - 6 reels of film - To New Zealand Film Archive - 2 film reels 16mm: `Maori Village - NZ Legation Washington', and `City of health - NZ legation Washington'. Also assorted sections of 16mm film reels in a film casing entitled `Native earth 77C'..

By: Media Women (N.Z.)

Reference: OHColl-0052

Description: Quantity: 20. 1 event(s).

Date: 1977, 1980

By: Thomson, John Bell, 1897-1986

Reference: MS-Papers-2293

Description: The autobiography emphasises Thomson's career as a journalist and his sporting interests Thomson grew up in Arrowtown and fought in World War One. He worked as a journalist for the Evening star, Dunedin from 1927-1965, except for period as editor of the Gisborne herald, 1943-1949 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (100 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) Finding Aids: Includes 7 page index.

Date: 1980 - 1982

By: Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-D-NEWSPAPER-Dominion-1980/1982

Description: Billboard signs for display at newsagents, with a headline from the daily newspaper. Includes: 5 September 1980: Muldoon's social secretary goes too [Prime Minister Robert Muldoon] 17 September 1980: Thomas tells of jail body searches [Arthur Allan Thomas]. 24 September 1980: Iraqi tanks drive at vital oil strait 25 September 1980: Surprise move to stop Springboks 26 September 1980: 'Drink at 18' bill in / Shopper see gangs clash 29 September 1980: Hundreds of homes evacuated in LPG scare 30 September 1980: Big new sweepstake / TV-Rugby feud spreads 1 October 1980: Boot hacked off to save life 2 October 1980: Saturday shopping on - in spite of the oldies 3 October 1980: Bomb threats to Maori MP's family (2 copies) 4 October 1980: Pot of gold eludes air crash survivors 5 October 1980: Superstar slams athletics chiefs 6 October 1980: Safe Air threatened / Petrol ration plan revived 7 October 1980: Girl dragged from train / New plans for jobless 9 October 1980: TV News in strife again / Drought hits farms (2 copies) 11 October 1980: Rail union's strike threat 12 October 1980: Searing attack on labour leaders 13 October 1980: How you voted / More rail holdups 14 October 1980: Boltcutters needed to free TAB manageress 16 October 1980: Muldoon's challengers finger their knives 17 October 1980: How Muldoon cheated the knives (2 copies) 18 October 1980: Pleas for help fail - man bleeds to death 19 October 1980: A message to the political 'colonels' 20 October 1980: Muldoon drops threat / Wedding day tragedy 21 October 1980: PM says crisis over: rebel MPs disagree 22 October 1980: Talboys holds trump card [Brian Talboys] 23 October 1980: Leadership struggle: Brian stays silent 24 October 1980: TV fee collector won't pay his own 26 October 1980: The days of crisis / Weekend racing 27 October 1980: Prison lockout! / All racing in detail 28 October 1980: Air NZ's passionate bomb alert 29 October 1980: New health rules after crematorium explosion 2 November 1980 Sunday Times: Tuesday's big cup: hot form guide [Melbourne Cup] 3 November 1980: Yallop names the woman [David A Yallop] 4 November 1980: What police found in fisherman's suitcase 6 November 1980: Wages up 20 per cent / TV cricket threatened 8 November 1980: Gear Meat's shock losses 9 November 1980 Sunday times: Stars say Yes to private TV hopes 10 November 1980: Off-duty policeman beaten up by mob 12 November 1980: Newly-weds borrowed to win $600,000 13 November 1980: Dog disease feared / TV rebel's court date 15 November 1980: Support swings behind butchers 17 November 1980: The man Miss World resigned for 22 November 1980: Who shot JR? - revelation / Bird killer starts work 23 November 1980: Boks' peace mission 28 November 1980: Thomas out for police necks [Arthur Allan Thomas] 30 November 1980: Anguished plea to TV's Pat Phoenix 1 December 1980: Naked woman alarms drivers 5 December 1980: Beer dumped as prices up / Carol singers redundant 9 December 1980: Polish border tension: Warning 10 December 1980: Harbours strike / Lennon murder [Beatle John Lennon] 12 December 1980: Muldoon invites minister to resign 13 December 1980: How one vote saved Rowling [Wallace Rowling] 19 December 1980: Mayor returns union threat 25 May 1982: Closer economic relations details Quantity: 55 colour art print(s) plus some duplicates.. Physical Description: Block prints on newsprint, 610 x 425 mm.

Date: 1995-2002

From: Fry, Alexander Sydney, 1926-2006: Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8493-1

Description: `When can you start?', an autobiography of Fry's life up until the 1960s describing his childhood, education, war service and employment as a journalist for the Southern Cross newspaper and the New Zealand Listener and editorial work for A H & A W Reed. Chapter 1 begins with Fry arriving in Wellington from Christchurch in 1948 and he describes his experiences working as a journalist for the Southern Cross newspaper and gives his impressions of Wellington, including being a student at Victoria University College in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He then reverts back to his childhood, describing growing up in Wallsend and Christchurch, attending Papanui Technical College and being apprenticed as an electrician. Chapter 10 ends in 1944 when Fry enrolled in the Royal Navy 21st Fleet Airm draft to be trained in England. Names referred to in the text are entered in the name index. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1993

From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area

By: Langdon, Robert Adrian, 1924-2003

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1230

Description: Volume 2 gives an account of Langdon's work as a journalist on the Pacific Islands Monthly, his recruitment to the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau by Harry Maude, his experiences at the Australian National University, his expeditions to the Pacific Islands, his work for the Australian government's South Pacific Cultures fund, and his pursuit of his unorthodox views on the migration of Pacific islanders. The first volume of Langdon's autobiography takes the reader up to 1959 when as a journalist in Adelaide, Langdon was attracted by an advertisement for a "Journalist-printer wanted for Polynesian islands" Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Complete listing at http://rspas.anu.edu.au/pambu/finals/searchlong.php.

Date: 1914

From: Various artists :[Thirty original cartoons drawn for the "New Zealand truth" by Will Hope, Tom Glover, Mac, Pac (or Pas), G (Tom Glover?). ca 1910-1920].

By: Glover, Thomas Ellis, 1891?-1938

Reference: B-128-041

Description: Shows a confrontation on a country road, between a minister wielding a quill pen at left, and a plump military gentleman on horseback wielding a sword at right. The minister has his left foot placed on a large broadsheet entitled: "The truth about Takapau". The person featured are probably the Reverend Fred W Boys and Captain Powles (see "Other notes" below). Reminiscent of the saying: "The pen is mightier than the sword". (Concerning the power of Boys' report to the "Manawatu evening standard"). This cartoon was published in the "New Zealand truth" 23 May 1914, above the title "The harsh and boisterous tongue of war". This published cartoon accompanied letters from a member of the New Zealand military forces, and the Reverend Fred W Boys, concerning Boys' report (published in the Manawatu evening standard") on an incident at Takapau military camp, in late April or early May 1914. In this incident, the mounted police (under Captain Powles - possibly Charles Guy Powles) charged rioting soldiers who were protesting against uncomfortable and wet conditions at the camp (See Warren Bayliss' "Takapau - the sovereign years 1876-1976" (1975), pages 95-96). The "New Zealand truth" also ran a Tom Glover cartoon on 9 May 1914, page 4, entitled "Discipline up-to-date", showing armed police quelling a riot at the camp. Inscriptions: Recto - centre left - [Title] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on sheet 322 x 475 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Transferred from MSS&A 74-052. (New Zealand Truth papers relating to S Jackson Binning, donated 1974)..

Date: [ca 1890-1932]

By: Bridge, Herbert Bowen, 1849-1932

Reference: fMS-023

Description: Articles, stories and comic verse, mostly on political themes, written by Bridge for the "Catholic Times" and other journals. Also obituaries of Bridge, who was sub-editor of the "Evening Post", 1892-1902, and subsequently on the staff of the "Dominion". Quantity: 1 volume(s) (31 pages). Physical Description: Printed matter (37 cm; ¼ maroon morocco, green boards, in phase box)

Date: 1980

By: Times (London, England)

Reference: MS-Papers-2144

Description: List of correspondents, 1847-1963 (not necessarily complete) stamped 'Archives of The Times' Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 leaves). 1 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1868-1936

By: Hooper, Richard Henry - 1868-1936

Reference: MS-Group-0345

Description: Hooper's diaries record family and Wellington events, biographical details, family budgets and other details of personal income (1906-1936); the scrapbooks give panorama of his life from birth to 1925, including Fabian interests, photographs, ephemera; also ms poem by J C Beaglehole Source of title - Supplied Hooper emigrated to New Zealand in 1885. After time as a farmer and journalist on the Parliamentary Press Gallery he joined the Department of Agriculture in 1900; he was attached to the Agent-General and New Zealand High Commission in London (1902-1909); and edited the `New Zealand journal of agriculture' (1915-1933) Quantity: 4 volume(s). 0.08 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, printed matter, photographs

Date: 9 11 1994 - 09 Nov 1994

From: Interviews about Denis Glover by Gordon Ogilvie

By: Fry, Alexander Sydney, 1926-2006

Reference: OHInt-0576-09

Description: Alexander Fry was a journalist at the 'Listener' magazine from 1952-1991, and he describes first meeting Denis Glover when he was asked to edit a series of interviews on high-profile New Zealanders to boost publication. Describes being impressed by Glover's interview, which didn't need any editing. Describes Glover's reaction to being dismissed by Harry Tombs of the Wingfield Press. Describes Glover as a man of real warmth with wit, and a good friend to have. Talks about Glover being the self-appointed jester at many events. Describes his relationship with Khura Glover and compares this with his relationship with Lyn Glover. Talks about Glover's behaviour toward the Soviet Union's literary delegation. Interviewer(s) - Gordon Ogilvie Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008798a Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 45 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2809.

Date: 20 Jun 2000

From: Vintage years - the wine industry in New Zealand

By: Dunleavy, Terence John, 1928-

Reference: OHInt-0535/4

Description: Terry Dunleavy was born in Te Awamutu in 1928. Describes his family's moves to Hamilton and Auckland. Talks about his father working in hotels and running the Dominion Breweries shop. Describes attending Sacred Heart College in Auckland, a welding apprenticeship at Ellis Hardy Symington, a cadetship at State Advances Corporation and joining the Air Force before getting a job at the North Wairarapa Herald in Pahiatua. Talks about the editor Sandy Powell, local stories covered and becoming editor and manager himself. Mentions Keith Holyoake. Describes meeting and marrying kindergarten teacher Margaret Eising, his interest in sports journalism and getting a job with the `New Zealand Sportsman'. Mentions journalists and sports people at the Commercial Hotel. Describes an offer to run a small newspaper and printing business in Apia, Samoa, leaving Auckland in 1951 and spending seven years there. Talks about the birth of five of their children there, the newspaper's coverage and businessman Eugene Paul. Recalls a role in a Hollywood movie with Gary Cooper,` Return to paradise', while in Samoa. Refers to Aggie's Hotel. Recalls returning to New Zealand for the childrens' education. Discusses involvement in the National Party as chair of the Island Bay electorate. Describes moving to Napier to work for the Martin Printing Company and standing unsuccessfully as a candidate in the Napier electorate in 1969. Recalls printing labels for the wine industry and beginning to work for Montana. Discusses the three wine organisations in existence, including the Wine Council and lobbying the government for the Wine Institute. Mentions Frank Yukich, George Mazuran, Alex Corban, Tom McDonald and Mate Brajkovich. Recalls the wines Bernkaisler, Pearl and Cold duck and Montana's move towards making varietal table wines. Talks about Tom McDonald of McWilliams' experimentation with cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay. Comments on the emergence of wine writers, wine tasting in London and the idenitification of a New Zealand style by London tasters. Recalls the purchase of land by Montana in Marlborough and planting of muller thurgau, riesling, cabernet, pinotage and chardonnay grapes. Recalls lobbying the government about taxes on the wine industry. Mentions Robert Muldoon, George Green, Bernie Galvin and Lance Adams Schenider. Discusses the change in winemaking regulations in 1982. Describes becoming the chief executive of the Wine Institute. Discusses the 1986 grape pull. Mentions Brierleys, Bruce Hancox, Roger Douglas, David Lange and McWilliams. Recalls the involvement of corporates including DFC, the breweries and Brierleys in the industry. Mentions mergers. Discusses his role in arranging export activities. Refers to the Labour Government, Mike Moore, Tradenz and the formation of the New Zealand Wine Guild. Discusses the founding of the Food and Beverage Exporters Council and New Zealand participation in the London Wine Trade Fair in 1987. Discusses the Sale of Liquor Amendment Act and wine in supermarkets. Mentions Bryan Moggridge and Philip Gregan. Describes setting up his own vineyard, Te Motu, on Waiheke Island and the first vintage in 1993. Mentions his sons. Discusses setting up the industry magazine `New Zealand grapegrower and winemaker'. Talks about the lowering of the drinking age to eighteen and the Wine Institute support for ALAC in its advisory role. Interviewer(s) - Janice Aplin Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 4 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3117.

Date: 20 July 1935

By: Collins, William Charles 1882-1939; Goodwin, Jill Marion, 1947-

Reference: MS-Papers-12805

Description: Comprises handwritten letter from Iris Wilkinson (Robin Hyde) to William Charles Collins.The letter is dated 20 July 1935 and was sent from The Grey Lodge, Gladstone Road, Mount Albert, Auckland. It discusses working for the Christchurch Sun newspaper, the experience of living through winter in New Zealand, writing novels and recent books she has read. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 5 sheets of paper. Physical Description: Handwritten letter with blue ink, 25 x 20cm. Provenance: Previously owned by William Charles Collins' granddaughter, Jill Goodwin.

Date: [ca 1927-1983]

By: Sayers, Ross Charles, 1918-2004

Reference: 90-292

Description: Transcripts of reminiscences and interviews with editors and journalists of the newspapers owned by NZ News Ltd; draft history of NZ News Ltd; copy of thesis by Roberta M Hill: From hot metal to cold type, labor process theory and new technology in the newspaper industry, a thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology at the University of Canterbury, 1983. Source of title - Supplied Other Titles - From hot metal to cold type, labour process theory and new technology in the newspaper industry (Thesis) Quantity: 1 box(es). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (photocopied) Processing information: Not yet listed

Date: 2005

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-D-NEWSPAPER-Press-2005

Description: Billboard signs for display at newsagents, with a headline from the daily newspaper. Includes: 2 Capill admits child abuse (photograph) 4 April 2005: Special 8-page tribute to the Pope (Photograph) 9 April 2005: Prisoners feast on wenison, crayfish 14 April 2005: PM tells of brush with death 10 May 2005: Doonegate - who's telling the truth? 14 May 2005: Smog worse than we were told 14 May 2005: Paedophile strikes fear into town 4 June 2005: Win first Lions test tickets 8 July 2005: Londoners killed in bus, tube blasts Quantity: 9 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, 590 x 405 mm.

Date: 1999

By: Hutt News (Newspaper); Ekers, Paul, 1961-; Waikato this week (Periodical); Qantas Airways Ltd

Reference: H-622-001/008

Description: Political cartoons published in the Hutt News and Waikato This Week, 1999, and entered in the 1999 Qantas Media Awards. Quantity: 8 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies, A4 size.

Date: 1931-1958

By: Clark, Lyndsay Scott, 1915-1994

Reference: MS-Group-1936

Description: Collection comprises four scrapbboks of newspaper cuttings relating to the `N Z Truth' and the `Temuka leader'. Many of the articles have been written by Clark. Source of title - Supplied by Library Clark worked as a journalist, editor and author. Owner of the Temuka Leader in the 1930s. Quantity: 4 volume(s). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms L Semple, Australia, Jan 2011 Transfers: To Serials Collection - `The Dominion New Zealand Sunday times, Vol 1, No 1'.

Date: 11 Sep 1997

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Reid, Philip John, 1954-

Reference: EP/1997/3640-F

Description: Levin liquor store owner David Max ripping up an issue of the Listener magazine that calls Levin the most boring town in New Zealand. Shows him on the roadside, standing by the 'Levin welcomes you' road sign. Photographs taken 11 September 1997 by Evening Post staff photographer Phil Reid. Source of descriptive information - Dated from information on digital print out in Evening Post illustrations file Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) strips with 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Date: [ca 1945]

By: Hutchison, James (Sir), 1867-1946

Reference: MS-Papers-5341

Description: Sir James describes his schooling, working life and some aspects of life outside work but these reminiscences are mainly about his working life. He joined the `Otago Daily Times' in 1889, became leader-writer 1899 and then editor in 1909 (he didn't retire until 1945). He was active in public life in Dunedin, was a theatre critic and on school and athenaeum committees. He went to the Imperial Conference in Canada in 1920 and to the Empire Press Union conference in England in 1930, which he describes in considerable detail. He was instrumental in setting up the Poneke Rugby Club in Wellington and was active in the Pirates Football Club in Dunedin. His family lived first in Wanganui, then Wellington where James went to Wellington College, and then they moved to Dunedin where he went to Otago University. Accompanying material - Two leaves of transcripts of Hutchison's theatrical reviews from the `Otago Daily Times', 1889 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (108 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: [1934-1959]

By: Reeve, Alan Llewellyn, 1910-1962

Reference: 91-126

Description: Comprises diaries, notes, letters, press clippings, manuscripts and other papers relating to Reeve's life as a journalist overseas. Source of title - Supplied Other Titles - Africa I presume Other Titles - Sterilized utopia...Sweden, land of the logical Viking Other Titles - Lions and lambs of Wellington Most of Reeve's career as a journalist was spent overseas in North America and Europe. Quantity: 2 box(es). 0.60 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Received from the estate of Elizabeth Reeve per NZ High Commission, Sydney, Australia, August 1990 Transfers: To Oral History Collection - Recording of Jean Baptiste Day (1955) - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Prior to accessioning of collection, Reeve's collection of caricatures, watercolours, drawings, oil paintings and sketchbook were transferred to Drawings and Prints - To Photographic Archive - Before accessioning, Reeve's photograph albums were transferred to Photographic Archive. Lions and lambs of Wellington; a book of well-known citizens in caricature