Signs and symbols

Date: 1990 - 1997

By: Broadsheet (Auckland, N.Z.); Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Nisbet, Alastair, 1958-; Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951-; Alston, Sharon Kathleen, 1948-1995; Lowry, Vanya, 1943-; Preston, Gaylene Mary, 1947-; Courtney, Helen Kathleen, 1952-2020; McLeod, Rosemary Margaret, 1949-

Reference: H-707-001/034

Description: Variety of cartoons commenting on the political and social issues of the time from a feminist perspective. Sexual harassment in the work place; a time-line across history of the political, religious and sexual treatment of women; man gets blown-up into a balloon; running the home like a business; women are the stronger sex?; woman fights an armoured knight on a horse; Michelangelo sculpts a naked man with an exaggerated penis; Women's Liberation; persecution against homosexuals likened to that perpetrated by the Nazi regime and the medieval church; Lesbian Nation; media interviewer, Brian Edwards leads a TV programme on the Women's Movement; Muldoon drinks a glass of wine bottled to commemorate Women's Suffrage Day, Sept. 19; while the men discuss world revolution, a woman pour them tea; the double violation of rape victims by their attacker and then by the justice system; the female anatomy exposed to a room full of male doctors; church women protest against feminism challenging the family and traditional roles of women; justice for some, but not for women; the feminist backlash; pay equity; perhaps god is a man after all - three wishes; May I have my rights, please? apologetic feminism; justice not weighted equally for all; issues around sexual reproduction and the Royal Commission Report; women unite to resist the intrusion of the SIS (Special Intelligence Service); Muldoon's legacy to New Zealand women; sex roles reversed in the shearing shed; abortions; National Party tramples on New Zealand women; position of women in Iran; genital mutilation; the 1979 budget - what's in it for women; SPUC anti-abortion rally likened to a Ku Klux Klan rally with hoods and burning torches; the marriage trap; psychology and the oppression of women. Quantity: 34 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies in various sizes

Date: 1990 - 1997

By: Broadsheet (Auckland, N.Z.); Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Nisbet, Alastair, 1958-; Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951-; Alston, Sharon Kathleen, 1948-1995; Walker, Susan, active 1990s; Fowlie, Karen, 1990s; Quillin, Viv, active 1980s-1990s; Chanwai-Earle, Lynda, 1965-; Seule, Juliet, active 1990s; Sorzano, Rigel, active 1990s; Rhonda, active 1990s; Chadwick, Rona, active 1990s; Hollander, Nicole, active 1990s; Fleming, Jacky, active 1990s; Horacek, active 1990s; Jackson, Cath, active 1990s; Vania, Rustam, active 1990s; Peterson, Nancy, active 1980-1990s; Lowry, Vanya, 1943-

Reference: H-709-001/033

Description: Variety of cartoons commenting on the political and social issues of the time from a feminist perspective. National Women's Cervical Cancer inquiry, the value of women's experience in the work field when dealing with employers who are predominantly worried about a woman's period being heavy; questioning the relevance of Aids education information for lesbians; family discussion about orgasms; sexual harassment in the work place and the Employment Contracts Act; what are the options for a home-maker if her husband leaves her for another woman; ACC claims; men, women and housework; the stress of being too busy with activities and commitments; verbal abuse; siblings argue about being lesbian; 1993 - what women have to celebrate in Suffrage Year with Jenny Shipley and Ruth Richardson at the political helm; women can vote but thewy still remain disadvantaged in many areas; growing older; women respond to the Bobbitt Case (where a women cut off her partners penis); how lesbians can often feel inadequate when reading lesbian erotica books; being an independent, aggressive, adventurous girl doesn't win you many friends; men express themselves as women did in the 70's, but they're still slow to share their goodies with women; feminist collectives; never give up; 12 week campaign for maternity leave; seeking to silence her biological clock; pay equity; women and girls' self defence; beauty contests; the tree of life is a woman; wife slavery; a spell of warts for rich people; Women's Liberation targets your mother, sister and girl friend; Maori Women's Welfare League Conference poster, 1982; women lifting wieghts; dealing to a wolf whistler. Quantity: 33 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies in various sizes

Date: 2003

By: Winter, Mark, 1958-; Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: A-359-268/286

Description: Cartoons on national and international social and political issues. Topics include the following: America's Cup; the All Blacks; attempts by the United Nations to avert war in Iraq; Peter Jackson and movies 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'King Kong'; oil prices; sales of toy cigarettes to children; the SARS epidemic; underage drinking; saving electricity; work for the dole initiatives; the budget. Quantity: 19 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and Chinese white on paper A4 size.

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951)

Reference: A-369-124/134

Description: Political cartoons from the end of the ministry of Peter Fraser, and the lead up to the 1949 election in which he was defeated by Sidney Holland. These cartoons mainly address Holland's link to the British conservatives (which McNamara had a very negative view of), and general electioneering. Other cartoons relate to the "baby boom" that occurred after the war, the political situation in Britain, and an electricity crisis. Some illustrations of animals are also included. Quantity: 11 newsclippings. Physical Description: Newspaper clippings glued to wallpaper, sizes vary

Date: 1914 - 1919

From: Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930 :Episodes of the Great War. 1914-1928

Reference: E-024-f-2-039

Description: A world map, showing German colonies lost under the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles, including land in Africa, China, and the Pacific, the latter including the Marshall Islands, the Caroline Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago and Samoa (captured by New Zealand in 1914). A small drawing of a tailless German eagle appears on the page, lower left. Robley has added an annotation in red ink referring to the New Zealand role in taking Samoa from Germany in 1914. Other versions of this drawing (minus the eagle) are held at E-024-q-1-062 and E-024-q-1-062-a Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen, ink and wash on postcard, 343 x 240 mm

Date: [ca 1918-1970s]

By: Henderson, James McLeod, 1925-2013

Reference: PA-Group-00874

Description: Scrapbook, folder and colour slides with images of people and places relating to the Ratana Church between circa 1918 and circa 1970s. The scrapbook and folder both contain newspaper cuttings and illustrations in addition to photographic prints and negatives. Photographs taken by a range of photographers including Ans Westra and William Hall Raine. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 volume(s) red scrapbook containing papers, cuttings etc, and 43 b&w original photographic prints, 8 photo mechanical prints, 5 b&w copy photographic prints, 4 b&w original photographic negatives, 1 b&w digital photographic print, 1 colour digital photographic print. 1 folder(s) pink folder containing papers and 18 b&w original prints, 7 b&w original negatives, 2 b&w photo mechanical prints. 35 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: 1 photograph album, colour transparencies, original film negatives and copy negatives, silver gelatin photoprints, and photo mechanical prints Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2234.

Date: 1986

From: Downstage Theatre :[Posters for productions in 1986].

By: Kelly, Philip, active 1980-2000s; Morris, Glen, active 1987

Reference: Eph-D-DOWNSTAGE-1986-01

Description: Poster for a production at Downstage Theatre shows the top half of the head of a woman wearing glasses. Signs and symbols float in the black space above her. Below the text at the top of the poster are small blurred-action "thumbnails" of the play's actors: John Bach, Vivienne Plumb, Peter Vere-Jones, John Callen, Catherine Wilkin, Denise O'Connell, David Pringle, David McKenzie. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 597 x 422 mm. Provenance: Donated by Downstage Theatre in 2005.

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951)

Reference: A-369-072/088

Description: Collection of political cartoons published in The Southern Cross that mainly relating to Sidney Holland and his conservative policies. Some cartoons are specific to the Wellington region; there is reference to a cannon test and the Wellington Baker's Association (president H.E. Fariey). International issues are adressed. This includes an Indonesian police coup and the continuing problems that Britain faced in the aftermath of World War II. There is also an advertisement for the National Savings Bank. Quantity: 13.

Date: 2012

By: McIntosh, Richard James, 1974-

Reference: Eph-E-ECONOMY-2012-01

Description: Spray-painted, stencilled corflute sign protesting about the sale of government assets shows an arrangement of text, a map of New Zealand at lower left, and at the far right an "f" above a thumbs-up sign, encouraging the public to "like us on Facebook". Sign has been made on the verso of a whited-out Tommy's Real Estate sign. Similar to a sign used for a protest the lobby of a Lambton Quay building in late October 2012. See http://www.newswire.co.nz/2012/10/flash-occupation-targets-companies-involved-i n-asset-sales/ Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Stencil and spraypaint on corflute Provenance: Donated by Commander Denis Fairfax, Plimmerton, in 2014.

Date: [1963-1972]

From: Henderson, James McLeod, 1925-2013 : Research papers relating to the Ratana movement

Reference: MS-Papers-11670-04

Description: Comprises drawings possibly by J M Henderson of symbols used by T W Ratana as part of his religious practice, and later used to illustrate Henderson's book on Ratana. The dominant symbol is the Whetu Marama - a five pointed star with a crescent moon underneath enclosing `T W Ratana', and the letters A (Alpha) and O (Omega) on the left and right sides, where the crescent meets the side points of the star. Other symbols are a bird, a man standing between two whales, a plane and a car, Maunga Taranaki, a ship, clasped hands, clover leaf, a rosette and a patu (club). Some drawings have notes explaining the symbols' meanings and some have explanation for the colours used. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, drawings (in black ink, with some coloured pencil)

Date: [1939-1972]

From: Henderson, James McLeod, 1925-2013 : Research papers relating to the Ratana movement

Reference: MS-Papers-11670-02

Description: Includes letters relating to the early stages of J M Henderson's research from writers including Reverend A J Seamer of the Methodist Church of New Zealand; M Tane of Kaikohe; Bruce [Biggs] of the Polynesian Society; Michael Hohepa of the Ratana Church. Also includes correspondence relating to the first publication of Henderson's book by the Polynesian Society: a critical letter from Sir Eruera Tirikatene MP requesting corrections and replies from the author; notes made by J M Henderson in response to criticisms made by Sir Eruera; correspondence with the publishers A H and A W Reed; a letter mainly about symbols of the Ratana Church, possibly from Robin Aperahama. Further letters were written after publication of the second edition, by Reed: a letter to the editor of the Auckland Star from Te Reo T W R Hura, Tumuaki (President) of the Church and the author's response. Research papers include certificate forms for membership of the Ratana Church (Te Haahi Ratana); front page of the newspaper `Te Whetu Marama o te Kotahitanga' (30 September 1955); a booklet written by Geo.I Laurenson `Methodist Maori Missions yesterday and today' (1946); university essay written by Henderson as part of his Sociology honours course (1972) - `The world of T W Ratana: Mangai and Chief Executive'; script for a radio talk - `The influence of the Maori in New Zealand politics: The Ratana Movement (1)'; copy of chapters IV-VI from `How I was healed - a New Zealand miracle of Miss Fannie Lammas, Nelson' (1923); paper `Proposal for study of Maori religions' written by David M Taylor of the National Council of Churches (1972); papers relating to the final covenant (kawenata) of T W Ratana including a translation into English by Rino Tirikatene; notes on the last six months of T W Ratana's life, and his last kaupapa or statement of faith. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter

Date: 1964

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989:Ten cartoons by Lodge on the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Reference: A-349-022

Description: Six different sportsmen wearing black shorts and singlets with a range of variations on the New Zealand logo of the silver fern. The one that is the least ambiguous is a beer-bottle opener with the wearer commenting 'Well, it's typical and everyone knowns what it is.' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on card, 464 x 309 mm

Date: 1916 - 1919

By: Preston, Edward Carter, 1885-1965

Reference: Curios-049-015

Description: Bronze death plaque, popularly known as the 'soldier's penny' or the 'dead man's penny', showing an image of Britannia holding a trident and standing with a lion. She holds an oak wreath in her outstretched right hand, below which is a rectangular tablet bearing the deceased's name. Two dolphins swim around Britannia, symbolising Britain's sea power, and at the bottom a second lion is tearing apart the German eagle. Around the picture are the words 'He died for freedom and honour'; the reverse is blank. The maker's initials, E. Cr. P., are engraved above the lion's front paw. The plaquette was awarded to John Readhead's next of kin after his death in the Great War The plaquette, of which about 1,355,000 were issued, was the result of a public competition. The winner was the medallist and sculptor Edward Carter Preston, of Liverpool, who gave his design the title 'Pyramus'. The plaques were made in London from 1919, and issued up until the 1930s. A number were made to provide for women who lost their lives, of which about 600 were issued. Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Bronze disc, 121 mm (diameter) Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2353.

Date: 20 February 1975

From: Minhinnick, Gordon, 1902-1992 :[111 original pencil and ink cartoons. 1930s-1980s]

Reference: C-171-037

Description: Depicts Prime Minister Bill Rowling as Alice in Wonderland. 'Billice' is kneeling on the ground, peering through a small glowing door labelled 'E.E.C'. Behind him, the traditional cake has been replaced with a pile of meat labelled 'Eat Me'. British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, depicted as the White Rabbit, is smoking a pipe and looking on with indifference. A quote adapted from the text of Alice in Wonderland is written in the top left of the image. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Billice in Euroland. N.Z. Herald, 20.2.75. [in pencil]; Recto - bottom right - Minhinnick. [in ink] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen, Letraset and pencil on paper, 390 x 500 mm

Date: 25 February 1975

From: Minhinnick, Gordon, 1902-1992 :[111 original pencil and ink cartoons. 1930s-1980s]

Reference: C-171-038

Description: Depicts Prime Minister Bill Rowling as Alice in Wonderland. 'Billice' is holding a pig which has been dressed as a baby and labelled 'Irish Summit'. In the background is a large Cheshire Cat and a stand of foxgloves. Refers to the upcoming inaugural European Council meeting in Dublin. A quote adapted from the text of Alice in Wonderland is written in the bottom right of the image. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Still More Billice in Euroland. N.Z. Herald, 20.2.75. [in pencil]; Recto - bottom right - Minhinnick. [in ink] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen, Letraset and pencil on paper, 390 x 500 mm

Date: 2010 - 2011

By: Blezer, René, active 2010-2016

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-2011-01

Description: Each calendar opening shows a carved Maori artefact, against a landscape setting: January: Poria = "keeping something special close" February: Pekapeka = light, love and harmony March: Pikorua = two new shoots growing together - the joining of cultures April: Koropepe = new beginnings and youth May: Taiaha = weapon; orator's baton June: Mere = weapon - overcoming life's challenges and difficulties July: Teko Teko = protection and guidance August: Hei Matau = fish hook - worn for prosperity and good luck September: Tiki = spiritual love, good luck charm October: Kopea = eternity, continuity, togetherness November: Wahaika = weapon, overcoming life's challenges December: Koru = peace, tranquility, new life, growth, harmony Barcode 9-421004-910033 Other Titles - Maori symbols 2011 calendar, made in Aotearoa New Zealand. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet with 12 openings, 150 x 210 mm.

Date: 1988

From: [Posters and ephemera relating to mental health, psychological counselling, psychology, self-realisation, psychological conditions. 1970-1989]

Reference: Eph-C-PSYCH-1988-01

Description: Poster showing a central mandala shape in which are written the words: Symbology, numerology, the human aura, the unseen worlds, laws of nature, Egypt, reincarnation, king Arthur, Tarot of Frown Strong, the planet, and more ... The poster advistises sessions to be held in the Friendship Centre, 46-48 Boucott Street, on 5th and 7th April 1988. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photocopy on yellow paper, 420 x 294 mm. with blkack velcro dots at four corners on verso

Date: 1987 - 1991

By: Loney, Alan Perress, 1940-; Black Light Press (Lower Hutt, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-C-PRINTING-1987-01

Description: An arrangement of text in various typefaces, in grey except for the "spirit" which is printed in red. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, 360 x 270 mm.

Date: 1935 - 1936

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to confectionery, chocolate, sweets, ice-cream and other sweet foods]

By: Cadbury Fry Hudson Ltd; Coulls, Somerville, Wilkie Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-CONFECTIONERY-1935-01

Description: Booklet published for children about a secret club with passwords, hand signals and codes which could be committed to memory and used in writing to other children. The back cover encourages children to get their mothers to give them Bournville Cocoa in their milk, and to ask for Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate because of the full cream milk it contains. Dated based on information received from researcher in Britain 23 November 2017, and from newspaper items appearing May 1935 until late 1937, such as Northern Advocate, 18 May 1935, page 5. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 8 pages, 123 x 84 mm. Provenance: Part of the Stout Family papers, 2013. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2213.

Date: 2006

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1941- :[19 cartoon illustrations published in the Dominion Post between 22 July 2002 and 12 January 2004.]

Reference: H-737-013

Description: A man who looks like a scientist, bespectacled and bearded, stands, hands in pockets, with little thought clouds rising from his head. In the largest thought cloud is the symbol '@'. Illustration for science column in 'Hello Features'. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopy, A4 size.