Notes on Manuscript Accessions

Turnbull Library Record, Volume XVII, Issue 2, 1 October 1984, Page 109

Notes on Manuscript Accessions

A SELECTIVE LIST OF ACQUISITIONS, JULY 1983 TO MARCH 1984

Acquisitions of manuscripts are listed selectively in the Turnbull Library Record to alert scholars to newly acquired material judged to be of research value. For items marked ‘Access subject to sorting’ or ‘Restricted’ the Library would welcome notification that access will be sought, preferably with an indication of a likely date. This will help the staff in establishing priorities for sorting collections. The following list updates the Notes in the Record for May 1984. Material produced by the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau and the Australian Joint Copying Project is not listed except for items copied under the latter’s Miscellaneous series. New accessions for the Archive of New Zealand Music are listed in Crescendo, the bulletin of the International Association of Music Libraries (New Zealand Branch).

ADKIN, GEORGE LESLIE, 1888-1964. Additional papers, ca. 1904-1961. 10cm. DONATION: J. Neill, Hamilton. Notes by Adkin about photographs taken by him between 1904 and 1948, distribution of his own publications, and accounts of trips in both islands, ca. 1914-1918 and 1954-1961.

AITKEN, ROBERT FINLAY. Papers relating to Eric Stanley Graham, 1941. Icm. DONATION. Dr Aitken helped to perform the post mortems on Graham and the six men he shot near Koiterangi in October 1941. The papers are related to the post mortems with two newspaper extracts about the hunt for Graham and the subsequent inquests.

ANDERSON, JOHN. Diary of a Passage from Glasgow to Otago, 1864. lv. DONATION: Mrs Barbara Higgins, Wanganui. Holograph diary by John Anderson, a tinker and steerage passenger in the City of Dunedin, 26 June-25 September 1864.

ASHCROFT, WILLIAM. Papers, 1931-1981. 17 items. DONATION. Papers primarily concerned with the Hawkes Bay earthquake of 1931; also some later papers about beekeeping in New Zealand.

BARRER, NINA, 1879-1965. Family papers, ca. 1895-1981. 2.4 m. DONATION: MsJ. Barrer, Christchurch. Papers of Nina, her husband Guy, their son Bryan and his wife Margaret. The collection includes papers of T. W. Downes, the Mulgan family and information on Arthur’s Pass and the Marlborough Sounds. Restricted.

BAXTER, JAMES KEIR, 1926-1972. Song of Peter Abelard and Song of Heloisf, 1951. 5 items. DONATION: Mr R.C. Gilbert, Eastbourne. Autographed copies of both poems, pencil draft of Song of Peter Abelard, letter from Baxter to Ray Gilbert, 30 August 1951; and a letter from Gilbert which sets out the circumstances of the poems.

BENSEMANN, LEO. Inward letters, ca. 1934-1970. 59 items. DONATION. Letters from friends and colleagues associated with Caxton Press: Brasch, Glover, D’Arcy Cresswell, Ernest Currie, A. R. D. Fairburn, and Johannes Andersen.

BRANDON, SIDNEY GRIFFITHS. Papers, 1851-1870. 7 items. DONATION: Mr L. V. James, Dannevirke. Primarily a diary kept by Brandon between 1853 and 1855 during which time he travelled from Plymouth to the Bendigo gold diggings and then to Wellington; also includes some other papers.

BRYCE, RUTH STANDISH, b. 1918. A Patchwork of People: the story of our family: the Standishes of New Zealand and some diaries and letters of Colin Gilray, 1983. 1741. DONATION: Mrs R. Standish Bryce, Victoria. Family history of the descendants and forebears of the Gilray, Standish and Brown families in Australia and New Zealand.

CASAS-CORDERO ODDO, JUDITH. Research paper, 1984. 281. DONATION: I. Landon-Lane, N.Z. Embassy, Chile. Notes on whaling and the whaling industry on the coasts of Chile, 1825-1840. CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS COMMITTEE. History, 1953-1979. lv. DONATION: Lt.-Col. V. E. Blincoe, Heretaunga. History of the Committee from its beginning as the Catholic Youth Movement in 1953 to its demise in 1979.

COMMITTEE ON VIETNAM. Further records, 1967-1976. 3cm. DONATION: Mrs R. Bailey, Wellington. Rules of the Wellington Committee on Vietnam, Chairman’s Annual reports, Financial records, and papers relating to Peace, Power and Politics in Asia Conference held in Wellington, April 1968.

COOK, LANA. Diaries, 1930-1961. 12v. DONATION: Mrs E. M. Tiller, Trentham. Mrs Cook lived at Raumati Beach. Her diaries cover the years 1930,1950-53,1959, and 1960-61, and are of a domestic nature. COTTERELL, THOMAS WARRINER. Notebooks, 1856-1879. 3v. DONATION: Mr L. Canton, Motueka. Commonplace books including notes on surveying in the Nelson area, calculations, addresses, miscellaneous notes and sketches. Includes diary account of travel in Wanganui and the Manawatu, 1879.

DAKIN, JAMES CAMPBELL, b. 1908. The Background of Working Class Pioneers, 1983. 251. DONATION. Subtitle: An exploration of the social and educational background of the earliest emigrants of the British Isles to the central district of N.Z., 1839-1843.

DE LA MARE, FREDERICK ARCHIBALD, 1877-1960. Papers, ca. 1926-1954. 60cm. DONATION: Dr P. de la Mare, Auckland. Papers include correspondence relating to the Howard League for Penal Reform, the New Zealand Alliance and the Save the Children Fund, from a wide range of prominent New Zealanders. DRYLAND, GORDON BOYCE, b. 1926. Papers, ca. 1968-1981. 60cm. PURCHASE. Literary and personal papers include drafts of poems, short stories and extracts from longer prose works.

ESAM, JOHN BERNARD. Orpheus: Eurydice: a book of changes, 1954-1966. DONATION. Poems. Photocopy. FUND FOR PROMOTING FEMALE EMIGRATION. Application paper, 1851. 1 item. DONATION: Mrs H. Tahinui, Wellington. Application for assisted passage to New Zealand made out for Ann Smith.

GARVITCH, J. V., b. 1890. Articles, 19705? 13 items. DONATION. Typescript articles on early life in Eastern Siberia, ca. 1895-1906.

GOODWIN, JACK WILLIAM, 1916-1983. Papers, 1907-1983. 6cm. DONATION. Letters from literary figures, family papers, photographs and letters on his retirement in 1981 as editor of National Education.

HANSEN, ELIZABETH. Diaries, 1928-1964. 12v. DONATION: Mrs E. M. Tiller, Trentham.

Mrs Hansen lived at Masterton. Her diaries cover the years 1928 1930-32, 1954-59, 1962, 1964, and deal with domestic matters.

HILL, TOBIAS McLINCHY, 1916-1977. Trade union papers, ca. 1933-1976. 3m. DONATION: Mrs Yvonne Grove, Wellington. Papers acquired through Toby Hill’s involvement with the Waterside Workers’ Union (Lyttelton branch), as National Secretary of the N.Z. Waterside Workers’ Union and as President of the Wellington Trades Council. Access subject to sorting.

HODGKINS, WILLIAM MATHEW, 1833-1898. Penmanship, Stavely School, 1844. lv. DONATION: Mr Peter Field, Waikanae. Book of exercises in penmanship using Biblical and Shakespearean quotations. HURSTHOUSE FAMILY. Papers, 1841-1965. 21cm. DONATION: Mrs J. Christensen, Rotorua. Diaries, correspondence, photographs and other papers of members of the Hursthouse family.

INNES, HAROLD HIRST, b.1909. Papers, 1955-1977 . 15 items. DONATION. Includes copy of Innes’s typescript Last Ritesfor State Marketing and my Departure on a Nixonian Note which describes Innes’s resignation as Director of Milk Marketing in 1945; also correspondence with Walter Nash.

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN. Correspondence with National Council of Women, N.Z., 1899-1926. Icm. DONATION: Public Archives of Canada. Includes letters from Kate Sheppard, Truby King and others.

JACKSON family. Papers, 1838-1982. 3cm. DONATION: Mrs H. Walker, Eastbourne. Jackson family tree, correspondence concerning Jackson family history and papers of Henry Jackson, 1830-1906. Jackson came to New Zealand in 1862, became a surveyor with Wellington Province and eventually rose to become Chief Surveyor.

JOHNSTON & CO. LTD. Records, ca. 1868-1972. 30v. DONATION: Dominion Breweries, Wellington. Letterbooks, cashbooks and related material for shipping, insurance and commission agents established in 1840.

LANGDON, ROBERT, b. 1810. Journal, 1865-1866. 501. DONATION: Mr J. R. Langdon, Masterton. Journal kept by Langdon on the family property Ngapopatu, Tinui, Wairarapa. Gives day-to-day account of sheep-farming and happenings on the property and in the district.

LAWN, CHARLES A. The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand, 1977. lv. DONATION: N.Z. Institute of Surveyors, Wellington. Study of surveying by regions with brief biographies of 450 surveyors.

LIEBER, ERNA FANNY. Family papers, ca. 1870-1937. scm. DONATION. Family papers of Nathan Lieber (1857-1911) and his daughters Erna and Hilda. MARANUI SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB. Records, ca. 1911-1980. sm. DONATION. Correspondence, minutes and related papers for the Club (established 1911).

marshall, GEORGE THOMAS, 1853-1938. Rough Notes of a Voyage to New Zealand and First Impressions of Auckland, 1880-1881. 281. DONATION: Mr E. M. Marshall, Whangaparaoa. Account of voyage on the Loch Urr on trip to New Zealand to study for the Methodist Ministry.

MOFFITT, GILBERT TREVOR, b. 1936. Papers, ca. 1969-1983. 3cm. DONATION. Chiefly photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to exhibitions by Trevor Moffitt and reviews of his contemporaries by Moffitt. Includes photographs of his 1983 exhibition of paintings of the Rakaia River, ephemera and reviews.

MYRES, SANDRA L. Victoria’s Daughters: English-Speaking Women on NineteenthCentury Frontiers, 1983. 301. DONATION. Report on work in progress including references to research undertaken in New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. Records, 1955-1975. 3m. DONATION. Major record sequences of the Association. Access subject to sorting.

NEW ZEALAND association OF bakers. Papers, ca. 1932-1941. 4 items. DONATION. Correspondence and ephemera relating to judging for New Zealand championships, minute book of the Association and scrapbook of photographs of shop-fronts, 1932-1934 featuring bread.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION OF FLOURMILLERS AND BAKERS. Research papers for 150th Anniversary, 1982-1983. 30cm. DONATION: Network Communications Ltd, Wellington. Photocopies, cuttings, research notes and some photographs of sources for a history and ‘archive; of baking and flourmilling in New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. Emigration lists, 1839-1851. 3 microfilm reels. PURCHASE. Lists compiled by captains of the emigrant ships.

NEW ZEALAND FREE KINDERGARTEN UNION. Records, ca. 1949-1974. 1.3 m. DONATION. Chiefly correspondence with branches.

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS SOCIETY. Records, 1917-1968. 3m. DONATION. Records of N.Z. Branch Executive, Dominion Executive, V.A.D. Council, Youth Meetings and Junior Red Cross Committee, Wellington Centre N.Z. Branchpoint Council P.O.W. Committee, Joint Council, Wellington Province and Mowai Home Committee.

NEWMAN AND BUTTLE FAMILIES. Correspondence, ca. 1808-1895. 1 m. PURCHASE. Correspondence between the Newman, Buttle and Atkin families discussing business, church and family matters. Access subject to sorting.

PETERSEN, BODIL. Papers relating to Monrad and Danish Inner Mission, ca. 1870-1890. 2 items. DONATION. The Monrad Family, extracts from Breve, by Bishop D. G. Monrad, translated and compiled by Bodil Petersen. Also Translations of some reports from Pastor Sass on the Danish Inner Mission.

POTOCKI, GEOFFREY WLADISLAS VAILE, COUNT OF MONTALK, b. 1903. Papers, 1932-1983. 9 items. DONATION. Transcript of the hearing of the case o(Rex v. G. W. V. P.de Montalk on a charge of obscene publication held at the Old Bailey, 8 Feb. 1932. Also biographical items about the Potocki family especially Count Edmund J. W. Potocki de Montalk, and Sonnet to Italy, by Vincenzo de Filicaja, in original Italian with translations by Lord Byron and Count Potocki. Photocopies.

RICHMOND FAMILY. Papers, ca. 1893-1933. I.Bm. DONATION: Vice-Admiral Sir Maxwell and Lady Richmond, Whangarei. Diaries, correspondence and photographs. Access subject to sorting.

ROYDHOUSE, GARTH SUTHERLAND, 1912-1981. Papers, 1876-1977. 65cm. DONATION. Newspaper cuttings, letters, printed matter, maps, illustrations, and typescripts on a variety of subjects, especially on Egypt during World War II and on Maori history and culture. Some correspondence with Sir Peter Buck, 1951.

RYAN, HENRY. Papers, ca. 1900-1971. 60cm. DONATION: Miss G. Ryan, Wellington. Sermons, correspondence, financial material, and newspaper cuttings. SIMPSON, JOHN, 1841-1911. Diary, 1874-1875. 261. DONATION: Mrs D. L. Simpson, Palmerston North. Diary kept by John Simpson of Birmingham on his voyage to New Zealand in the Dallom Tower, which arrived at Wellington on 18 March 1875. Typescript photocopy.

smith, ELLEN NELLIE, b.IBBB. Not a Poor Thing; Random Memories, 1888-1968. 168 p. DONATION: MrsJ. G. Smith, Auckland. Author’s personal reminiscences of girlhood in Napier, her time in Wellington in the Civil Service, her marriage to a Presbyterian minister and service in parishes around the country. Typescript photocopy. Restricted.

SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF TEMPERANCE OF NEW ZEALAND. Records, 1887-1977. 20 cm. DONATION. Records relating to the Wellington divisions.

ST ACE, HILARY JANET. Papers relating to the Values Party, 1972-1915. 5 cm. DONATION. Newspaper cuttings and material from the Christchurch, Southland, Dunedin and Auckland branches of the Party accumulated in the course of compiling a N.Z. Library School bibliography.

STEVENS, WILLIAM GEORGE, 1893-1975. Papers, ca. 1901-1975. 12cm. DONATION: Mr Peter W. Stevens, Richmond. Correspondence files, newspaper clippings, typescript articles including unpublished autobiography, and scrapbook relating to the design of the Australian flag.

STRAUCH, DOROTHY I. Rangitikei Reserves of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, 1979-1980. 4 items. DONATION. Articles on individual reserves.

THOMPSON, SYDNEY LOUGH, b. 1877. Painting, 28 August 1940. 2 items. DONATION: Annette Thompson, France. Annotated typescripts of two talks about painting in New Zealand.

TRONSON, AUBREY DE COUDRAY, 1892-1957. A Soldier’s Book of Life, 1914-1918. 601. DONATION: Mr B. P. Tronson, Waimate South. Subtitle: Being a series of articles taken from notes in the diary of 101492 Aubrey Tronson, who describes in detail his experiences and adventures from the period 14.8.14 to October, 1918. Typescript photocopy.

VALLANCE, CHARLES AUGUSTUS, d. 1882. Correspondence, 1855-1879. Icm. DONATION: Mr P. H. Vallance, Masterton. Family and business correspondence of Wairarapa farming family. vallance, J. C. Letterbook, 1885-1907. 4341. DONATION: Mr P. H. Vallance, Masterton. Letters dealing with the business affairs of Kahumingi farm in the Wairarapa.

WARD, MRS FELIX. Diary, 1904, 1907, January-February 1908. 2v. DONATION: Mr B. A. Ward, Auckland. Originals and typescript transcriptions of records of domestic life on Forsyth Island in the Marlborough Sounds. WELLINGTON COIN CLUB. Records, 1966-1974. Icm. DONATION: Mr A. Robb, Wellington. Minutes, correspondence, agendas, newsletters, mailing lists, and posters.

WHITE, SUZANNE. Research papers on immigration, ca. 1940-1960. 2 cm. DONATION. Research papers and copies of documents, mostly culled from Labour Department files at National Archives, on immigration policies, particularly relating to refugees from Europe. WILD, HARRY ERNEST. Diary of H. E. Wild. Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17. 531. DONATION: Mrs B. C. Jenner, Lower Hutt. Wild’s entries give details of weather, ground covered and other activities.

YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Records, ca,1910-19605. 4m. DONATION. Records include Board of Director’s minutes, Board of Inspector’s minutes and club records. Access subject to sorting.