Notes on Manuscript Accessions

Turnbull Library Record, Volume XVIII, Issue 2, 1 October 1985, Page 104

Notes on Manuscript Accessions

A SELECTIVE LIS T OF ACQ UISITIONS, OCTOBER 1984 TO MARCH 1985

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 1985. 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).

ANDERSON, PHILIP CUTHBERT, 1848 P-1932. Diaries, 1871-1886. 1 microfilm reel. PURCHASE. Daily record of Anderson's life as an Anglican clergyman in New Zealand (particularly Taradale and Akaroa) and Australia, 1871-1886. Originals in Mitchell Library, New South Wales.

BELL, ROY, b. 1871. Diary at Norfolk Island, 1912-1913. 1 microfilm reel. PURCHASE. Bell was on Norfolk Island collecting bird specimens for Gregory M.Mathews. Diary entries are primarily descriptions of the weather, and of the birds he observed. Original held by Australian Museum, Sydney.

BROOKLYN SCHOOL, WELLINGTON. Records, ca. 1896-1983. 60cm. DONATION. Log books, pupil registers, school committee minutes and correspondence, centenary committee registrations.

BROWN, MAY, 1884-1972. Early Days on the Northern Wairoa River, 196-? 21 leaves. DONATION: Mrs Jenny McDermott, Dargaville. Recollections of early life at Te Kopuru on the Northern Wairoa River, and at the Avoca district near Dargaville, around the turn of the century. Typescript.

BURTON, ORMOND EDWARD, 1893-1974. Hadfield of Otaki, 1971. 34 leaves. DONATION: Mrs June Starke, Lower Hutt. Lecture on Octavius Hadfield (1814-1904). Typescript with holograph corrections.

CARMAN, ARTHUR HERBERT, 1902-1982. Papers, 1853-1963. lm. DONATION: Mrs E. Carman, Wellington. Carman was a Wellington bookseller, writer and pacifist. He was jailed briefly in 1941 for his opposition to World War 11. Papers include inward correspondence, and notes written by Carman while in Mt Crawford prison, 1941; newspapers of pacifist organisations, 1939-1945; articles and newspaper cuttings relating to pacifism and conscientious objectors, 1939-1949; and notes and newspaper cuttings on politics and general elections, 1853-1963. Restricted.

CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SAMOA AND TOKELAU. Archives, ca. 1845-1962. 49 microfilm reels. PURCHASE. Archives held by the Catholic Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, which inherited records of the Vicariates Apostolic of Central Oceania, of the Navigators' Islands, and of Samoa and Tokelau.

CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TONGA. Archives, ca. 1842-1951. 25 microfilm reels. PURCHASE. Archives held by the Catholic Diocese of Tonga, which inherited records of the Vicariates Apostolic of Tonga and Niue, of the islands of Tonga, and of Central Oceania which at various times included Tonga, Wallis Island, Fortuna Island, Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, and the New Hebrides. CHRISTIE, HENRY M., d. 1945? Papers, 1913-1943. 12 folders. DONATION: Mr G. Shaw, Wellington. Typescript articles by Christie about Maori ethnology, and letters from Elsdon Best and Roger Duff.

COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT. Records, 1978-1984. 2.3 m. DONATION. Established in response to the National Development Bill, the records include major series on the proposed Bill and the Official Information legislation as well as COG strategy and correspondence.

COLCHESTER, CHARLES ABBOT, BARON, 1798-1867. A Log of the Proceedings of His Majesty's Sloop Rose, 1824-1826. lv. DONATION: Mr C. Rickett, Lower Hutt. Log of the voyage of the Rose under the command of Abbot, from Portsmouth to southern Greece, via Gibraltar and Malta, taking coastline soundings as it proceeded.

COMBS, FRANK LIVINGSTON, b. 1882. Reminiscences, 19505? 9 folders. DONATION: Mr G. Shaw, Wellington. Anecdotal short stories recounting experiences as a student and young teacher at the turn of the century. Typescripts.

COMMON CONCERN. Records, 1972-1981. 1.6 m. DONATION. Independent, non-profit organisation formed in 1972 to monitor the proceedings of Parliament. Includes files on membership, finances, correspondence, and newsletters. CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF NEW ZEALAND. Minutes, 1932-1982. 6v. DONATION. Minute books of meetings of the Standing Committee and Assembly.

DIXON, GEORGE, 1820-1898. Outward letters, 1888. 47 leaves. DONATION: Ms M. Dixon, Nelson. Letters written by Dixon, an English Member of Parliament, to his daughter Maggie in England, while he was visiting New Zealand. Includes letters written on board the Doric. Photocopies of typed transcripts.

DRYLAND, GORDON BOYCE, b. 1926. Papers, 1983-1984. 60cm. PURCHASE. Additional literary and personal papers, including correspondence, plays, television scripts, poems, and some prose. Restricted.

FITZGERALD FAMILY. Letters, 1915-1918. 12 items. DONATION: Mr S.J. Burnett, Wellington. John Fitzgerald served with the Wellington Mounted Rifles and was killed in action in France in December 1916. Includes letters to his family from France,

official communications with his mother Norma following John's death, and a letter from his brother Gerald. FRANCE. ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES. Passage de Venus: M. Bouquet de la Grye, Station de Campbell, 1873-1875. 1 microfilm reel. PURCHASE. Files relating to the expedition led by de la Grye to observe the transit of Venus on Campbell Island in 1874. Includes budget for the expedition, list of personnel, reports from de la Grye to the Academie, and scientific reports produced by the expedition. Copied from the originals held by the Academie des Sciences, Paris.

GULLY, JOHN SIDNEY, b. 1924. John Gully: Artist and Man, ca. 1984. 12cm. DONATION. A biography and appreciation of Gully's paintings by his great-great-grandson. Manuscript and typescript drafts for book published as New Zealand's Romantic Landscape: Paintings by John Gully (Wellington, 1984).

HANSEN, RAYMOND ERNEST. Papers, ca. 1928-1983. 2.7 m. DONATION. Correspondence, poems, subject files and photographs relating to the Hansen family's involvement in the peace movement; their activities as conscientious objectors during the Second World War, and their Beeville Community. Access subject to sorting.

HEWITSON, RICHARD. Journal, 1879-1880. 47 leaves. DONATION: Mrs F.M. Maclvor, Auckland. Journal of Hewitson's voyage to New Zealand from England aboard the Alastor. His life in Auckland where he worked as a labourer is also described. Photocopy. HOGG, BAIN. Copies of Hogg Family Documents Relating to Land, ca. 1900-1914. lv. DONATION: Mr D. V. Hogg, Wellington. Volume containing holograph copies of extracts from Maori Land Court Minute Books as well as copies of agreements and deeds relating to family land on the Hauraki Plains.

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL. Further records, ca. 1960-1979. 28m. DONATION. Includes major series of administration files on Council elections, finance, statistics, reserves, licensing, rating, housing and works. MOODY, MARY DAVIS. A New Zealand Bride on the Arctic Circle, 19605? 3cm. DONATION. Author's experiences in Alaska and the Yukon, 1922-1938, including marriage to an Anglican minister and subsequent missionary work with Canadian and American Indians. Includes account of return visit in 1961. Photocopy.

NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY. Records, ca. 1950-1961. 20cm. DONATION: Mr J. P. Dclahunty, Wellington. Subject files include: submissions on the Crimes Bill, 1959; statistics and cases, ca. 1957; printed propaganda on capital punishment issue, ca. 19505; also some newsletters, handbills and correspondence, 1953-1957. PENTLAND, BEVERLEY, 1939 P-1984. Papers, 1972-1984. 1.5 m. DONATION. Correspondence and subject files, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and ephemera, relating to the twelve year campaign of the 'Fireworks Lady'.

PERRIN, CHARLES THOMAS. Diary, 1874. 25 leaves. DONATION: Mrs S. C. Adams, Wanganui. Diary covering part of voyage from London to Wellington aboard the Berar, 15 October-20 December 1874. Photocopy.

PERRY, CHARLES STUART, 1908-1982. Papers, ca. 1935-1982. 2.7 m. DONATION: Mr S. A. M. Perry, Wellington. Collection contains material from Perry's long association with the Indecent Publications Tribunal; research material for The New Zealand Whisky Book (Auckland, 1980); and further material towards a history of Somes Island, and a work on New Zealand hoaxes. Restricted.

RHODES, WILLIAM BARNARD, 1807-1878. Log of the Eleanor, 1839-1841. lv. DONATION: Mr E. D. M. Ryle-Hodges, Durham, England. Log of the whaling barque Eleanor, for voyages from Sydney to New Zealand and return, and then to London. Rhodes was in command of the vessel on the Tasman crossings, and Robert Johnson during thejourney to London.

ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND. Records, ca. 1928-1982. 22m. donation. Additional records covering administration and conservation work of the Society, together with material from its 1983 Jubilee. Access subject to sorting.

SKINNER, SIR THOMAS EDWARD, b.1909. Scrapbooks, 1946-1980, 1983. 4v. and 2 folders. DONATION. Scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings relating to a long career in the trade union movement. Also included are typed transcripts of two 1979 interviews, together with loose cuttings removed from the scrapbooks.

SOMERSET FAMILY. Papers, ca. 1911-1984. 2m. DONATION: Mrs G. L. Somerset, Wellington. Family papers and research notes of the late Hugh Crawford Dixon Somerset, and Gwendolen Lucy Somerset (nee Alley), reflecting their life-long careers in child and adult education. Includes Rewi Alley correspondence, 1938-1980; files relating to H.C.D. Somerset's Littledene (Wellington, 1938); and the New Zealand Playcentre Federation. Access subject to sorting.

SWEETMAN, HARDY BRITTON LEE, b. 1899. Inward correspondence, 1921-1928. 2cm. DONATION: Mrs Jean Sweetman, Raglan. Chiefly letters to Hardy Sweetman from Catherine Coady and Iris Wilkinson (Robin Hyde) prompted by the death of his brother Harry. Iris Wilkinson's relationship with Harry Sweetman and her reaction to his death is portrayed in her novel The Godwits Fly (London, 1938) where he appears as Timothy Cardew.

UNITED STATES. NAVAL HISTORY DIVISION. South Pacific Area and Force Command Histories, 1942-1945. 4 microfilm reels. DONATION: Mr R.J. Gates, Wellington. The histories describe the establishment and operation of United States naval facilities in Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, and Tonga, and the impact on the local communities. Originals held by Naval Historical Division Operational Archives, Washington, D.C.

VALUES PARTY. National Office records, 1973-1983. sm. DONATION. Files concerning the central administration of the Party, including those on international contacts, publications and manifestos, elections, the media, policy working groups, contacts with community groups, political education and strategies. Also contains major series on regional branches. Restricted.

WELLINGTON FREE KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION. Records, 1905-1980. 2m. DONATION. Includes Council meeting minutes, 1905-1978; executive meeting minutes, 19471976; annual general meetings, 1935-1980; and admissions to Brooklyn, Newtown, and Wellington South Kindergartens, ca. 1909-1938.

WELLINGTON SAVAGE CLUB. Records, 1905-1984. 2m. DONATION. This social service club was founded in 1905, and formed part of a nation-wide network of clubs holding concerts and informal evenings for members. The collection includes minutes, 1905-1968; scrapbooks containing programmes and other printed ephemera, 1906-1925; and general correspondence and subject files, 1916-1984.

WELLINGTON SETTLEMENT TRADING COMPANY. Records, 1911-1982. 2m. DONATION. Relating to the Settlement Gallery, the records include correspondence with artists, 1974-1978; sales and exhibition accounts, 1973-1982; exhibition files, 1974-1981; and scrapbooks, 1972-1982.

WELLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Records, 1885-1963. sm. DONATION: Wellington Polytechnic. Includes Board of Managers minutes, 1902-1962; letterbooks, 1900-1919; cashbooks, 1899-1957; fee receipt books, 1897-1928; minutes of the various trades committees.

YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND. Further records, ca. 1943-1979. 2.7 m. DONATION. Additions to our existing collection (MS Papers 1536), these records include minutes of the Association's major committees and boards; subject files on the worldwide Y.W.C.A. movement, 1970-1974; financial records, 1952-1976; membership lists and convention registrations, 1948-1977.