Roger Dick
Scope and Contents
A collection of photocopied newspaper clippings, newspaper advertisements, correspondence and a full facsimile copy of Roger Dick’s ‘The Growing Tradition: A collection of New Zealand songs’. The advertisement was created by Roger Dick to seek out digger and soldier songs, and the correspondence is largely in response to this advertisement. Also includes some direct correspondence between Roger Dick and LC about referencing. The songs of the proposed publication cover a range of New Zealand themes such as colonial life, bush life and soldier experience during the various wars of the 20th century. The publication date range is c. 1981-1985.
Dates
- Collection covers ca 1960-2010
Conditions Governing Access
Access is freely available within the J.C.Beaglehole Room for research and private study. For any use beyond this, please contact the J.C.Beaglehole Room (jcbeaglehole.room@vuw.ac.nz) in the first instance.
Extent
From the Fonds: 100 linear_centimeters (Hutt Valley Independent and Upper Hutt Advertiser (2009.044) has been given a call number (DU401.1 H982) and is located on the Atlas shelving.)
Language of Materials
English
- Advertisements Subject Source: Library Of Congress Genre/Form Terms (Lcgft)
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Frontier and pioneer life -- New Zealand Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Zealand -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Zealand -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- War songs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the J C Beaglehole Room, Victoria University of Wellington Library Repository
