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Items relating to Bertha and husband Archie's time at Victoria University College - photographs, letters, badges and medals, auograph album

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8 letters to Dorothy Brown from former colleagues and students at the English Language Institute, Victoria University of Wellington; 'The ELI 1972 Souvenir' class book.

Scope and Contents Materials relating to Futuna ChapelIn 1958, six years into his private practice, Hawke’s Bay architect John Scott was commissioned by the Society of Mary to design a chapel for their spiritual retreat in Karori, Wellington.Built by the Brothers of the Society themselves, and embellished by Auckland sculptor Jim Allen, Futuna Chapel opened in 1961 and immediately became a talking point among architects and a mecca for aspiring members of the profession.In...

Content Description 10 Photos: Committee of the Victoria College Students Association 1911-12, Victoria College Students Assn Dinner Hotel Windsor, Crawford Group October 1908, Prefects Group July 30 1908, Victoria College Students Executive 1912, Victoria College Graduates Capping Day 1913, Victoria College Students' Association Committee 1910, Photograph of Victoria College Students' Association Committee 1911, Victoria College Students Association Executive 1913, Wellington College Third XV 1905....

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Collection consists of 'Flower poetics in 19th century France (the book PKK published based on his doctoral thesis), notes relating to research on the themes of 'homotextuality' and on homosexuality within the Catholic church and an unpublished article entitled 'French symbolist moments in New Zealand poetry' (ca1995)

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2 postcards with inscription -- 1 photograph -- 1 photographic negative -- 'Victoria University College, University of N.Z.: The foundation professors', 1934 with enclosed letter from Minister of Internal Affairs -- Scrapbook inscribed Arthur Fair 9th August 1905 with loose newspaper clippings, letters, handwritten notes on cases

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Collection of catalogues, papers and architectural drawings

Content Description Digital photo portraits of the Deans of Commerce 1920-2017 collated in 2012: Professor Barney E Murphy (1920-1950) Professor Horace Belshaw (Dean, 1951-1952, 1955, 1958-1959) Professor William G Rodger (Dean, 1953-1954, 1957, 1959-1960) Joseph O Shearer (Dean, 1956) Professor Sir Frank W Holmes (Dean, 1961-1962) Professor Roy Sidebotham (Dean, 1963-1964) Missing (E.A.B. Phillips, 1965) Professor Barbu M Niculescu (Dean, 1967-1968) Professor John L Roberts (Dean, 1969-1970) Professor L Fraser...

Content Description "These two albums of 'Architecture of the British Isles', one dealing with 'ancient domestic and military' architecture and the other with ecclesiastical architecture photos, were compiled by Dr Sidney Bertram Axford in Falmouth in 1904. Dr Axford came to New Zealand in 1907, settled in Te Aroha and died in Auckland in 1912. The volumes were presented to the School of Architecture by Dr Axford's daughter, Mrs M. Axford Commons, and grandson Jeremy Commons, who was a staff member of the...

List of reprints 1. The Roll of Battle Abbey (1066) -- 2. Magna Carta (1215) -- 3. The English Mercurie No.50 (1588)-- 4. Warrant to execute mary, Queen of Scots (1587) -- 5. The Gazette (432) Sept. 9 (1658) -- 6. The New No.52, July 6 (1665) -- 7. The London Gazette Sept. 3-10 (1666) -- 8. Diary of Siege of Limerick (1691) -- 9. Warrant to execute Charles I (1648) -- 10. The Edinburgh Courant, Feb 19 (1705) -- 11. The Penny London Post, Oct 2 and 4 (1745) -- Various clippings related to Scottish...

Content Description THE PARTY A happening 20 August 1977Music RoomHunter BuildingVictoria UniversityFor the 1977 New Zealand Arts Festival Barry Thomas created “The Party” as the opening event for the Festival. Working with Festival organizers Thomas secured the Music Room of the Hunter Building at Victoria University then purchased some large, semi see-through plastic sheeting which he secured to the floor, walls and ceiling of the room. It formed a...

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This is an artifical series, created to collate various items collected over 2021-2022 related to COVID-19.