Collected archives

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Carbon typescript of 'Barabbas: a fable in three acts.'

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'The changing face of Maori leadership', 37 p., 19 leaves, typescript. Two copies in different formats.

Description From the Collection:

The collection consists of records salvaged by Les Cleveland. They concern the Athenaeum, the Brass Band, and the Crown Hotel only.

Les Cleveland contributed photographs for the article 'Survivors of ghost town recall a bygone era', 'New Zealand Truth', 11 February 1958, p.22 (clipping held with collection).

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Contains a signed copy of LC’s written bequest of his papers to the J.C. Beaglehole collection. Also includes a copy of the record details for a collection of papers donated to Alexander Turnbull Library by LC in 1998, as well as an accompanying letter of correspondence from then-curator, David Colquhoun. The documents are all dated in either 1998 or 2011.

Listing ‘Entrance to the University: particularly relating to technological studies’ (typescript, 12pp.); ‘Entrance standards’ (typescript, 4pp.); ‘Entrance: admission to universitites in U.K. (reproduction, Chapter 8:Summary); Graph of passes and failures (ms, 1p.); Table: ‘Guestimate: VC Report (ms 1 p.); Graph by G.W.Parkyn ‘A very rough estimate of a school-leaving age-group likely to enter university’ (Ms, 1 p.); Currie to all Senate Members, June 1956, re University Entrance (typescript,...

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A section of the underwood collection that contains, typed script, handwritten notes, photocopied newspapers and articles and correspondence. Throughout the collection are featured ‘jokes’, and the articles either chronicle instances of pranking or use colloquialisms or sayings that contribute the what the overall collection is trying to demonstrate. The date range of the content is c. 1918-1947.

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Mostly drafts of various publications.

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Contains a series of correspondence between LC and Nicola Frean, the Special Materials Librarian of Victoria University at the time. They regard the bequeathing of the ‘Cleveland Collection’ in the event of his death as well as the donation of other research material. The correspondence occurred between 2004 and 2006.

Scope and Contents note A.S. Atkinson was a leading member of the Nelson Philosophical Society, but presented only a few papers. These notebooks are inscribed with "Notes of the late A.S. Atkinson, Fairfield, Nelson" and were lent to the Cawthorn Institute by R. and A. M. Atkinson on November 1921. The notebooks were then donated to the Victoria University College Library, Wellington, New Zealand.The notes, with some illustrations, are contained in five volumes of notes on specimens of spiders, with...

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This collection contains legal and other papers (some on parchment) contained within an old metal deed box. The shipping sticker on the lid of the deed box bears the name of Mrs L. J. Compton, a passenger of Cabin 8 and heading to the Port of Auckland New Zealand [possibly coming from Liverpool].

Scope and Contents note The material includes 'Women at Victoria' 1990 Exhibition material, also some from 'Redbrick & Bluestockings'. It consists of 27 numbered envelopes, containing photographs and associated texts from each exhibition display board, including background documentation. There is also a separate collection of material relating to Maori students and staff which was part of a distinct display at the marae. There is also an additional large photograph, and several posters. The library...

Overview From the Fonds: The collection consists of Dr. Cleveland's research papers on various subjects, his notes to do with early use of computers, and material to do with his teaching experience at the university. In addition to his own records, Dr. Cleveland has donated collections of electoral pamphlets and clippings, examples of early slide media, and archives collected during the course of his research. These collected archives have been described under the names of their various creators: Compton...

Scope and Contents A collection of printed articles, typed manuscripts, handwritten notes, handwritten soldier slang and correspondence. The collection documents the process of obtaining Agnes Underwood’s collection for the Folklore Archive at State University College, Buffalo, New York. Includes three copies of an article written by LC about the collection and about Underwood. The correspondence included is from both Lydia Fish (of State University College) Professor Phillips Stevens Jr. (New York Folklore...