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Biography

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Bill Patterson + Mark Hanson

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

A collection of correspondence between LC, Mark Hanson and Bill Patterson. Details and analyses Patterson’s recollection of his own war experience. The correspondence occurred between 1986 and 2004. The subject matter date range is c. 1939-2004.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Biographical Detail

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

A collection of correspondence, handwritten notes, photocopied newspaper clippings and a copy of New Zealand Geographic, No. 34, April-June 1997. The information is primarily biographical with some focus on proposed interviews and obtaining negatives and prints. The publication date range is c. 1958-1997. The subject matter date range is c. 1840-1997.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Burchfield Mill

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy of P. Burchfield Mill’s handwritten biography, ‘Life of a P.O.W’. Undated.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

City Gallery

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

A collection of correspondence, reviews, an exhibition loan contract, exhibition information and the accompanying biographical information for LC. Details the collaborative exhibition of ‘Lest We Forget: Photography, Memory and National Character’ held at the Wellington City Gallery in 1994. The publication date range is 1992-1999. The subject matter includes dates as far back as 1921.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Green Folder [Unlabelled]

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence from Pat Brocklebank to LC that reexamines the activities of Tyree family members. Also included is an envelope with copied portraits of Tyree family members, accompanied by biographical annotations. The correspondence is dated September 24, 2010. The subject matter spans dates between 1851 and 2002.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

In the Midst of War

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

Contains a full photocopy of Edward Geary Lansdale, ‘In the Midst of Wars: An American’s Mission to Southeast Asia’, (New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1972) [abridged].

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Jimmy Kidd's War Story

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

A typed and bound copy of “Jimmy” Kidd’s biography of his experience of the Italian campaign of WWII. Inside the front cover is a ‘Broadbank’ sticker, with the writing “1982. Frank, here is my cousin Jimmy Kidd’s war story.”

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Loose Papers

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

'The Photo-Forum Supplement', Spring 1979. Contains an article that profiles the Tyree family, ‘The Tyrees: Notes towards a critical assessment’. [See ‘Pat Brocklebank’ folder].

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Loose Papers

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

Contains the original and a photocopy of the article ‘The Tyrees: Notes towards a critical assessment’, Photo-Forum Supplement, Spring 1979, pp 6-9. Also includes notes a possible publication about the Tyree collection. Subject matter includes dates as far back as 1856.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Loose Papers

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents A collection of handwritten notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, typed script, genealogical trees, birth certificates, marriage registries, death certificates and registries, negatives, prints, advertisements and maps of Queenstown, New Zealand. The collection is essentially an extensive biographical background of the Tyree family from William Tyree (1820-1889) onwards. Includes information of the family in England as well as their activity in Australia and New Zealand. The...
Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

NZ Notables - G.H.Scholefield, 1934-07 - 1934-09

 File
Identifier: FILDS09.01
Contents

Contains a small handwritten note and 9 clippings of 'Notable Figures New Zealand History' column by Guy H.Scholefield, from the Evening Post. Some dated, but sequence suggests 28 July, 1934 - 29 September 1935. Notable figures are: Henry Sewell, Sir Frederick Whitaker, Sir Frederick A. Weld, Thomas Specncer Forsaith, Christopher William Richmond, Edward John Eyre, James Crowe Richmond, Sir Francis Dillon Bell, Dr Andrew Sinclair.

Dates: 1934-07 - 1934-09

Pat Brocklebank

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

Contains a series of correspondence between LC and Pat Brocklebank regarding the Tyree family’s careers, financial status and personal lives. Also included is a photocopied newspaper clipping that also profiles the family. The correspondence occurred throughout 2010-2011. The subject matter includes dates as far back as 1865.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Pictorial Content

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

A collection of correspondence, printed articles, photocopied newspaper articles, handwritten articles and a photograph. The documents regard the Tyree collection of negatives and LC’s proposed publication about the family that was never realised. The publication date range is 1977-1979. The subject matter includes dates from c. 1889.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

'The Suffragists', 1993

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Identifier: dlpc00052
Scope and Contents Poster advertising the launch of the book 'The Suffragists' in March 1993. Printed in navy and purple on a white background. Includes photographs of Kate Sheppard and Edith Grossman repeated several times in different dimensions, plus three smaller montages of photographs of named suffragists in a sidebar on the right. Also includes the text: 'Bridget Williams Books Limited, The Suffragists, Dictionary Of New Zealand Biography, The Suffragists contains biographies of the leading suffragists...
Dates: 1993

Tyrees

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents A collection of printed biographical information, photocopied newspaper clippings, handwritten notes and a body of writing named ‘Photography on the Frontier: The Tyree collection’. Details the backgrounds and career information of James, Edward, Fred and William Tyree. The family were avid photographers, collectors of photography and general businessmen. The publication date range is 1858-2010 [considering the original publication of the newspaper clippings]. The subject matter includes...
Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Webber (NZEF Times)

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

A collection of correspondence, printed articles, typed script and 2 copies of an obituary for E.G. “Ted” Webber. The typed script is written by Webber that documents the NZEF times, of which Webber contributed to. The correspondence between Webber and LC involves further inquiry into Webber’s publications and his experience during his service. The publication date range is 1945-1987. The subject matter is from c. 1941.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010