Correspondence

Box summary

This box contains material collected from PC's desk and some from flat file drawers. The desk material is a mixture of personal and professional items and includes correspondence, articles, notes, photographs, PowerPoint printouts and personal CDs. The file drawers contain a range of notes related to student research and projects PC was involved in.

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Scope and Contents

A collection of correspondence and handwritten notes. The correspondence is to do with staffing changes within the American Culture Association and the Popular Culture Association and what it means for contributors of the Journal and members of the association. The date range is 2002-2003.

Scope and Contents A collection of handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, printed articles and email correspondence. Documents the history of New Zealand exploration of Antarctica, along with New Zealand-United States relations concerning activity in Antarctica. The correspondence is of both a personal and professional nature, often concerning the history of Antarctic exploration, folklore and other miscellaneous topics. The publication date range c. 1974-2004. The subject matter includes dates from 1901...

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Contains a Memorandum of Agreement for LC’s ‘New Zealand Songbook’, of which is signed by LC. Also included is a series of correspondence between LC and Muriel Shepherd regarding her husband Mick’s war experience, his inclusion in an unspecified publication by LC and his recent passing. The date range of the documents is 1987-1994. The subject matter includes dates from 1918 onwards.

Summary of contents

A series of correspondence between LC and Andrew R. T. Campbell of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. regarding Campbell’s publication of ‘Bawdy New Zealand Songs’. The topic, Campbell highlights, is one that LC broaches in ‘Songs We Sang’ and he therefore asks LC to contribute some of the songs as well as a chapter of writing about them. The correspondence occurred when LC was at the Smithsonian Institute in California. The date range is November 1987 – August 1988.

Scope and Contents A collection of correspondence, handwritten notes and addresses, lists of poems and prose, and five copies of an imparting memo. The correspondence is of both a personal and professional nature, with much of the focus being on LC’S use of Charles Smith’s work. The memo CCs John MacGibbon (Proprietor of the Ngaio Press), Mary Cleveland, David Stevenson (solicitor and trustee of LC) and Russell Smith (Son of Charles Smith). Concerns a collection of archival material and who they belong do in...

Physical Description

Correspondence from Kirk and Academic Report Cards

1 Folder, 3 Items

Includes: Handwritten letters home to his parents, reports on his academic studies, and handwritten letters to his wife and daughter.

Date Range:1874 - 1887

Physical Description

Correspondence to and from Kirk. Includes memorandums, typed and hand written letters.

1 Folder, 4 Items

Topics include: Kirk's appointment, resignation, School Jubilee (1937) and general correspondence.

Date Range: 1903 -1930s

Scope and Contents A vast collection of correspondence between LC and a variety of individuals, corporations, organisations, libraries, archives and publishers. The correspondence is primarily to obtain copyright permission, in the cases of Muriel Shepherd (widow of Mick Shepherd) and Peter Ferguson the exchanges are considerably more informal. In other stance LC has used a template letter to be sent out. The material he is requesting permission for includes lyrics, poems, sheet music, illustrations and...

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Contains newspaper clippings regarding Denis Glover and his poetry, correspondence between LC and Gordon Ogilvie regarding Glover, a transcript of an interview of LC and Mary Cleveland by Gordon Ogilvie about Denis Glover. Also includes three issues of 'The Quaffers' Gazette'; No. 1, April 1962, No. 3, 1962, No. 4, 1962. These are accompanied by a handwritten note that says that Denis Glover edited the issues. The date range of the collection is c. 1962-1998.

Scope and Contents Contains photocopies of the cover and the record of ‘Bull Durham’s Songs of SACk’, and the cover of ‘Bull Durham’s Songs of S.E.A.’. Also includes correspondence from LC to Major Scott McElvain, in which LC enlists McElvain’s help in tracking down Bull Durham for an interview about his Vietnam experience and his musical background. The Records were released in 1965 and 1971 respectively, and a date on a catalogue included in the correspondence suggest that it occurred c. 1984 or...

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Contains a letter of acknowledgement from then Deputy Prime Minister-elect, Geoffrey Palmer, 1984. Also included is a letter of acknowledgement from Librarian of Congress, Daniel J. Boorstin, 1983.

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Contains a printed copy of ‘The Songs of Gunner Inglorious ~ Collected by Jim Henderson’, along with accompanying correspondence and handwritten notes. The correspondence is predominantly between LC and Laura [surname unspecified] who appears to be from Steel Roberts Publishers. The publication is dated from 2005 and the correspondence from 2006. The subject matter includes dates from c. 1939 onwards.

Listing of letters

To HBK from Ewen Cardale, 18 March 1943, enclosing programme of Middle East Reunion (felhs02/05); To HBK from John Rankine Brown, 1928; To HBK from John Rankine Brown, Xmas 1945 and one other undated; To Mrs Kirk from Annie La Mont, 29 June 1886

Physical Description

Miscellaneous Documents collected by Fell on Kirk.

1 Folder, 5 Items

Includes: Correspondence relating to Sir James Hector, Professor Kirk and the Geological Survey Department. Hand written letters describing VUC after Kirk has retired. Notes on the Wellington Philosophical Society. Letter from L.R. Richardson.

Date Range: 1937 - 1945

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A collection of correspondence and edited drafts of essays/articles regarding 'The Press'. The correspodence is between LC and Ian McCrone and is both personal and professional in nature. There is also some correspondence between LC and McCrone's son John McCrone, on the matter of Ian McCrone's death. Also includes a miscellaneous letter from H. M. Baxter to Ian McCrone. The date range of the collection is September 2003 - November 2004.