Correspondence

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A collection of handwritten notes, a printed article, a ‘Visitor Services Project’ database user guide, a ‘National Park Service’ statistical abstract and a series of correspondence between LC and Glen Gill of the University of Idaho. The correspondence occurred between December 13, 1995 and October 16, 1996. All other documents are dated between 1994 and 1996.

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A collection of correspondence, handwritten notes and newspaper clippings. The correspondence is primarily to do with subscription renewal for the Journal of Popular Culture, as well as conference information. The newspaper clippings document the retiring of Bowling Green State University professor, Ray Browne. The date range of the collection is 1990-2008.

Scope and Contents Contains a series of correspondence between LC and Frank Gretton. Frank is the brother of Harold Gretton and the correspondence is primarily to do with him and his documentation of his WWII experience. They specifically discuss Harold’s poems and songs, and his inclusion in LC’s developing publications. The correspondence occurred between 1990 and 2004. The subject matter includes dates from 1914 onwards. Note that the last attempt to contact Frank Gretton failed due to his change in...

Scope and Contents This collection of papers was donated to Tapuaka in 2023 by author and editor Robyn Marsack. Marsack writes:"The blue folder [folder 1] contains correspondence with a range of New Zealand poets in 1989-1990, when I had been asked to put together a selection of poems from New Zealand for the Scottish-American poetry magazine 'Verse', co-edited by Robert Crawford...I already knew Lauris Edmond and Bill Manhire, so I started out by getting their advice and gradually widened the...

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A collection of correspondence, printed articles, handwritten notes and typed manuscript. The collection demonstrates LC’s relationship with the New York Folklore Society, it includes many renewed membership letters and correspondence with the editor about LC’s articles and reviews. Also includes mutiple copies of his article ‘Soldiers’ Songs: The Folklore of the Powerless’ and ‘Frontier New York: A Personal Experience’. The publication date range of the collection is 1984-2010.

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Contains a letter from Frances Sclanger of Photo Technique, alert LC that a publication he was wanting printed is no longer available. The letter is dated March 29, 2000.

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Contains a series of letters, both handwritten and typed, addressed to LC. The correspondence is regarding New Zealand Literature, Piero Madrillo's publication 'Svaghi Inglesi e Americani' and its translation and recognition of LC's teaching at Victoria University. For the most part the correspondence is personal in nature. The correspondents are from Wellington, England, France, Greece and Italy. The date range of the correspondence is 1965 - 1999.

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Contains a range of newspaper clippings and correspondence around Waipoua Forest Mining

Scope and Contents A collection of printed webpages, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, printed articles, typed script and a series of correspondence. The typed script is the prologue to KC’s proposed novel, ‘Katherine Mansfield’s Secret War’. The correspondence is between LC and Paul Sidey of Hutchinson Publishing, in which Sidey eventually decides that the novel is “too intellectually discursive’ to be considered. The other documents focus on award winning publications and the reasons for their...

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A series of handwritten and typed poetry either by or collected by Richard ‘Dick’ Clemens, and a letter of correspondence from his daughter Anne Nithe. The poems reflect New Zealand back country culture, love, drinking and revelry. Also includes some racy greeting cards. The correspondence with Anne Nithe gives the only referable date of the collection as November 8, 1976. She also gives Clemens’ lifespan, 1885-1960.

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...

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Contains a copy of ‘The Gunners Handbook: An introduction to the Regiment’, The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, undated. Also contains a collection of correspondence between LC and Cpl. Mike Subritzky concerning some soldier songs Subritzky was in possession of that LC was wanting more information on. The date range is c. 1986-1987, no date was given for the handbook.

Scope and Contents The blue folder [folder 1] contains correspondence with a range of New Zealand poets in 1989-1990, when Marsack had been asked to put together a selection of poems from New Zealand for the Scottish-American poetry magazine 'Verse', co-edited by Robert Crawford. Correspondents who have exchanged letters and drafts of poems are:Robert Crawford, Harry Ricketts, Elizabeth Smither, Jenny Bornholdt, Ken Edlin, Lauris Edmond, Riemke Ensing, Anne French, Bernadette Hall, Michele Leggott,...

Scope and Contents The envelope [folder 2] contains correspondence from 1985 around the New Zealand poets who were to appear at the Cambridge Poetry Festival. It also has the transcription of an interview with Fleur Adcock, with Fleur's emendations and comments, and correspondence (in 1983) with Bridget Williams over Bill Oliver's book about James K. Baxter, 'James K. Baxter: a portrait.' Correspondents include:Clive Wilmer, Allen Curnow, Lauris Edmond, Fleur Adcock, Bill Manhire,...

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Contains a series of correspondence between LC and Denis Glover, Ian McCrone. Also contains the lyrics to a song titled 'Putting on the Style' by Brian Bell, handwritten notes, a newspaper article about Allen Curnow and a transcription of an interview with Les Cleveland regarding Denis Glover [see 'Denis Glover' folder for another copy]. The date range of the collection is c. 1959-2004.

Scope and Contents Documents bundled together in the first box opened (25) include a full agenda for an important TI Strategy Meeting held in Berlin, April 2002; a final draft for a TI Code of Conduct, dated March 2002; and a Manual of Policies and Procedures, dated at the same time. Among other items, these are accompanied by emails from the Chairman of TI and the Head of Research, which relate to idea-gathering that took place in preparation for the Strategy Meeting. Together these documents give...

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A collection of song lyrics, scripts and emails of correspondence. The songs and scripts describe many elements of the Vietnam war such as the death and diseases, the moments of survival, interpreting the different cultures and celebrating Western holidays. The publication date range is 1967-2008. The subject date range is c. 1954-2008.