NRAM: The Community Archive entry

Overview 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 Legal and other papers (some parchment) plus correspondence of the Compton Family, orignally of Paignton in Devon, England. Deposited by A. H. Angelo November 15, 1991. Brief listing as follows:17-- 6 docs, brother's letters etc.17-- 13 docs, brown envelopec.1772 (3 docs)1772 Indenture[Names mentioned in the 18th century papers above include James Compton, Ian Compton, Charles Spencer Compton and Samuel Compton]....

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Only copies of Sir Charles Cotton's publications are held.

Scope and Contents The posters were used in training courses around New Zealand by the Trade Union Education Authority (for further information about the TUEA see http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz). Most of the posters had been laminated. They were donated together with the Dan Long Union Library holdings.Of the ca.400 posters in the collection, 357 are listed in this finding aid. There are duplicate copies of certain posters within and/or across different folders. In these cases, only one copy...

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Unpublished typecript of the Macmillan Brown lecture series (3 lectures) on the topic of Joyce Cary, delivered at Victoria University of Wellington, 11, 12 and 13 March, 1959. Donated by Ian Gordon..

Scope and Contents Papers held include:1. 'French literature: Professor Rankine Brown's lectures 1901, period 1500-1600'. Manuscript lecture notes in exercise book, [2], 78 p. First of two books, second not held.2. 'Spike, and other Victoria College affairs 1903-1949'. 21 items. Letters from S. Eichelbaum, J. C. Beaglehole, H. H. Ostler and others, also newspaper clippings; chiefly concerning 1903, 1924 and 1933 issues of 'The Spike'.3. 'Academic freedom in New Zealand,...

Scope and Contents [Folder titles] 1. Extrav 1954 (includes programme, Salient issues, annotated script, photograph titled Botanical Garden Rakes. Extravaganza 1954' [Tony Ferrers and Derek Homewood]) 2. 1955 Extravaganza radio preview - 4 pp. typescript pasted onto manilla folder 3. Extravaganza 1955 (includes programme, annotated script) 4. Extravaganza 1956 (includes programme, clippings, annotated script) 5. Extravaganza 1957 (lacks cover, includes programme, photographs, annotated script) 6. Extrav...

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The papers of Wellington book collector and historian Horace Edwards Manners Fildes, 1875-1937, including correspondence, clippings indexes and research notes, and collected manuscripts and other items.

This collection covers over forty years of Fildes' interest in New Zealand history and historical resources, and a corresponding period of indexing and scrapbooking.

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1. Letters from Ralph Bodle on collecting Swiss Family Robinson 2. Bibliography by Rowan Gibbs of Rosemary Rees 3. Note on pseudonym

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There have been two transfers of Prof. Hamer's papers, following his untimely death. The first transfer comprised working files from his office in the History Department, and electronic copies of his email correspondence. The second transfer added index cards to do with his electoral history research, and photograph albums chiefly covering his interest in buildings in North America.

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The collection comprises files of union publications, news clippings, and other documents used in the compilation of Dr. Hare's Social Relations fellowship reports. Items are arranged by subject. Other users have commented on their usefulness as a background for union records and for more public sources on the economic and social conditions during the war.

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The collection consisted of correspondence, papers and reports related to banking and finance in New Zealand, mostly in the 1930s, as well as a number of pamphlets about economics and socialism and a notebook of prayers and biblical verses. Most of the pamphlets have been catalogued and integrated into the general pamphlet collection, with some duplicates being discarded. Remaining material is held in the archival collections. The correspondents include Michael Savage and Walter Nash.