New Zealand -- History -- 19th century

Contents

Contains a letter to Carrick from H.McIlhone, a number of clippings (mostly letters to the editor and reports of Parliamentary proceedings), notes and clippings glued onto pages from Parliamentary proeedings, sundry manuscript and typescript notes re travel and commerce within New Zealand and concerns about settlers' approach to Maori land.

Brief description

Two items: A carbon copy of typed transcriptions headed 'Extracts from "Diary" (autobiography) of Mrs Felton Mathews; a carbon copy of a typed transcript of a letter, dated 18th July 1940, from Mrs Mathews to her sister Margaret.

Scope and Contents

Contains the full facsimile copy of R.M. Dick (ed.), ‘The Growing Tradition: A collection of New Zealand songs’ [unpublished]. Some annotation of the front, “further to my recent letter. Andrew Campbell.” The songs document colonial life, the New Zealand back country and soldier experience in the various wars of the 20th century [See ‘Roger Dick’ folder].

Scope and Contents

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...