James Hardie papers.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of eight photographs and other papers copied from a James Hardie album in the Keir Hardie/Emrys Hughes papers (National Library of Scotland) relating to his New Zealand visit, 1908: 1. Frontispiece, hand-coloured dedication signed by Thomas Hislop, chairman of the Wellington Reception Committee. 2. J.K. Hardie on arrival in Wellington. 3. J.K. Hardie in garb of Maori chief. 4. Wellington mayor Thomas Hislop and his wife. 5. Wellington mayor Thomas Hislop and his wife. 6. Citizens' Reception Committee, group photograph. 7. Executive of committee. 8. Mr and Mrs Hislop, J.K. Hardie and Edward Tregear. Also in the collection are two letters, one from Alexander Monro, secretary, Keir Hardie Reception Committee, to Mrs Hardie, 21 August 1908, and the other from Jack Griffiths, cabinet maker, Wellington, to J.K. Hardie, 12 August 1914.
Dates
- 1908
Creator
- Hardie, James Keir (Person)
- Griffiths, Jack (Person)
- Monro, Alexander (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Not to be copied without the permission of the Dept of Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland.
Extent
0.01 metres (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased November 1979.
Existence and Location of Originals
Collection copied from the Keir Hardie/Emrys Hughes papers, N.L.S. Dep. 176 vol.12, National Library of Scotland.
- Hardie, James Keir -- Form subdivision--Photographs.;
- Hislop, Thomas -- Form subdivision--Photographs.;
- Socialists -- Great Britain -- Travel
- Socialists -- New Zealand -- Wellington -- Photographs
- Tregear, Edward -- Form subdivision--Photographs.;
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz