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New Zealand 1971 Scrapbook

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  • Description

    1 scrapbook containing 83 photographic prints, newspaper clippings and ephemera.

    Photographs depict Louise and Edmund Hillary attending events ca. 1971, such as the Himalayan Trust Easter Meeting, Peter Hillary's birthday picnic at Deadman's Bay, Auckland and a picnic at Motuihe

    Photographs and ephemera relating to Tenzing Norgay's Aug 1971 visit to New Zealand. New Zealand Herald article by Sir Edmund Hillary titled "Tenzing Norgay, Gentle Hero of Everest".

    Photographs of the Hillary family and their children by Mike Gill.

    Publications and newspaper clippings include New Zealand Weekly News articles, such as "Exploring New Zealand Adventure and Fun with Sir Edmund Hillary" and an article regarding the filming of the NZBC Top of Cook TV series with Mike Gill, Harry Ayers, Jim Wilson and Lynn Crawford.

    Other publications include a New Zealand Listener cover featuring Sir Edmund Hillary, Sears Parent News October 1970, Middle Fork Trip 1970, Kellwood Company 1969 Annual Report

  • Other Id

    16366 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2010-1-812 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    New Zealand 1971 Scrapbook
  • Date
    1970-1971
  • Physical Description

    1 volume

  • Collection
    Sir Edmund Hillary Archive
  • Level of Current Record
    Child
  • Related Object Notes
    Photographs and photograph albums relating to Sir Edmund Hillary are held in the Pictorial Collections. PH-2010-4.
  • Is Part Of

    Edmund Hillary - Personal papers

  • Public Access Text

    Handwritten in blue ink on the front cover of the album: "Tenzing Visit Aug. 1971"

    NZBC Filming, Himalayan Trust Easter

    Sears Middle Fork Trip 1970 at end"

    [Keywords: Top of Cook, New Zealand Listener, Himalayan Trust]

  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Credit Line
    Estate of Sir Edmund Hillary, 2008
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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