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Brent Mackrell - Papers

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Collection consists of large scrapbooks containing information on individual persons and families; pilots' log books, 1918 - 1977; framed certificates and documents; and some visitors' books. Scrapbooks include photographs and documents covering a period from the New Zealand Wars to the Second World War.

    Boxes 1 - 14 -- Scrapbooks.

    Box 15 -- Visitor books and Album.

    Boxes 16 - 17 -- Scrapbooks and envelopes of information.

    Box 18 -- Books and documents.

    Boxes 19 - 20 -- Scrapbooks and documents.

    Boxes 21 - 22 -- Pilots' log books.

    Box 23 -- Books and scrapbooks, A.C. Johns.

    Box 24 -- Scrapbooks.

    Box 25 -- Log books, envelope, photographs, certificate and medal information.

  • Other Id

    3403 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2003-107 (Reference Number)

    39702 (DBTextworks system ID)

    2003/107 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Brent Mackrell - Papers
  • Primary Maker

     Mr Brent Mackrell

  • Physical Description

    22 large flat boxes and 3 transit boxes

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Related Object Notes
    MS-2002-76
  • Public Access Text

    Identification of nurses in photograph from scrapbook re. Cora B. Roberton (nee Anderson) [Box 9] as follows: Front row (left to right); Army Officers, Harvey, Wallis, Armitage, unknown, Rev.Mackenzie-Gibson, Barnett, Matron Bertha Nurse, DDMS Parkes, Maguire, Bowerbank, Scott, Hogg Curtis, Fergus. 2nd row, Sisters J. James, C. Donohue, A. Stephenson, M. Boyed, M. Affleck, I. Bennett, V. McLean, F. Wilson, I. Willis, E. McAllum, M. Ellis, M. McBeth, R. Fanning and M.

    Mitchell. 3rd row, Sisters, J. Naismith, K. Carter, A. Philpotts, A. Holmwood, K. Booth*, I. Stewart, D. Commons, C. Anderson, A. Williams, E. Porteous, I. Gordon Boyd, L. Newell, K. Kitching, Mary Anderson. 4th row, Sisters, M. Samson, A. Whitta, N. Hughes*,W. Brook-leers and 5th row, M. Hobbs, K. Welch. visiting from Aotea Convalescent Home. (Information supplied by Sherayl McNabb, of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service)

    Some items include detailed listings produced by the Auckland Museum's Human History Department.

    QAIMNS scrapbook [Box 16] - Photograph featuring Russian Royal family with nursing staff (page 155) contains Gladys Annie Dinah Statter (front row, sitting on ground, 3rd from left). Information supplied by Helen Yorke, granddaughter of Gladys Statter.

    [Keywords: New Zealand Wars]

  • Last Update
    27 Feb 2024
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