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Oral history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 930 Collections and/or Records:

PATERSON, Hugh interviewed by Richard Savory

 Record Group — Box 2
Identifier: H0078
Overview Hugh talks of his family history, his siblings’ lives and choices. He talks in detail of farming practices, produce and his return to the farm after his time in World War 2 and the benefits of his attendance of a farming course at Lincoln. He describes his time at war in detail.
Dates: 2009

PATTERSON, Edna Dorothy interviewed by Avis McDonald

 Record Group — Box 35
Identifier: H0322
Overview Edna talks about family history and life when growing up. She talks about the vegetable garden, helping her father in the dairy factory where he was manager, games played and chores as a child. She describes her father’s work and the operation of the factory and cheese making. She details her mother’s role in the home and goes onto talk about her education until leaving school at 15. Her out of school activities included going to Balclutha to learn music and going to Dunedin to learn...
Dates: 2010

PEARSON, Charles Brian interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box 18
Identifier: H0147
Overview This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. Charles tells of the 1984 flood in Otautau. At the time he was the Deputy Chairman of the Otautau Community Board. He recalls and describes the lead up to the flood, e.g. warnings etc., and the need to balance the assistance of the Chairman and looking after his own family and home, which ended up being flooded. He talks about the after effects of the flood on homes and...
Dates: 2009

PEEK, Rachel interviewed by Lesley Gray

 Record Group — Box 40
Identifier: H0148
Overview In this interview Rachel recalls her early life, family, schooling and choice to train as a nurse starting in 1955. She looks at training during these years through to he becoming the Chief Nurse in 1985. She also recalls describes and discusses aspects of hospital life during her employment, the history of Kew Hospital Buildings, the changes and mergers of the Southland Hospital Board with Otago; as well as some of the well-known medical personnel who worked at Kew Hospital.
Dates: 2010

PENISULA, Johnny interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box 7
Identifier: H0057
Overview This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. In this interview Johnny tells of his early life, education and being introduced to art. He goes on to describe his life experiences in NZ i.e. employment and the development of his sculpturing through experimenting with different mediums e.g. steel, fibre glass, bone and using stones for craving. His work is based on myths and old stories of Samoa.
Dates: 2011

Peter Ayson

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH01200003
Dates: 2000

Peter Ayson, 2000

 Item — Box 20
Identifier: H01200003
Overview Photograph to accompany Peter Ayson's interview for the Southland Oral History Project. Taken on his retirement from Environment Southland.
Dates: 2000

PETRIE, Charlotte Anne interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box 45
Identifier: H0476
Overview Charlotte begins by recalling her mother’s 100th birthday and her sister Gladys’s singing achievements and work in Australia. She goes onto share stories of her father, Isaac, career as a sea captain which took him around the South Pole in sailing and steam ship; and sailing a clipper between England and China at the turn of the 20th century. After which she shares her own achievements as an artist and attending the Slade School of Art in London and exhibitions she had. This is a story of a...
Dates: 1993