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Oral history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 961 Collections and/or Records:

Cyril Knight, 2015

 Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H02400014

Cyril Knight

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH02400014
Dates: 2015

DALZELL, Reginald (Reg) interviewed by Lloyd Esler

 Record Group — Box 4
Identifier: H0037
Overview Reg is from a farming family and describes his background in Southland, the depression, education, social life and transport services. Reg has spent his whole life involved in farming, promoting animal health and participating extensively in the Colombo Plan. Reg won a Dominion Farmers Traveling Scholarship.
Dates: 2008

DANIEL, Olive interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box 3
Identifier: H0002
Overview This interview covers Olive’s early life in Northern Southland, her attendances at Lumsden School and subsequent School Jubilees. She gives a description of rabbiting and talks of her work history, marriage, children and shop ownership with husband Jim. Has an explanation of RSA WELFARE in relation to life after husband’s death. Talks about life in small communities.
Dates: 2008

DARBY, John Terrance interviewed by Chrissy Wickes

 Record Group — Box 19
Identifier: H0324
Overview In this interview John talks about his involvement in the Stewart Island Kakapo recovery programme. He also worked at the Otago Museum as a Scientific Officer in Zoology starting in 1969, curating biological collections. John goes on to describe his career as a Zoologist based at the Otago Museum. Here he initiated the children’s programme and interactive science areas. He goes on to describe yellow eyed penguins and the differences to other penguin species.
Dates: 2017

DAVIDSON, Andrew Reid interviewed by Paulette McFarland

 Record Group — Box 57
Identifier: H0615
Overview Reid Davidson was born in Gore in 1932. Gives details about his parents. Describes his house on Main Street, Gore, his schooling and reasons for leaving school and going to work in his father's shop. Mentions meeting his wife and their wedding. Discusses his family connection with the grocery business, his father working with McKibbon (McGibbon) and Company and starting his own business. Gives details of the shop's growth, some of the jobs, competition within the business, the mark up,...
Dates: 1998