McNeish, James Henry Peter, 1931-2016: Collection

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McNeish, James Henry Peter, 1931-2016: Collection

[ca 1930-2003]

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22720518

Comprises letters, diaries, notebooks, research papers and drafts of James McNeish's literary work. Includes records relating to his life and work in New Zealand in the 1950's, his life in England as a school teacher and documentary-maker for the BBC, his involvement with Europe, particularly with Sicily, and his life back in New Zealand and at Te Maika, Kawhia. Drafts and research notes of his later books and radio and television programmes also feature extensively. Also included are records and papers relating to Bridge in New Zealand, an educational trust, which sponsored travel and work in Israel, which was established in 1974, and with which James and Helen McNeish were heavily involved.

432 folder(s). 35 audiocassette(s). 1 3" reel(s). 2 volume(s). 8 Linear Metres.

eng, Latn

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