Archivist Hall of Fame

A DigitalNZ Story by Stefanie

Image: Furious Archivists

Furious Archivists

Radio New Zealand

Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of archivists Michael Standish with Dr T R Schellenberg

Creator unknown : Photograph of archivists Michael Standish with Dr T R Schellenberg

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Library display of old posters advertising subdivisions; Nicola Frean, archivist.

Library display of old posters advertising subdivisions; Nicola Frean, archivist.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Library; archivist Nicola Frean among the rolling shelves of the archives room.

Library; archivist Nicola Frean among the rolling shelves of the archives room.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Dr Guy Scholefield

Dr Guy Scholefield

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Attic storage, General Assembly Library, 1953

Attic storage, General Assembly Library, 1953

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: John Dobrée Pascoe, 1960

John Dobrée Pascoe, 1960

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Dr Guy Scholefield

Dr Guy Scholefield

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Eric Hall McCormick

Eric Hall McCormick

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mrs M E L Cruickshank and Ian Matheson

Mrs M E L Cruickshank and Ian Matheson

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Eamonn Bolger with diary of Treaty of Waitangi witness - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

Eamonn Bolger with diary of Treaty of Waitangi witness - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Guy Scholefield, 1947

Guy Scholefield, 1947

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Group of New Zealand authors with MP William Gillespie

Group of New Zealand authors with MP William Gillespie

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: New Zealand Library Association Conference, Wellington - Photograph taken by S P Andrew

New Zealand Library Association Conference, Wellington - Photograph taken by S P Andrew

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Portrait of Kathryn Patterson, deputy parliamentary librarian, Wellington

Portrait of Kathryn Patterson, deputy parliamentary librarian, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Judith Hornabrook, Chief Archivist and archivist Owen Davie, examine the charter by which New Zealand was constituted a colony on 16 November 1840 (c1976)

Judith Hornabrook, Chief Archivist and archivist Owen Davie, examine the charter by which New Zealand was constituted a colony on 16 November 1840 ...

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Stuart Strachan, Senior Archivist, National Archives, examines files from the Prime Minister's Department (1980)

Stuart Strachan, Senior Archivist, National Archives, examines files from the Prime Minister's Department (1980)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Archivists, Ruth Munro and Jan Luscombe work on Nash Papers (c1980)

Archivists, Ruth Munro and Jan Luscombe work on Nash Papers (c1980)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Archivist, T.J. Lovell-Smith works on the restoration of an early map (c1976)

Archivist, T.J. Lovell-Smith works on the restoration of an early map (c1976)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Mark Stoddart, Reference Archivist, National Archives, works on written reference enquiries (c1983)

Mark Stoddart, Reference Archivist, National Archives, works on written reference enquiries (c1983)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Archivist, Grant Pittams, examines watercolours in the Internal Affairs Department's papers (1979)

Archivist, Grant Pittams, examines watercolours in the Internal Affairs Department's papers (1979)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Library; Hazelwoods archives presented by Colin Gibbs to archivist Nicola Frean

Library; Hazelwoods archives presented by Colin Gibbs to archivist Nicola Frean

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Judith Hornabrook, Chief Archivist, National Archives with Alan Highet, Minister of Internal Affairs at National Archives Open Day, 24 November 1979

Judith Hornabrook, Chief Archivist, National Archives with Alan Highet, Minister of Internal Affairs at National Archives Open Day, 24 November 1979

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Members of the War History Branch including Ruth Ross and John Dobrée Pascoe (far right), about 1945

Members of the War History Branch including Ruth Ross and John Dobrée Pascoe (far right), about 1945

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Graham Langton and Len Brown

Graham Langton and Len Brown

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Lucy Marsden, early 2000s

Lucy Marsden, early 2000s

Massey University

Image: Oral history training; Linda Evans, Meri Ahpene, David Lee-Smith, Liz Allen, Kevin Brown, Nicola Frean.

Oral history training; Linda Evans, Meri Ahpene, David Lee-Smith, Liz Allen, Kevin Brown, Nicola Frean.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Using the Vacuum Freeze Dryer

Using the Vacuum Freeze Dryer

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Opening of New Auckland Office of Archives New Zealand - September 15 2007

Opening of New Auckland Office of Archives New Zealand - September 15 2007

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Peter Miller, Hon. Graeme Lee and Kathryn Patterson, Archives New Zealand, Dunedin Office, 1993

Peter Miller, Hon. Graeme Lee and Kathryn Patterson, Archives New Zealand, Dunedin Office, 1993

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Opening of Dunedin Office of Archives New Zealand (1993)

Opening of Dunedin Office of Archives New Zealand (1993)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Library; Nicola Frean and Kini Piper with a heritage resource kit for schools.

Library; Nicola Frean and Kini Piper with a heritage resource kit for schools.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Reading Room, National Archives, Bothwick House, 85 The Terrace (c1976)

Reading Room, National Archives, Bothwick House, 85 The Terrace (c1976)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Mrs. Park, Conservation Officer, National Archives, prepares a wet mounted document (c1979)

Mrs. Park, Conservation Officer, National Archives, prepares a wet mounted document (c1979)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Indexing probates

Indexing probates

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Forest Service files in basement stacks, Air New Zealand Building (c1979)

Forest Service files in basement stacks, Air New Zealand Building (c1979)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: General Post Office: Old records before being despatched to Government Archives (1961)

General Post Office: Old records before being despatched to Government Archives (1961)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Auckland Records Centre - BJ Ball Building - Hardinge Street

Auckland Records Centre - BJ Ball Building - Hardinge Street

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: The Rev Jane Brookes and the Rev Earle Howe read the Treaty of Waitangi - Photograph taken by John Nicholson

The Rev Jane Brookes and the Rev Earle Howe read the Treaty of Waitangi - Photograph taken by John Nicholson

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Lynley Yates, genealogist, wins 1994 Kevin McAnulty award.

Lynley Yates, genealogist, wins 1994 Kevin McAnulty award.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Ian and Lila Matheson at 356 College Street

Ian and Lila Matheson at 356 College Street

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Floods pose threat to archives, Mount Wellington, 1985

Floods pose threat to archives, Mount Wellington, 1985

Auckland Libraries

Image: Photograph number UC 11-0233-10

Photograph number UC 11-0233-10

UC QuakeStudies

Image: Business records, Hocken Collection

Business records, Hocken Collection

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: New Zealand Geographic Board, 1970

New Zealand Geographic Board, 1970

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage