Series 16 - New Zealand


Date Range1956 - 1966
Quantity
ProvenanceLucy Crosbie Morrison
Description

Radio broadcast scripts, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, publication. Material in this series covers PCM's visits to New Zealand, and his long held interest in the fauna and flora of that country. Also included are some sets of radio scripts PCM recorded for the New Zealand Broadcasting Service, some of which were used by Lucy Morrison in compiling The Junior Naturalist.


Inventory Listing

MORR00746 Radio Scripts, New Zealand Broadcasting Service, numbers 1 - 13

13 corrected scripts, numbered but not dated; published in 1961 as Nature Talks to New Zealanders; titles of some have been altered or expanded in preparation for publication. File 16/1 includes list of entire series of New Zealand Broadcasts, numbers 1-26, annotated by Lucy Crosbie Morrison. Subjects include: bumble bees; kiwis; flies; wekas; keas; grass - colour, photosynthesis; flora and fauna of Kapiti Island, New Zealand; vegetation in New Zealand - the New Zealand flax, the toi-toi, the cabbage tree and the bracken fern; lack of native land mammals in New Zealand; seagulls; climatic change - glaciers and peat; beech trees. List of titles:
1. Bumble Bees [The 'Humble' Bumble Bee];
2. Kiwis;
3. [Fewer House Flies];
4. Some Bird Humorists [The Weka: a Cool Thing];
5. Keas [Keas Have a Sense of Humour];
6. [Why is Grass Green?];
7. On Kapiti [Island Wonderland];
8. [Flax and Toi-toi];
9. Birth of a fern;
10. [Mammals];
11. Seagulls [The Immaculate Seagull];
12. Peat and Glaciers [After the Ice Age];
13. Ancient Beech Trees.13 corrected scripts, numbered but not dated; published in 1961 as Nature Talks to New Zealanders; titles of some have been altered or expanded in preparation for publication. File 16/1 includes list of entire series of New Zealand Broadcasts, numbers 1-26, annotated by Lucy Crosbie Morrison. Subjects include: bumble bees; kiwis; flies; wekas; keas; grass - colour, photosynthesis; flora and fauna of Kapiti Island, New Zealand; vegetation in New Zealand - the New Zealand flax, the toi-toi, the cabbage tree and the bracken fern; lack of native land mammals in New Zealand; seagulls; climatic change - glaciers and peat; beech trees. List of titles:
1. Bumble Bees [The 'Humble' Bumble Bee];
2. Kiwis;
3. [Fewer House Flies];
4. Some Bird Humorists [The Weka: a Cool Thing];
5. Keas [Keas Have a Sense of Humour];
6. [Why is Grass Green?];
7. On Kapiti [Island Wonderland];
8. [Flax and Toi-toi];
9. Birth of a fern;
10. [Mammals];
11. Seagulls [The Immaculate Seagull];
12. Peat and Glaciers [After the Ice Age];
13. Ancient Beech Trees.

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range c. 1957 - c. 1958    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-1 Series 16
MORR00747 Radio Scripts, New Zealand Broadcasting Service, numbers 14 - 26

13 corrected scripts, numbered but not dated; published in 1961 as Nature Talks to New Zealanders; titles of some have been altered or expanded in preparation for publication. Subjects include: dinosaurs; whales; the tuatara (lizard found in New Zealand); National Parks in New Zealand; moas; glowworms in New Zealand; migratory birds in New Zealand; possums; hermit crabs; snails; cuckoos; ecology; whitebait; carnivorous plants; peripatus; spiders of Australia and New Zealand; keas; plants introduced to New Zealand. List of titles:
14. Tuatara;
15. National Parks;
16. Moas [A Moa Graveyard];
17. Glowworms and Fireflies [Glowworm Wonderland];
18. Migrating Birds;
19. Possums - revised version ["Possum" or Opossum];
20. Hermit Crabs - revised version [Hermit Crabs have a tender spot];
21. Snails [Snails are Versatile];
22. Cuckoos [The Cuckoo and the Nest];
23. Whitebait [What Happened to the Whitebait?];
24. Perverted Plants;
25. Peripatus and Spiders [Spider and Things];
26. Thank-you Everybody

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range c. 1957 - c. 1958    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-2 Series 16
MORR00748 Correspondence

2 letters: D.M. Greig, New Zealand Director-General of Lands, to Crosbie Morrison; Nancy Bruce to Lucy Crosbie Morrison.

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range 1957 - 1966    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-3 Series 16
MORR00749 Newspaper cuttings

17 cuttings, including some duplicates, covering PCM's visit to New Zealand; aerial photographs of Dunedin and Bluff, souvenir of visit of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, 1953.

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range 23 December 1953 - 1 March 1957    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-4 Series 16
MORR00750 New Zealand Junior Broadcasts

Typed and corrected radio scripts, numbered 1-16 in the New Zealand Junior Series. Some scripts have additions and alterations made by Lucy Crosbie Morrison. These and other talks were published by Lucy Crosbie Morrison in 1966 as The Junior Naturalist. File includes payment advice from New Zealand Broadcasting Service for 3 series of radio talks: "Wild Life in New Zealand" numbers 1-13 and 14 -26 (see 16/1 and 16/2), and 15 New Zealand wildlife talks for children (16/5). List of titles:
1. Guinea Pigs, Recorded 13 January 1958;
2. Paua Shells, Recorded 13 January 1958;
3. Bumble Bees and Flowers, Recorded 13 January 1958;
4. Birds are Animals - original plus additional material, Recorded 20 January 1958;
5. Kotuku, the White Heron, Recorded 20 January 1958;
6. Cloaks of Invisibility [about animals' ability to camouflage themselves], Recorded 20 January 1958;
7. Sweet Advertisement [about fertilisation of plants], Recorded 29 January 1958;
8. Earthworms, Recorded 29 January 1958;
9. Vegetable Caterpillars, Recorded 29 January 1958;
10. Seagulls, Recorded 10 February 1958;
11. Louse-Flies, Recorded 10 February 1958;
12. The Insects' Babies [about the life cycles of insects; original and expanded version], No recording date;
13. Teeth, No recording date;
14. The Way of a Wasp, No recording date;
15. Whales and their Kin - includes alterations made by LCM, No recording date;
16. Nature's Enemies [about ecology and the extinction of animals; includes original plus additional material], No recording date.

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range 1957 - 1958    Quantity 1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-5 Series 16
MORR00751 Radio Scripts used to compile The Junior Naturalist

Typescripts of talks originally broadcast in Junior Naturalists' series and the New Zealand Junior series, retyped for publication. Most are consecutively paged and indexed by Lucy Crosbie Morrison. Some titles have been altered for publication. List of titles:
- The Biggest Clam in the World, New Zealand Junior series number 17;
- Stickly-Prickly, New Zealand Junior series number 18, Junior Naturalists Club number 44;
- What Fishes do at Night, New Zealand Junior series number 19, Junior Naturalists Club number 95;
- Hoppity Hoppity, New Zealand Junior series number 20, Junior Naturalists Club number 81;
- Stones from the Sky, New Zealand Junior series number 21;
- Guinea-Pigs [The Guinea-Pig is an Aristocrat], New Zealand Junior series number 1;
- Paua Shells [Rainbows from the Sea], New Zealand Junior series number 2;
- Bumble Bees and Flowers [The Bumble Bee is a VIP], New Zealand Junior series number 3;
- Birds are Animals, New Zealand Junior series number 4;
- Kotuku, the White Heron, New Zealand Junior series number 5;
- Cloaks of Invisibility, New Zealand Junior series number 6;
- Sweet Advertisement, New Zealand Junior series number 7;
- Earthworms, New Zealand Junior series number 8;
- Vegetable Caterpillars, New Zealand Junior series number 9;
- Seagulls [The Scavenging Seagulls], New Zealand Junior series number 10;
- Louse-Flies [Living on Others], New Zealand Junior series number 11;
- Insects' babies , New Zealand Junior series number 12;
- The Way of a Wasp, New Zealand Junior series number 14;
- Whales and their kin, New Zealand Junior series number 15;
- As Dead as the Dodo, New Zealand Junior series number 16;
- Nature's Enemies, New Zealand Junior series number 17;
- The Biggest Clam in the World, New Zealand Junior series number 18;
- Stickly-Prickly, New Zealand Junior series number 19;
- What Fishes do at Night, New Zealand junior series number 20;
- Hoppity-Hoppity, New Zealand Junior series number 21;
- Stones from the Sky, New Zealand Junior series number 22

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range 1958 - 1966, No dates    Quantity 1 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-6 Series 16
MORR00752 1957 ANZAAS Congress - family correspondence

Correspondence between Phillip and Lucy Crosbie Morrison and James and Tom Crosbie Morrison while Philip and Lucy were in New Zealand for 1957 ANZAAS Congress. 15 dated letters, one undated letter; one telegram to Philip Crosbie Morrison from the Australian Broadcasting Commission; typed sheet of notes on paua shell, specimen of paua shell, and souvenir bookmark from Rotarua.

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range 9 January 1956 - 24 February 1957    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-7 Series 16
MORR00753 Letters of condolence

Letters from New Zealanders to Lucy Morrison, written after PCM's death. Correspondents include: Amy Hopkins, Rene and Jeff Walker, Elizabeth Crawford, Jean Jallie, D.M. Greig (National Parks Authority of New Zealand), Elizabeth and Percy Williams, Effie M. Warner, Mary E. Brown, E. Smith (?), H.G. Ralls, G.A.H. Helson, Wally Trigg.

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range 1 March 1958 - 23 March 1958    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-8 Series 16
MORR00754 Ornithological issues

Cover and article from Newsview magazine on the re-discovery and further observations of the New Zealand rare bird, the notornis - includes letter from Mrs R.E. Frifer, who sent the article to Crosbie Morrison; 4 pages from Forest and Bird magazine, including articles on forest and bird conservation, albatrosses and penguins; article from Journeys magazine on the re-discovery of the notornis.

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range November 1938 - May 1954    Quantity 0.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-9 Series 16
MORR00755 ANZAAS conference 1957

Miscellaneous material, including: correspondence, programmes and invitations to various ceremonies associated with the conference. Correspondents include: Premier's Department; W.H. Tucker, President of the Rotary Club of Dunedin; C.T.C. Watson, Editor of The Dominion. File also includes later correspondence from New Zealand with Lucy Crosbie Morrison regarding permission to publish extracts from Crosbie Morrison's work.

Creator Lucy Crosbie Morrison
Date range 20 December 1956 - 19 November 1959    Quantity 1.5 cm,
Inventory Identifier 16-10 Series 16

Published by the The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on AustehcWeb, August 2008
With support from R.E. Ross Trust, Lucy Crosbie Morrison and The University of Melbourne
Listed by Stuart Brash, Anne-Marie Condé, Libby Robin, Ann McCarthy, Michael Jones, Gavan McCarthy and Tim Sherratt.
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Updated 5 April 2011
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