World War I Sources at the Hocken Collections
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Reference Guide World War I Sources at the Hocken Collections ‘The Hospital ship Maheno at Port Chalmers’, Otago Witness, 12 January 1916. World War I, 1914—18 - Reader Access File, Pictorial Collections Hocken Collections/Te Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago Library Nau Mai Haere Mai ki Te Uare Taoka o Hākena: Welcome to the Hocken Collections He mihi nui tēnei ki a koutou kā uri o kā hau e whā arā, kā mātāwaka o te motu, o te ao whānui hoki. Nau mai, haere mai ki te taumata. As you arrive We seek to preserve all the taoka we hold for future generations. So that all taoka are properly protected, we ask that you: place your bags (including computer bags and sleeves) in the lockers provided leave all food and drink including water bottles in the lockers (we have a lunchroom off the foyer which everyone is welcome to use) bring any materials you need for research and some ID in with you sign the Readers’ Register each day enquire at the reference desk first if you wish to take digital photographs Beginning your research This guide gives examples of the types of material relating to World War I and New Zealand held at the Hocken. All items must be used within the library. As the collection is large and constantly growing not every item is listed here, but you can search for other material on our Online Public Access Catalogues: for books, theses, journals, magazines, newspapers, maps, and audiovisual material, use Library Search|Ketu. The advanced search ‐ http://otago.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&f romLogin=true&dstmp=1385949413637&vid=DUNEDIN&ct=AdvancedSearch&mode=A dvanced&fromLogin=true gives you several search options, and you can refine your results to the Hocken Library on the left side of the screen. This guide provides suggested subject terms and these can be entered in the browse search box (select “By subject” in the drop down menu) – http://otago.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?fn=showBr owse&mode=BrowseSearch&dscnt=1&dstmp=1386040061262&vid=DUNEDIN&ct=Basic Search 2 The Library Search Guide http://otago.libguides.com/LibrarySearch contains helpful tips and assistance for using Library Search|Ketu; for archives and manuscripts, consult Hākena ‐ http://hakena.otago.ac.nz/nreq/Welcome.html. some photographs are available for viewing online via Hocken Snapshop at http://hockensnapshop.ac.nz/. Some other photographs and artworks can be viewed at http://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/. You can search for holdings of other photographs on the Hocken photographs database at http://marvin.otago.ac.nz/photos/photos_search.php. To view this material and our art collection, please enquire with the pictorial collections staff (upstairs). If you have any enquiries about ordering or other research questions please ask the reference desk staff – they will be happy to assist you. 3 Contents Publications Official war histories 5 Regimental/unit histories of the 1920s 6 General works 7 Rolls 8 Personal accounts 9 Māori and the war 9 Nurses and doctors 10 Women and the home front 10 Pacifism and conscription 11 War memorials and graves 11 War veterans 11 Newspapers 12 Military newspapers and magazines 12 Troopship magazines 13 Music 14 Maps 15 Archives and Manuscripts Personal papers of servicemen and women 15 Fox papers 16 Pickerill papers 16 Conscientious objectors 17 Politicians and others 17 Records of organisations 17 Paintings 18 Photographs 18 Websites and further information 20 4 Publications Official histories and examples of other useful publications are listed below. This list is far from exhaustive and new works relating specifically to this war appear regularly. Other items can be found on Library Search|Ketu using the subject heading World War 1914‐1918. Numerous subheadings relate specifically to New Zealand, for example: World War, 1914‐1918 – Economic aspects – New Zealand World War, 1914‐1918 – New Zealand – Songs and music World War, 1914‐1918 – Participation – New Zealand Books relating to specific battles and campaigns are catalogued under: World War, 1914‐1918 – Aerial operations World War, 1914‐1918 – Campaigns World War, 1914‐1918 – Naval operations Official war histories New Zealand’s official history of World War I appeared in four separate volumes: H. T. B. Drew, ed., The War Effort of New Zealand: A Popular History of (a) Minor Campaigns in which New Zealanders Took Part; (b) Services Not Fully Dealt With in the Campaign Volumes; (c) The work at the bases (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1923). C. Guy Powles (from material compiled by A. Wilkie), The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1922). Hugh Stewart, The New Zealand Division, 1916‐1919: A Popular History Based on Official Records (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1921). Fred Waite, The New Zealanders at Gallipoli (Auckland, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1919, second edition 1921). They are also available electronically at the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre http://www.nzetc.org/. The Hocken holds the official Australian war history, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914‐1918, published in 12 volumes during the 1920s and 30s, and they are also available online at http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/first_world_war/. 5 Regimental/unit histories of the 1920s In addition to the official histories, General Headquarters oversaw the publication of individual unit histories, which were commissioned by the units themselves. The following works (not all of which are ‘official’) are held by the Hocken, and many of these are also now available online via the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre http://www.nzetc.org/: S. S. Allen, 2/ Auckland 1918: Being a Partial Record of the War Service in France of the 2/ Auckland Regiment during the Great War (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1920). N. Annabell, Official history of the New Zealand Engineers during the Great War 1914‐1919… (Wanganui: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe, 1927). W. S. Austin, The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Wellington: Watkins, 1924). O. E. Burton, The Auckland Regiment: Being an Account of the Doings on Active Service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1922). A. E. Byrne, Official History of the Otago Regiment, NZEF in the Great War, 1914‐1918 (Dunedin: J Wilkie, 1921). J. R. Byrne, New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914‐1918 (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1922). A. D. Carbery, The New Zealand Medical Service in the Great War, 1914‐1918 (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1924). James Cowan, The Maoris in the Great War: A History of the New Zealand Native Contingent and Pioneer Battalion: Gallipoli 1915, France and Flanders 1916‐1918 (Auckland: Maori Regimental Committee, 1926). Also available electronically at the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre http://www.nzetc.org/ David Ferguson, The History of the Canterbury Regiment, NZEF, 1914‐1919 (Auckland, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1921). J. H. Luxford, With the Machine Gunners in France and Palestine: The Official Historyof the New Zealand Machine Corps in the Great World War 1914‐1918 (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1923). A. Briscoe Moore, The Mounted Riflemen in Sinai and Palestine: The Story of New Zealand’s Crusaders (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1920). J. C. Neill, The New Zealand Tunnelling Company, 1915‐1919 (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1922). 6 C. G. Nicol, The Story of Two Campaigns: Official War History of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, 1914‐1919 (Auckland: Wilson & Horton, 1921). W. E. L. Napier, With the Trench Mortars in France (Auckland: Alpe Bros, 1923). C. G. Powles, ed, The history of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914‐1919 (Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1928). Regimental History of New Zealand Cyclist Corps in the Great War, 1914‐1918 (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1922). General works There are many more recent books relating to New Zealand and World War I – try searching Library Search|Ketu. Some of the most useful general works are: Nicholas Boyack, Behind the Lines: The Lives of New Zealand Soldiers in the First World War (Wellington: Allen & Unwin, 1989). Peter Cooke and John Crawford, The Territorials: the history of the territorial and volunteer forces of New Zealand (Auckland, N.Z. : Random House, 2011). It includes information on the origins of the territorial force in New Zealand and its involvement in World War I. John Crawford & Ian McGibbon, eds, New Zealand’s Great War: New Zealand, the Allies & the First World War (Auckland: Exisle Publishing, 2007). A collection of 32 essays on a wide range of topics relating to New Zealand and the war. Glyn Harper, Dark Journey (Auckland: HarperCollins, 2007). Includes material on three key New Zealand battles of the Western Front – Passchendaele, the Second Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Bapaume. Glyn Harper, Massacre at Passchendaele: The New Zealand Story (Auckland: HarperCollins, 2000). Includes a list of those killed at Passchendaele, with details of unit and next of kin. Glyn Harper, Spring Offensive: New Zealand and the Second Battle of the Somme (Auckland: HarperCollins, 2003). Includes a list of those killed in the battle, with details of unit and next of kin. Ian McGibbon, ed., The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History (Auckland, Oxford University Press, 2000). There is a copy of this very useful general reference on the ready reference shelves. Christopher Pugsley, The ANZAC experience: New Zealand, Australia and Empire in the First World War (Auckland: Reed, 2004). Richard Stowers, Bloody Gallipoli: The New Zealanders’ Story (Auckland: David Bateman, 2005). Includes a list of those killed in the battle, with details of unit and next of kin. 7 Matthew Wright, Western Front: The New Zealand Division in the First World War 1916‐18 (Auckland: Reed, 2005). Rolls The Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives (available on the ready reference shelves and available online at http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi‐bin/atojs) include, in the defence department reports, a wide array of statistical information relating to the defence forces.