Papers of Rosa Lynette Harpham (née Christian)

Date1911-2002Reference NumberAms 234Collection SummaryArchival materials relating to Mrs Harpham and her parents, Frederick Newnham Christian and Mary (or Mollie) Wharton Christian, nee Parkinson.DescriptionCollection comprises:
General:

Album of autographs, favourite quotations, sketches, c. 1900-1909.
Birthday books: four small belonging to Mary Wharton Christian
New Zealand Historic Places Trust, Bay of Plenty Branch Committee: envelopes of accounts and miscellaneous papers relating to Lynette Harpham’s time as Treasurer of Bay of Plenty Branch Committee, 1990s
Newspaper clippings related to Lynette Harpham
Notebooks with notes for speeches, etc., by Mary Wharton Parkinson (two small black notebooks)
Sheffield Choir World Tour, 1911: Mary Wharton Parkinson toured with this choir as a contralto. 2 poly wallets of souvenir material, concert programmes, hospitality tickets, reviews, postcards, etc.
Shells from Fairlight (Pā site)
Postcards.

Certificates and awards:

Coronation medal certificate, Buckingham Palace, 12 May 1937, addressed to Frederick Newnham Christian
“A” Grade Mechanic’s certificate, Frederick Newnham Christian, 21 June 1933
Long Service Diploma, Methodist Church of New Zealand, Frederick Newnham Christian, 24 April 1947
Queen’s Birthday Honours, MBE certificate of Mary Wharton Parkinson, 2 June 1973
Tauranga Business and Professional Women’s Club certificate of appreciation for Lynette Harpham
New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women 60th Jubilee Award, 1999
Long service for Tauranga Business and Professional Women’s Club, 1996
Tauranga Heritage Award, 1996
Honorary life membership of New Zealand Historic Places Trust, 12 September 2003, Lynette Harpham, framed certificate
Silver Jubilee Certificate, Mary Wharton Parkinson, 6 May 1935, framed

Correspondence:

Christian family letters, 1938-1939. Mostly from Mary Christian in England to Frederick Newnham Christian in Tauranga
Frederick Newnham Christian to New Zealand family, 1905 to 1908
Parkinson family letters
Frederick Newnham Christian to Mary Wharton Parkinson, February 1911 to November 1913
Mary Wharton Parkinson to Frederick Newnham Christian, 1908 to October 1913
Typescript: transcript of letters between Frederick Newnham Christian and Mary Wharton Parkinson

Diaries:

Photocopy of diary for Hannah Wharton, 1871
Mary Christian diaries: 1911-1915, 1917, 1956—1972, 1975

Genealogy research:

Christian family material: family trees, IGI printouts, notes
Christian and Parkinson family material: file of certificates, genealogy charts, includes marterial for: Rev. George Anthony Parkinson, wife and children; Ethel Allen nee Parkinson, husband and children; Rebecca Parkinson; “Mabel”; “George”; “Part of a sermon of Grandfather William Parkinson”; William Christian; Parkinson forebears – George of Sherburn, William and Hannah Maria; Miscellaneous, unsorted notes and clippings
“Notes on the life of Mary Wharton Christian MBE” compiled by Lynette Harpham (bound copy of typescript, 68 pages)
Frederick Newnham Christian: shipping
Lydia Rose Christian, research file
Parkinson family “magazine”: humorous contributions in different hands, in Swanson drawing folio cut down
Mary Wharton Parkinson : early photographs, teaching and music certificates, story written by pupil, testimonials
Henry Parkinson (brother to Mary Wharton Parkinson)
Edward Parkinson (brother to Mary Wharton Parkinson)

Research and notes:

Historic houses of Tauranga: notes for historic tour
Pan-Pacific and South-East Asia Women’s Association: typed notes for speeches by Mary Wharton Parkinson and others, 1950s - 1960s
Tauranga Methodist Church Centennial History, 1981, Lynette Harpham
Tauranga Primary School research, 2002
Tauranga Primary School reunion: notes and laminated photos
Tauranga women notes

The family were prominent members of the Methodist Church in Tauranga. Her father, Frederick Newnham Christian, ran a garage in Devonport Road.

See also: Ms 77
CreatorHarpham, Rosa Lynette, 1919-2011LevelCollectionLanguageEnglish

Photographs

Girl Guides at The Elms, 1920s (Ams 234)

Staff, Tauranga District High School 1930 (Ams 234)

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RoomClimate controlled room

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Access ConditionsRestrictions may apply to some items in this collection as they are too fragile to be handled. To be reviewed upon next access request.AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ams 234

Relates To

Start here:Harpham, Rosa Lynette (née Christian), 1919–2011 (Person)Other Item(s)Staff, Tauranga District High School 1930 (Ams 234)Girl Guides at The Elms, 1920s (Ams 234)

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Papers of Rosa Lynette Harpham (née Christian)