Assorted Documents, Len Anderson:

1. Letter from Ian Farquhar, Tapley Swift Shipping Agencies Limited to P W Giblin, Williams and Kettle Limited, dated 12 February 1974. Letter concerns lending of photographs of Port of Hawke's Bay (later Napier) and Port Gisborne. Mentions his father George Farquhar working for Williams and Kettle Limited. Attached letter from P W Giblin to I J Farquhar, Tapley Swift Shipping Agencies Limited, dated 14 February 1974. Letter of thanks for photographs of three early Tyser and Port Line vessels. Attached registered mail receipt, dated 5 March 1974.

2. Typed document entitled: Front flap of dust cover, undated. Presumably the draft for the dust cover jacket of Len Anderson's book: Throughout the East Coast - The Story of Williams and Kettle Limited.

3. Letter from Blue Star Port Lines (Management) Limited to P W Giblin, dated 31 January 1974. Letter concerns enquiry for photographs of the port and sympathies on the death of P W Giblin's father. Attached letter from Blue Star Port Lines (Management) Limited to P W Giblin, dated 4 February 1974. Letter refers to an enquiry concerning obtaining photographs from I J Farquhar, Shipping Manager of Tapley Swifts. Attached letter from P W Giblin to D I Binne, Blue Star Port Lines, dated 11 February 1974. Letter of thanks for condolences and for locating photographs.

4. Typed document, entitled Notes regarding Early History of the Tyser Line Limited, undated, circa 1974. Probably notes from Len Anderson, author of the company history.

5. Letter from P W Giblin to D I Binne, Blue Star Port Lines (Management) Limited, dated 30 January 1974. Letter concerns obtaining photographs of the Napier and Gisborne Port.

6. Letter from P W Giblin, General Manager, Williams and Kettle Limited to P B Dillon, Wairoa Branch, dated 18 July 1973. Letter of enquiry concerning information for the company history.

7. Typed lists of employees and directors of Williams and Kettle Limited, by Len Anderson for use in the publication of the company history. Includes letters from different branches of Williams and Kettle Limited concerning records of staff.

8. List of names from Williams and Kettle Limited, entitled Past Members of Staff, undated, circa 1974. Note: Through Earthquake and Fire some early records have been lost which may have caused omissions from this list.

9. Letter from P W Giblin to K Swailes, Whitcoulls Limited, dated 6 December 1973. Letter concerns a quote for printing work that is declined. Attached letter from Whitcoulls Limited to Williams and Kettle Limited, dated 12 November 1973. Letter of quotation for printing company history.

10. Photocopy of ledger of staff payments Williams and Kettle Limited, 1889-1932. Wairoa and Waipawa branches. Appears incomplete.

11. Hand drawn spreadsheet of retired staff, Williams and Kettle Limited. Staff that have retired after working for the company for 25 years or more. From all different branches. Appears incomplete.

12. Typed list of Williams and Kettle Limited references from local newspapers, Hawke's Bay Weekly Courier, 31 July 1885; Hawke's Bay Herald, 7 May 1891; Hawke's Bay Herald, 1 June 1906. Attached letter from P W Giblin to David Campbell, dated 25 January 1971. Letter of thanks for letter of newspaper cuttings related to Williams and Kettle Limited. Attached letter from David Campbell to P W Giblin, dated 20 January 1970. Letter concerns newspaper clippings referring to Williams and Kettle Limited and a reference to Campbell's thesis studies and research on the Giblin family.

13. Typed list of managers and directors of Williams and Kettle Limited with employment dates.

14. Typed notes, entitled: Points which could be considered. Perhaps comments on a draft of Len Anderson's company history.

15. Typed page entitled: The Pension Fund. A possible draft section of Len Anderson's company history.

16. Typed pages entitled: The Pension Fund with numerical points. A possible draft section of Len Anderson's company history.

17. Letter from Peter to Phillip, P W Giblin, dated 28 November 1973. Letter concerns historical information for the company history, some quoted from previous publications of East Coast and Poverty Bay history.

18. Typed document, titled Union Bank Balance Books: Williams and Kettle Limited References, with quotations. Dated 28 February 1881; 31 August 1885; 31 August 1886; 31 August 1889; 29 February 1896.

19. Letter from Dudley Kettle to P W Giblin, dated 24 November 1974. Letter concerns history of the wool store and his father, Nat Kettle.

20. Typed extract from Historic Poverty Bay by J A Mackay. Concerns information on Nelson Brothers Limited, Gisborne and Taraheru Freezing Works.

21. Letter from Head Office, Williams and Kettle Limited to All Branches, dated 4 October 1973. Letter concerns obtaining information for the company history pertaining to executive members of staff. Attached sheets of information.

22. Letter from P W Giblin to R D Kettle, Taupo, dated 22 November 1973. Letter concerns enquiries into names of staff in the Wool Department for the appendix to the company history.

23. Memorandum from Assistant General Manager, Williams and Kettle Limited, to P W Giblin, dated 24 October 1973. Memo concerns obtaining information on staff from Williams and Kettle Limited.

24. Letter from Wairoa Branch Manager, Williams and Kettle Limited to the General Manager, Head Office, dated 14 August 1973. Letter concerns enquiries into staff and manager of the Wairoa Branch for the Company History.

25. Memorandum from L F Whiteman, Williams and Kettle Limited to P W Giblin, dated 3 October 1973. Memo concerns names and dates of managers of the Waipawa Branch of Williams and Kettle Limited.

26. Typed list of directors, managing directors, chairman of directors and assistant general managers. These have dates of employment in an additional column.

27. Letter from Len Anderson to P W Giblin, dated 12 October 1972. Front letter to draft chapters of Williams and Kettle Limited Company history.

28. Handwritten memo from N F Whiteman, concerning employees of Williams and Kettle Limited, includes names and dates of employment.

29. Notes handwritten on paper. Relates to Len Anderson's history of Williams and Kettle Limited possible notes from proof reading.

30. Typed document. Titled Extract from The Cylcopedia of New Zealand.

31. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, Hastings, dated 13 January 1969. Letter concerns copies of original letters of interest for the company history. Attached copy of letter from Fred W Williams to A F Kennedy, Branch Manager of Williams and Kettle Limited, Gisborne, dated 2 May 1921. Letter concerns a private letter concerning floating the business into a limited liability company. Attached copy of letter from F W Williams and Kettle to M R Miller, Secretary, Hawke's Bay Farmers' Cooperative Association, dated 6 May 1891. Letter concerns not joining the cooperative association and instead floating their business. Attached copy of letter from F W Williams and Kettle to M R Miller, dated 7 May 1891. Letter concerns notification of floating the business into a limited company.

32. Typed document, probably by Len Anderson. A biography of Kettle, Charles Henry (1820-62), Surveyor, explorer and politician.

33. Typed document, titled Notes by Eric Rickard, Wool Department Manager - from 1937 to 1956. Document concerns information for company history by Len Anderson.

34. Typed document. List of Williams and Kettle Limited staff: Managing Directors, Chairman of Directors, Directors, General Managers and Assistant General Manager. List of dates of employment in these roles.

35. Typed document, a reproduction of an extract titled Company History. Extract from Hastings, the Hub of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Compiled and issued by E S Cliff and Company about 1920. A Flourishing Hawke's Bay Stock and Station Agency Company.

36. Letter from P W Giblin to David Campbell, dated 2 June 1971. Letter concerns inquiries about the Speedy Wool Press and Wolseley Shearing Machines also a thanks for research notes and an interest in Campbell's thesis.

37. Typed list of staff of Williams and Kettle Limited, titled Company History.

38. Letter from David Campbell to P W Giblin, dated 25 May 1971. Letter concerns return of borrowed books on wool, an enclosed chapter of a book on wool written by Campbell and an enquiry about wool equipment.

39. Letter from P W Giblin to David Campbell, dated 17 February 1971. Letter concerns an enquiry into information for the company history relating to Waewaepa Station's early history.

40. Photocopy of page from the Hawke's Bay Herald, Monday (no date), January 1899. Advertisement: Williams and Kettle Limited. Hawke's Bay Annual Ram Fair, Thursday 2 February with following details of rams and breeders.

41. Typed document titled Company Records, undated. Information for writing of Len Anderson's history of the company.

42. Note from Burkitt (query) If Reed's publish your book keep them off the cover, they're always bloody awful.

43. Typed and handwritten document by unknown, Union Bank Balance books: Williams and Kettle Limited References, undated. Information from the following dates: February 1881; August 1885; August 1886; August 1889; and February 1896.

44. Letter from J H King, Merchandise Manager, Onekawa Branch, Williams and Kettle Limited to P W Giblin, dated 13 September 1968. Letter concerns an article for publication in The Atlantic Marketer.

45. Copy of an inter-office memorandum from L R Skinner to K J Parker, the Atlantic Marketer, dated 6 September 1968. Letter concerns an article on Williams and Kettle Limited for the magazine and on Gisborne Transport Limited.

46. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 29 May 1969. Letter concerns reports by Fiat Lux reporting on the Company's Balance Sheets.

47. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 14 April 1970. Letter concerns payment for car mileage. Attached receipt concerning the above.

48. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 24 June 1968. Letter concerns information for company history on the Managing Directors of the firm.

49. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 2 March 1970. Letter concerns company history in Dannevirke and the Kaiwaka district.

50. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, 27 November 1968. Letter concerns background information on Mr Kettle from the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand.

51. Letter from P W Giblin to R D Kettle, dated 27 November 1968. Letter concerns hiring Len Anderson to write the company history, mentions his background and requests an interview on his behalf.

52. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 20 August 1968. Letter concerns obtaining information on the early Gisborne history of the company from Mrs Gretchen Wall.

53. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 2 July 1968. Letter concerns Anderson's trip to Ruatoria to see Mr Cotterill. Attached letter from L E Anderson to P W Giblin, dated 1 July 1968. Letter concerns successful interviews and a trip to Ruatoria to see Mr Cotterill.

54. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 29 March 1968. Payment for costs in connection with research trip to Gisborne and Wairoa. Attached letters and receipts on the same subject.

55. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 14 March 1968. Letter concerns possible interviewees from the Gisborne area and at Napier. Attached letter from Gisborne Branch, Williams and Kettle Limited to Napier, dated 8 March 1968. Letter concerns the above. Attached letter of thanks from P W Giblin to the Gisborne Branch manager, dated 14 March 1968.

56. Letter from W E Martin, Branch Manager, Wairoa, Williams and Kettle Limited to P W Giblin, Napier, Head Office, Williams and Kettle Limited, dated 27 February 1968. Letter concerns information, assistance and photographs for the company history. Attached original document, Profit and Loss Account, Manager, E L Thomson, dated 31 March 1917. Includes a detailed cost list of activities.

57. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 5 March 1968. Letter concerns a list of ex-staff from the Waipawa Branch. Attached letter from A MacGregor, Branch Manager, Wairoa to Napier, dated 28 February 1968, on the above matter.

58. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 12 February 1968. Offer of acceptance to undertake the preparation of the History of the Company.

59. Letter from P W Giblin to Williams and Kettle Limited Branch Managers, dated 19 February 1968. Standard letter to Branch Managers informing them of the decision to employ Len Anderson to undertake the Company History, his background and a list of people he will interview initially. Attached list.

60. Letter from P W Giblin to L E Anderson, dated 16 February 1968. Letter details agreement of terms of remuneration for the writing of the company history.

61. Copy of Memorandum from P W Giblin, for the company records, dated 16 February 1968. Memo details agreement of terms of remuneration for the writing of the company history.