http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.alht.org.nz en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:03:30 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/170025/king-pin-dave-camerons-boxing-and-wrestling-collection/ An exhibition at the Central City Library from 7 October 2026 features items from the vast personal collection of Dave Cameron. Funding from the Auckland Library Heritage Trust paid for wrestling historian Steve Ogilvie to arrange, describe and index the astonishing collection of boxing and wrestling memorabilia gifted to Auckland Libraries by Dave and Shirley Cameron. The exhibition is free to visit and will knock your senses!Read more... Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:40:22 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post170025 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/170024/alht-thanked/ Auckland Library Heritage Trust appreciated receiving this kind letter from the Going West board:Dear Trustees,On behalf of the Going West board and myself, I’m writing to express our gratitude for your support of the archiving project. Your grant of $23,000 not only made a direct and positive impact on the project itself, but also qualified the project for partnership funding from the Lotteries Environment and Heritage fund, which operates within the Department of Internal Affairs.T... Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:22:13 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post170024 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/168583/summer-scholars-speak-in-remuera/ The AHI summer scholars spoke to the Remuera Heritage Society in two evening sessions, on 21 August and 4 September at the Remuera Library. Trustees Professor Linda Bryder and Jonathan Mason attended. The talks were well received by the appreciative audiences.Auckland Library Heritage is proud to partner with Auckland University over the Auckland Heritage Initiative.... Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post168583 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/167935/talking-of-john-stacpoole/ Kura Heritage Collections Online now holds a comprehensive inventory of the contents in the John Stacpoole Collection of personal papers. Over the last decade of his life, Mr Stacpoole donated diaries, photographs, correspondence, lecture notes, research documents, citations, guidebooks, maps, business cards, scrapbooks and other papers to Auckland Libraries. All up, more than 11 linear metres of material.The Auckland Library Heritage Trust sourced funding from the Ohinerangi Trust to pay for th... Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:32:08 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post167935 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/167889/2026-2027-scholarship-applications-open/ In memory of the late John Stacpoole, the Trust offers an annual scholarship to researchers, practitioners and professionals who have a particular interest in items in Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. Through its scholarships programme, the Trust:promotes public engagement with the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections as a taonga of national importanceencourages scholarly research using material held in the collections, to increase knowledge of the history and culture of communit... Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:23:25 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post167889 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/163131/going-west-trust-collection-online-updated-with-links/ The records of the Going West Trust (1996–2022) make a notable addition to Kura Heritage Collections Online. The library has included an extensive summary record to describe the origins and success of the Going West Writers Festival. It also provides a detailed series listing of the materials that have been arranged, described, digitised and made available via Kura. Series comprise photographs (hard copy, negative, digitised), administrative records, ephemera (festival programmes, tickets, bro... Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post163131 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/164100/sue-bradfords-blog-on-the-auckland-unemployed-workers-rights-centre-archive/ Auckland Library Heritage Trust acknowledges Dr Sue Bradford's blog and podcast interview as significant outputs from her work as the 2025 ALHT John Stacpoole scholar. To enjoy these, visit the Auckland Libraries post on Heritage et AL: 'Salvaging a hidden history.' See an earlier ALHT post... Fri, 01 May 2026 16:40:34 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post164100 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/163728/ka-rawe-summer-scholars/ Our two ALHT Stacpoole summer scholars, Matthew Kirman-Martin and Penny Valentine, were part of the cohort of seven 2025-26 Auckland History Initiative (AHI) summer scholars. Professor Linda Bryder notes that 'all of the scholars produced outstanding work. The research outputs, and the excellent in-person presentations, have once again added to Auckland's documented history.' The projects are featured in Auckland Libraries' blog Heritage et al, and the full research is on the AHI websi... Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post163728 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/160688/aucklands-unemployed-fightback-history-public-talk/ Trustees were among the engaged audience at the Central City Library to hear Dr Sue Bradford's talk on her project to sort and describe materials saved after the closure of the Auckland Unemployed Workers’ Rights Centre (AUWRC) in 1999. A 'dishevelled' collection Sue called it, as she acknowledged the support of the 2025 Auckland Library Heritage Trust John Stacpoole scholarship and the practical guidance of the heritage and archival staff for the project. Sue is uniquely placed to sort the ma... Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post160688 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/161555/celebrating-jane-wild/ Auckland Library Heritage Trust has written to thank Jane Wild for her many years of support for the Trust. Jane is retiring from Auckland Libraries after a distinguished career in specialist heritage and leadership roles, and she for some time worked at the University of Auckland library also. Throughout, and far and wide, Jane has championed documentary heritage, culture and the arts. She is a former chair of the UNESCO Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Trust and serves on the board of ... Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post161555