OFF THE RECORD, Number 23, 2015

Articles in the 2015 issue included:

From the President
Rachel Underwood discusses the history of Turnbull House in Bowen Street, Wellington, a Category I listed heritage building which has been closed since 2012, awaiting additional earthquake strengthening work.

A career in retrospect
Ruth Lightbourne looks back over a decade as Curator of the Rare Books and Fine Printing Collection at the ATL.

Dr Gerri Kimber
The recipient of the 2015 FoTL Research Grant has been completing work on her forthcoming book, Katherine Mansfield’s Early Years.

A few of my favourite things
Marian Minson selects some highlights from the Drawings, Painting and Prints Collection which had been the focus of her job as Curator since 1980.

Margaret Allan Scott, 1928-2014
Obituary by Jocelyn Chalmers.

Timothy Holmes Beaglehole, 1933-2015
Obituary by Kate Fortune (editor).

Jack Body, 1944-2015
Obituary by Chris Bourke.

New ATL curators
Shannon Wellington, Michael Brown and Anthony Tedeschi introduce themselves.

Lilburn 100
The ATL celebrates a centenary since the birth of composer Douglas Lilburn.

Albert Wendt on floppy disks
Jessica Moran provides some insights into the work of a digital archivist.