NZLLA Wellington Event: Censorship in NZ 1914-1920 (RSVP required)
26 Jul 2019
Kensington Swan, 89 The Terrace, Wellington
In 1918, from deep within the West Coast bush, a miner on the run from the military wrote a letter to his sweetheart. Two months later he was in jail. Like millions of others, his letter had been steamed open by a team of censors shrouded in secrecy. Using their confiscated mail as a starting point, Dead Letters: Censorship and Subversion in New Zealand 1914-1920 reveals the remarkable stories of people caught in the web of wartime surveillance.
In this talk Jared Davidson will speak about the making of Dead Letters, the history of wartime postal censorship, and the people whose letters were stopped, confiscated and filed away, sealed and unread for over 100 years.
An archivist by day and labour historian by night, Jared Davidson is an award-winning writer based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is the author three books, a curator of the exhibition He Tohu, and an active committee member of the Labour History Project. Through social biography and history from below, Jared explores the lives of people often overlooked by traditional histories – from working-class radicals of the early twentieth century to prison convicts of the nineteenth. His work can be found at https://jared-davidson.com/ or @anrchivist.
Date: Friday 26th July 2019
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Venue: Kensington Swan, 89 The Terrace, Wellington
RSVP to Emily by COB Monday 22nd July
We hope you see you there.
NZLLA Auckland Event: The Office of the Coroner (RSVP required)
31 Jul 2019
Level 30, Russell McVeagh, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street
Dear Auckland members,
You are invited to attend a session to be given by Coroner Greig. Coroner Greig will be speaking broadly on the nature of the Office of the Coroner, the role of the Coroner, and discussion of some cases.
Date and time: 1:05 - 2pm Wednesday 31st July
Venue: Level 30, Russell McVeagh, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street
Tea and coffee will be provided. You are welcome to BYO lunch.
Please RSVP by Monday 29th July to Fiona Farnworth or Louise Bailey
We hope to see you there!
2019 NZLLA Conference
29 Aug 2019 - 30 Aug 2019
Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch
The New Zealand Law Librarians’ Association would like to invite you to attend our biennial Conference which will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand on Thursday August 29th and Friday 30th.
Our theme for 2019 is “Preparing for a new professional landscape.” We have a mix of interesting speakers planned along with tours of two new post-earthquake buildings Tūranga (the city’s new Central Library) and our new Justice Precinct (the relocated Courthouse and Police Station).
We look forward to seeing you in Christchurch in August!
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