Hubert Witheford
21 March 1921–27 June 2000
(Person)
New Zealand-born poet and civil servant. Formerly Director of the Central Office of Information, London.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Invasion by Hubert Witheford in The Spike Victoria University College Review 1944
- Rostrum 1942 in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 5, No. 8. October 6, 1942
- The Poet’s Mantle and Mr Vogt in The Spike Victoria University College Review 1944
- The Pisan Cantos in Arachne: A Literary Journal. No. 1
- Background to a Magazine in Arachne. No. 2
- [Letter from Patrick Hayman and Hubert Witherford to Salient Vol. 6, No. 3 March 31st, 1943] in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 6, No. 3 March 31th, 1943
- [untitled poem by Hubert Witheford] in Arachne. No. 3
- Three Poems by Baudelaire in The Spike Victoria University College Review 1944
- Tempest in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 2
- Afternoon in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 2
- Lake Seen Through Pine Branches in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 3
- The Words in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 3
- At the Cavern Mouth in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 2
- The Magnolia Tree in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 3
- On Little A’s Impressions of the Orongorongos in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 3, No. 2. 1940
- Garbo and the Beast in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 5, No. 5. July 2, 1942
- Three poems [by H. Witheford] in The Spike or Victoria College Review 1942
- Rebecca in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 3, No. 6
- Pull Down Those Ivory Towers in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 2. March 26, 1941
- [Letter from Hubert Witheford. 6 July 1939] in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 2, No. 14. July 12, 1939
- Poverty and Progress in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 10. September 18, 1941
- Mobilized in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 1 March 12, 1941
- The Evaporation of Social Democracy in Arachne. No. 2
- Ein Feste Burg in The Spike Victoria University College Review 1944
- Moment in The Spike Victoria University College Review 1944
Mentioned in
- A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- James K. Baxter Complete Prose Volume 4
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 10. September 18, 1941
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 1 March 12, 1941
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 2. March 26, 1941
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 8. July 16, 1941
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 9. July 30, 1941
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol 5, No. 6. July 31, 1942
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 5, No. 4 June 17, 1942
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 7 July 2, 1941
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 5, No. 1 March 26, 1942
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 5, No. 8. October 6, 1942
Cited in
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 3, No. 2. 1940
- Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 2. March 26, 1941
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Other Collections
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- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.