William Hosking Oliver
1925–
(Person)
Also known as: Bill Oliver.
Historian and poet.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- The Empty Country in Arachne. No. 2
- The Seasonless in The Spike or Victoria College Review 1947
- The Old Stone House in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 3
- Crooked Thinking Muddled Language in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 11, No. 4. April 7th, 1948
- [Letter from W.H. Oliver to Salient Vol. 12, No. 4. May 4th 1949] in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 4. May 4th 1949
- A Figure at the Window in Arachne. No. 2
- Three Poems [by W. H. Oliver] in The Spike Golden Jubilee Number May 1949
- Poem in Winter in The Spike or Victoria College Review 1946
- Correspondence [between W. Hart Smith and W. H. Oliver] in Arachne: A Literary Journal. No. 1
- [untitled poem by W.H.O.] in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 9, No. 1. March 1, 1946
- Weir House in The Spike Golden Jubilee Number May 1949
- [Untitled poem by W.H.O., published in Salient Vol. 9 No. 3. 1946] in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 9, No. 3. April 13, 1946
- When Greek Meets Greek in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 10. September 20th, 1949
- A Ballad of the Sunburnt Mountain in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 1
- The Story of a Mermaid in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 1
- [Poems by W. H. Oliver] in The Spike or Victoria University College Review 1948
- Sea Legend in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 1
- Advice at the Entrance to Purgatory in Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 1
- New Departure in The Spike or Victoria College Review 1947
- I Will Make Your Limbo... in The Spike or Victoria College Review 1947
- Literature and Social Content in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 9, No. 4 April 17, 1946
- Advice in The Spike or Victoria College Review 1947
- Victoria Stands by Peace and WFDY in Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 9. August 10th 1949
Works by this Author in other Collections
- Maori Land Law, in Te Ao Hou
Mentioned in
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- A Popular Vision: The Arts and the Left in New Zealand 1930-1950
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Creating a National Spirit: Celebrating New Zealand's Centennial
- Eighteenth Century Science and the Voyages of Discovery
- Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His Life & Work
- Introduction to Old New Zealand
- Introduction to The Maori As He Was
- Island Stories
- James K. Baxter Complete Prose Volume 4
- Kōtare 1999, Volume Two, Number One
- Kōtare 1999, Volume Two, Number Two
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- State Authority, Indigenous Autonomy: Crown-Maori Relations in New Zealand/Aotearoa 1900-1950
- The Spike or Victoria University College Review 1945
Cited in
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Introduction to Old New Zealand
- Introduction to The Maori As He Was
- Island Stories
- Kōtare 1999, Volume Two, Number One
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- The Spike or Victoria University College Review 1945
- Victoria University of Wellington 1899 ~ 1999 A History
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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.