1 NZL, v.18, Mar. 1955, p.41.

2 NZL, v.18, Sept.-Oct. 1955, p.197. See also McEldowney NZLA, pp.79-82, for a fuller account.

3 NZLA, Book Resources Committee, report, 15 May 1950, NZL, v.13, June 1950, p.112.

4 AJHR, 1952, H-32A, p.8.

5 'Union List of Serials', NZL, v.14, Jan.-Feb. 1951, pp.28-9.

6 NZLA, Standing Executive Committee, minutes, 19 Dec. 1956, NZL, v.20, Mar.-Apr. 1957, p.41.

7 W.J. McEldowney, 'A Note on Interloan', NZL, v.15, Mar. 1952, pp.41-4.

8 'New Zealand Book Resources as Reflected in the Union Catalogue', NZL, v.13, Sept. 1950, pp. 185-9.

9 NZLA, NZ Book Resources Committee, report, 22 Aug. 1950, NZL, v.13, Sept.1950, p.198.

10 NZLA, NZ Book Resources Committee, BR 1955/6, 26 Aug. 1955, DUHL, Acc. 87-020, Box 2.

11 See McEldowney NZLA, p.81, for an account of this operation.

12 Bagnall to Alley, 25 June 1956, NL, Gracefield records, Box 115.

13 NZLA, Council, 26 Feb. 1957, NZL, v.20, Mar.-Apr. 1957, p.44.

14 Miller to Collins, 26 Mar. 1957; Collins to Miller, 29 Apr. 1957, CU, file: Victoria University College Librarian, 1934-1959.

15 NZLA, NZ Book Resources Committee, minutes, 28 Aug. 1957, BR 57/7, DUHL, Acc. 87-020, Box 2.

16 P. Perry, p.c. 17 Feb. 1993.

17 NZLA, National Library Committee, report of special meeting, 26 Aug. 1952, WP, Perry NL file.

18 NZLA conference report, NZL, v.16, Mar. 1953, pp.28-9.

19 NZLA, Council, minutes, 20 Feb. 1953, NZLA 1953/21, ATL, Acc. 97- 002-01/4.

20 NZLA, Standing Executive Committee, minutes, 21 Apr. 1953, NZLA 1953/23, ibid.; described by Perry as 'mistake' in his list of NZL references, WP, Perry NL file.

21 'A National Library for New Zealand', NZL, v.16, June 1953, pp.104-7.

22 NZL, v.16, Dec. 1953, pp.217-25. Perry annotated a copy of this article, in his NL file, '… which so upset the government librarians.'

23 W.S. Wauchop in his NZLA Presidential Address, NZL, v.17, Mar. 1954, pp.30-8; J.O. Wilson, 'No National Library?', NZL, v.17, Apr. 1954, pp.67-71.

24 Perry to Alley, 6 Jan. 1954, NA, SSC 1 20/1/14/1.

25 W.J. McEldowney, p.c.

26 Perry to Secretary NZLA, 23 Feb. 1954, NZLA files.

27 NZLA, Council, 26 Feb. 1954, NZLA 1954/26, ATL, Acc. 97-002-02/1.

28 The full text of this letter (NZLA 1954/42), with its appendix, is printed in NZL, v.17, Sept 1954, pp.177-81.

29 Wilson to the Speaker, 16 June 1954; Wauchop to the Speaker, 4 July 1954, NA, IA 1 92/11/1.

30 WGa = General Assembly Library; WTu = Alexander Turnbull Library; WCl = NLS Wellington (interloan symbols).

31 Alley to NZLA National Library Committee, 9 Aug. 1954, WP, Perry NL file.

32 Wauchop to NZLA National Library Committee, 20 Aug. 1954, ibid.

33 W.J. McEldowney, 'The Work of the Registration Committee', NZL, v.17[i. e.16], Oct. 1953, pp.171-3.

34 See, for example, 'Registration: a Symposium', ibid, pp.169-81; 'Committee on a Register of Qualified Librarians' [update by D.M. Wylie], NZL, v.17, Sept. 1954, pp.193-5. See also McEldowney NZLA, pp.66-7.

35 NZLA, Council, minutes, 22 Feb. 1955, NZL, v.18, Mar. 1955, p.47.

36 'Registration Rules' (the text of the rules as adopted), NZL, v.18, Apr. 1955, pp.63-8.

37 NZLA, Council, minutes, 25 Feb. 1955, NZLA 1955/26; Standing Executive Committee, minutes, 16 Mar. 1955, NZLA 1955/31, ATL, Acc. 97-002-02/1.

38 NZLA, Council, minutes, 2 Sept. 1955, NZL, v.18, Sept.-Oct. 1955, pp.189-95 (reference on p.190-1).

39 W.J. McEldowney, personal observation.

40 Fleming to Collins and Duthie, 16 Mar. 1955, CU, file: NZLA Training Committee, 1943-1960.

41 Collins to Fleming, 22 Mar. 1955, ibid.

42 Dunningham to Alley, 7 Feb. 1954, Alley papers.

43 A.M.J. Jones, 'G.T. Alley: some recollections', copy supplied by author, 5 May 1991.

44 A.M.J. Jones, p.c. 22 Nov. 1990.

45 P.G. Alley, p.c. Oct. 1990.

46 J.S. Wright, p.c. 29 Aug. 1989.

47 N. Bateson, 'Regional Libraries', NZLA Proc. 1948, pp.33-9.

48 D.C. McIntosh, 'Libraries and Local Government in N.Z.', NZL, v.13, May 1952, pp.80-5; June 1952, pp.104-10; July-Aug. 1952, pp.131-41 (scheme for Northland, pp.136-40).

49 NZL, v.19, Sept. 1956, p.172.

50 McEldowney NZLA, p.77.

51 D.M. Wylie, 'Public Libraries 1954- 1964', NZL, v.17, June 1954, pp.105- 15.

52 NZL, v.19, Sept. 1956, p.173.

53 AJHR, 1957, H-32A, p.3.

54 Alley to proposed participants, 29 June 1956, NL, Gracefield records, Box 114.

55 Library Co-operation Working Party, interim report, NZL, v.19, Nov.-Dec. 1956, pp.205-8.

56 A.G.W. Dunningham, 'Presidential Address', NZL, v.20, Mar.-Apr. 1957, pp.25-36.

57 'Library Co-operation' (papers by H.B. Cowey, T.B. O'Neill, D.M. Wylie). NZL, v.20, July 1957, pp.105- 18.

58 H.B. Sullivan, p.c. 16 Nov. 1989.

59 Evans to Bagnall, 18 Oct. 1985, ATL, Acc. 90-103-1.

60 NZLA, Council, minutes, 1 Mar. 1957, NZL, v.20, Mar.-Apr. 1957, pp.47-8.

61 Background in a report on the conference by Perry to the Wellington Town Clerk, WU, Sage papers.

62 H.B. Sullivan, p.c. 16 Nov. 1989.

63 AJHR, 1957, H-32A, p.4.

64 NZLA, Committee on Regional Library Co-operation, Report, 11 June 1957, NZLA 1957/34, DUHL, Acc. 87-020, Box 4.

65 'Co-operation: a New Phase; report of the Committee on Regional Library Co-operation', NZL, v.20, Nov. 1957, pp.197-202.

66 Hunn's report, 6 Oct. 1950; Department's reply, 25 May 1951, NA, SSC 1 20/1/14/1.

67 Alley's salary grading was reviewed in 1956. His current grading of £1,700, which dated from 1.4.53, was compared with those for university librarians in the main colleges (£1,675), the Parliamentary Librarian (£1,600), and the Chief Librarian, Alexander Turnbull Library (£1,425), and was raised to £1,800 (on the same level as Officer for Higher Education and Senior Inspectors in the Department of Education) from 1.4.56, NA, SSC 5, Acc. 1227, Alley.

68 See I.C. McGibbon, New Zealand and the Korean War, v.1, pp.310-11.

69 W.J. McEldowney, discussions with Alley.

70 J.K. Hunn, Not Only Affairs of State, p.87.

71 J.E. Traue, 'Managerialist Medicine', New Zealand Books, v.9 no.4, Oct. 1999, pp.22-3.

72 J.K. Hunn, op. cit., p.180.

73 McIntosh wrote to Clifford Collins, 23 Nov. 1944, 'I have in the course of years developed quite an immunity against any form of library fever' (CU, file: Mac Mc Miscellaneous), but this was a smokescreen which covered three more decades of unobtrusive but effective involvement.

74 Sir Jack Hunn, p.c. 4 Sept. 1991.

75 AJHR, 1955, H-32A, p.3, and H-32, p.5.

76 PSC Committee minutes, 9 Aug. 1955, NA, IA 1 92/11/1.

77 Dunningham to Hunn, 17 Jan. 1955, DP, Regional Planning Committee file.

78 Beeby to PSC Committee, 22 July 1955, NA, IA 1 92/11/1.

79 Shanks to NZLA, 6 July 1955, NZLA 1955/42, ATL, Acc. 79-042-13.

80 'Statement on National Library Policy', NZLA 1955/47; NZL, v.18, July 1955, pp.159-65.

81 'Future National Library Administration as a Separate Department', NZLA 1955/55; NZL, v.18, Nov. 1955, pp.209-14.

82 Other members of the committee at this stage were the three State librarians, Bagnall (convener), Collins, Fleming, Leatham, Perry, and Wylie.

83 Miller to PSC Committee, 31 Aug. 1955, ATL, Acc. 79-042-13.

84 Alley to PSC Committee, 19 Sept. 1955, DUHL, Acc. 87-020, Box 8.

85 H.G. Miller, 'The Proposed National Library: a Dissenting View', NZL, v.18, Nov. 1955, pp.217-20.

86 NZL, v.19, Jan. 1956, pp.6-12 (Bagnall, Perry, Tolley); June 1956, pp.106-8 (Miller); Aug. 1956, pp.153- 4 (Perry).

87 F.H. Rogers, 'Presidential Address', NZL, v.19, Mar. 1956, pp.25-38 (quote on p.29).

88 McIntosh to Hunn, 4 Jan. 1956, NA, SSC 1 W2302 20/6/7.

89 Professor I.A. Gordon, Miller's main academic supporter.

90 Report on National Library Proposal, 6 Feb. 1956, NA, SSC 1 W2302 20/6/7.

91 NZLA, National Library Committee, report, 23 Mar. 1956, NZLA 1956/21, DUHL, Acc. 87-020, Box 4.

92 The copy that has been consulted is in DUHL, Acc. 87-020, Box 6.

93 G.T. Bolt to Acting Prime Minister, 31 May 1956, NA, SSC 1 W2302 20/6/7.

94 Cabinet CM (56) 39, National Library.

95 When copies were sent to the NZLA on 8 May 1957, they bore stickers saying 'Confidential: Strictly confidential to Members of the Council of the N.Z.L.A.'

96 Alley to Hunn, 9 Nov. 1956; Bolt to Minister of Education, 23 Nov. 1956, NA, SSC 1 W2302 20/6/7 pt 1.

97 Parliament was informed of this resolution on 11 Sept. 1957 by J.M. Deas, a member of its library committee, after the Prime Minister had said, in reply to a question, that the Government had approved the report in principle, NZPD, v.313, pp.2347 and 2356.

98 J.K. Hunn, Not Only Affairs of State, p.89.

99 Emphasis added.

100 NZPD, 24 Oct. 1957, p. 3257; AJHR, 1958, I-17, p.2.

101 NZLA, Standing Executive Committee, minutes, 20 Nov. 1957, NZLA 1957/71, DUHL, Acc. 87-020, Box 4.