Peckham, Peter

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Collection relating to amateur entomologist Peter Peckham. Includes correspondence, reports, collecting permits, newspaper clipping, photographs and survey results.

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Folder. Egmont National Park Collecting 1987-1997:

1. Letter. To the District Conservator from Peter Peckham, 17 February 1988. 3pp. Submission regarding draft general policy for New Zealand National Parks.

2. Authority to collect insects from Egmont National Park, Peter Peckham. 20 October 1992. 2pp.

3. Letter. To Peter Peckham from A. L. Benton, Commissioner of Crown Lands, 17 December 1986. Declined application to light trap and forage for beetles and insects on the Egmont National Park. 1pp.

4. Letter. To Dr Colin Ogle from Peter Peckham, 13 October 1992. Enquiry to renew permit. 2pp.

5. Letter. To Peter Peckham from E. J. Breach, District Conservator, 2 March 1988. Permit application to remove insect specimens from Egmont National Park. 2 March 1988.

6. Letter. To Peter Peckham from [Jon P?], 18 May 1993. 1pp.

7. Report on the sightings of moths during the season 1992-1993. 3pp.

8. Authority to collect insects from Egmont National Park, Peter Peckham. 26 November 1993. 2pp.

9. Letter. To D.O.C. from Peter Peckham, 9 February 1994. Regarding light trapping on Pouakai and Holly Hut. 1pp.

10. Renewal of permit to collect Lepidoptera from Egmont National Park, Peter Peckham. 16 October 1996. 3pp.

11. Letter. To D.O.C. from Peter Peckham, 6 May 1995. Regarding 1994/1995 season. 4pp.

12. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Bill Fleury, Regional Conservator, 9 April 1996. Regarding possums in Egmont National Park. 1pp.

13. Observations, 1992/1993. 4pp.

14. Letter. To Wayne [Hutchinson?] from Peter Peckham, 15 May 1996. Includes report on the Wanganui Conservancy 1995/1996. 7pp.

15. Letter. To D.O.C. Wanganui from Peter Peckham, undated. Regarding surveying near the Waitaanga Saddle part of the Wanganui Conservancy. 1pp.

16. Letter. To Peter Peckham from unknown, 16 February 1996. Regarding sightings at N.G. Tucker Reserve. 2pp.

17. Photocopied newspaper clipping ‘In 1080’s wake: Birds, new Leaf”, undated. 1pp.

18. Sightings January – March 1997. 4pp.

19. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Bronwyn Archibald, Community Relations Officer DOC, 4 April 2000. Regarding speaking towards the Egmont National Park Draft Management Plan 2000. 1pp.

20. Notes. Submit to DOC. 1pp.

21. Collection Permit, 17 December 1996. 3pp.

22. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Cathy Jones, Senior Conservation Officer (Flora) DOC, 17 March 1993. Regarding permit to collect invertebrate material. 1pp.

23. Authority to collect invertebrates for research purposes in reserves, national and forest parks and conservation areas in Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy, 17 March 1994. 2pp.

24. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Cathy Jones, Senior Conservation Officer (Flora) DOC, 25 September 1995. Regarding permit to catch moths. 2pp.

25. Authority to collect invertebrates for research purposes in reserves, national and forest parks and conservation areas in Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy, 25 September 1995. 2pp.

26. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Cathy Jones, Senior Conservation Officer (Flora) DOC, 17 March 1993. Regarding permit to collect invertebrate material. 3pp.

27. Rough report, sightings of moth 1994/1995 season. 3pp.

28. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Dr R.R. Scott, Entomology Society of NZ, 31 July 1987. Receipt for Peter’s donation to the K.J. fox Memorial Awards Fund. 2pp.

29. Three letters. To Peter Peckham from Barbara Brown. Regarding moths. 3pp.

Folder. Taranaki Migrant Butterflies, 1988-2003:

30. The Transoceanic Migration of Lepidoptera to New Zealand – A History and a Hypothesis on Colonisation, K.J. Fox.

31. Migrant Lepidoptera in New Zealand 1972-1973, K.J. Fox.

32. Trans-Oceanic Dispersal of Insects to New Zealand, K.J. Fox.

33. Photocopied newspaper clipping. “Australian high-fliers pay a rare visit”. Undated. 1pp.

34. Notes. 3pp.

35. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Ron Lambert, undated. Regarding Monarch butterfly. 2pp.

36. Letter. To Peter Peckham from John Early, Curator of Entomology Auckland Museum, 1 May 1995. Regarding Australian butterflies. 1pp.

37. Letter. To Peter Peckham from John Early, Curator of Entomology Auckland Museum, 29 May 1996. Regarding records of butterflies. 1pp.

38. Letter. To Peter Peckham from John [Early?], 19 April 1995. Regarding Blue Moon and Blue Tiger butterflies. 1pp.

39. Notes. 1pp.

Folder. Tongariro National Park (a) Permits (b) Data Collected:

40. Notes. Plans on Ruapehu 1996/7. 2pp.

41. Letter. To Peter Peckham from John Dugdale, Landcare Research, 8 March 1995. Regarding mini-survey of some Ruapehu sites. 1pp.

42. Letter. To Peter Peckham from John [Dugdale?], 29 September 1995. Regarding moths sent to Cathy Jones. 1pp.

43. Letter. To Peter Peckham from John [Dugdale?], 16 July 1996. Regarding report. 1pp.

44. Letter. To Chris Buddenhargen, DOC, from Peter Peckham, 12 August 1997. Regarding collecting. 1pp.

45. Letter. To Chris Buddenhargen, DOC, from Peter Peckham, 27 August 1996. Regarding collecting at various sites. 2pp.

46. Report. Lepidoptera collected at four sites in Tongariro National Park, 5-8 December 1994 and 27 February – 2 March 1995. P. Peckham and J.S. Dugdale. 21pp.

47. Report. Lepidoptera collected in Tongariro National Park: November – December 1995 and February 1996. P. Peckham and J.S. Dugdale. 23pp.

48. Report. Lepidoptera collected in Tongariro National Park: South end, 42 Traverse; Ohakune Mountain road, 15-18 December 1996. P. Peckham and J.S. Dugdale. 7pp.

49. Notes. Lepidoptera collected at two sites in Tongariro National Park, 27-29 November 1995 (site 1 and Ohakune) and 18 and 27 December 1999 (site 1). P. Peckham. 8pp.

50. Notes. 1pp.

Folder. Taranaki Museum/Puke Ariki:

51. Newspaper clipping. “Puke Ariki museum project gets the nod”. Daily News, 9 December 2000. 1pp.

52. Newspaper clipping. “Puke Ariki museum project has support” with notes. 1pp.

53. Pamphlet. Puke Ariki the plan.

54. Letter. ‘Announcement’ from Ron Lambert. 1pp.

55. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Kelvin Day, Programme Coordinator Taranaki Museum, 4 June 1998. Regarding an education programme. 1pp.

56. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Judy Hanline, Museum Educator Taranaki Museum, 19 December 2000. Regarding insect collection mount. 2pp.

57. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Judy Hanline, Museum Educator Taranaki Museum, 26 March 2001. Regarding specimen donation for education programme. 1pp.

58. Newspaper clippings. “Tiny coastal moth may be facing extinction, says DOC” (undated) and “Groups join forces to save rare coastal moth from extinction” (Daily News 1 June 1998). 1pp.

59. Notes. ‘What do I need’. Undated. 2pp.

60. Speech notes. Submission in support of Puke Ariki. Undated. 3pp.

61. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Judy Hanline, Education Officer Taranaki Museum, 7 August 1992. Regarding use of an insect collection in an education exhibition. 1pp.

62. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Mary Reid, Taranaki Museum, 23 May 1989. Regarding involvement in a research project. 2pp.

63. Letter. To the Executive Officer of the Taranaki Savings Bank from Jan Wilks, President Friends of the Taranaki Museum, 16 April 1987. Regarding funds for a display case for the K.J. Fox collection. 1pp.

64. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Judy Hanline, Team Leader Youth Learning Programmes Puke Ariki, 3 March 2004. Regarding butterflies loaned for the schools’ learning programme. 1pp.

65. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Ron Lambert, Director Taranaki Museum, 21 August 1991. Thanks for help. 1pp.

66. Friends of the Taranaki Museum, President’s Annual Report 1988-89. 1pp.

67. Card.

68. Taranaki Museum newsletter, July 1991. 1pp.

69. Report on J. Dugdale of Landcare Research by Peter Peckham. Undated. 2pp.

70. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Judy Hoyle, Education Officer Taranaki Museum, 17 August 1987. Regarding loan of an insect collection. 1pp.

71. Letter. To Ralph Ward, President New Plymouth RSA, from Manager Puke Ariki, undated. Regarding War Memorial Hall upgrade. 1pp.

72. Puke Ariki opening items. 3pp.

73. Puke Ariki information sheet. 2pp.

74. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Kelvin Day, Exhibition and Design Manager Taranaki Museum, 9 October 2001. Regarding Land & Sea Gallery. 1pp.

75. Land and Sea Gallery Working Party minutes, 13 June 2001.2pp.

76. Newspaper clipping. “Moth numbers increasing in Egmont National Park” (Daily News, 28 March 1994) and “Insects on display” (Daily News, 17 December 1988). 1pp.

77. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Keri Elvin, Team Leader Education Puke Ariki, 18 June 2012. Regarding donation of display cases of butterflies and moths. 1pp.

Folder. Peckham permits to collect yearly surveys – photos etc. Ken Fox talks – papers. Migrant Butterflies. Dugdale. Brian Patrick.

78. Four photographs. 1pp.

79. Notes. “My hobby or hobbies”. 2pp.

80. Survey. Light trap at 3200ft North Egmont. 2pp.

81. Survey. Malaya 1998 Most Cameron Highlands. 1pp.

82. Authority to collect insects from Egmont National Park, 31 October 1994. 1pp.

83. Collection permit. 9 October 2001. 3pp.

84. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Wayne Hutchinson, SCA Protected Species/Habitats DOC, 4 September 1997. Regarding Lepidoptera report. 1pp.

85. Report. Lepidoptera collected on a visit to Tongariro National Park 5/8 December 1994. P. Peckham and J. Dugdale. 6pp.

86. Letter. From Peter Peckham, undated. Regarding moth collecting. 2pp.

87. Photographs. Tarapex “98” TSB Stadium. 4pp.

88. Photographs. Photo of specimen moths taken on Mt Ruapehu handed to DOC insect ravaged and ruined two years neglect. 1pp.

89. Photographs. Moths. 1pp.

90. Letter. To Peter Peckham from J.S. Dugdale, 25 November 1986. Regarding Othreis fullonia and weta. 1pp.

91. Report. Moths of the Pihama Cliffs, November 1992. Brian Patrick. 4pp.

92. Report. Coastal plants of South Taranaki, 9 December 1992. Colin Ogle. 2pp.

93. Letter. To Peter Peckham from John Dugdale, 16 September 1993. Regarding gift of moths to NZAC. 1pp.

94. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Kelvin Day, Exhibition and Design Manager Puke Ariki, 5 June 2001. Regarding Land and Sea Exhibition Gallery working party. 1pp.

95. Photographs. Moths. 7pp.

96. Letter. To Peter Peckham from J.S. Dugdale, 23 February 1989. Regarding gift of male Glaphyrarcha cuthrepta Meyrick. 1pp.

97. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Brian Patrick, 11 September 1997. Regarding Egmont moth list. 1pp.

98. Report. Butterflies of Fiji, undated. Brian and Hamish Patrick. 4pp.

99. Report. 3pp.

100. Report. Egmont butterflies and moths, undated. K. Fox. 2pp.

101. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Wayne Hutchinson, Senior Conservation Officer DOC, 25 March 1996. Regarding species list for NG Tucker Reserve. 1pp.

102. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Brigitte Frerot and John Dugdale, 28 October 1988. Regarding protocol for trapping males of noctuid moth in the Graphania mutans complex. 10pp.

103. Newspaper clipping. “Rare peacock moth visits Brighton house”. Otago Daily Times, 16 November 1996. 1pp.

104. Survey. 4pp.

105. Letter. To Peter Peckham from John Dugdale, 30 September 1996. Regarding trapping. 1pp.

106. Report. The entomology of the Egmont National Park, undated. K. Fox. 9pp.

107. Photographs. Ken Fox? 1pp.

108. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Brian Patrick, 21 November 1995. Regarding moths. 1pp.

109. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Brian Patrick, 30 May 1995. Regarding moths. 1pp.

110. Authority to collect invertebrates from protected areas pursuant to section 5 of the National Parks Act 1980. 3pp.

111. Report. Panbiogeography and the amateur naturalist with reference to conservation implications, 1989. Brian Patrick. 4pp.

112. Report. Survey of Lepidoptera at Tara Hills Research Station, 1989. B. H. Patrick. 4pp.

113. Report. Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), 1990. J.S. Dugdale. 16pp.

114. Report. Lepidoptera of Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury, 1994. Brian Patrick. 7pp.

115. Newspaper clipping. “Shy beauty discovered”. New Plymouth Midweek, 28 October 1998. 1pp.

116. Letter. To Peter Peckham from Lloyd H. Hollett, Department of Forestry & Agriculture Canada, 27 August 1990. Regarding shipment of insects. 7pp.

117. Pamphlet. Killing, Setting and Storing Butterflies and Moths, 1956.

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Peter Peckham was a prolific bug collector throughout the Taranaki region and beyond during the second half of the 1900s. He worked closely with other local collectors such as Ken Fox.
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