Mills family
Production date
1875?-1990
Description
Stanley Matthew Mills was born c.1890 in Dunsandel, Canterbury. As a child, he moved to Taranaki with his parents William Theodore and Christina, settling in Midhirst. On leaving Stratford High School, he worked on the land. His future wife, Bertha Olausen, a teacher at Midhirst School was boarding with his family and persuaded Stanley to take up teaching. He trained at Hillsborough School and taught at Whangamomona, Rarotonga, Cook Islands and Wellington where Stanley developed the New Zealand Correspondence School and was instrumental in radio broadcasts to schools. In 1935 he was appointed School Inspector in Auckland and in 1947, Senior Inspector in Southland. Two years later the family moved back to Taranaki where Stanley took up the position of Senior Inspector, retiring in 1950. He died in New Plymouth in 1969.
The collection consists of Stanley and Bertha's papers, information and photos on Stanley's parents (William Theodore and Christina Mills) and Bertha's family. The collection was eventually passed on to Stanley and Bertha's eldest daughter Muriel MacLeod who added further information; specifically information on her own family.
Object detail
Box 1
1. Mills/Olausen genealogy; misc papers
2. Mills/Olausen genealogy; research letters
3. Mills/Olausen genealogy; birth & marriage certs - marriage of Olaus Olausen to Mary Jane Miles 1879, marriage of Stanley Matthew Mills to Bertha Olausen 1912, birth of Muriel daughter of Stanley and Bertha 1913
4. Olausen, Olaus; letters from mother and others 1875 - 1880 (photocopy of typescript)
5. Olausen, Olaus and Mary Jane; misc papers
6. Olausen, Bertha; references and testimonials
7. OLAUSEN family; photographs
8. Mills family: Mills family reunion 1991 - papers
9. Mills family; photographs of family homes (various)
10. Mills, William Theodore and Christina; photographs of descendants (colour)
11. Mills, William Theodore and Christina; photographs of descendants (black & white)
12. Mills, William Theodore and Christina; newspaper clippings
13. Mills, William Theodore and Christina; Christmas and greeting cards
14. Mills, William Theodore and Christina; photographs
15. Mills, William; letters 1929 - 1940
16. Mills, John; misc papers ]
17. Mills, John; family photographs (colour)
18. Mills, John; family photographs (black and white)
19. Mills, John; photographs (portraits)
20. Mills, Mona (Smyth); school bus service
21. Mills, Robert; letters 1941 - 43
22. Mills, Robert and Val; family photographs
23. Mills, Robert and Val; family photographs
24. Mills, Robert and Val; family photographs
25. Mills, Robert and Val; newspaper clippings
26. Mills, Valerie; sketches by Val of Granddad and Gran Olausen (photocopies)
27. Wickham, Jacqui and Ian; 1 photograph
28. Mills, Bernard (Barney); newspaper clippings (death notices)
29. Mills, Bernard (Barney); misc papers
30. Mills, Bernard (Barney) and Gwyneth; clippings
31. Mills, Bernard (Barney) and Gwyneth; letter re
32. Mills, Bernard (Barney) and Gwyneth; family photographs
33. Mills, Bernard (Barney) and Gwyneth; family photographs
34. Mills, Bertha; clippings
35. Mills, Bertha; photographs (portraits)
36. Mills, Bertha; letters of condolence re Stanley's death 1969
37. Mills, Stanley and Bertha; photographs
38. Mills, Stanley and Bertha; family photographs
39. Mills, Stanley; photographs (portraits)
40. Mills, Stanley; references and testimonials
41. Mills, Stanley; newspaper clippings
42. Mills, Stanley; misc letters
43. Mills, Stanley; misc papers
44. Mills, Stanley; short stories and poems
45. Mills, Stanley; memoirs (draft) mss.
Box 2
46. Mills, Stanley; Education; training and professional development
47. Mills, Stanley; Education; Correspondence School - clippings
48. Mills, Stanley; Education; Correspondence School - miscellaneous papers
49. Mills, Stanley; Education; Correspondence School - part of MA thesis
The New Zealand Correspondence School: its origins and early days by Morris (chapter VI First students and Teachers)
50. Mills, Stanley; Education; Correspondence School - booklets
51. Mills, Stanley; Education; Correspondence School - booklets
52. Mills, Stanley; Education; Hillsborough School
53. Mills, Stanley; Education; Onga Onga School
54. Mills, Stanley; Education; School Inspectorate
55. Mills, Stanley; Education; Whangamomona School - papers
56. Mills, Stanley; Education; Whangamomona School - booklets
57. Mills, Stanley; Education; Whangamomona School - clippings
58. Mills, Stanley; Education; Whangamomona School - photographs
59. Mills, Stanley; Education; clippings
60. Mills, Stanley; Education; misc photographs
61. Mills, Stanley; Education; misc papers
62. Mills, Stanley; Education; Rarotonga: education - misc papers
63. Mills, Stanley; Rarotonga; misc photographs
64. Mills, Stanley; Rarotonga; Ngatangiia - photographs
65. Mills, Stanley; Rarotonga; Aitutaki - photographs
66. Mills, Stanley; Rarotonga; Takitimu - photographs
67. Mills, Muriel; clippings
68. Mills, Muriel; photographs
69. Mills, Muriel; Island Bay School - photographs
70. Mills, Muriel; Wellington East Girls' College - photographs
71. Mills /Macleod; wedding photographs
72. Macleod, Muriel and William (Bill); clippings
73. Macleod, Muriel and William (Bill); family photographs
74. Macleod, Muriel and William (Bill); photographs
75. Macleod, Muriel; letters
76. Macleod, Muriel; papers re heart attack 1990
77. Macleod, Muriel; note book
78. Macleod, Muriel; Greeting cards
79. Macleod, Muriel; letters from John (Jack) Hall 1979 - 1982
80. Macleod, Muriel; Taranaki Scandinavian Club
81. Macleod, Rosanna; photographs
82. Macleod, Roderick (Rod); photographs
83. Etheridge, Priscilla; photographs
84. Etheridge family; papers
Box 3
85. Olausen, Bertha; certificate; Te Aro School; First class Attendance Certificate 1897
86. Olausen, Bertha; certificate; Te Aro School; Second class attendance Certificate 1898
87. Olausen, Bertha; certificate; Education Board District of Wellington; Sixth Standard 1901
88. Olausen, Bertha; certificate; Education Board Wellington - Cookery Certificate 1902
89. Olausen, Bertha; certificate; Wellington Sunday School Union - Wellington Sunday School Union Examination 1902
90. Olausen, Bertha; certificate; Education Bd. District of Wellington, Technical Department - 1st Grade drawing 1902
91. Olausen, Bertha; certificate; Education Board Wellington; Cookery Certificate 1903
92. Mills, Stanley; certificate; New Zealand Education Dept - Teacher's Certificate of Attainment and Efficiency Class D, Division 5, 1910
93. Mills, Stanley; certificate; New Zealand Education Dept - Teacher's Certificate of Attainment and Efficiency Class D, Division 4, 1914
94. Mills, Stanley; certificate; University of New Zealand - Bachelor of Arts 1933
95. Mills, Stanley; certificate; University of New Zealand - Master of Arts 1934
96. Mills, Stanley family; Rarotonga - outsized photographs
97. Mills, Stanley family; Rarotonga - photograph album
98. Mills, Stanley family; Rarotonga - medium sized photographs
99. MILLS Stanley family; Rarotonga - medium sized photographs
100. Mills, Stanley MA Thesis; History of Chatham Island and their Inhabitants. 1933
101. Mills, Stanley; Education; 2X Staff photographs (panorama) (Wellington?)
102. Mills, Stanley; Misc outsized photographs
103. Mills/Macleod; Muriel and Bill MacLeod wedding photograph, hand tinted
104. Mills/Macleod; framed photograph of Muriel as a bride
104a Visitors Book for Stanley and Bertha Mills while living at 28 Wairoa St., New Plymouth. Later used as a door register for the Loaded Dog, a small folk club in Annandale, Sydney by their grandson Richard Mills. 1965 - 2002. Includes a tribute written by Richard Mills.
Box 4
105. Mills, Muriel; framed photograph of Muriel and her father Stanley taken when Muriel was presented at Government House
106. Mills, Muriel; framed photograph of Muriel and her mother Bertha taken when Muriel was presented at Government House
107. Mills, Stanley; undated speech; reel to reel tape recording
108. Mills, Stanley; Education; various booklets
109. Mills, Stanley; Education; various booklets
110. Mills, Stanley; Education; memorabilia - Whangamomona Golden Jubilee button 1904 - 1954 with teacher service ribbon 1904 - 1913; Stratford Primary School 75th Jubilee 1956 button with attendance ribbon 1900-1909; Midhirst School Jubilee 1880 - 1955 button; The Correspondence School fridge magnet and lapel badge (the latter two were probably collected by Muriel MacLeod)
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