Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Photographic archive of Les Cleveland comprising photographic prints, negatives, albums, transparency slides, index cards, photographic ephemera, and digital photographs, circa 1860s to 2014. Most photographs in the collection are taken by Cleveland with a few exceptions including photographs taken by other Cleveland family members or where images were collected, but not taken, by Cleveland. Photographs are taken predominantly in New Zealand, but also in the United States of America, Australia, Portugal, Spain, and Gibraltar. They include photographs relating to Cleveland’s family life and personal interests as well as his work as a professional photographer. Key locations and topics covered are the West Coast Region, Wellington Region, mountaineering and skiing, industry, and buildings. Includes a card index created by Cleveland for his own negatives. The majority of the collection was deposited at the Library in 2016. Earlier materials donated by Les Cleveland include: -Panoramic print of Lord Baden-Powell at the Basin Reserve, Wellington -Photographs of Charleston, West Coast Region -Photographs taken by Algernon Charles Gifford -Scenic photographs of the North Island -Album of postcards, and views of Wellington and the West Coast -Photograph of death masks at Nelson Museum -Album of photographs of Charleston, West Coast Region -Photographic prints taken in New Zealand between 1954 and 2007 by Cleveland. The majority of images are from the South Island, with a focus on social customs, working men, buildings, and scenery in the West Coast Region. Also contains 56 images taken in the lower North Island and photographs of Canterbury, Otago, and Nelson regions featuring similar subject matter. North Island prints also include photographs of Māori art as well as of the protest movement against the Wellington inner city bypass. Cleveland has identified and dated most prints. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 3288 b&w original negative(s). 2450 b&w original photographic print(s) including 213 vintage prints, 156 of which are signed. 1363 item(s) of photographic ephemera handmade index cards. 915 colour original photographic print(s). 501 colour original transparency/ies. 281 colour original negative(s). 213 item(s) of photographic ephemera. 152 b&w copy transparency/ies. 126 b&w copy negative(s). 37 colour copy transparency/ies. 17 photocopy/ies. 11 album(s). 6 b&w copy photographic print(s). 5 electronic scan(s) of original photographs. 3 colour copy photographic print(s). 1 b&w original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Photographic prints, photograph albums, glass negatives, film negatives (including strips), transparency slides, index cards, and electronic scans Provenance: Mary Cleveland is the widow of Les Cleveland. Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Photographic Archive and transfers made from here. - To Ephemera Collection - Eph-B-BOOK-2007-01: A promotional flyer for the book 'The Seuffert legacy; New Zealand colonial master craftsmen' - To Book Collections - auction catalogues, an exhibition catalogue, and four issues of 'Momento' by Photoforum. A set of books, serials and exhibition catalogues.. Processing information: In 2017 the Library decided to keep materials of the same provenance, which had previously been transferred to other curatorial areas based on format, separated. Material of the same provenance may be described in one integrated finding aid in the future.