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                    [0] => This is an artificial series consisting of a number of identified and unidentified photographs, slides, plans and sketches of state houses and housing developments. Also included are a smaller number of photographs of staff and sports teams.
                )

            [id] => 7484
            [idSort] => 7484
            [name] => Photographic Records and Assorted Non-Textual Materials
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                    [custom5] => Photographs of various sizes, both black & white and colour (some mounted); photo albums; standard slides, loose and in A4 slide sheets; transfers; plans; sketches; display materials.
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                            [0] => 16543
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                            [name] => Photographic Negatives
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                            [name] => Photographic Positives
                            [type] => SeriesFormat
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            [history] => 

	This is an artificial series consisting of a number of identified and unidentified photographs, slides, plans and sketches of state houses and housing developments. Also included are a smaller number of photographs of staff and sports teams.

	

	Items from accession W4925 were assigned an artificial system of classification once transferred to Archives New Zealand. This system was not applied to items transferred in accession W5252.

	

	

	W5252

	

	Many prints and negatives from accession W5252 arrived bundled together with reference numbers handwritten on the original envelopes. The prints and negatives were re-packaged for preservation reasons. Prints and negatives originally bundled together were physically separated, but original reference numbers that had been assigned to the bundled items were transcribed onto the new packaging of each item. It was not possible to discern the meaning of these reference numbers since all context had long been lost. In addition, dividers within boxes containing prints and negatives were created post-transfer to keep original item groupings distinct from one another. Transcribed onto them are the titles from the original packaging.

	

	Also, any negatives and prints that had originally been grouped together (with or without reference numbers) were artificially assigned part numbers [1] and [2] etc. and supplied with the same title. This was done to preserve what original order remained before physically separating the items for preservation and storage in separate locations. It does not necessarily indicate that the images on the negatives and prints match.

	

	Also transferred in W5252 were several copies of prints from the National Publicity Studios and one copy of a print from the Alexander Turnbull Library. Some prints from the National Publicity Studios have PA or P numbers stamped or handwritten on their reverse. These reference numbers were assigned by the National Publicity Studios and were photographers' assignment numbers and, possibly, print or proof numbers. No other record numbers appear on the prints therefore they cannot be linked to already existing series of photographic material from the National Publicity Studios.

	

	There are also references to contract numbers on the reverse of some prints. Researchers may wish to consult series 852 (Housing Corporation Index Cards) in conjunction with these specific prints. The index cards, arranged by branch district office, cite contract numbers assigned to houses constructed by or for the State Advances Corporation and Housing Corporation of New Zealand.

	

	Alpha-numeric references (eg. HD 6/1624) also appear on the reverse of several prints. These bear some similarity to reference numbers assigned to items in series 6114 (Photographs of State Housing Plans). It was not possible to discern whether a link for these prints exists with items in series 6114 as there are gaps in the sequences of items transferred.
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                            [name] => Wellington repository
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            [itemType] => Series
            [rdfType] => recordSet
            [recordIsMissing] => 
            [ricClassificationDescription] => None. This is an artificial series. See Description
            [seriesAccessContacts] => 

	Access Services, Archives New Zealand, PO Box 12 050, Wellington, New Zealand
            [seriesRestrictionReason] => 

	No restrictions on the content.

	However, some records are protected under section 49(1)(a) of the Public Records Act 2005:

	(1) Negatives are not issuable. Contact Archives New Zealand for permission to view or the availability of alternative access provisions. Viewing is by appointment only.

	(2) Photographs require that gloves are worn when viewing.
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