- Date
- 1896-1995
- By
- Kauraka, Kauraka, 1951-1997
- Ref
- MS-Group-0481
- Description
The papers comprise personal papers, original poetry, research articles and essays, collections of traditional stories, folklore and mythology, mainly of Manihiki Island origin, records of the Manihiki Island Council and of the Cook Islands Library and Museum Society, genealogies and personal diaries
Source of title - Supplied
Relationship complexity - Extensive recordings of Cook Island traditions by Kauraka are held in the Library's Oral History Centre (OHColl-0069). Photographs received from the Kauraka Kauraka estate are held in the Photographic Archive.
Quantity: 195 folder(s). 2 volume(s). 600 kilobyte(s). 3.72 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter
Transfers: To Oral History Collection - Interview with Mata Tarvia about Ngati Uritaua Vaka Project, with transcript and covering letter, by Dr Jeffrey Sissons, 1992 (OHColl-0069) - To Photographic Archive - Photographs of church ceremony, in envelope labelled `Ezekiel, m Tepania b. 23/9/96', from folder 98-022-3/11.
Some of the poetry illustrated with sketches by various artists
Processing information: Papers are being processed, and not all items are yet described
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Personal genealogies received from Kauraka Kauraka in 1990 (part of series 2) are embargoed until the end of 2040 and work diaries received from him in 1996 (part of series 1) are embargoed until August 2046. Access to other diaries and genealogical material in series 1 and 2 requires the written permission of the family of Kauraka Kauraka. Series 3 is unrestricted.
- Format
- 195 folder(s), 2 volume(s), 600 kilobyte(s), 3.72 Linear Metres, Research notes, Diaries, Transcriptions (Documents), Minutes (Records), Personal correspondence, Poetry, Essays, Electronic records (Digital records), Manuscripts, Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter, Illustration: Some of the poetry illustrated with sketches by various artists
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