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Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
- Date
- 1977-2009
- By
- Young, David Christopher, 1947-Listener (Periodical); New Zealand. Waitangi Tribunal
- Reference
- MS-Group-2100
- Description
Includes correspondence from his time as Deputy Editor for the Listener, correspondence and papers relating to his research on rivers, including the Whanganui, his Waitangi Tribunal work and other papers and letters relating to various research projects
Source of title - Supplied by Library
Arrangement: Arranged into series covering his major writings and correspondence.
David Young is an author, oral historian and researcher. He has worked as deputy editor on the 'New Zealand Listener' and is noted for his research work on New Zealand rivers, especially the Whanganui River.
Quantity: 64 folder(s). 1.90 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter
Finding Aids: Inventory in backfile for A2015-115 collection (Ms-Papers-11966).
Transfers: To Oral History Collection - Two boxes of interview cassette tapes relating to two oral history projects, the 'Keeper of the long view' (Whanganui), and the whio (Blue Duck) project at OHColl-1174. - To Photographic Archive - Photographs at PAColl-0844.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Access to MS-Papers-12094-02 and correspondence in Series 1 requires written permission of the donor.
- Format
- 64 folder(s), 1.90 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Research notes, Drafts (Documents), Manuscripts, Mss, typescript, printed matter
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Newspaper cuttings on the Moutoa Gardens occupation
Date: 1995
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: fMS-Papers-11997-4
Description: Cuttings refer to Maori land claims and the occupation of Moutoa Gardens in 1995 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Dune Lakes hui
Date: Feb 1994
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11966-04
Description: Report on the hui held at Parewahawaha Marae, located on the Rangitikei River and hosted by Ngati Raukawa. Includes report, discussion of the ecology of the North Island West Coast dune lakes, and the threat to their survival. Includes sketch maps of the Dune Lakes locations and lists of delegates to the hui. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from Peter Hooper
Date: 1983-1990
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11966-05
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters from May Spiers
Date: 1984-1989
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11966-06
Description: Letters from May Spiers, describing her life at Port Chalmers and her life as a child in Hakataramea Valley, together with memories of her grandfather, Lance Falconer Ayson and his salmon hatchery. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Native Forests Action Council - Papers
Date: 1978-1985
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11966-03
Description: Papers relating to the Native Forests Action Council and their campaigns to stop logging at Whirinaki and at the Pureora State Forest. Includes press statements, the New Zealand Forest Service's policy on Central North Island indigenous forests (1978), management plan proposals of the Rotorua Conservancy for Whirinaki State Forest and other papers. Included and apparently unrelated are assignment notes for the staff of the New Zealand Listener on topics to cover in the 10 June 1985 issue. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Account of a journey from Reefton to Nelson
Date: 1984-1985, 1874
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11966-14
Description: Comprise typed account of the journey of Christopher Holloway from Reefton to Nelson in 1874, provided by the Murchison Historical Society. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Draft and correspondence
Date: 1962, 1986
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11966-15
Description: Typed description of the Motu River, author unknown. The date "1962?" is written on the first page. Notes on the Waikato River by "John" (Rakato Te Rangiita). Also, piece of doggerel titled 'Canoeing days on the river' , by Joshua Harris, together with a small glossary, composed in 1900s. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
May Spiers - Partial transcript of interview
Date: n d [ca 1984-1985]
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11966-09
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papers and notes on East Cape rivers
Date: 1959, 1982
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11966-08
Description: Includes report of tour by East Coast Catchment Board of rivers within its area (1982), statistics relating to the Waipoua River and an account of travel up the Motu River by Bill Peach in 1959. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papers concerning East Cape and Otago rivers
Date: 1980-1984
From: Young, David Christopher 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11966-11
Description: Papers relating to the East Cape Catchment and Regional Water boards, with relation to Maori land. Also includes other papers, including a press release from Environment Access Inc (Dunedin) for August 1984 on the Luggate Dam, an off-print of a research paper 'Modern sedimentation at Falls Dam, Upper Manuherikia River, Central Otago' and a review by Kai Jensen of a photographic exhibition by Lloyd Godman in Dunedin (n d). Quantity: 1 folder(s).