Naturalists - Diaries
Swainson, William John 1824-1887 : Swainson family letters
Date: [ca 1810-1884]
By: Swainson, William John, 1824-1887
Reference: 87-162
Description: Handwritten transcripts of letters, diaries and other papers relating to the Swainson and Parkes families. Most were copied between 1874 and 1884, but some of the volumes are contemporary copy letter books. Source of title - Supplied by Library. Many are indexed and illustrated with maps, plans, drawings, printed matter and photographs. Relationship complexity - See qMS-1962, MS-1759, MS-2106 and MSY-6859-6862, Micro-MS-0102 and Micro-MS-0064 for copies of extracts of the volumes William John Swainson 1824-1887, the eldest son of William John Swainson 1794-1855, the naturalist, undertook to transcribe the entirety of the Swainson and Parkes family papers. He included notes, contemporary newspaper cuttings, maps and other material. The location of the originals is unknown Quantity: 18 volume(s). 0.66 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter, photographs Finding Aids: Volumes with an index included are noted as such.
Francis Hutchinson - Notebooks
Date: 1913-1916
From: Fell, Howard Barraclough, 1917-1994: Papers relating to Francis Hutchinson
Reference: MSX-4554-4558
Description: Journals kept by Francis Hutchinson of observations and journeys comprising Tutira notes (1913), Ruahine-Kaimanawa trips (1914), and Kaweka trip and Puketitiri notes (1915, 1916) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (5 vols in case folder). Physical Description: Holographs
Francis Hutchinson's journal
Date: 1893-1900, 1949
From: Fell, Howard Barraclough, 1917-1994: Papers relating to Francis Hutchinson
Reference: MSY-4387
Description: Journal kept by Francis Hutchinson (1893-1900) and transcribed by Fell in 1949; includes editor's note, the journal, index and notes with clippings, diagrams and line drawings. Hutchinson described his daily activities, focusing particularly on his interest in natural history and including specimens gathered, expeditions, notes of letters exchanged with various scientists and notes by Fell on aspects of the journal including people mentioned and species found. Quantity: 1 volume(s).