Missionaries - Correspondence

Date: 1848-1852, 2002

By: Morris, William, 1815-1882

Reference: MS-Papers-7497

Description: Comprises photocopies of letters from William Colenso to William Morris with transcripts by Alison Wright who has also supplied additional information. Colenso wrote from the Mission Station at Waitangi in 1848, 1849 and 1852 discussing mutual friends and his activities and the changing face of New Zealand and its society, particularly focusing on Maori. Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See also MS-Papers-7125 for diary of William Morris Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescript (photocopies)

Date: 1830-1859

By: Brown, Alfred Nesbit (Archdeacon), 1803-1884

Reference: MS-Papers-4403

Description: These papers consist of inward correspondence to Brown and three of his journals recounting his early visits to the Waikato and Bay of Plenty in the 1830s. The papers also include correspondence between Robert Maunsell and Bishop Selwyn and other documents concerning the Church Missionary Society. Source of title - Supplied title Accompanying material - Note in backfile on Henry William Nixon. These papers came from his estate Church Missionary Society missionary at Bay of Plenty and Tauranga. Quantity: 6 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and printed matter Transfers: To Book Collections - A number of publications, mainly religious texts in Maori have been transferred to the printed collections..

Date: 1835-1844

By: Wade, William Richard, 1802-1891

Reference: MS-Papers-6570

Description: Photocopies of letters from Wade to Dandeson Coates, CMS, London, other ministers and his sister discussing church matters, church personnel, his work with the CMS school at Waimate, aspects of Maori society, his printing activities, his separation from the church and related matters Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopies)

Date: 2009 (1843-1866)

By: Oettli, Peter Henry (Professor), 1940-

Reference: MS-Group-1829

Description: Comprises typed transcripts in German of the Riemenschneider papers held at the Staatsarchiv at Bremen; includes reports, correspondence, diaries and other papers relating to Riemenschneider's involvement wuth the Evangelical Mission; covers Nelson, Motukarumu, Otago and Warea. Includes index in final volume Source of title - Supplied by Library Relationship complexity - Micro-MS-0880 holds microfim copies of North German missionary material, taken from the Bremen Staatsarchiv Quantity: 8 volume(s). 0.20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Prof. P Oettli, 2010

Date: 1826-1977

By: Baker family

Reference: MS-Group-1975

Description: Collection comprises family correspondence, journal notes and printed material. Much of the correspondence deals with Charles Baker's role in the Church Missionary Society and general life in colonial New Zealand. Includes some Maori correspondence, notes on the Treaty of Waitangi and two lithographs of Wellington City, 1841. Source of title - Supplied by Library Charles Baker left England in 1827 to join the Church Missionary Society in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Married Hanna Maria Bailey. 13 children. Stationed at Kerikeri, Waimate, Paihia, Waikare, Tolaga Bay and Tauranga. Retired to Auckland. Quantity: 8 folder(s). 0.06 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss & printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms P Jones, Matamata, Apr 2011

Date: 1838-1860, 1902

By: Brown, Alfred Nesbit (Archdeacon), 1803-1884

Reference: fMS-Papers-7510

Description: Inward letters to Brown from various correspondents, Father John Breen, Henry Williams, James Busby, William Williams and J W Hamilton; letter from Brown to Busby; agreement of sale by Tauranga chiefs of land for Anglican Mission, Tauranga, in Maori with several signatures, James Stack, witness; empty envelope (1860); and copy of telegram from Mr Seddon, signed by J G Ward (1902) Accompanied by photocopy of newspaper clipping about the collection Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 4 folder(s). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and photocopies

Date: 20 Sep 1854

By: Boyce, William Binnington (Rev), 1804-1889

Reference: MS-Papers-3109

Description: Letter written by Boyce in Sydney to Hoole re the Wesleyan Mission in New Zealand Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Processing information: Formerly Misc MS 173 and ALS 273

Date: 1970-1997

By: GLO Ministries New Zealand

Reference: 99-106

Description: Includes Director of Missions' correspondence and missionary files, including applications for mission work, correspondence, reports and newsletters relating to mission work undertaken by GLO in Brasil, Philippines, Zambia, France and other countries as well as internal missions conducted within New Zealand Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 297 folder(s). 3.50 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Gospel Literature Outreach, Hamilton, 1999

Date: [ca. 1840-1850]

Reference: MS-Papers-8304

Description: An autographed letter by a missionary (the signature excised), to the Reverend Joseph Moore, giving a lengthy account of his safe arrival in Tahiti, where he was greeted by Queen Pomare and her mother. He comments on the dispirited appearance of the people and gives details of his living conditions. A leaf of journal entries in a different hand, from 20 April to 8 June (no year given), about the attack on Papeete by a steamer and frigate in which `16 French and 3 officers are killed and a very large number of Tahitians.' reported to be 500, with details of further fighting and casualties, of negotiations between the French and the Queen, and of other alarms. The undated memorandum evidently relates to the fighting attendant on the forcible annexation of Tahiti by the French, which began with a landing of troops under Abel Dupetit-Thomas in 1842 and continued sprodically until the restoration of Queen Pomare IV in 1846. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased 2005

Date: 1816-1818

From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster collection and papers / of Kenneth Athol Webster

Reference: MS-Papers-7357

Description: Comprises three letters from Basil Woodd to Josiah Pratt relating to Mowhee, a young Maori who arrived in London in 1816 and died shortly after; copies of Woodd's `Memoir and obituary of Mowhee' (Missionary register, Feb 1917) and his `Memoir of Mowhee' (Missionary papers, midsummer 1818); letter to the editor from An Enquirer relating to the Church Missionary Society and Mowhee (Colchester gazette, 9 May 1818); and loose portrait of Mowhee published by L B Seely, Sep 20 1817 Webster Collection no 406 Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). Provenance: Note with the item that the owner of this material before Webster was A N Field

Date: 16 Nov 1831

By: Brown, Alfred Nesbit (Archdeacon), 1803-1884

Reference: MS-Papers-7913

Description: Letter written by Marsh in England addressed to Brown in Sydney and then redirected to New Zealand and mission matters; most of the letter is cross hatched Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (cross-hatched) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Mr B Groshinski, Toorak, Victoria, Australia, Dec 2003

Date: [1842-1910]

By: Selwyn family

Reference: MS-Group-1039

Description: The collection comprises 98 letters and some journal portions which may be parts of letters, written mostly by Sarah Harriet Selwyn to her cousins Mary and Caroline Palmer. Some letters are by Bishop Selwyn to his family, his f ather and brother, William, and to friends and colleagues. There are brief notes, some printed material, extracts from letters and a typescript reminiscence by Mrs Selwyn. Mrs Selwyn's letters give long and detailed accounts of their activities, observations about New Zealand and its inhabitants, she expresses concern and interest about her family in England Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - The Library holds other papers relating to the Selwyn family in various collections. Quantity: 14 folder(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Mrs Clark Maxwell's husband is a direct descendant of Bishop Selwyn. Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Panorama of the Hutt Valley by Thomas Biddulph Hutton; two drawings by Selwyn of Maori men, one titled `Rawiri - Kaikohe'; and published portrait of Selwyn - To Photographic Archive - Print and negative of ships in harbour; photograph of three Melanesian or Aboriginal men; and negatives and prints of ships relating to Bishop Selwyn and the `Tomatin' - To Book Collections - Several pamphlets not held by ATL and several already held by ATL; these latter may be returned to Manuscripts.

Date: 1938

Reference: MSX-8509

Description: Inscribed volume of `Fishers of men'. Includes a letter to Father McKeefry from an unknown author, 14 April 1938. Also newspaper cutting relating to St Mary's College, Ponsonby, 21 June 1961. Publication - Fishers of men, printed by Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland, 1938 Source of title - Transcribed from item Enclosures - Includes newspaper cutting and a letter addressed to Father McKeefry Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed material (131 p. : ill., facsims., col. maps, ports. ; 26 cm) & typescript Transfers: From Book Collections - National Library.

Date: 14 March 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

Reference: MS-Papers-12538-1-8

Description: Handwritten letter from Father Eugene Didier of Apia, to John Klein, San Francisco. Letter written in French on the eve of the March cyclone. Didier discusses political affairs following the Samoan civil war. Also refers to the translation of another letter, now at MS-Papers-12538-1-4. Title supplied by library. Physical Description: Holograph on graph paper with letterhead, 21 x 13 cm.

Date: ca 1648-1975

By: Barton, Cranleigh Harper, 1890-1975

Reference: ATL-Group-00678

Description: The papers of Cranleigh Barton relate to his life and work as a watercolour artist living in Clifton, New Zealand. Scrapbooks contain travel souvenirs, sketches and clippings collected during his life and travels. Correspondence and diaries also comprise a large proportion of the collection; in particular, his diaries are extensive, documenting the years 1913-1974 and his various travels to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, the Pacific, Asia and Canada. Within Cranleigh Barton's papers are personal papers of his forebears, Reverend Richard Taylor and his daughters, Mary C Medley, Bertha Taylor and Laura Harper. Items include correspondence and journals kept by Taylor on his arrival to New Zealand as a missionary in 1830, and cover observations on native flora, fauna, people and customs. Material belonging to his daughters mostly comprises personal diaries and scrapbooks. Mary Medley was a most prodigious diarist, and the collection contains volumes spanning 1849 to 1921. Audio recordings in the collection include readings from Reverend Taylor's diaries and recordings from the Reverend Richard Taylor memorial lectures. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 9 box(es). 2.50 Linear Metres. 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 C45 cassette(s). 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Richard Taylor, Laura Harper and Mary Medley sketchbooks; see preliminary list for details. Extensive Cranleigh Barton works are also held from separate donation. - To Book Collections - 1611 edition of Christian treatise transferred to rare book collection.

Date: 1836-1904, 1920

By: Selwyn family

Reference: MS-Group-1897

Description: Comprises the personal papers of John Richardson Selwyn, formerly Bishop of Melanesia and Warden of Selwyn College, Cambridge, and those of his parents, George Augustus and Sarah Harriet Selwyn. They include correspondence, diaries, reminiscences and other paper. As well there are some official Church records. Source of title - Supplied by Library Arrangement: A numbering system of the letters and documents, divided into rough series and using a reference SEL010/[series number]/[number of item] was used prior to the purchase of the papers. We have added these references to the titles where appropriate. However large numbers of the papers were never listed under this system. The papers have been placed into three series, according to their origin with George Augustus, Sarah Harriet and John Richardson Selwyn. Many of the folders have been described to piece-level Quantity: 46 folder(s). 3 volume(s). 0.60 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter Provenance: The papers, held by the descendants of John Richardson Selwyn, were sold to the Library in 2010 Transfers: Collection taken into the Manuscripts Section as a whole, transfers made from there. Paintings made by G A Selwyn and others held at Drawings and Prints collection as C-162-003 and A-439-006/008. Photographs transferred to Photographic Section and held at PA-Coll-9823 - To Drawings & Prints Collection - - To Photographic Archive - (PA-Group-00665). Processing information: Letters described to piece level

Date: 26 Dec 1859

By: Patteson, John Coleridge , 1827-1871

Reference: MS-Papers-8303

Description: Contains a letter to Patteson's Aunt telling her that "A large party is come from Auckland to inspect the new Melanesian buildings, see the islanders, etc." But the main reason for his letter is to offer his condolences on the death of her husband (his uncle), probably Dr James Coleridge. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased 2005

Date: 1824-1863 - [ca 1990s-2020s]

By: Frankcom, Margaret, active 1991-2023; Spink & Son, Ltd

Reference: ATL-Group-00924

Description: Consists of 74 letters, sent between 1824 and 1863, by missionaries and pioneers in New Zealand. Letters include references relating to the Mission and church matters, land sales and disputes, voyages from England to New Zealand, the import and export of goods, and early colonial life. Notable historical names included in the collection include William Wakefield, Charles Hursthouse, and George Swainson. Folders also contain supporting research documentation, including correspondence, book chapters and in some cases, a transcript of individual letters. Also included in each folder is extensive detail about the postal stamps, information about when the letters were sent and received, and the names of the ships that carried the letters internationally. When item includes transcript, this has been noted in the description. Title supplied by Library. Individual letter descriptions taken from auction house lot descriptions. Arrangement: Letters were delivered to the Library in Spinks auction house folders, identified with a lot number. In most cases, the letters were arranged in date order. Each letter was mounted on to card, noting the writer and the date, as well as information about the post marks and stamps. Some folders have included relevant research documentation, including correspondence, book chapters, and transcriptions. Quantity: 10 folder(s) containing 74 letters. Provenance: Letters were collected by Margaret Frankcom for their contributions to postal stamp history, and the transcriptions, original housing, and accompanying documents were likely created and compiled by her. The collection was then sold through Spink & Sons auction house on her behalf. Processing information: Letters have been removed from Spinks auction house folders and placed into acid-free folders for storage reasons. Auction house folders have been disposed of by Library. Letters have been unmounted and laid flat for preservation reasons, with accompanying research material and transcripts placed behind the corresponding letter in each folder. Original order has been partially maintained as imposed by the auction house lot numbers, except where noted.