Māori (New Zealand people) - New Zealand - Auckland Region - History

Date: 1938

By: Kelly, Leslie George, 1906-1959; Auckland Institute and Museum; Carpenter, Ken, active 1995; Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976

Reference: MapColl-832.12ee/1938(1980)/Acc.16368

Description: Map of Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland Region, detailing Maori place names, from Paremoremo, eastwards to Rangitoto, southwards to Papatoetoe and westwards to Titirangi, including the Waitemata, Awanui-o-Peretu, and Manukau harbours. Includes drawings of marae and waka. Compiled in 1938. Other Titles - Tamaki Makaurau :map of the Tamaki isthmus with Maori placenames See second copy, photographic file print, 16.2 x 14.5 cm, shelved at MapColl--832.12ee/[n.d.]/Acc.39823. This copy has been reduced, so text is difficult to decipher. It was left to daughter of Pei Jones, Mrs H Carpenter, and donated by Ken Carpenter of Australia. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 68.5 x 60.6 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-0358.

Date: [1936-1937]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-36

Description: Research papers, annotated drafts and annotated clippings on various topics including Marlborough, moko, a Rarotongan ariki family the `Karika clan,' Auckland and Hauraki history. Includes 14 pages of a book `The history of One Tree Hill' by M H Wynyard (annotated by Cowan), and a typewritten copy of Judge Maning's Land Deed, September 3rd, 1839 relating to the Hokianga area. Includes copies of signatures some of which feature moko symbols. Papers relating to a case of plagiarism. Includes Cowan's annotated copy of the article `A chieftainess of Tuhoe' by Gwenda Williams, written for the New Zealand Railways Magazine, May 1, 1937. Contains clippings and correspondence relating to the plagiarism case. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1939-1940

From: Brickell, Leo Gordon, 1920-1991: Local history research on Putāruru and Tāmaki

Reference: Series-7005

Description: Unbound manuscript with a handmade cardboard cover entitled 'History of the Tamaki Maori (sic) and early European, by L.G. Brickell 1940'. Includes handwritten and typescript pages, illustrated with maps and drawings, and images from other sources. Includes an index, foreword, and the pages are numbered; the final page is numbered 219. Completed when Brickell was a student at Auckland Teacher's College during 1939-1940. Provides a history of the Auckland Isthmus between circa 900 and 1890. Includes descriptions of waka migrations; Māori placenames associated with the Auckland Isthmus; stories related to iwi settlement and migration over time within the region and later, the development of European suburbs across Auckland. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Manuscript originally delivered as a single item to the library in a handmade cardboard folder. Quantity: 2 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts, drawings and hand-drawn coloured maps, 219 pages. Processing information: The draft manuscript has been divided into two parts, at MS-Papers-12760-1 and MS-Papers-12760-2 for reasons of storage and preservation. This record was made into a series with accession in 2023. Previous ID: ATL-Group-00768 Previous title: Brickell, Leo G, 1920-1991: Draft manuscript 'History of Tāmaki'.

Date: 1926-1937

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7888-126

Description: Newspaper clippings with reference to Auckland history, and especially with regard to Maori aspects, taken from the New Zealand Herald. Indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1939-1940

From: Brickell, Leo Gordon, 1920-1991: Local history research on Putāruru and Tāmaki

Reference: MS-Papers-12760-1

Description: Part one of an unpublished manuscript, consisting of a handmade cardboard covered folder, entitled 'History of Tamaki Maori (sic) and early European by L.G. Brickell 1940'. The manuscript's first page is entitled 'HISTORY OF TAMAKI' PART 1. MAORI'. The final page of part one of the manuscript (page 76), is entitled 'Sites of Ngapuhi slaughters, from 1793 to 1827'. Contains handwritten and typescript pages, illustrated with maps and drawings, and images from other sources. The manuscript also Includes an index, a foreword, and numbered pages. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Manuscript originally delivered to the library in a handmade cardboard covered folder, Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts, drawings and hand-drawn coloured maps, approximately 76 pages. Transfers: Separated from Part Two at MS-Papers-12760-2.. Processing information: Part two of the manuscript at MS-Papers-17260-1 have been separated for reasons of storage and preservation.

Date: 29 Aug 1946

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-03624-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, ¼ plate