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Date: Dec 1899-Jun 1905

Reference: qMS-0643-0656

Description: Library has Dec 1899-Dec 1900 (No 1-6); Mar, Jun, Sep 1901; Mar Jun Dec 1902; Jun 1903; Jun 1904 Arrangement: qMS-0643-0656 are boxed together Edited by F Hutchinson Jnr, Rissington, Hawkes Bay Quantity: 14 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (26 cm; illustrated cream wraps, in grey cloth box)

Date: 1836-1872

By: Taylor, Richard (Rev), 1805-1873

Reference: MS-Papers-0254

Description: Material sent by Richard Taylor to the Church Missionary Society, 1836-1866; consisting of letters between Taylor and others; various documents; extracts from Taylor's journal (showing considerable variation from the original); Family register; Taylor's notebook relating largely to New Zealand geology and natural history Quantity: 51 folder(s). 1 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available. Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Rev Richard Taylor. Sketchbook, loose sketches and scrapbook transferred to Art Collection (E296 and Micro Art 7).

Date: 1856-1912

By: Matthews family

Reference: Micro-MS-0565

Description: Account book for Rev Joseph Matthews and Matthews Brothers of Kaitaia 1856-1863, 1870; diary of his son, R H Matthews reflecting activities as a farmer, builder, naturalist and lay reader 1863-1912; also diaries of his sons, E C and W Matthews 1898-1900 Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 2 microfilm reel(s) positive. Physical Description: Typescript (microfilm)

Date: 1881-1917

By: McLean, John Chambers, 1871-1918

Reference: MS-Group-0263

Description: Consists of a small amount of correspondence, 1906-1913; diary entries, with gaps, Jan 1913-Jan 1917; notebooks, dated 1881-1912, six of which are labelled McL 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 respectively, containing entries relating to specific birds and egg and feather finds and various bird-watching trips including many to Cape Kidnappers, Tutira and other areas in Poverty Bay and Hawkes Bay and one to Stewart Island and loose notes also relating to specific birds and to trips; newspaper clippings of columns and articles relating to natural science and history and to ornithology, 1888-1916 and copies of articles written by McLean. Source of title - supplied title Relationship complexity - see also MS-Papers-2145 John Chambers McLean was educated at Nelson College and then farmed Waitohu Station, Poverty Bay in partnership with his father. He was a keen ornithologist, belonged to many ornithological and related societies and published in `Ibis', the journal of the Zoological Society of London. He drowned in 1918 while attempting to cross the Waipaoa River. Quantity: 15 folder(s). 6 volume(s). 0.22 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Dr C N Challies, Christchurch, 1993, 1997

Date: [ca 1789-1855]

By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855

Reference: MS-Papers-1263

Description: Travel notebooks 1808-1812; religious commonplace book; notes on Nepal insects, Indian birds; letters concerning Hutt sections,; family biographical and bibliographical material Quantity: 5 folder(s). 0.05 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss, typescripts and photographs (some photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available. Provenance: Various provenances; see inventory

Date: [ca 1893-1985]

By: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand

Reference: ATL-Group-00913

Description: Contain the administrative records of the Society. These include extensive correspondence and subject files arranged alphabetically by correspondent or topic that cover all aspects of the Society's operations. Also included are Executive Committee minute books, financial records, papers relating to membership, papers relating to the Society's local administration, publicity material and scrapbooks of cuttings. In addition there are papers relating to individual members of the Society including a notebook and a diary of tramps by Sydney Berg; `Observations concerning some species of New Zealand birds' by H H Travers; two autobiographical accounts by A H Gibson and papers of Perrine Moncrieff, including correspondence, notes, 1933 accounts of trips to Stephens Island, articles and clippings. Includes recordings of Forest and Bird Society radio talks titled 'San Michele,' 'Forests,' 'Conservation of Wildlife,' 'Insects and Man,' 'Plant Eating Animals,' and 'NZ Native Birds'. Source of title - supplied title. The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society was founded in 1923 through the efforts of Val Sanderson. It was initially called the Native Bird Protection Society. It is now called just Forest and Bird. Quantity: 17 volume(s). 1151 folder(s). 54.08 Linear Metres. 12 10" disc(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter (some photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available for MS-Papers-0444, preliminary listings available for most of the other accessions.. Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts. Transfers made from there. - To Photographic Archive - Photographs mainly of Stephens Island, wildlife and bird life - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Sketches of bird life and Stephens Island. Processing information: Restriction information updated in September 2019, following a review of the donation information. In December 2019 the descriptive records of some files from the 84-180 sequence were augmented; these 185 records formerly from boxes 84-180-01 to 84-180-18 now have reference numbers MS-Papers-12464-001 to MS-Papers-12464-185. In September 2024 all access restricitons were removed from this colleciton at request of Forest and Bird. Previously only published material did not require permission from Forest and Bird before access.