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Date: 1872

By: Shrimpton, Walter, 1842-1936

Reference: MS-1938

Description: Volume used by Shrimpton while serving as a soldier in the Chatham Islands, as an account book, diary, for recording watch duties, guard rosters, mess lists and orders issued Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ca 250 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, 20 cm, black roan

Date: 25 Jul 1822

By: Lawry, Walter (Rev), 1793-1859

Reference: qMS-1143

Description: Letter written a fortnight after the writer's arrival in New Zealand; contains a short account of the conditions then existing in New Zealand Source of title - supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (9 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (36 cm; dark green cloth)

Date: [ca 1874-1944] (1953)]

By: Major, John Edwin, 1859-1954

Reference: qMS-1232

Description: Accounts of life in Wellington, Manawatu, Gisborne and Taranaki, and many political recollections and comments. There is a chapter on old-time racing, including the days before the book-maker was banned. There are also references to visiting celebrities, among them Mark Twain, Frank Bullen and Paderewski, and memories of many theatrical shows. Included is a summary of the career of the late Henry Hayward, a pioneer in cinema entertainment in NZ. Source of title - Transcribed He was a store-keeper, law clerk and land agent; member of Parliament for Hawera for six years; mayor of Hawera for thirteen years and member of other local bodies in Taranaki. He was a noted runner; played Rugby football for these provinces; and as owner and spectator was keenly interested in horse-riding. He was one of the founders of a number of clubs and societies, including the Philatelic Society and the Polynesian Society. He was also a friend of the Maori and a student of his culture Quantity: 1 volume(s) (273 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (26 cm; blue linen)

Date: 1826-1935

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2991

Description: Comprises photographs of the Smith family, details of the Paddy Henderson fleet, passenger lists 1871-1880, various shipping papers, family correspondence, all relevant to Australia and New Zealand Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1884

From: Stratford, Peter : Epsom Trust collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11750-09

Description: Bound handwritten speech in three parts by Mr Hammond of the Native Land Court. Part 1, Native Traditions; Part 2, Native customs and etiquette; Part 3, Maori legends. Written in pencil before the beginning of part 1 is as follows `A lecture delivered in Auckland New Zealand in September 1884 at St [Sepulders] School rooms by Mr [Hammond] the Registrar or Chief Clerk of the Native Law Court one of the best authorities in Native Customs etc in New Zealand as in that Court all Native titles are adjudicated upon & the natives all own their land by descent & tradition.' Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0 Linear Metres.

Date: 1874

From: Pattisson, Hoel Thornthwaite : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9665-2

Description: Transcription of an account by the Rev C Bowen of a stay in the Chatham Islands, where he served as a minister. Describes the arrival at the Chathams, the people, landscapes, social life and customs. Includes note by H T Pattisson Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: 1990

By: Brown, Joan, 1914-2006

Reference: MS-Papers-10575

Description: Life story of Joan Sedon written to inform her descendants about her generation of the Sedon family of Wanganui Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (10 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter (completed in typescript)

Date: 1904, 1999

By: McDonald, Alexander, 1829-1905

Reference: MS-Papers-6628

Description: Transcription of MacDonald's reminiscences of life and times in New Zealand from his arrival at Wellington in 1840 on the `Blenheim' until 1904 when he recorded `My story'. He focuses particularly on relations with Maori, Maori-European land dealings, the politics and politicians of the times and related matters. Source of title - Transcribed Relationship complexity - Another typescript copy at MS-1167 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (one volume, spiral bound). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1881-1897

From: Letters relating to New Zealand

Reference: MS-Papers-6200-02

Description: Comprises letters from Rev W R Campbell, of Waiau, to his cousin, Patrick Campbell, of Edinburgh, re financial problems, family affairs, requesting money, describing a new church at Culverden, a promise from the Minister of Lands for a church at Hot Springs, schooling and his children, his assisstant, Rev A Treadwell and other matters; also includes three receipts for money received from Patrick Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1869-1936

By: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936

Reference: MS-Papers-0022

Description: The collection includes papers on the various Antarctic expeditions from 1903 to 1917, as well as extensive private correspondence with expedition leaders, and papers relating to Kinsey's activities as New Zealand agent for the expeditions. Also, letters to and from literary figures, both in New Zealand and overseas, and correspondence with prominent scientists, while his musical and book collection interests are evident in various scores and correspondence. As well as covering these interests, the papers give a picture of society life in Christchurch in the early years of the twentieth century. Source of title - Supplied title Other - 19 Photograph albums and other photographs from Sir Joseph Kinsey are held in the Photographic Archive Sir Joseph Kinsey, a businessman of wide interests, acted as the New Zealand agent for a number of expeditions to the Antarctic 1903-1914. Quantity: 99 folder(s). 1 volume(s). 1 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter Finding Aids: Inventory available; index of correspondents at back..

Date: 1866-1872

By: Shaw, Charles Reginald, 1829-1906

Reference: MS-Papers-3803

Description: Shaw's diary covers the period 10 Dec 1866 to 5 August 1872. The brief daily entries describe the land he surveyed (the number of acres and the owner), and his activities around his home (gardening, maintenance of the house and furniture, and paying for household purchases). He also records information relating to the health and recreation of his wife and children. Source of title - supplied title Shaw came to NZ in 1853. He was a surveyor living in Timaru. Quantity: 2 folder(s) (172 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Date: 1861-1867, 1876

By: Taylor, Basil Kirke (Rev), 1831-1876

Reference: Micro-MS-0841

Description: Journeys around the Wanganui district ministering to Maori; records of baptisms, marriages and burials; military engagement at Moturoa 15 May 1864; meeting near Taumarunui between Wanganui, Waikato and Taupo Maori Feb 1876; observations on Maori customs, flora and fauna and nature of country traversed; Maori vocabulary; sketches Source of title - Supplied title Rev Basil Taylor was the son of Rev Richard Taylor Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 170 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Date: 1867-1874, 1900-1903

By: Godfrey family

Reference: MS-Papers-1926

Description: Details of farm life at Woodbourne estate, Marlborough, including accounts 1867-1874, by Henry Godfrey and others; history of the area and social life, written 1900-1903 by Eliza Prichard, Godfrey's widow; memories of early Marlborough, the Godfrey family and the Woodbourne estate Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopy)

Date: 1882-1958

Reference: MS-Papers-2243

Description: Papers include letters to Denmark, a history of the Scandinavian church in New Zealand 1865 - ca 1900 by Mads with a translation and history from 1928 by Ansgar, sermons and diaries of Ansgar Christensen, 1928-1957. Also includes Clem Koch's history of the Lutheran Church in New Zealand Source of title - Supplied Mads Christensen was sent to New Zealand by the Inner Mission Board of Denmark in 1886. He was ordained and inducted to the Mauriceville Parish in 1886; from 1893 he served in Palmerston North. From 1928 to 1958 his son, Ansgar, served in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Palmerston North. In 1928 his son Ansgar took up his father's responsibilities for the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Palmerston North which he served for the next thirty years Quantity: 56 folder(s). 0.50 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1839-1965

By: Stevens, Kenneth Murdoch, 1892-1978

Reference: fMS-232

Description: Draft history of the Maungatapere district from the arrival of the Walton brothers in 1840, with descriptions of the Maori and their local wars, of early settlers and of social and economic activities during the years. Part two contains reminiscences of his fighting at Gallipoli in World War I and his visit to the area in 1961 Physical Description: Mss (photocopy) (40 cm; black buckram)

Date: 1899-1910

By: Timaru Beautifying Association

Reference: MS-2149

Description: Minutes, together with numerous letters and newspaper cuttings inserted Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (Ca 105 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms, 25x18 cm, ½ purple calf, marbled boards, marbled edges

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-019

Description: The story of Clytie Curfew Howie, born Christchurch, the daughter of Robert Howie and Frances Eva nee Taylor. Her parents divorced after ten years of marriage and along with her mother she went to live with her grandfather James Taylor. She married George Dickinson in 1929, and the couple had three children before George's death by suicide. She remarried Jonathan Mann Includes a five generation family tree of Howie, Taylor and Grose families Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Published guide available.

Date: [ca 1875-1959]

By: Jacobson, Charles Seigmond, active 1875-1959

Reference: Micro-MS-0226

Description: Jacobsen writes of his childhood in the Nelson area, his friends and acquaintances, working as a miner, the 1913 Waterfront strike, his World War I experiences as a Private with the 1st Canterbury Infantry Battalion, working as a commercial fisherman in the French Pass area in the 1930s, and his discovery of uranium in Buller Gorge Includes holograph reminiscences, and typed transcript Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive.

Date: 1960, 1993-1998

By: Lash, Max D, active 1940-1997

Reference: MS-Group-0875

Description: Papers relating to Edwin and Ann White who settled in Waimea South, Nelson Also comprises corrected account of E Ireland's family history (qMS-1040), and Palmer family history, `The Palmer family of Milton Malzar' by Lash, in which he describes the history of the family before emigration, their voyage to New Zealand on the `Olympus' and their arrival in Nelson in 1842 and subsequent settling in Waimea East. Also copy of an article in an English newspaper written by Edwin White describing his experiences as an immigrant to New Zealand. Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - Another copy of E Ireland's `Family history' at qMS-1040 Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss, typescripts and printed matter (photocopies)

Date: Sep 1877-Dec 1879

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Barraud, Laura Cottam, 1859-1935

Reference: MS-Papers-7767

Description: Barraud records part of the return voyage to Wellington with her family on the `Zealandia', 12 Sep-26 Oct 1877, ending with two weeks quarantine on Somes Island after a smallpox outbreak. From Apr-Dec 1879 Laura resumed her diary describing family and social life in Wellington. Daughter of the artist Charles Barraud. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (22 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript