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Historical articles and notes pertaining to Maori history
Date: [1890-1965]
From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6717-075
Description: Typescripts and photocopies of articles, `Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill)' by M H Wynyard; `Maori geographical knowledge and mapping; a symposium' by P L Barton (Turnbull Library record, v13, n1, May 1980); `A Sketch of Maori church work on the East Coast in early times' by J G Baker; letter with notes on Buin stone implements (1965); manuscript of Eruera Te Uremutu from the Polynesian Society library Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript Typescript with ms annotations Photocopy of ms
Kathryn Mooney - The Graves of the forgotten Kilgours
Date: 1995
From: Ted Gilberd Literary Trust : Essay competitions
Reference: MS-Papers-5757-18
Description: Story of the Kilgour family - William and Mary Kilgour who arrived in Auckland in 1842 on the Jane Gifford and settled at Te Huia near Cornwallis, and of their descendants. Includes photographs, bibliography and index Publication - The Kilgour family of Huia, West Auckland / Kathryn D Mooney [Napier. K D Mooney, 1997] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)
Hamilton, Douglas, fl 1986: Letters written by prominent early settlers and missionaries
Date: 1829-1845
By: Hamilton, Douglas, active 1986
Reference: MS-Papers-11000
Description: Letters from a number of prominent early settlers and missionaries, with envelope Letters appear to have been collected for their postmarks. On each letter there is a note re the handstamp Quantity: 1 folder(s) (13 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopies)
McGreal, John, 1881-1964 : Diary
Date: 13 Feb 1928-17 Apr 1929
By: McGreal, John, 1881-1964
Reference: MS-Group-0847
Description: Diary kept by John McGreal, who farmed at Weymouth near to Manurewa on the Manukau Harbour. Brief daily entries describe farm life and social activities, many of which revolved around the Roman Catholic Church. Includes references to family, friends and neighbours. Also `Summary of the background history of the family derived from Jane Moran, Henry Kevey family, and Edward Roger family', 31 Aug 1993; `The Kevey/Rogers connection', 27 May 1993 Accompanied by letter from donor providing explanation to names and dates written on inside front cover, etc Quantity: 1 volume(s). 1 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescripts (photocopies) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Maurice McGreal, son, Glenfield (A99-218)
Correspondence 1976 - 1978
Date: 1976-1978
From: Ngā Puna Waihanga: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-9430-002
Description: Contains pamphlets, reports, news letters, correspondence, minutes, budgets and proposals relating to things such as hui, meetings, annual general meetings and sponsorship Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Bell family :Papers
Date: 1913-1940
By: Bell family; Bell, Andrew Murray, 1868-1944
Reference: MS-Papers-8731
Description: Papers of the Bell family, originally from Langholm, Dumfries, Scotland, who moved to Auckland. Mainly relating to the properties in Auckland held by the family. Source of title - Purchase, Mr A Murray Bell, 2007 Source of title - Supplied by Library Other - Main collection consists of subdivision plans, held in the Cartographic Section under MapColl-collection-Bell Bell family, originally from Langholm, Dumfries, Scotland, who moved to Auckland. Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.04 Linear Metres. Provenance: Material comes originally from one of the Bell family homes: that of A Murray Bell, Parnell, Auckland. Transfers: From Cartographic Collection -.
Baines family : Papers
Date: 1850-1909
By: Baines family
Reference: MS-Papers-1125
Description: Correspondence and diary of William Mortimer Baines who came to New Zealand in 1850 on the `Sir Edward Paget'. The papers deal with his interests in mining, timber and land. Includes letters from the Fooks, Dixon and Hunt families of Australia. Includes letters from Maryanne Verdon Baines (1859-1869), mostly to her husband after his departure for England. These are concerned to a large extent with her loneliness in Auckland and with plans for her voyage to England. In addition there are a number of letters written in 1869, by Maryanne and William's children, Fanny, Katherine and Rosa. Source of title - Supplied William Mortimer, came to New Zealand in 1850 on the `Sir Edward Paget'. In 1869 he returned to Britain, although he retained a financial interest in land in New Zealand. Quantity: 10 folder(s). 0.10 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescripts (photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Thomas, Godfrey John (Sir), 1824-1861 : Journals and letters / Sir Godfrey J Thomas
Date: 1844-1853
By: Thomas, Godfrey John (Sir), 1824-1861
Reference: Micro-MS-0285
Description: Journals 1846-1853, contain comments on public and private affairs and copies of letters written by Thomas, including those to his half-brother, Sir George Grey. Source of title - Supplied title Relationship complexity - Photocopy held at MS-Papers-2428 Thomas held government appointments in South Australia, 1844-1846 and in Auckland and Wellington, 1846-1852, including the post of Secretary to Governor Sir George Grey, his half-brother. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. Physical Description: Holographs and printed matter (microfilm of photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Bastion Point file
Date: 1977
From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers
Reference: 99-278-25/04
Description: Inward and outward correspondence, newsletters and circulars relating to the Bastion Point dispute; includes separate file on race Other Titles - Takaparawha; bulletin issued by the Orakei Maori Committee Action Group from Bastin Point Tent Town Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Baptismal registers
Date: 1840-1956
From: Church of England in New Zealand Auckland Diocese : Church registers
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-19-14
Description: Registers for St Aidan, Remuera, 1955-1963; Kororaka and Waimate, 1840-1874; Russell, 1852-1871; St Heliers, 1899-1945; St Peter's Church, Takapuna, 1892-1954; St Paul's by the sea, 1927-1949; Parish of Takapuna, 1954-1956 (contd on reel 15) Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. Finding Aids: See inventory for fuller details.
Maori historical papers (photocopies) Te Tai Tokerau
Date: 1840-1981
From: Alexander Turnbull Library : Maori Manuscripts Librarian working notes
Reference: MS-Papers-6373-06
Description: Contains 3 photocopies of an essay about the Maori occupation of Otahuhu and the Auckland district up to 1840. Also contains an essay in Maori about the Maori perspective of the Treaty of Waitangi Working notes compiled by librarians working with Maori materials in the Manuscripts Section of the Library during the late 1970s and 1980s. Most of the work was done by Sharon Dell. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Ivy Turner (Brown Owl) - Papakura Brownie Pack log book
Date: 1931-1932
From: GirlGuiding New Zealand : Records
Reference: 88-130-28/1/3
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume).
Correspondence - Maori land claims
Date: 1859
From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0075-002
Description: Contents include corrspondence, mostly from the Native Land Purchase Dept Auckland, relating to Maori land claims and purchases from Auckland to Northland.
Baptismal registers
Date: 1835-1959
From: Church of England in New Zealand Auckland Diocese : Church registers
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-19-06
Description: Registers of Kaikohe, 1886-1959 (mainly Maori; incl South Hokianga); Kaipara, Mahurangi, 1872-1932 (incl Maori); Te Pahi, Kaipara, 1893-1896; Kaitaia, 1835-1856. Marriages and deaths from last register continued on reel 7 Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. Finding Aids: See inventory for fuller description of contents.
Church registers
Date: 1882-1978
From: Church of England in New Zealand Auckland Diocese : Church registers
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-19-20
Description: Registers for the Parish of Meadowbank, St Chad - Baptisms, 1956-1963; Parish of Blockhouse Bay, St Saviour - Baptisms, 1964-1978; Parish of Waikomiti, Cemetery burials, 1882-1960; Parish of Panmure, St Mattias - Baptisms, 1954-1968, Marriages, 1954-1969 Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive.
Speedy family: Miscellaneous papers
Date: [1835], 1847-1894
By: Speedy family
Reference: MS-Papers-2184
Description: Papers include holograph extracts from Speedy's diary of 1863 giving details of skirmishes in Waiuku area; letters to Speedy in his official capacity; letters to Sarah from her husband and relatives 1863-1890; letters from Sarah to her children 1890-1894; marriage certificate for Sarah and James 1835; miscellaneous letters to members of the Speedy family; mss list of birth dates for family members; envelope addressed to J H Jerram in Auckland (one of Speedy's daughters became a Mrs Jerram); and two photographs, one of the family home at Fairlea, Waiuku, and the other possibly of Major Speedy, ca 1860s James Speedy served as an officer in the British Army in India. He married Sarah Squire in Calcutta in 1835. By the 1850s the family had moved to NZ and settled in the Waiuku area. Major Speedy was Resident Magistrate and Native Agent for the Mauku, Waiuku and Pukekohe districts during the wars of the 1860s. In July 1863 he established and took command of the Waiuku Volunteer Force Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (stencilled copies) and photographs
Whyte, Colin, 1932?- : Memories
Date: [2000]
By: Whyte, Colin David, 1932-
Reference: MSX-5935
Description: Reminiscences of Whyte describing his 21-year career in the army and later in the navy; he describes his time in school cadets (1946-1947), compulsory military training in the second intake (1950), his time in the medical corps of the Territorial Forces (1951-1953), in the Regular Force including ANZUK Hospital, Singapore, 2RNZIR Malaysia (1959-1961), 161 Battery RNZA in South Vietnam (1968) and most camps in New Zealand. He also writes of his four years at the RNZN hospital at Devonport. Source of title - Transcribed Other - Not to be published in its entirety during donor's lifetime Quantity: 1 volume(s) (91 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with reproduced photographs
Papakura Town Council - Original papers
Date: 1921
From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7888-136
Description: Original papers relating to land allotments for the town hall and other buildings of the Papakura township. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Correspondence with James Cowan
Date: 25 Mar-3 Apr 1941
By: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945
Reference: MS-Papers-4210
Description: Draft of letter (25 Mar 1941) from Comrie to Cowan, requesting information about the account provided by James McDonald of the defence of the Pukekohe East Presbyterian Church stockade against a Waikato war party on 14 Sep 1863. The account was reported in Cowan's book, `The New Zealand Wars' (1922-1923). Also Cowan's reply, 3 Apr 1941. Source of title - Supplied Comrie, a Presbyterian minister, was the author of `The Presbytery of Auckland: Early Days and Progress' (1939) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 pieces, 7 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and ms
Amelia Boord - Personal papers
Date: [1868-1912]
From: Matson family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8175-08
Description: Correspondence, receipts, specifications etc relating to Amelia Matson's affairs; most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).