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McCaw, John, 1849-1930 : Biography of my life for the benefit of my children
Date: 1929
By: McCaw, John, 1849-1930
Reference: MS-1164
Description: Includes brief description of the voyage to Otago on board the `Oamaru' arriving Feb 1875 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (18 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; blue linen)
Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918 :A climb up Mount Holdsworth and the mountains of ...
Date: 1911
By: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918; Daniell, Charles Edward, 1856-1939
Reference: PA1-o-188
Description: Views of the Mangatarera Stream and Mount Holdsworth opens a record of a climb to the summit of Holdsworth. The party consists of six women and about five men. There are views of the stream and the swing bridge leading to the Holdsworth track; several shots of the Mountain House with the climbing party arranged along the veranda, and Mr McGregor's party who had arrived on horseback to fix the water tank; the climbing party grouped in the bush on the way up the mountain and on the open alpine ridges; a surveyors tent in the alpine tussock; the party eating beside the Holdsworth Trig; views of the Tararua Ranges from the summit of Mount Holdsworth. Interspersed among the main image groups are photographs of a trip to Rotorua. This involved a group of people in two motor cars. There are images of the Hamurana Stream and Springs at Rotorua, and of children diving for pennies at Whakarewarewa. Views of mounts Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe, the Mangaehuehu Stream, the Crater Lake and the crater on Ngauruhoe, and mountaineers crossing the ice field on Ruapehu and climbing Ngauruhoe. There is a view of Matterhorn Peak the name of which was changed to Girdlestone Peak in 1922. Two images of a surveyors' camp in the Waimarino Bush. The Tern Arch and Little Hawke's Crag on the Buller Gorge road. A view of Lake Tarawerea from the top of Mount Tarawera. The final photograph is a view along the beach to Pencarrow Head, Wellington. Pasted inside the front cover is a cutting from `The Weekly News', Wednesday, December 26, 1945, entitled `New Zealand's highest memorial' by JWG, describing the renaming in 1922, of Matterhorn Peak (Tongariro National Park) to Girdlestone Peak in honour of Hubert Earle Girdlestone after he was killed in action in August 1918. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - To Mr and Mrs Daniell with kindest recollections from a very old friend, Hugh Girdlestone, March 1911 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brownish green cover, 25 x 20 cm Provenance: The album had been presented to Daniell in March 1911 by Hubert Girdlestone.
Sunde, Rudy, 1927-2015: Graffiti as folklore, with special reference to the graffiti fo...
Date: 1912, 1973 (1973)
By: Sunde, Rudy, 1927-2015
Reference: MS-Papers-1027
Description: Unpublished article. One section deals with the 1912 Waihi miners' strike. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) 24 leaves. 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)
Cambridge Music School (34th) ; [performances]
Date: 1980
From: Tintner, Tanya, fl 1980-2002 : Papers
Reference: MSCD-0165
Description: Compact disc of performances at the 34th Cambridge Summer School of Music, 1980. (CD 1 of 2 from University of Auckland tape 165) Recordings made at the Cambridge Summer School of Music run by the University of Auckland Centre for Continuing Education Quantity: 1 compact disc(s). Finding Aids: Details of works performed and performers at MS-Papers-8458. Provenance: Copy made by the University of Auckland for Tanya Tintner for her research Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A2003-308) Donated by Mrs T Tintner, Canada
Cambridge Music School (34th) ; [performances]
Date: 1980
From: Tintner, Tanya, fl 1980-2002 : Papers
Reference: MSCD-0166
Description: Compact disc of performances at the 34th Cambridge Summer School of Music, 1980. (CD 2 of 2 from University of Auckland tape 165) Recordings made at the Cambridge Summer School of Music run by the University of Auckland Centre for Continuing Education Quantity: 1 compact disc(s). Finding Aids: Details of works performed and performers at MS-Papers-8458. Provenance: Copy made by the University of Auckland for Tanya Tintner for her research Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A2003-308) Donated by Mrs T Tintner, Canada
Cambridge Music School (34th) ; [performances]
Date: 1980
From: Tintner, Tanya, fl 1980-2002 : Papers
Reference: MSCD-0159
Description: Compact disc of performances at the 34th Cambridge Summer School of Music, 1980. (CD 2 of 2 from University of Auckland tape 159.) Recordings made at the Cambridge Summer School of Music run by the University of Auckland Centre for Continuing Education Quantity: 1 compact disc(s). Finding Aids: Details of works performed and performers at MS-Papers-8458. Provenance: Copy made by the University of Auckland for Tanya Tintner for her research Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A2003-308) Donated by Mrs T Tintner, Canada
Cambridge Music School (34th) ; [performances]
Date: 1980
From: Tintner, Tanya, fl 1980-2002 : Papers
Reference: MSCD-0161
Description: Compact disc of performances at the 34th Cambridge Summer School of Music, 1980. (CD 1 of 2 from University of Auckland tape 163.) Recordings made at the Cambridge Summer School of Music run by the University of Auckland Centre for Continuing Education Quantity: 1 compact disc(s). Finding Aids: Details of works performed and performers at MS-Papers-8458. Provenance: Copy made by the University of Auckland for Tanya Tintner for her research Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A2003-308) Donated by Mrs T Tintner, Canada
McNeill, Alexander Richard, b 1881 : Memories of Coromandel of older days, with emphasi...
Date: 1881-1901
By: McNeill, Alexander Richard, 1881-
Reference: MS-Papers-3541
Description: Describes Coromandel and the Upper Township, including individual residents from ca 1881 to 1901. Plan includes key to location of various buildings and dwellings. Also include life of McNeill and his family background. Accompanying material - Plan of Upper Township, Coromandel Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (22 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)
Cambridge Music School (34th) ; [performances]
Date: 1980
From: Tintner, Tanya, fl 1980-2002 : Papers
Reference: MSCD-0158
Description: Compact disc of performances at the 34th Cambridge Summer School of Music, 1980. (CD 1 of 2 from University of Auckland tape 159.) Recordings made at the Cambridge Summer School of Music run by the University of Auckland Centre for Continuing Education. Copy made by the University of Auckland for Tanya Tintner for her research. Quantity: 1 compact disc(s). Finding Aids: Details of works performed and performers at MS-Papers-8458.
O'Donnell, Ewart b 1890 : We the settlers
Date: 1974
By: O'Donnell, Ewart, 1890-
Reference: MS-Papers-2197
Description: Unpublished book describing pioneer farming near Eketahuna, in the Waikato and in the King country Quantity: 3 folder(s) (218 leaves). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript
Cambridge Music School (34th) ; [performances]
Date: 1980
From: Tintner, Tanya, fl 1980-2002 : Papers
Reference: MSCD-0162
Description: Compact disc of performances at the 34th Cambridge Summer School of Music, 1980. (CD 2 of 2 from University of Auckland tape 163.) Recordings made at the Cambridge Summer School of Music run by the University of Auckland Centre for Continuing Education Quantity: 1 compact disc(s). Finding Aids: Details of works performed and performers at MS-Papers-8458. Provenance: Copy made by the University of Auckland for Tanya Tintner for her research Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A2003-308) Donated by Mrs T Tintner, Canada
Hedges, Neville W fl 1970 : Scrapbook
Date: 1920-1970
By: Hedges, Neville Walter, 1895-1984
Reference: MS-Papers-1226
Description: Scrapbook relating to the Returned Soldiers' Block at Waitakaruru, Hauraki Plains, prepared to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the block. Includes maps showing position of the block, owners and history of the sections, and newspaper clippings from local papers re the celebrations. Source of title - Transcribed Hedges was one of the original settlers on the Block, and was responsible for organising the anniversary celebrations Quantity: 1 folder(s) (12 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr N Hedges, Waitakaruru, 1970 Survey map of the block
Gilbert, Gwenyth Mary, 1916- : Waihi gold
Date: 1938
By: Gilbert, Gwenyth Mary, 1916-1987
Reference: MS-0831
Description: Material collected for MA Hons Economics thesis, 1938, but not presented; includes a bibliography. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (109 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; ¼ maroon buckram, green boards) Illustrations and maps
Cambridge Music School (34th) ; [performances]
Date: 1980
From: Tintner, Tanya, fl 1980-2002 : Papers
Reference: MSCD-0155
Description: Compact disc of performances at the 34th Cambridge Summer School of Music, 1980. (CD 1 of 2 from University of Auckland tape 155). Recordings made at the Cambridge Summer School of Music run by the University of Auckland Centre for Continuing Education. Copy made by the University of Auckland for Tanya Tintner for her research. Quantity: 1 compact disc(s). Finding Aids: Details of works performed and performers at MS-Papers-8458.
Richardson, Ralph Cyril Hastings, 1902-1988: Papers
Date: 1954-1978
By: Richardson, Ralph Cyril Hastings, 1902-1988
Reference: MS-Papers-7296
Description: Reports, correspondence and printed papers on the electric production industry, especially on the construction of the Wairakei geothermal power plant. Also includes report on the electrification of Auckland commuter railways. The reports were authored by Merz and McaLellan. Source of title - Supplied Mr Richardson returned to New Zealand in 1954 as the resident New Zealand civil and electrical engineer for the British consultancy firm of Merz and McLellan on the Wairakei Geothermal Project. He remained as part-time consulting engineer after his retirement. Quantity: 12 folder(s). 0.20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts, printed matter Provenance: Mr Richardson's papers were passed on to his son-in-law, the Hon Doug Kidd MP.
Ko nga waiata Maori; na te Maori o Waikato e tuhituhi, Pepuere, 1864/ na Hone Makareka ...
Date: 1893-1924
From: Cowan family: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-11946-057
Description: Published by John Henry Field [Hone Henare Piira], 1893. Written in Māori with preface in English, by John McGregor [Hone Makareka]. A publication of waiata McGregor collected from Māori prisoners after the Rangiriri battle of 1863. The book is heavily annotated by James Cowan, including two waiata tangi added by him. One is associated with Te Pirihana Tungia and is from Ngāti Toa and Ngāti Raukawa, sung at Porirua in 1905. The other was chanted by Takarangi Metekingi and others at the funeral for the Premier, Richard Seddon, at Parliament House, Wellington, 21 June 1906. Also includes other publications and loose papers that were laid in to this volume. These include: - The legend of Island Bay. Motu-tapu-te-ranga/ by Colonel Porter, published in 1918. - Sketches of ancient Maori life and history/ John Alexander Wilson, published in 1894. - He tapiri ki "Te toa takitini" (a supplement to "Te toa takitini" published by Apirana Ngata). Tihema 1, 1924/1 December 1924. Waiata 25-35. - Nga Moteatea: he tapiri ki "Te reo o Aotearoa". Part Two. Nga waiata 162-176. Supplement to "Te reo o Aotearoa" 1929. - Popular Maori songs. Collected and arranged by John McGregor. Supplement no. 1. Published by Champtaloup and Cooper, 1898. Supplement to Ko nga waiata Maori. The loose papers include other waiata from various areas, including the Urewera, Christchurch, and Waikato. Some of these were performed at the Premier, Richard Seddon's funeral (mentioned above). Language - Some of the publications in the Maori language, contain many Maori waiata. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Six volumes and loose papers
Lake Taupo and the volcanoes; scenes from lake and mountain and tales from Maori folk-l...
Date: 1901
From: Cowan family: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-11946-019
Description: Printed by Geddis & Blomfield, 1901. Illustrated by Thomas Ryan. Includes some loose drafts and clippings relating to the Bay of Plenty Region, including a Te Arawa whakapapa for 'the Ohinemutu chief Hemi te Tupara'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed volume and loose papers in a folder
Photographic prints of people
Date: [1888-1940s]
From: Cowan family: Collection
By: Sinclair, J C, active 1891; Speight, Robert, 1867-1949; Bartlett & Andrew Ltd; Stewart, (Mr?), active 1897?
Reference: PAColl-10460-16
Description: Photographic portraits taken by various photographers including the Tanner Brothers, J. C. Sinclair, J. Russel and Sons, E. D. Burt, and Steele Photography, taken circa 1888-1940s. Comprises images of Māori men, the Mair brothers, women, landscapes, sites, and flowers. Includes: - Two images of Paora Tuhaere (wearing a kaitaka style cloak), one is a postcard from the "Tanner Brothers Ltd Photographic Series". - An image of Sidney (Hirini) Taiwhanga (standing), and Hare Te [Kaihu?] (dressed in a kaitaka), taken by the New Zealand Tourist Department. - Nakora and Hare Hongi, taken in 1898, by J. C. Sinclair of New Plymouth. This has inscriptions on the back written by Henry Stowell (Hare Hongi), including "Taranaki Hawera" and "Nakora Te Manukarioi - ? 1889" - Four prints of 'Pieces of eight' - A clipping of an image of a painting of Eruera Maihi Patuone, a postcard of "Montreal - Big John and party shooting the Lachine Rapids", a postcard of "The Real South Africa" showing a photograph of a woman preparing locusts and children eating them. The postcard includes part of a letter [to James Cowan?] from Henry [Cowan]. An image of Samuel Butler (by J. Russell and Sons), and two copies of an image of Samuel Butler's homestead "at Mesopotamia, on the foothills of the Southern Alps" taken by Professor Speight, Canterbury University College. - A Real Photo Postcard of Hongi's Track, Rotorua. - An image of King Tawhiao, taken in 1888 at Napier, and four men on horses, including Gilbert Mair[?] and three Māori men, relating to "Urewera chapter". - Lake Tamaiti-o-Waikareiti, taken by E. D. Burt, two images of a church (one is the Roman Catholic Church at Rangiaowhia), and one of a car behind a tree. - Two images of flowers [lillies, and bottle brush?]. - A hand-coloured image of S. Percy Smith, taken by Bartlett and Andrew. - A series of photographs of "The Mair brothers" including Gilbert Mair on a horse, one of him in an army uniform taken in 1920 by Stewart (a photographer in Rotorua), and one includes Mair sitting at a table outside of a wharenui, next to Apirana Ngata. Also includes an image of Mokoia Island, and an unidentified Māori man dressed in a kahu kiwi and a short woven korowai around his waist. - A clipping of a photograph of Gilbert Mair, a card with notes about "Captain Mair at Ngahuinga, Harehare, 1920" and two postcards of Parnell Rose Gardens in Auckland, showing Rangitoto Island, and The Mission Church, Wairoa, before the Tarawera Eruption. - A portrait of Eileen Cowan's sister Mary Mollie Stowell[?] taken by Steele Photography circa 1940s. - A portrait of a woman in Victorian clothing with a lace collar and cameo broach. The photograph is on a backing board which is cracked at the top (image is also damaged). On the back of the board are the words "love everlasting" in pencil. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 33 b&w original photographic print(s). 4 envelopes. Processing information: The frame for PAColl-10460-16-38 was removed and disposed of, during processing.
Thames 1867-1917: Fifty years a goldfield/ Old Thames Boys' Association
Date: [1917], 1925
From: Cowan family: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-11946-152
Description: A commemorative booklet for the jubilee of the opening of the Thames as a goldfield, and reminiscences of old Thames days, compiled and issued by the Old Thames Boys' Association. Also a clipping relating to the jubilee of the Ohinemuri goldfield and Mackaytown, dated 1925. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: One booklet, and one clipping. Processing information: Initially stored in 'Drawer 3' according to information on the bag this item was enclosed in. This plastic bag has been disposed of.
The North Island main trunk railway: a descriptive and historical story/ James Cowan
Date: 1903, 1928-1937
From: Cowan family: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-11946-166
Description: Published by the Publicity Branch, New Zealand Railways, 1928. The page numbers in this issue are out of order. Includes clippings, drafts, proofs, research notes, ephemera, and correspondence, dated 1903, and 1928-1937. Includes notes from an interview with Alex Bell of Taumarunui, and notes relating to Waitomo and Ruakuri caves. Some of the clippings relate to Māori history of the King Country and Central North Island, including information relating to the meaning of Māori place names. Ephemera includes a brochure relating to the 'Raurimu Spiral'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: One volume and loose papers in a folder