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George Grey - Nga Moteatea (manuscript copy for printer) - Errata, index etc
Date: [18--]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-069
Description: See MS-Papers-1187-064 for details. Consists of waiata; moteatea; ngeri; oriori; haka; tau; patere; pepeha; tangi; matakite; apakura; hahunga; pure; pohane; karakia and hari comprising traditional Maori oral history forms collected and transcribed by Sir George Grey. May contain unprinted waiata. Arrangement: Manuscript spans folders 064-069 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Newspapers - Miscellaneous Maori topics
Date: 1903-1930s
From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0062-63
Description: Includes material on Maori history, geography, science, health, language, placenames, prose, poetry, waiata, New Zealand flora and fauna, the transpacific migration of the Maori, personalities, `Problems of the Maori', `Should Maori have equal rights like Europeans?', religion, Maori artifactual preservation, land claims and Maori art Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter (some with holograph annotations)
Maori notes and references
Date: [19--]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries
Reference: MS-Papers-0261-35/3
Description: Notes and references copied from various published sources with particular reference to the Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Toa and Muaupoko tribes, with accompanying whakapapa - some of which is incorrect. also includes notes about Maori weaponary, Wellington place names etc. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 vols).
Maori references
Date: [19--]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries
Reference: MS-Papers-0261-35/2
Description: Notes taken from published and manuscript sources mainly concerning pre-history, Horowhenua, Waikaremoana, Kapiti (Otaki), and Wairoa districts. Includes extracts from Otaki Land Court minute books, Old Wairoa, Horowhenua Commission, and the Polynesian Society Journal. Also includes whakapapa copied from Mitchell's "Takitimu", with some notes; and extracts from the report of Charles H Kettle (assistant surveyor to the New Zealand Co.) regarding the Manawatu, Wairarapa and Hutt Vally districts. Kettle was guided by the Ngati Raukawa chief Te Ahukaramu. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 vol).
Kapiti Historical Society Inc : Transcript of an oral history recording with Bernie Morgan
Date: 2012
By: Kapiti Historical Society Inc
Reference: MS-Papers-11320
Description: Folder comprises a handwritten transcription by Bill Lambert of his oral history recording with Bernie Morgan. Transcription records a life history interview with Morgan. Also captured is Morgan's knowledge of local Maori history and lore. Much of the interview is spent covering the exploits of Te Rauparaha and Ngati Toa. Bill Lambert is the Vice President of the Kapiti Historical Society Inc. This oral history and transcription were undertaken on behalf of the Society. Source of title - Transcribed from item Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms (photocopy)
John White - Miscellaneous manuscripts relating to his Ancient history of the Maori
Date: [18--]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-203
Description: Various notes, press cuttings and letters relating to White's research. Included are letters to White from Paora Ropiha, 18 and 22 Jun 1874, and Heta Matua 18 Jun 1874, Porangahau. This and folders 201 and 202 were originally in a package addressed to Elsdon Best with a note by him saying "nothing notable". The material appears to be notes gathered by White for possible use in his "Ancient history the Maori". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, printed matter
Maori place names
Date: [19-]-1939
From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0062-32
Description: Includes essays on Maori place names and their origin from Ngati Toa who travelled along the west coast naming some areas Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph, typescripts (some with ms annotations), printed matter and photographs
Maori language, songs, place names and poetry
Date: [19-?]-1930
From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0062-40
Description: Includes a poem from Pat Lawlor,`The Ould bog hole' and a poem, with explanation, `Freya'. Also includes a waiata tangi (funeral dirge) written by Te Ika Here Ngutu regarding his children who were either killed in conflict or died of disease later on. Includes a school haka for `Victoria College' and an index with Maori headings; lists of Maori place names for various regions (Wellington, Napier, Gisborne) and provides linguistic rules and grammar for appropriate pronunciation. Also includes whakapapa, an essay on comparative language between Maori and the Pacific Islands. Includes the song `Pokarekare ana', and list of names with ages and gender [perhaps a shareholders list] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (some with ms annotations), mss and typescripts
George Grey - Nga Moteatea (manuscript copy for printer) - 258-374
Date: [18--]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-066
Description: See MS-Papers-1187-064 for details. Consists of waiata; moteatea; ngeri; oriori; haka; tau; patere; pepeha; tangi; matakite; apakura; hahunga; pure; pohane; karakia and hane comprising traditional Maori oral history forms collected and transcribed by Sir George Grey. May contain unprinted waiata. Arrangement: Manuscript spans folders 064-069 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Scrapbook
Date: [19--]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries
Reference: MS-Papers-0261-08/2
Description: Periodical articles mainly from the NZ Railways magazine. Historical, biographical, mainly by James Cowan, and natural history. Quantity: 1 folder(s).