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Date: 24 Sep 1908-24 Oct 1911

From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0407-26

Description: Contains diary entries for the period between 1908 and 1911; the diary entries deal with Keys' family life, including his marriage and the birth and growth of his children, and his professional life, including his work in the Native Land Court and his relationship with Major Mair, James Carroll and other political figures The diary also contains photographs and a postcard from James Carroll, pasted in Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1880-1943

From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Further papers

Reference: Series-3335

Description: The papers in this series are papers, files, correspondence, receipts, account books, bank books, ledgers, maps, reports, printed matter and diaries about Gisborne land and development schemes, the government development schemes, stations and land blocks and the Native Affairs Department. There is some overlap between this series and Series 1 - Family papers. Quantity: 102 folder(s). 45 volume(s). 3 map(s).

Date: nd

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-15B

Description: Contains letters from Maori with regard to land tenure (offers to sell land, and attempts to repudiate sales by others); the letters also contain requests for various items; Includes two sheets in Samoan Quantity: 1 folder(s) (26 leaves). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1890-1980

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: Series-1868

Date: 1851-1862

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-01

Description: Letters from Maori to various colonial officials (mainly Sir George Grey and John White) about various issues, including land issues on the West Coast of the North Island, from Wellington to Wanganui (rent disputes, intertribal disputes, outstanding payments etc); there are also letters about the New Zealand wars, with rumours about Kingitanga activities, a request for compensation because land had been taken by Kingitanga followers, and a request for a war pension for an injury sustained while fighting Hone Heke There are also letters about the erection of a Maori House at Wellington, about arranging meetings, and letters with requests for agricultural implements. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (57 leaves). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1879-1886

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-14

Description: Contains letters from Maori to various Maori language newspapers, including Te Wananga and Te Korimako; these letters cover a range of topics including Maori land tenure, Maori commerce, the opening of a church building, and wish list for the contents of the newspapers Also contains letters addressed to John White, about employment prospects, and ethnographic research Quantity: 1 folder(s) (24 leaves). Physical Description: Mss

Date: Oct-Dec 1861

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0685F

Description: Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to land tenure, including sales, disputes with Europeans, payments and reserves; conveys Maori opinion about the Kingitanga. Includes a farewell letter to Governor Gore Brown from Te Runanga o Ngati Toa on his return to England in 1861. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available on microfilm. See MS-Copy-Micro-0535-102.

Date: Aug-Dec 1858

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0682B

Description: Letters from Maori to McLean about various topics; there are letters about land transactions with confirmation of details and payments, complaints about non-payment of rents by Pakeha settlers, letters with requests for various things, and a printed letter about the touring circuit for Bishop Selwyn Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available on microfilm. See MS-Copy-Micro-0535-102.

Date: 21 February 1996

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: Dom/1996/0222/1-F

Description: Photographs of meeting of Wanganui City Council, 21 February 1996, to consider Moutoa Gardens, taken by staff photographers of The Dominion newspaper, and processed by the newspaper on 22 February 1996. Quantity: 10 colour original negative(s) 35mm strips with 30 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negatives, 35 mm

Date: 1884-1936

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-27

Description: Contains correspondence about McDonnell's business as a book trader, letters about land tenure, politics, and letters about the printing of various items (including the establishment of a Maori newspaper for the Labour Party) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (22 leaves). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 1918-1919

From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0407-31

Description: Contains diary entries by Keys about his travels through the North Island on business as a Native Land Agent; there are detailed descriptions of the countryside and towns through which Keys travels, and discussions about the people he meets; there are also discussions about Maori practices and customs that Keys experiences, and his impressions of them There are also notes about the end of World War One and the influenza epidemic, Maori gardening practices, native flora and fauna, and the liquor trade There are also a number of maps of the volcanic plateau, and a number of photographs of people, scenery and Te Arawa marae Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1905-1938

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-26

Description: Contains various items, including some poetry (there is a poem by Kipling, and other poetry about the Wanganui river), some information about Maori land (a schedule of rents owing, and a map showing `locked up' Maori land that hindered the progress of the North Island from 1905), and some receipts Quantity: 1 folder(s) (15 leaves). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1895-1935

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-24

Description: Contains correspondence and other papers about land transactions, money lending and other business matters Quantity: 1 folder(s) (26 leaves). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1860-1935

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-19

Description: Contains holograph copies, made by McDonnell, of various 19th century documents including various letters and petitions, and the `opinion of the Attorney General as to the legal status of the Maori now in arms' There are also original documents from the 1920s and 1930s about Maori politics and political representation, and raupatu petitions from the Taranaki area Relationship complexity - Also see the Ngata family papers, MS-Group-0941 and MS-group-1140. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (61 leaves). Physical Description: Manuscripts and typescripts

Date: Jan-Oct 1920

From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0407-32

Description: Contains diary entries by Keys re his travels through the Bay of Plenty and Horowhenua districts on business as a Native Land Agent; there are detailed descriptions of the countryside and towns which Keys travelled through, and discussions about the people he met; there are also discussions about Maori practices and customs that he encountered and his impressions of them. There are also notes about native flora and fauna and the liquor trade, and a number of photographs of people (mainly from Te Arawa and Ngati Raukawa), scenery and marae, taken by Keys according to the text (each is dated). Also contains copies of various manuscripts (in Maori) submitted to Keys by Maori informants, and information about the history of Rangiatea at Otaki Also includes stories, written in Maori, from the Ngati Raukawa tribe; "The story of Uenuku-kopako and Kapu- Manawawhiti"; "The death of Tukemata"; and a copy of a letter from Riapo Puhipi (Leopold Busby) about an exchange of gifts between Te Rauparaha and Poroa, a chief of Ahipara. Includes photographs of the old Otaki school house; Kahurangi Taipua; Raukawa meeting house (all on p.73), and Tungia Te Ao (pp.74 & 100). Contains description of the Whakatane river in 1907 (p33 & 34) and the names of the rocks in the river. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1852-1935

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-20A

Description: Contains holograph copies, made by McDonnell, of various Maori language items including the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, Nga kupu mihi atu ki a Kingi Te Rata, Te Whare Paremete by Apirana Ngata, A defence of the Maori people, and a history of Haiti There are also orignial letters to McDonnell and others about land issues, book buying and selling and other topics; there is a whakapapa of Ngati Ira, some waiata and a Maori calendar Quantity: 1 folder(s) (56 leaves). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 28 Nov 1991-21 Jun 1992 - 28 Nov 1991 - 21 Jun 1992

Reference: OHColl-0137

Description: Interviewer(s) - Jeremy Rose Quantity: 26 C60 cassette(s). 11 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: Jan-Feb 1870

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0694A

Description: Contains letters from Maori with regard to the pursuit of Te Kooti, and efforts to establish peace between Government forces and Te Kooti; there are also some letters that deal with land issues and other administrative details. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available on microfilm. See MS-Copy-Micro-0535-102.

Date: 1854-1926

Reference: MS-Papers-0156

Description: Legal documents concerning the transfer of lands, maintenance of pounds, appointment of trustees, etc Quantity: 31 folder(s). 0.50 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.