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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
Miscellaneous papers
Date: 1908-1949
From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0488
Description: Contains personal and professional correspondence regarding visits, marae, historical research; newspaper clippings and a report, `Wanganui Maori Conference as a Parliamentary paper'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
History of the East Coast
Date: 1897-1941
From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0042
Description: Contains notes, records and research notes on the history of the East Coast and includes a critique of Horouta history, extensive whakapapa and correspondence Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts
Maori notebook
Date: 1883-1924
By: Houston, John, 1891-1962
Reference: MS-Papers-5673
Description: Includes whakapapa from Taranaki and Waikato and also on Ruaputahanga; also contains waiata, karakia and tauparapara from Taranaki; also includes diary entries, court expenses and the names of people involved in voting for Runanga members; these accounts are handwritten by Tinirau Ariki and Marereira Wiremu; also contains an account of a meeting between Tuatahi and Titokowaru; also contains a story entitled 'Te Kainga o Uenuku Ko Ratamaru' Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 vol, ca 90 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (32 cm; ¼ red cloth, marbled boards)
Manuscript of History of Kawhia, radio scripts and correspondence
Date: 1957-1974
From: Fowler, Leo, 1902-1976: Papers and photographs
Reference: 77-014-3/09B
Description: Story drafts, research papers, precis of radio recordings and correspondence. Includes notes on whaling, articles by Leo Fowler on Te Kooti, Polynesian festival, and manuscripts of "Bethlehem on Paekak," "The taniwha of Tuparoa" and "In the beginning was darkness". Includes a copy of a letter from Fowler to H Te Kani Te Ua regarding Hinematioro, and the precis of radio recordings are relating to Te Kaha and Rotorua. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Sturtevant, George Neville, 1858-1937 :[Testimonial presented to] Stephenson Percy Smit...
Date: 1901
From: Sturtevant, George Neville, 1858-1937: Testimonial presented to Stephenson Percy Smith, Surveyor-General and Secretary for Crown Lands
Reference: D-007-002-03
Description: A Maori man in a small canoe at the shore, close to a large pohutukawa, marking the spot where Tainui are said to have first landed in New Zealand. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 71 mm (diameter)
Miscellaneous material
Date: 1918-1949
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: MS-Papers-4760-8
Description: Assorted material in many different hands. Includes proverbs; chants; notes on Maori lore; notes from an inhabitant of Taupo; notes re the old missionaries, views of marriages between Maori and Pakeha; names of planets, stars etc. Extracts from writings of Reverend Richard Taylor and Kerry Nicholls. Obituary of Mrs Celia Kinder and a booklet from King Koroki and his people to the Prime Minister entitled `A statement relating to the King Country pact'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Newspapers - Miscellaneous Maori topics
Date: 1934-1940
From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0062-60
Description: Includes Native Land Court documents of the Wellington region; newspaper cuttings dealing with major and minor issues of the period including the Report of the Native Affairs Commission and Apirana Ngata; tributes and obituaries, horse racing, comic caption competitions, Maori land settlements of the time, articles on brothels, concerts, Maori history, New Zealand flora and fauna Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter
Maori Development Hui 1911 (Original) - Papers
Date: 1911
From: Ormsby family : Papers
By: Wahanui, Hari H, active 1917
Reference: MSY-5005
Description: Contains manuscript minutes notes of the Maori development hui (1911) which was hosted by Ngati Maniapoto in Te Kuiti and which was attended by people like Sir Apirana Ngata and Peter Buck and which addressed issues such as the future development of the Maori people and Maori culture and the impact of law and religion. Accompanying material - Partial transcription contained in folder MS-Papers-6889-1 but excludes pages 45-52 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph
Royal visit to Turangawaewae Marae
Date: 1953
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: 85-173-5/8
Description: Contains an official programme from the Royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Turangawaewae Marae in 1953 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence relating to Hauraki publication
Date: [1996-2000]
From: Royal family : Papers (Te Whanau a Roera Hukiki Te Ahukaramu)
Reference: MS-Papers-7129-01
Description: Correspondence, particularly between Royal and Reed Publishers, and other papers relating to the publication of `Nga Tohu o te Whenua o Hauraki', written by Taimoana Turoa and edited for publication by Royal and published by Reed in 2000 as `Te Takoto o te whenua of Hauraki' Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Outward correspondence - O-R
Date: 1927-1942
From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0062-07
Description: Includes many letters to a variety of people and institutions about the whakapapa of Matene Te Whiwhi, Kahungunu, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Raukawa and Waikato - Tainui; also includes letters about Maori place names like Ngaruawahia; letters about Stowell's journey through places like Whakaki, Nuhaka and Lake Waikaremoana; includes letters on Maori language and also includes a condolence letter to the Pomare family on the death of their son, T Pomare; also includes a letter on haka to the Wellington Camera Club Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts (with some ms annotations) and printed matter Processing information: Not all names have been indexed.
Maori architecture, history, language and whakapapa
Date: 1942-1971
From: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976 : Papers
By: Bracken, Thomas, 1841-1898
Reference: MS-Papers-5220-002
Description: Includes correspondence about critiques to book drafts such as 'Nga Moteatea' and 'Tamihana, the king maker', also includes Tainui whakapapa and history, an article on Samuel Marsden, dedication of Maori, church and historic buildings, patere from Tuhoe, research correspondence, poor pronounciation of Maori placenames, prestigious visits to New Zealand and places like Taumarunui and also the history of Te Miringa Te Kakara. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Tainui, volume 6 (Maori) - Fragment
Date: n d
From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0075-B11A
Description: These folders are White's manuscript versions of Ancient History of the Maori and include volumes which were prepared but not published before his death and this folder provides an account of the Ngati Toa migration and war with other Tainui iwi. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and printed matter
Contemporary Maori society - The hui
Date: [1971]
From: Salmond, Anne (Dame), 1945- : Contemporary Maori society - The hui
Reference: MS-Papers-9920-1
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence relating to Hauraki publication
Date: [1992-1998]
From: Royal family : Papers (Te Whanau a Roera Hukiki Te Ahukaramu)
Reference: MS-Papers-7129-03
Description: Correspondence and other papers relating to proposed publication by Taimoana Turoa of `Nga Tohu o te Whenua o Hauraki; includes notes by Royal prior to his taking over the project Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Minute book re Maungatautari case
Date: 1884
From: Grace family : Papers
Reference: MSX-5785
Description: Contains minute re land claims Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss
Maori material
Date: 1840, nd
From: Whiteley, John, 1806-1869 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0484-4
Description: Translation of `He tangi mo Te Rangihiroa' by the ancestors of Te Wharepouri on the occasion of the Ngati Toa tribe leaving Taranaki & anticipating an attack from the Waikato. Also items in Maori relating to the selling of all of Taranaki by the several Ngati Maniapoto chiefs from Kawhia to the Wesleyan Missionary Society. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
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)
Stephenson Percy Smith - Polynesian notes Volume 2
Date: [ca 1895-1898]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-163
Description: Notes on many topics, including: whakapapa, tribal notes, whakatauki (proverbs), fights, etc. Also includes waiata from Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Toa, Taranaki and Ngati Kuia (many of the waiata and karakia of Ngati Kuia were contributed by Eruera Pakauwera), and tribal stories and notes by Te Karehana Whakataki about Ngati Toa and Tainui. Also contains an accompanying letter from W Mair, Nov 8, 1898. Language - (and English) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (414 pages). Physical Description: Holograph, ms and typescript