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Date: 1849-1861 (1940)

By: Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862

Reference: MS-2205

Description: Letters mainly concern the foundation and settlement of Canterbury Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (1, 180, xvii pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; ¼ dark green morocco) Finding Aids: Indexed.

Date: 1932

By: Bruce, Alfred Selwyn, 1866-1936

Reference: qMS-0287

Description: Original manuscript for work published in 1936, with same title. Concerns Christchurch, Sumner and Lyttelton, and covers early history, city geography, old identities, pioneer women, St Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Publication - The Early days of Canterbury; a miscellaneous collection of interesting facts dealing with the settlement's first thirty years of colonisation Canterbury historian Quantity: 1 volume(s) (201 pages). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (34 cm; maroon roan)

Date: 1845-[ca 1880] (1937)

By: Moore, Thomas Richard, 1845-1935

Reference: qMS-1385

Description: Includes brief account of his voyage to Lyttelton on board the Sir George Pollock with his parents, sisters and governess in 1851 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (13 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (28 cm; grey pamphlet case)

Date: 1849-1869, 1964

By: Valpy family

Reference: MS-Papers-1113

Description: 'In New Zealand', F H Valpy's reminiscences of employment as cadet in establishment of a Canterbury sheep run and as a gold buyer in the Tuapeka district. Photocopy of a letter from W H Valpy to G Lloyd, 11 Oct 1848, refusing support to bring a clergymen to Dunedin. Research paper on W H Valpy's life in New Zealand Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, and printed matter (some photocopies)

Date: 1849-1850

From: Colenso, William, 1811-1899 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0031-05

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Colenso with information about community conflicts, shipwrecks, conflicts with Catholics, reports of adultery and runaways, illnesses and deaths, information about the erection and abandonment of chapels, confessions, discussions about land tenure and rentals, and requests for advice and material including religious texts, medicines and clothes Language - Letters in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1845-1882

By: Colenso, William, 1811-1899

Reference: MS-Papers-0792/2

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Colenso about the erection of chapels, reports about the activities and plans of Maori teachers, parishioners and others, reports of illnesses and deaths, requests for religious texts, medicines and other items, and the loss of faith among Kai Tahu people because of the misdeeds of their Maori teachers; also contains letters that relate to the New Zealand Wars (Taranaki theatre) and the Pai Marire religion, including a letter from Titokowaru asking for reinforcements; also includes a letter written by Pomare V, king of Tahiti Quantity: 1 folder(s) (33 pieces). Physical Description: Mss (Photocopy)

Date: [ca 1843-1873]

By: Hamilton, William John Warburton, 1825-1883

Reference: MS-Papers-10936

Description: Research notes compiled by S V Robinson, including correspondence, diaries, extracts from GBPP, newspaper cuttings and official correspondence (including letters from D McLean, J R Godley, W Mantell and W Reeves) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (26 microfiche). 0.01 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: List of contents of each microfiche. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr S V Robinson, 12A Essex Street, Wellington, 1983 Processing information: Access restrictions removed as part of Chief Librarian Restrictions Review, 18 September 2023.

Date: 1847 - 1852

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Scrapbook. 1840-1872.

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895

Reference: C-103-114-1

Description: A bend in a swiftly-flowing river, with islets of vegetation, the water extending to distant banks. In the background is a range of hills or mountains, possibly the Southern Alps Probably one of the east coast South Island rivers Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Sepia ink, 91 x 211 mm (irregular)

Date: 1841-1847 (transcribed, 1993)

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Greenwood, Joseph Hugh, 1819-1849

Reference: MS-Papers-4882

Description: Typed transcript of diary of a voyage to New Zealand on the `Lady Nugent'; farming at Lowry Bay, 1841-1843, at Purau, Banks Peninsula, 1843-1845 and at Motunau from 1845. Contains details of farming, trading and community activities and describes other Banks Peninsula and Wellington families. Also contains an account of journey from Lowry Bay via Wanganui to New Plymouth, Feb 1843 for trading reasons and up the Wairarapa coast in search of pastoral land. Diary refers constantly to Greenwood's older brother James Dent Greenwood who farmed with him. Source of title - supplied title Relationship complexity - Original at MS-0878. Microfilm at MS-Copy-Micro-0345, photocopy of original at qMS-0885. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 163 pages.. 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Marsha Donaldson, Wellington, 1994

Date: 4-10 Mar 1849

By: Strange, Frederick, 1826-1854

Reference: MS-Papers-0976

Description: A naturalist's observations of a trip across the Canterbury Plains. Extract from supplement of `Sydney Morning Herald', 26 Jan 1850. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1840-1862, 2008

By: Youngman family

Reference: MS-Papers-9269

Description: Writing from Kaiapoi, James and Mary Youngman describe their voyage to Lyttelton on the `Zealandia' in 1858, their first impressions of Canterbury, Maori and their life in general since their arrival in Canterbury. Also photographs of fly-leaf of the Youngman family Bible (taken 2008) showing Youngman family entries dated 1840 to 1862. Note by donor Pat Youngman relating to a cousin Muriel Younger ; note relating to provenance of original shipboard letter/diary Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter (copies, some encapsulated)

Date: 1926-1927

By: Cox, Sarah Shephard, 1840-1938

Reference: MS-0620

Description: Author's typescript which includes her annotations to photographs appearing parallel to the text. First leaf bears the annotation: `Helen Barbara Stewart from Sarah S Cox June 7th 1935' Describes her early years in England before the Harper family immigrated to Canterbury on the Egmont in 1856; her marriage to Charles Cox and their home at Mt Somers Station, their children and life on the Station up until 1877 when they moved to Christchurch. Mentions Bishop Selwyn and Samuel Butler. Includes a description of the voyage to New Zealand with reference to fellow passengers Sarah Cox was the daughter of Rev Henry John Chitty Harper and became the wife of Charles Percy Cox Quantity: 1 volume(s) (14 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (photoprint) (21 cm; grey linen)

Date: [ca 1840]-1957

By: New Zealand Founders Society

Reference: MS-Papers-0227

Description: Selected reminiscences, letters and documents relating to the general history of individual settlements. Notable for one series of letters to W H Rawson, Yorkshire, relating to Nelson land settlement, 1842-1853, and typescript copies of letters to Gilbert Mair from James Busby, Sydney, 1840-1841. Includes correspondence from Lord Bledisloe and Sir Willoughby Norrie. Arrangement: A sorting of these records resulted in their division into two series, the first placed on permanent loan with the Library, and the second retained by the Society The first series consists of manuscripts selected because of their historical value and housed at the Library. A number of newspapers, maps, art material, photographs and pamphlets were also placed on permanent loan and are listed. The second series consists of records retained by the Society. These are arranged in labelled parcels according to subject. Quantity: 15 folder(s). 0.15 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Inventory available both for material held by the Turnbull Library and for material held by the Society.

Date: 1840-1883

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2232

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1848

By: New Zealand Company; Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Great Britain. Admiralty

Reference: MapColl-834.1at/1848/Acc.25967-8

Description: Topographical, exploratory map of the western part of the North Island from Taranaki southwards to Wellington, Cook Stait, and the northern part of the South Island, to Hokitika and Banks Peninsula. Shows the Taranaki, Wellington, Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough regions, with placenames, contours, coloured shading and some nautical information. Includes detailed notes about the exploration at the bottom of the map, however this text is not legible. Includes 14 aerial insets on the map, including the harbour of Otago, Port Nicholson, Nelson Haven, Waitohi Bay, D'Urville Harbour, ?West Harbour, Victoria Haven (some illegible), and 14 cross-section insets of coastline areas. See also second copy of map, MapColl-834.1at/1848/Acc.116 (photographic copy, 34.8 x 42.7 cm), of the middle third of the map only, from Wellington to the Tasman and Marlborough Districts only, with accompanying typed notes entitled 'Key to 1848 exploration of the Nelson District'. Other Titles - Chart of Cook Strait and the recent exploratory routes at the northern end of the Middle Island, New Zealand Quantity: 1 map(s) on 2 sheets. Physical Description: Photographic copy, coloured, scale indeterminable, 31 x 21.5 cm on sheets 17 x 25.2 cm

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Scrapbook. 1840-1872.

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895

Reference: C-103-049

Description: The bottom half of the South Island, from just above Banks Peninsula to Stewart Island, showing the lakes of the Southern Alps and Fiordland, somewhat inaccurately. The overall shape of the East Coast around South Canterbury / North Otago is also inaccurately drawn, making the island too narrow. The details of the interior were not drawn from first-hand knowledge but probably from Maori informants There is a very similar map in the Cartographic Collection, also by Mantell and done in 1848. The main differences are in the dotted lines Mantell has drawn across the island, probably land-sale indicators. Both maps drawn while Mantell was Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil with some watercolour

Date: 1 Jan 1841-26 May 1847

By: Greenwood, Joseph Hugh, 1819-1849

Reference: MS-0878

Description: Diary of a voyage to New Zealand in the Lady Nugent, farming at Lowry Bay, 1841-43, and at Purau, Banks Peninsula, 1843-47. Account of a journey to Wanganui and Taranaki, Feb 1843, and some account of other parts of Wellington Province Part of SBDD project Other - The second diary was destroyed in a fire at Teviotdale in the 1930s Quantity: 1 volume(s) (373 pages). Physical Description: Holograph Finding Aids: Transcription available at MS-Papers-4882.

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 3] 1848-1849

Reference: E-334-086

Description: Shows a map of the coastline with the following labelled rivers emptying into the sea: Hurunui, Te Kawa, Waipara, Te Kohai (two branches), Akaaka, Rakahuri, Kaiapoi, Kawari, Korotuaheka, W[ai]makariri, Puhererekanui, Otaroro [the Avon River, fed by] Wairarapa, Waimaru, Rakipawa. The Estuary is described as Opawa. Also shows Waiau, Motunau Island, Port Cooper, Port Levy (spelt Levi) and Pigeon Bay. A track is marked along the beach from Hurunui River mouth to Te Kawa, with short sea voyages noting approximate mileage to Waipara, Kaiapoi, with the pa indicated, Waimakariri, the Estuary, and Port Cooper. The position of Deans' settlement at Riccarton is also noted Likely to have been compiled from information from Maori accompanying Mantell in his travels Other Titles - 30th October Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - Oct. 30 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 120 x 200 mm

Date: 1840-1956

By: Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962

Reference: MS-Group-2266

Description: Personal correspondence, including letters about Charles Armitage Brown, and also the many organizations with which Andersen was concerned; published & unpublished poems; mss and proofs for published works on Canterbury and Westland history and on New Zealand bird life. A large body of Mair material: (a) William Gilbert Mair - Diaries (transcripts), 1852-1854, 1862-1863, 1866-1878; ms correspondence and other papers, 1842-1909 (ca 70 items); Battle of Orakau - notes, letters, clippings (1879-1914), including Hitiri te Paerata's ms account. (b) Gilbert Mair - ms correspondence and other papers, 1864-1923 (ca 100 items). The battle of Gate Pa and Te Ranga (ms for published work). Other Titles - Battle of Orakau Other Titles - Battle of Gate Pa and Te Ranga Arrangement: Arranged into series. Quantity: 233 folder(s). 3 volume(s). 3 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Finding Aids: Inventory available.. Processing information: Bound transcripts of the W G Mair diaries (originally MS-Papers-0148-095 to -097) were placed in the MSX sequence as MSX-8750 to MSX-8752. There are no folders MS-Papers-0148-098 and MS-Papers-0148-099.