Places

Date: [ca 1874-1944] (1953)]

By: Major, John Edwin, 1859-1954

Reference: qMS-1232

Description: Accounts of life in Wellington, Manawatu, Gisborne and Taranaki, and many political recollections and comments. There is a chapter on old-time racing, including the days before the book-maker was banned. There are also references to visiting celebrities, among them Mark Twain, Frank Bullen and Paderewski, and memories of many theatrical shows. Included is a summary of the career of the late Henry Hayward, a pioneer in cinema entertainment in NZ. Source of title - Transcribed He was a store-keeper, law clerk and land agent; member of Parliament for Hawera for six years; mayor of Hawera for thirteen years and member of other local bodies in Taranaki. He was a noted runner; played Rugby football for these provinces; and as owner and spectator was keenly interested in horse-riding. He was one of the founders of a number of clubs and societies, including the Philatelic Society and the Polynesian Society. He was also a friend of the Maori and a student of his culture Quantity: 1 volume(s) (273 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (26 cm; blue linen)

Date: 1903

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B030

Description: Mostly songs, some whakapapa. Other - 1 loose leaf page inserted at the beginning of book Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Black paper covers, 22 cm., vol numbered 18

Date: 1889 - 1906

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B023

Description: Contains notes about the occupation of land near Greytown by the Ngati Muretu hapu, and a draft letter complaining about land sold by someone that does not own it; contains cosmological information, including whakapapa of various deities and a detailed account of the life of Maui Tikitiki; also contains notes about practices and traditions associated with childbirth and the instruction of children in martial and practical arts; there are also notes about practices within whare wananga and the conditions placed on students There is a narrative about Ngatoroirangi of the Te Arawa canoe, and a warning about incorrect whakapapa and the use of repetitive names to inflate a whakapapa; there is also a discussion of the relevance of traditional knowledge in contemporary society There is a narrative dictated by Te Wera Hauraki and Tarahau in 1837 about Ngati Awa, recited by Te Matorohanga to Te Whatahoro at a later date; the narrative describes the arrival of Ngati Awa at Whakatane and their conflicts with the resident tangata whenua, which includes a detailed physical description of these people; there is a narrative about the migration of Toi and Whatonga to New Zealand and their subsequent settlement There is a narrative of 19th century conflicts involving Waikato and Taranaki tribes and subsequent events, whakapapa (including some taken from the Journal of the Polynesian Society), karakia associated with various practices and activities (including notes about the performance of karakia by tohunga), and waiata (including notes from Sir George Grey's `Nga Moteatea' There is a narrative about the birth of Tuteremoana of the Ngai Tara tribe, with related waiata; a list of place-names and pa sites in the Wellington area and some notes about conflicts involving Wairarapa hapu; there are also notes about the proceedings of a whakapapa hui held at Papawai in 1906, including an address by H P Tunuiarangi Other - 5 loose pages are inserted in the beginning. One page is titled `Te Ngakiatotara', another 2 pages are titled `Kereitaone' and the other is a list of names from Ngati Awa Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (32 cm; maroon boards)

Date: 1924-1964

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-6571-154

Description: Contains correspondence to Meri Te Whaiti about Maori land blocks

Date: 1943-1973

From: Fowler, Leo, 1902-1976: Papers and photographs

Reference: 77-014-2/04

Description: Mobile Recording Unit, Taranaki (1946); note inside folder states that it contains only pages 4-35 of the catalogue. Also includes manuscripts of radio talks re Te Kooti, the Wairau Affray (1843); and Maori historical articles by Fowler. Also includes some broadcast notes relating to what seems to be a broadcast covering Samoa's independence from New Zealand in 1962. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1958, 1995-1998]

From: Ogilvie, Gordon Bryant, 1934- : Papers relating to Denis Glover

Reference: MS-Papers-7252-003

Description: Comprises photocopies of part of history of the school, a history of the compiled by W L Wagstaff and J T Linehan (1958), map of New Plymouth and booklet (see below) Other Titles - Central School, New Plymouth, Learn by doing (1995) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1941-1942

From: New Zealand Red Cross Society : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-0258-03C

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1940

By: Roberts, Cyril John Lamplow, 1899?-1960

Reference: MS-Papers-11011

Description: Author's typescript with annotations Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (with ms annotations)

Date: 1852-1867, 1911, 1970, 1995-1996

From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8897-65

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, manuscripts, typescripts, printed matter

Date: 1913, 1920-1932

By: Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd

Reference: MS-Papers-5041

Description: Prospecti, draft annual reports, mining and geological survey reports, and newspaper cuttings relevant to a number of gold and coal mining companies Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres.

Date: 1970-1985

From: Fleming, Charles Alexander (Sir), 1916-1987 : Papers

Reference: 87-208-226

Description: Includes annual reports, National Parks Authority visit reports, management plans, a bibliography, handbooks, pamphlets, maps and other documents Quantity: 1 box(es). Physical Description: Typescripts and printed matter

Date: [ca 1963]

By: Schweiters, Franz Joseph, 1886-

Reference: Micro-MS-0194

Description: An historical romance of pioneer life in Taranaki in the 1870's, based partly on the author's experiences on a farm near Inglewood Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive (ca 239 pages).

Date: 1905-1906

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-283

Description: New Plymouth survey notes with some sketches. Also includes some waiata and ethnological notes. Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1832-1863, 1968-1974

By: Bell, Gerda Elizabeth, 1903-1992

Reference: MS-Papers-1564

Description: Drafts of biography `Ernst Dieffenbach: rebel and humanist'. Also correspondence with research institutes and publishers and copies of correspondence and other writings by Dieffebach. Ernest Dieffenbach (1811-1855), in NZ from 1839-1840, was engaged by the New Zealand Company as a surgeon and naturalist. He explored around Waikato and Taupo, visited the Chatham Islands and was the first man to climb Mt Egmont. On his return to England he described in journals his experiences in NZ Relationship complexity - Further research papers at 87-150 Quantity: 15 folder(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts (mainly photocopies) Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 29 November 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is available in the staff backfile..

Date: 1935-1937

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-7888-1

Description: The clippings are from the `Hawera Star' and `Taranaki Daily News', and refer to aspects of the Taranaki wars, and to Parihaka, especially with regard to forts and blockhouses. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1972

From: Jones, Edward George Thomas, 1939- : A brief history of my family in New Zealand

By: Jones, Edward George Thomas, 1939-2011

Reference: MS-Papers-1482

Description: Contains first version of Jones' `A brief account of my family in New Zealand'. Covers history of his family from arrival of Riordan family, Taranaki, and Jones family, Canterbury, in the 1870s. James Riordan served with Armed Constabulary in Taranaki, in the Police Force in Napier before coming a carrier in Taihape, 1907. Mention of Dodunski, Goodwin, Fisher families. Notes on settlement in Taranaki of Polish immigrants; maps Relationship complexity - See also MS-Papers-4739 - a second, updated version of this account Quantity: 1 folder(s) (58 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1980

From: Dickson, Decima, 1906-1995: Papers

Reference: MSI-Papers-5562-1

Description: Comprises edition of `Daily news', 28 Apr 1980 with supplement for centenary of Hughsons business in Taranaki Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1933

From: New Zealand Educational Institute : Collection

Reference: MSZ-0668

Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1960-1964

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Diaries

Reference: Micro-MS-0600-12

Description: Notes on Adkin's original Maori oral history research which focuses on tribal histories, settlements, and historic sites. Adkin's interviewed Paeroa Wineera and her son Tutuira Wineera (1963) who gave him information on Ngati Toa whakapapa as well as the original Maori place-names for Taupo Pa (ie. Turi-Karewa) and other landmarks around Takapuwahia Pa. Includes notes on Adkin's archeological expeditions in the Mana-Kapiti Coast, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and Wairarapa-Palliser Bay districts. Also comprises notes on the Whitireia and Mana Island archeological sites. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-062

Description: William and Agnes Syme came from Dollar in Clackmannan, Scotland in 1875 with seven of their three children in the Forfarshire. Farmed first at Egmont Village and later at Onaero, Taranaki. William helped to build the breakwater at New Plymouth. Most of the family took up farming. Syme's Beach at Onaero is named after them. Includes details of their children and photograph of William and Agnes taken in May 1861, the farm house at Onaero, ca 1896, Amelia and Mabel Syme, Wellington, 1890 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Published guide available.