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Maori notebook (vol 51)
Date: [1960-1961]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks
Reference: MS-Papers-6061-52
Description: Comprises report of visit to Paremata for further colour slides, with notes re these and map showing Maori sites, place-names and European development and slide viewpoints; pannoramic photograph of Porirua Harbour showing geographical features, Maori sites and place-names; map, Motukaraka; sketch plan, earthworks, Fort Strode. Arrangement: Notebook no 51 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).
H T Whatahoro Jury - Notebook
Date: 1911
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B083
Description: Contains diary entries with particular focus on land tenure, the operations of the Mareikura newspaper, and visits to and from Elsdon Best; also contains lists of addresses, Maori places around Wellington, and lists of owners of various land blocks Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.
H T Whatahoro Jury - Note book of traditions dictated by Te Matorohanga
Date: 1860
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B001
Description: Contains notes about the circumstances in which Te Matorohanga dictated the material, which includes cosmological notes about Maui, Mataaho and the divine origins of various items and practices; there are also notes about Kupe, Toi and Whatonga and the discovery and settlement of New Zealand The text also discusses the interaction between the original inhabitants and the Maori settlers; there are also discussions about the activities of the canoe commanders in discovering and naming places around the North Island; there are also extensive whakapapa, waiata and karakia There are notes about the settlement of Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Wellington which were subsequently used by Best for journal articles, there are also annotations in Ngata's hand that refer to another publication Publication - Material has been used in `The Lore of the Whare Wananga' according to annotations thoroughout the book Relationship complexity - Some of the material was also published in 'The Land of Tara' , an article written by Elsdon Best for the Journal of the Polynesian Society between 1917-1919 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Miscellaneous letters and papers
Date: 1864, [ca 1913-1933]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: 80-115-04A/04A
Description: Includes A short account of Ngapuhi raids on Ngatiporou under Hongi and Pomare, written by a Ngatiporou man, 1864; A story of Pomare of Ngatikuhungunu written by Te Wharetoroa of Te Arawa, submitted by George Graham; A story of Hine-Kiore of Te Arawa, written by Te Wharetoroa of that tribe; three Maori songs from T W Downes, and photograph and accompanying letter describing a 19th century Maori burial cave at Tawhata, Whanganui River, by Downes, 1916; unfinished article on stone carvings in Taranaki, by T G Hammond; The period of Hiro and Honokura: from Tahitian, Raiatean and Paumotuan accounts, by A Leverd; notes on Rarotongan and Mangaian words; Some Oceanic colour names, Notes on some Chamorro plant names, and Names of Mangaian string puzzles, all by F W Christian; also obituaries for Elsdon Best and Robert McNab, and other notes and correspondence Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available. Includes photograph of adzed totara coffins and relics, 1916; and photographed sketches of cosmology, and ships
Off-prints of publications not by Haddon
Date: 1891-1930
From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2759
Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).
Te Whanganui-a-Tara - The Great Harbour of Tara
Date: 1000 - 1930
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries
Reference: MS-Papers-0261-01/1
Description: Includes an ms list of place-names (in alpha order); the printer's proofs; notebook labelled "W'gtn 3" Publication - The great harbour of Tara Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Chapters 9 to 12
Date: 1965-1966
From: Dell, Richard Kenneth, 1920-2002 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5156-4
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962 : Diary
Date: 1923-1925
By: Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962
Reference: MS-0053
Description: Diary of Dominion Museum ethnological expedition to the East Coast in 1923. In the expedition party were Best, Buck, Ngata and others. Describes a visit (Mar-Apr 1923) to East Coast Maori pā (East Cape to Waipiro Bay) and Waiomatatini collecting recordings of Māori songs from Ngāti Porou. In the same party were Best, Buck, Ngata and others. Also an account of a visit to Tauranga (Dec 1923) and Kapiti (Dec 1924 -Jan 1925). In the back of the diary are research notes on Māori songs, string games, and New Zealand bird songs. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (118 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (22 cm; green boards, green linen slip case) Few pencil sketches