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King family : Papers
Date: [1830-1944]
By: King family
Reference: MS-Group-0503
Description: Comprises correspondence between Thomas King and Mary Chilman (later King), and between King and various family members and friends; King's business correspondence, especially relating to coastal shipping; papers relating to King's election to the House of Representatives (1853-1855, 1860) and to the Taranaki Provincial Council (1856, 1857-1861); a few relating to his career as manager of the Bank of New Zealand in New Plymouth (1861-1876); and a considerable amount relating to his position as chairman of the New Plymouth Harbour Board (1876-ca1889). Other papers include correspondence from Mary King to her husband, clippings and correspondence relating to Truby and Newton King, sons of Thomas and Mary King, various papers relating to Taranaki incidents including petitions, list of electors (1852) and other papers. Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - A previous collection of King family papers was received 1970-1971 from Mrs Mary White, Australia, the adopted daughter of Truby King and further letters from Thomas to Mary King are at MS-Papers-1004-01 Quantity: 70 folder(s). 9 volume(s). 1.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs Anna Saunders on behalf of the Wilfred King family, Wellington, Sep 1996 Transfers: To Cartographic Collection - Five items; (1) Plan of New Plymouth produced by the Survey Office, 10 April 1860; (2) hand-drawn map of Mangorei, Waiwhakaiho and Te Henui river area with sections and native lands shown (nd); (3) Plan of the settlement of New Plymouth with ownership of some sections added and annotated; (4) Map of London showing Westminster and the borough of Southwark (n); and `Daily Mail' special map of the far east, London geographical Society (nd) - To Photographic Archive - Mounted photo of Devon St, New Plymouth; one of a group of soldiers; and a portrait of a man, possible Thomas King.
Major, Charles Edwin 1859-1954 : Seventy years of life in New Zealand
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)
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)
Whitmore, George Stoddart 1830-1903 : Correspondence to T M Haultain and D Pollen and m...
Date: [ca 1868-1870]
By: Whitmore, George Stoddart (Sir), 1829-1903
Reference: MS-2392
Description: Letters written by Whitmore from the field while campaigning in Taranaki, Poverty Bay and the Bay of Plenty; mainly concern military operations, but also includes observations on the countryside and Maori. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (163 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (27cm, illustrated, ¼ blue morocco, blue cloth) Includes sketch maps
H T Whatahoro Jury - Notebook with cosmological information
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)
Scott, Richard George, 1923-2020: Papers
Date: [ca 1882-2003]
By: Scott, Richard George, 1923-2020
Reference: MS-Group-1499
Description: The collection comprises Scott's notes and drafts for `151 Days' and for `The Parihaka story' and `Ask that mountain'. Also included are a large amount of newspaper cuttings, publications from various sources, photographs and other resource material relating to the Waterfront Dispute of 1951 and to the Parihaka affair. Source of title - Supplied by Library Dick (Richard George) Scott is a radical author, known for his histories of the 1951 Waterfront Dispute and the Parihaka affair. Quantity: 100 folder(s). 1 Linear Metres. Transfers: Collection as a whole with Manuscripts and Archives Section. Extensive collection of photographs relating to both the Waterfron Dispute and Parihaka transferred to the Photographic Archive, where they are held as PA-Group-00444. Also, various pamphlets, digest and directories transferred to printed collection. - To Photographic Archive - Photographs - To Book Collections - Various books and leaflets.
Te Kahui Wiremu Kararehe - Life of Wiremu Kingi Matakatea and other notes
Date: 1835-1893
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-077
Description: Includes a preface and translation in S P Smith's hand with a note: `A large part of this has been embodied in "Hist. and Trad. of Taranaki Coast"'. There is also a covering note signed by W H S (W H Skinner) on the provenance of the ms with a genealogy of Teira Whatakore attached. Also includes letter from T M Hocken to Smith, Dunedin 1 Jun 1893, forwarding books and precis of copies or extracts of Colonial Office material, Sep 1835, on the `Alligator' and J Guard affair. The manuscript gives a biographical account of Wiremu Kingi Matakatea, with whakapapa, with much information about his role in conflicts between Taranaki and other iwi, and between Taranaki and the Government in the first Taranaki campaign (1860) in the New Zealand wars; the document also discusses the shipwreck `Harriet' and the treatment received by the survivors; there are also translations of the material. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Taylor, Basil Kirke (Rev), 1831-1876 : Diaries
Date: 1861-1867, 1876
By: Taylor, Basil Kirke (Rev), 1831-1876
Reference: Micro-MS-0841
Description: Journeys around the Wanganui district ministering to Maori; records of baptisms, marriages and burials; military engagement at Moturoa 15 May 1864; meeting near Taumarunui between Wanganui, Waikato and Taupo Maori Feb 1876; observations on Maori customs, flora and fauna and nature of country traversed; Maori vocabulary; sketches Source of title - Supplied title Rev Basil Taylor was the son of Rev Richard Taylor Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 170 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm
Mobile recording unit, Taranaki
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).
Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1818-1863 : Sketches of New Zealand and diary
Date: 1849-1850
By: Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1818-1863
Reference: Micro-MS-0639
Description: Cuthbert Clarke's diary, 5 Dec 1849-19 Feb 1850, of a journey in the party of Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, from Auckland to Taranaki, including sketches of scenery and natives and a sketch of Bishop George Augustus Selwyn, 6 Dec 1849 Item 3 of Sir George Grey. Drawings and sketches illustrative of New Zealand See Micro-Art-005 for items 1 & 2 of Sir George Grey. Drawings and sketches illustrative of New Zealand, 1845-1853 Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).
Brenchley, Julius Lucius : Papers
Date: 1840-1865
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1050
Description: Comprise Meade's journals on the Esk and Curacao, botanical, biological, meteorological and and scientific observations, sandal wood, and the journal of a tour from Auckland to Taranaki 1849-1850 by Governor Grey Source of title - Transcribed Brenchley first visited the Pacific in 1850 with the French traveller, Jules Remy, during his American tour. He later visited New Zealand in 1864 with Lt Herbert Meade RN, and involved himself in Maori affairs. From Sydney he visited Pacific islands in the Curacoa in 1865 and the Esk in 1866. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, PMB, 1993
Maney, Richard David, fl 1869-1876 : Lease for rental of Owhaoko Block No 1 Patea
Date: 1876
By: Maney, Richard David, active 1869-1876
Reference: MS-Papers-2928
Description: Land leased by Maney from Renata Kawepo and others Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 sheet). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms Plan of Block included
Mackay, Alexander, 1833-1909 : Maori land papers
Date: 1877-1908
By: Mackay, Alexander, 1833-1909
Reference: MS-Papers-2089
Description: Letters concerning land purchases and court hearings at Thames, Paeora, Te Aroha, Feilding, Greytown, Wakapuaka and Nelson; schedules of Maori rents in Taranaki, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough and Westland Source of title - Supplied title Commissioner of Native Reserves; judge of Native Land Court, 1884-1901 Quantity: 4 folder(s) (ca 36 pieces). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs and typescripts
Central School (New Plymouth) file (1C)
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).
Winchcomb, W A G, fl 1864-1885 : Chronology of military service
Date: [ca 1885]
By: Winchcomb, Walter Allan Grant, 1831?-1912
Reference: MS-Papers-10018
Description: Comprises a record of Winchcomb's military service from the time he joined the volunteers in 1864, his activities during the Maori Wars, 1864-1868, first in Taranaki and later at Wairoa. He was a lieutenant of the Wairoa Rifles from formation to disbanding. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr N G Cundy, Palmerston North, Jun 1977 Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photograph album - West Coast, compiled by George Roberts, surveyor.
Waiata fragments of narrative and proverbs
Date: Before 1854
From: Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898: Maori manuscripts
Reference: MSY-2108
Description: Contains various waiata and moteatea etc. Many of these relate to the Ngati Toa, Te Ati Awa and Ngati Raukawa, with many others relating to Te Arawa and Waikato. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (photocopy) Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.
Research notes relating to St Mary's Church, New Plymouth
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
Petch, Robert, b 1852 : Papers
Date: 1876-1882
By: Petch, Robert, 1852-
Reference: MS-Papers-0252
Description: Outward correspondence to his family in England. The first letter and half of the second were written from Nelson, the remainder from Kakaramea in the Taranaki Province where Petch initially bought land but was ultimately forced to sell at a loss. The letters, scattered with anecdotes of local interest, give a very full impression of early colonial life in a fast growing settlement, still under the influence of uncertain Maori-Pakeha relations, with emphasis on domestic, agricultural and economic establishment Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Miscellaneous manuscripts
Date: 1842-1866, n d
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-207
Description: Comprises a whakapapa of Warea area people, April 1862, in Maori (10 pages); a 19-page text of 43 waiata, dated 4 Feb 1866 (by Ropata Ngarongomate?); a further transcription of 50 waiata in Maori hand, possibly from Taranaki area; a 7-page account in Maori of the stories of Kae and Maui; an account of the activities of Wiremu Kingi Matakatea; and a document titled 'Maori house' which lists names of the figures depicted in the pou of 'Te Hau ki Tūranga', a whare built by the Ngāti Kaipoho tribe "to the memory of Tamata Waaka Tuangere [Tamati Waaka Mangere], the elder brother of Raharuhi Rukupo who designed it". This whare was built in Turanga (Gisborne) in 1842-1843. In addition to the above Maori writing the folder contains a large empty envelope with a pasted on note in Smith's hand listing previous contents, some of which are now to be found in other folders; a Taranaki whakapapa with a note by Smith saying it was given to him by Mr Jackson, Native interpreter at New Plymouth, Jun 1910; a drawing of a sailing canoe and miscellaneous photographs and other documents. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescript
Bell, Gerda Gertrude Elizabeth, b 1903 : Papers
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..