Places

Date: 1863 (18--), (19--)

By: Plummer, Albert, 1840-1926

Reference: MS-Papers-10861

Description: Reminiscences of a volunteer who served with the Waikato regiments, 1863, and in 1864 with the Hawke's Bay Co. He describes action, treatment of prisoners including a period on Chatham Islands where he held a victualling contract when Te Kooti and his followers seized the `Rifleman', 4 Jul 1868, and escaped to Poverty Bay Relationship complexity - Duplicate copy of original at MS-Papers-2288 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (14 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1923

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-112

Description: Two handwritten letters by H D Bates, a witness of the battle of Moutoa Island in 1864, both written in 1923. Also includes two photographs of a memorial [possibly of the Moutoa Island battle memorial which is mentioned in one of the letters] and one of Gilbert Mair [held by the ATL under the reference number PAColl-4306]. Also mentioned is Te Whiti and Parihaka. Arrangement: Bundle 39 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1946-1960

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

Reference: 77-014-6/17

Description: Research papers including typescript draft of preface to `The Tomahawk and the testament'; notes about Te Kooti and hauhauism; duplicates of some material in 77-014-6/16; list of recordings at Whakato meeting house, Manutuke; `A New look at Te Kooti'; agreement of title for Waerenga-a-Hika block to missionaries (1859); and `Place names associated with the canoes...East Coast and eastern Bay of Plenty' (cyclostyled) (1950s). Language - some Maori place names and waka names Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1840-1870

By: Williams, Jane, 1801-1896

Reference: MS-Papers-1527

Description: Record kept at irregular intervals of mission work, domestic affairs and social activities of the wife of William Williams, Bishop of Waiapu, at Turanga, Poverty Bay, 1840-1865, Paihia 1866, and in Napier 1870. Includes visit to England in 1851. Quantity: 8 folder(s). 0.10 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 3 Dec 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is available in the staff backfile..

Date: 1823-1878, 1880

By: Williams, Henry, 1792-1867

Reference: MS-2413-2414

Description: Extracts from Williams family letters and diaries covering the period 1823-1878 Source of title - Transcribed Other Titles - Full title: Records of two brothers, being passages from the lives of Henry and William Williams Quantity: 2 volume(s). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (Various sizes, ¼ brown morocco, brown buckram and black calf; MS-2413 in blue case)

Date: 1868-1890

By: Hawes, Robert Norgate, 1834?-1917

Reference: MS-Papers-3429

Description: Miscellaneous papers referring to the Wairoa Rifle Volunteers, with a list of European soldiers killed at Moturoa Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1803-1865

By: Williams, William Leonard, 1829-1916

Reference: MS-2452

Description: History of the East Coast people and district as seen from a missionary's view point. Many topics including hauhauism; land confiscation, Te Kooti; the murder of Rev C S Volkner; the work of the missionaries etc. Source of title - Transcribed from spine Quantity: 1 volume(s) (95 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections (26cm, blue buckram)

Date: 1865 - 1894, 1920

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-006a

Description: Contains a Ngati Porou account of the campaign against the Hauhau on the East Coast, and the campaign against Te Kooti around Gisborne and the Urewera district; also contains notes about Maori customs surrounding the transfer of land, various waiata and information about the arrival of Christianity on the East Coast; also contains a biographical note and whakapapa about Te Kani-a-Takirau; there is also a letter dated 11 December 1920 from S P Smith to James Cowan with details of the provenance of the manuscript Relationship complexity - MS-Papers-1187-006b contains a complete translation of this text by Jane McRae Quantity: 1 volume(s) (150 pages).

Date: 1862-1894?

By: Ramsay, Edward Pearson, 1842-1916

Reference: MS-Papers-0942

Description: Includes one typed copy of letter from Ramsay to H O Forbes. Also catalogue of New Zealand birds including some now extinct in the collection of Mr J C Firth at Mt Eden, Auckland, 1885; letters to Ramsay from New Zealand naturalists: J C Firth, H O Forbes, W A Graham, Sir J F J von Haast, R Henry, T J Parker and D Robertson re NZ natural history and specimens. Letter by W A Graham, 3 Jan [1867] describes conflict with Hau Hau at Omarunui on 12 Oct 1866 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (28 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: 1900-1904

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-124

Description: Contains whakapapa, with particular reference to Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Toa and shows relationship to the Kingitanga, waiata, and notes about the migration of Ngati Apa from the Whakatane area to Rangitikei, and notes about the Kurahaupo canoe (passengers etc) Also contains notes about conflicts involving Wairarapa hapu Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1868-1888

By: Gibson, John, 1841-

Reference: MS-Papers-3575

Description: The letters in this collection are written by John Gibson to his brother Charles Edmund Gibson. One, dated 5th Nov 1868, describes precautions and preparations in operation because of the war. The other, dated 18th December 1868, gives an account of the fight with Hauhau that occurred on the 15th December. It also includes a sketch map of the village of Taumaha where part of the fighting took place. Also included is a stock list for Gibson's store dated 1 Oct 1888. Source of title - supplied title Accompanying material - Accompanied by a letter from the donor giving some provenance details and explaining some of the content of the material. John Gibson lived in Patea where he established and ran a general store. He was part of the Wanganui Volunteer Cavalry which under Captain Finnimore fought with the Hauhau at Manutahi and Taumaha on the 15th Dec 1868. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (9 leaves). Physical Description: Holographs Provenance: Obtained by Mr J Buttress from the daughter of John Gibson and passed on to the donor Donor/Lender/Vendor - Dr A G Buist, Patea, July 1964.

Date: 1865

By: Grace, Thomas Samuel, 1815-1879

Reference: MS-0864

Description: Contains extracts from the Southern Cross, 1865, of the diary of Mr S A Levy, telling of the murder of C S Volkner at Opotiki Quantity: 1 volume(s) (21 numbered pages). Physical Description: Ms (20 cm; stiff marbled wraps, in buff case)

Date: [1880-1898]

By: Rendell, Emily, active 1880-1900

Reference: MS-Papers-6107

Description: Comprises two letters from Frank Coulthard to Emily Rendell from Ohaupo describing events when he accompanied Major W G Mair to a meeting with the Maori King, probably to begin negotiations for permission to allow construction of the main trunk railway line through the King Country; a typescript of part of the first letter; and a programme for the Mount Eden Shakespearean Society's production of Oscar Wilde's play, `An Ideal husband' Source of title - Supplied Coulthard was Emily Rendell's suitor Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, typescript and printed matter

Date: 1864-1874

By: Harrison, Thomas, 1822-1893

Reference: fMS-083-084

Description: The diary records family affairs, buying and leasing of land, building the house, establishing the farm, day by day work, growing and harvesting of crops, stock raising, prices received for farm products and payment made for supplies. Brief noting of historical events such as the killing of settlers by Maori, attendance at militia parades. A son prospected for gold in the Kaitaki range. Inserted on loose sheet is a list of `Forts, blockhouses... occupied by the troops and militia 1863 and 1864'. Also included are a copy of the marriage certificate of William Harrison and Harriet Wells (1837) and photocopies of the end-papers of family books giving genealogical information; newspaper cutting concerning Mr P J McComish and Thomas Valentine's diary; obituary for Mrs R A Northwood (daughter of Thomas Harrison). The writer and his family left New Plymouth in 1865 to farm at Poutoko, Omata. Quantity: 2 volume(s) (ca 150 pages). Physical Description: Holograph (& printout) (33 cm; blue linen box)

Date: 1836-1886

From: Colenso, William, 1811-1899 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0031-03

Description: Contains miscellaneous correspondence, Maori letters and telegrams The Maori letters contain information about the Hauhau movement in the Hawkes Bay area, reports of deaths, community conflicts and prison escapes, and information about the Maori language and Maori proverbs Language - Some letters in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 10 Nov 1868

By: Steddy, John Garner, -1870

Reference: MS-Papers-3508

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 leaf). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photograph)

Date: 1841-1928

From: Alexander Turnbull Library : Maori Manuscripts Librarian working notes

Reference: MS-Papers-6373-01

Description: Contains photographic file prints from the Turnbull Pictures collection and photocopies of Maori images with some supporting correspondence Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1867-1933

By: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933

Reference: ATL-Group-00435

Description: Notebooks, correspondence, and papers relating to the history, geology and geography of the Napier-Taupo-Kaingaroa region, notes on Maori canoes, art and history, the moa, education, hydro-electricity, the Shakespearean controversy, his political beliefs, and other subjects. There are also land deeds and papers of W Howard Hill and William Colenso. Notebooks, correspondence, and papers on the history, geology, and geography of the Napier-Taupo-Kaingaroa region, notes on moa, Captain St George's diary, Shakespearean controversy, and other topics. Papers include notes and papers on geology, history of the Kaingaroa-Taupo area, Te Kooti campaign, and early history of New Zealand; correspondence from W Colenso to Mrs E Hill. Also journal for 1897 which deals largely with school inspecting in Hawke's Bay. Henry Thomas Hill was the Inspector for Schools for Hawke's Bay and the East Coast. He joined the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute in 1884 and became President in 1891 and managed the Colenso Bequest for the Institute. Quantity: 159 folder(s). 1.16 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Inventory available - see backfile.. Transfers: MS-Papers-0153 (Series C) Inventory notes the transfer of 9 photographs to the Photo Section, 18 September 1960.. Processing information: ATL-Group-00435 formed in 2019, merged previously separated collections - MS-Papers-0004 (Series A), MS-Papers-0146 (Series B), MS-Papers-0153 (Series C) and MS-Papers-0172 (Series D) - of the same provenance. NOTE: Series numbering by staff, 18 June 1987.

Date: 20 Jun-25 Dec 1867

By: Parkinson, Alfred, -1926

Reference: MS-Papers-0583

Description: Diary extracts of a military settler in Opotiki district, breaking in farmland and engaged in cattle farming, manufacture of cordials. Records Hauhau activitu and the murder of Benett White near Ohiwa. Includes biographical details of the Parkinson family Quantity: 1 folder(s) (8 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: [ca 1941]

From: Blair, Mary Ramsay Ellen, 1875-1963 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0014-09/2

Description: Manuscript by Blair, `The East Coast fort; Fort Turanga, the district of the massacre, 1868' describing her grandmother's experiences during a Hauhau incident at Kaiti in 1868; also covering letter to Mr Taylor re some of her writing in progress (1941) Quantity: 1 folder(s).