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Date: 1872-1873, 1878-1880

By: Jollie, Edward, 1825-1894

Reference: MS-Papers-4207

Description: Reminiscences of Jollie's early life (1841-1865) commencing with his voyage to Wellington on the `Brougham' (1841-1842). A New Zealand Company survey cadet, he assisted with surveys of Wellington (1842-1845), Otago (1846-1847) and Nelson; also worked on Canterbury Association surveys (1849-1851) with Captain Joseph Thomas. He later practised as a surveyor in Canterbury and was active in provincial and national politics. Source of title - Supplied Variations in title - Two titles given: Diary and Our Great-Grandpa's Diary Retyped in 1971 from an earlier transcription Relationship complexity - Holograph reminiscences with some textual variations at qMS-1071 Jollie was a New Zealand Company and Canterbury Association surveyor, and a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council and the House of Representatives Quantity: 1 folder(s) (44 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) with holograph annotations

Date: 1915-1931

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

Reference: qMS-0208

Description: Polynesian/Maori Voyages, the story of Takitimu Waka, Maori Customary Concepts and Tribal Narratives. Includes information on the messianic cults that flourished in the 19C; the battle of Waiorua (Whakapaetai) at Kapiti; Te Rangihaeata's stockade at Paremata; the death of Von Tempsky at Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu, and expropriated taonga in the British Museum, including Te Rauparaha's mere-pounamu `Papatahi' and Te Hiko-o-te-Rangi's mere-pounamu `Tuhiwai'. Comprises information on Nga Puhi `Atamira', and generic Maori tohunga practices.

Date: 1906, 1919, 1928

From: Cowan family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11946-054

Description: Published by Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, 1906. Also includes clippings and correspondence. The correspondence consists of a letter from James Mackay, dated 15 June 19 [1919?] who writes from Greymouth thanking Cowan for sending him a copy of 'New Zealand lakes and fiords'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed volume and loose papers

Date: Jun 1967-Mar 1978

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 : Papers

Reference: MSY-5364

Description: Scrapbook of clippings, photographs and brochures relating to tourism and Vacation Hotels, especially Queenstown Quantity: 1 volume(s). Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Loose photographs.

Date: 1880s-1963

From: Dalgety New Zealand Ltd : Records

Reference: Series-3101

Description: Includes correspondence, deeds, credit and debit slips, sales and stock records, 1880-1920s. The correspondence is mainly from other agencies in the lower South Island. Also World War One Roll of Honour and copies of `New Zealand mercantile and bankruptcy' serial 1890s; file re merger with Dalgety & Co, 1962-1963 Quantity: 39 box(es). Processing information: Access requirement for permission of Chief Librarian and use conditions removed 18 August 2022 following information from staff member.

Date: 1930s-1950s

From: Dalgety New Zealand Ltd : Records

Reference: Series-3102

Description: Mainly manager's reports Quantity: 1 box(es). Processing information: Access requirement for permission of Chief Librarian and use conditions removed 18 August 2022 following information from staff member.

Date: 1916-1934

From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-10

Description: Includes letters to various people about Maori language, Maori history about waka, Takitimu, Tokomaru, Mamari and also places, eg Whaingaroa (Raglan), Hokianga, Otago, Whangapei, Te Waimate, and people eg Toi te Huatahi; also includes letters pertaining to Maori theology, colonisation and a poroporoaki Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts (with some ms annotations)

Date: 1847-1900

By: Arnold, Thomas, 1823-1900

Reference: MS-Papers-0231

Description: The letters cover his departure to New Zealand, the voyage and his life in New Zealand and Tasmania Publication - Bertram, J M, `New Zealand Letters of Thomas Arnold the Younger', Oxford University Press, Auckland (1966); `Letters of Thomas Arnold the Younger 1850-1900' Oxford University Press, Auckland (1980). Source of title - Supplied Arrangement: . The letters have been further arranged into series since the collection was microfilmed. The original inventory is available on request. Arnold was the son of Thomas Arnold of Rugby School. He came to New Zealand in 1848 on the `John Wickliffe'. He arrived in Wellington but soon moved to Nelson where he started a school, but was soon attracted to Tasmania. He later returned to England and gained some fame as a Catholic convert and scholar of English literature. His book `Passages in a Wandering Life' (1900) gives interesting information on New Zealand in the 1840s. Quantity: 11 folder(s). 0.60 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs and mss Processing information: Letters described to piece level

Date: 1860-1868

From: Haast family: Collection

By: Haast, Johann Franz Julius von, 1822-1887

Reference: C-097-001/181

Description: Watercolours, drawings, and sketches from Haast's surveys in Nelson, Westland, and Canterbury, 1860-1868. Includes source images for 11 of 12 watercolours by John Gully (C-096-001/012) submitted to illustrate Haast's paper read to the Royal Geographical Society on 8 February 1864: Haast, Julius. "Notes on the Mountains and Glaciers of the Canterbury Province, New Zealand". 'The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London', volume 34, 1864, pages 87-96. See related article: Paul, Janet. "Twelve water colours of glaciers in the Province of Canterbury", 'Turnbull Library Record', volume 7, issue 2, October 1974, pages 2-10, 25-28. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 165 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink, and watercolour on paper, sizes vary. Processing information: See shelf list and child records for details of individual items.

Date: Apr 1978-Feb 1979

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 : Papers

Reference: MSY-5365

Description: Scrapbook of clippings, photographs and brochures relating to tourism and tourist hotels, particularly Vacation Hotel, in Queenstown and the Otago Region Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: Feb 1979-Mar 1982

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 : Papers

Reference: MSY-5366

Description: Scrapbook of clippings, photographs and brochures relating to Dennis and his wife's time in Queenstown until 1980 when they moved to Fiji and assisted in a family business on Toverua Island off the coast of Suva Arrangement: Loose material at MS-Papers-7261-61 Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1 May 1840-30 Dec 1844

By: Watkin, James (Rev), 1805-1886

Reference: qMS-2123

Description: Describes his work as Methodist missionary at Waikouaiti; includes a description of the whaling settlement there; also includes journeys to other parts of Otago and Southland; and very brief references to Wellington 1844 Variations in title - Spine title : Diary Quantity: 1 volume(s) (90 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (34 cm; red linen)

Date: 1923-1931

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

By: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842

Reference: qMS-0216

Description: 1870 Government census of Ngati Toa; Te Ati Awa ki Waikanae and Whareroa, and Ngati Raukawa ki te Tonga with the names of Ngati Toa's principal chiefs and the death notice [1924] of the Ngati Toa chief Hanikamu Te Hiko. Polynesian/Maori Voyages; Maori origins; Tuhoe Whare Tapere traditions, and the Waikato Wars. Comprises information on the Kingitanga debate to send Maori troops into World War One; Te Kooti's re-interment and the sale of Major General Robley's collection of Moko-mokai to the New York Metropolitan Museum. Paper on Kai Tahu Maori vocabulary and dialect. Speculative article on the Spanish Helmet dredged up from Wellington Harbour 1906. Includes D'Urville's narrative on Otago and his interaction with Kai Tahu Maori. Report on the Kaingaroa rock carvings and Maori Death Customs. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Finding Aids: Index at qMS-0217.

Date: 1851-1858, 1910 (2000)

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Mieville, Frederick Louis, 1830-1922

Reference: MSDL-1272

Description: Reminiscences written in 1910 of Mieville's life in New Zealand, mainly on Glenham Station in the Mataura Valley, Southland, and in Dunedin; transcribed and indexed by Marsha Donaldson. Includes shipboard accounts of the voyage to Port Chalmers on the 'Dominion' in 1851 with the Richardson family, a voyage home to England via Melbourne on the 'Thomas and Henry', and 'Royal Charter' in 1857, and the return voyage to Port Chalmers in 1858 on 'Agra'. He includes some of his wife's diary entries in his reminiscences. His first year in New Zealand was spent at Otepopo on the sheep station owned by Charles Suisted. He married Fanny Richardson in Dunedin in 1854. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Finding Aids: Accompanied by index to people and ships mentioned, and some places. Processing information: Part of SBDD (shipboard diary digitisation) project