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Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
- Date
- 1848-1986
- By
- Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986Evans, Enid Annie, 1914-2011; Gardner, William James, 1915-2012; New Zealand Historic Places Trust; New Zealand Library and Information Association; Ross, Ruth Miriam, 1920-1982; White, William Bertram, 1821-1910
- Reference
- MS-Group-1901
- Description
Comprises three boxes relating to NZ Historic Places Trust; library survey (1959) with correspondence; papers re NZLA; papers re National Library; files re Bagnall's position as librarian, National Library Centre (box 5) and including correspondence, visit to Australia, National Bibliography file, manuscript in Taranaki Museum, Judy Hornabrook; Carnegie Corporation, library group papers; and a box of papers re the NZLA (box 6). Includes manuscripts of, and research material on, William Colenso; correspondence and notes on his history of the Wairarapa and files on the National Library.
Further personal papers including correspondence, reports, research notes, literary drafts and printed material related to his local historical work, professional life as a librarian, bibliographer and author. Includes extensive newspaper cuttings collated for Bagnall's research into local histories of the Eastern Bays of Wellington and the Wairarapa.
Source of title - Supplied by Library
Librarian, bibliographer, author and local historian. Bagnall was Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library from 1966 to 1973. One of his most significant achievements was his 35 year involvement compiling and editing the New Zealand national bibliography.
Quantity: 25 box(es). 4 folder(s). 9.50 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, ephemera, photographs and printed matter
Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into the Manuscripts Section, transfers made from there. - To Book Collections - 5 boxes of book catalogues and published material - To Ephemera Collection - 2 boxes of booklets and printed material - To Photographic Archive - 38 Black & white photographs, 10 colour photographs, and negatives (PA-Group-00656).
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Unrestricted except for MS-Papers-10774-1 which requires the permission of the Chief Librarian.
- Format
- 25 box(es), 4 folder(s), 9.50 Linear Metres, Clippings, Ephemera, Manuscripts, Office files, Personal correspondence, Personal papers, Research notes, Typescripts, Mss, typescripts, ephemera, photographs and printed matter
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UnknownReminiscences of W Hampton Thorp and other writings
Date: 1838, 1846-1851
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 89-249-9/19
Description: Peace meeting between Thames and Tauranga Natives at the Puke, Waihou River, Apr 1851 (from the reminiscences of W Hampton Thorp) (4 leaves) The Great Barrier raid in 1838 by H J Thorp (3 leaves) Account of an exploring expedition to the S W of Nelson by Charles Heaphy (Extract from the Nelson Examiner and New Zealand chronicle, 7 Mar 1846 (18 leaves) An attempt to find a route into the Wairau Plain through the opening north of Ben Nevis in the waimea Range by Cyrus Goulter and W Bishop, 30 Mar 1846 (Extract from the Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, 4 Apr 1846 (3 leaves) Notes of an expedition to Kawatiri and Araura on the western coast of the Middle island performed by Messrs Heaphy and Brunner by Charles Heaphy (Extract from the Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, 5 Sep 1846 (53 leaves) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript
William Colenso - Journal
Date: 1833-1838
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 88-103-1/16
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript
Reminiscences of William Bertram White (Extracts)
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 90-103-1/13
Description: Arrangement: Unsorted material
Wairarapa, an historical excursion / A G Bagnall Part 3 (Typescript)
Date: 1976
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 89-249-2/01/3
Description: Chapters XIV (The pastoral perimeter) - Index Publication - A G Bagnall. Wairarapa, an historical excursion [ Masterton: Hedley's Bookshop Ltd for the Masterton Trust Lands Trust, 1976]
New Zealand Historic Places Trust - Northland region projects
Date: 1959-1965
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 73-160-1/02
Description: Includes information on Horeke shipyard, the proposed museum in Waipoua forest, building preservation in Maungapohatu, church preservation in Waimate North and Russell, a proposed plaque at Paihia, and proposed markings of historical sites throughout Northland Quantity: 1 folder(s).
New Zealand Historic Places Trust - Canterbury region projects
Date: 1959-1965
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 73-160-1/18
Description: Papers include reports and correspondence relating to old station buildings at Orari Gorge; Burke's chimney at Pioneer Park; 'Tiptree' cob house at Christchurch; Etereneaux House in Akaroa, including maps and historical reports on Banks Peninsula; Britomart monument in Akaroa; Cocksfoot Cutter's hut; the restoration and preservation of 'The Levels' and 'The Cuddy' in Timaru; St Anne's Church in Geraldine; Trust secretary's report on a visit to the South Island in 1963 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notes on Taratahi
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 88-103-4/05
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Aorangi Block, Hawkes Bay
Date: 1924
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 89-249-9/17
Description: Extract from Napier minute book 72 pp 87-115 re Aorangi judgment Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Maori letters to Colenso
Date: 1850
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 88-103-2/10
Description: Contains letters from maori to Colenso, with reports about the activities and plans of Maori teachers, parishioners and others, and news about some religious dissent Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Maori letters to Colenso
Date: 1848
From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers
Reference: 88-103-2/07
Description: Contains letters from Maori to Colenso with reports of the activities and plans of Maori teachers, parishioners and others, requests for religious texts, medicines, and other items, notes about the erection of chapels, and reports of deaths and illnesses Quantity: 1 folder(s).