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Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
- Date
- 1788-[1992]
- By
- Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985Grace family
- Reference
- MS-Group-0218
- Description
Includes notes by Thomas Samuel Grace describing his life as a missionary, with reports from Tauranga 1852-1853. Also letters by John Edward Grace describing life at the Pukawa Mission at Taupo. Information about Tauhara land block (Taupo); whakapapa of the Te Heuheu family; Maori names for proposed post offices and telephone offices throughout New Zealand; a cash book; a volume entitled `Grace's guide to New Zealand'; and miscellaneous letters and notes.
Also includes correspondence between Grace family members; a life of Sir William Myers (1811); abstract of will of Thomas Samuel Grace (1879); and a letter from Thomas Walton to his father from Bombay (1788)
Source of title - Supplied
Quantity: 14 folder(s). 4 volume(s). 4 box(es). 2.22 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss
Provenance: Donor is wife of Sir John Grace
Transfers: To Photographic Archive - 1 photo (PA6-522); Grace family photograph album (PA1-q-630) - To Cartographic Collection - Two plans of Grace family properties near Taupo (MapColl-832.18gbbd/1881/Acc.26673); (1) Tauhara south, Wharetoto, Tapapa, Taharua and Runanga blocks (1880s and 1890s) and (2) Okahukura, Pukawa, Tauhara and Taharua wouth blocks (1881-).
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 14 folder(s), 4 volume(s), 4 box(es), 2.22 Linear Metres, Biographies, Family papers, Maps, Personal correspondence, Personal papers, Photographs, Wills, Mss
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Miscellaneous correspondence
Date: 1843-1878
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: 85-173-1/4
Description: Contains miscellaneous correspondence on a variety of topics Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Deeds
Date: 1881-1885
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: MS-Papers-4760-4
Description: Articles of partnership - Thomas Morrin and John Edward Grace, 1881; Dissolution of partnership - Thomas Morrin, John Studholme and John Edward Grace, 1881; Mortgage of stock - Thomas Morrin and John Edward Grace, 1883; Land sale deed (Tauhara South A) - Te Heuheu Horonuku and others and Charles Woodhouse Grace. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Miscellaneous material
Date: 1918-1949
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: MS-Papers-4760-8
Description: Assorted material in many different hands. Includes proverbs; chants; notes on Maori lore; notes from an inhabitant of Taupo; notes re the old missionaries, views of marriages between Maori and Pakeha; names of planets, stars etc. Extracts from writings of Reverend Richard Taylor and Kerry Nicholls. Obituary of Mrs Celia Kinder and a booklet from King Koroki and his people to the Prime Minister entitled `A statement relating to the King Country pact'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Royal visit to Turangawaewae Marae
Date: 1953
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: 85-173-5/8
Description: Contains an official programme from the Royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Turangawaewae Marae in 1953 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
The Binding of Te Arawa
Date: 1960
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: 85-173-5/9
Description: Booklet about the history of the Women's Health League (Te Ropu o te Ora) at Rotorua Quantity: 1 folder(s).
East Coast historical records
Date: 1932
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: 85-173-4/3
Description: Contains newspapers clippings of a series of articles titled `East Coast (NZ) Historical Records'; these records were compiled by Bishop W L Williams and published in the Poverty Bay Herald Quantity: 1 folder(s).
John Edward Grace - Financial journal
Date: 1880-1906
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: 85-173-2/7
Description: Contains financial records concerning the administration of the Tauhara South block (Taupo), and the Taurewa Timber Company; also contains copies of land lease deeds between Grace and local Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Maori Land Court - Assessors minute book
Date: 1889
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: 85-173-3/1
Description: Contains ver batim evidence (in Maori) from sittings of the Maori Land Court in Hastings; the evidence contains whakapapa and information about the traditional ownership and use of land in the area Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters concerning Ngati Tuwharetoa history
Date: 1937-1939
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: 85-173-4/1
Description: Contains correspondence to and from Grace with regard to historical information and research about Ngāti Tūwharetoa Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Thomas Samuel Grace - Copies of diary notes, letters and reports of the Gisborne District
Date: 1850-1855
From: Grace, John Te Herekiekie (Sir), 1905-1985 : Grace family papers
Reference: MS-Papers-4760-2
Description: Notes by T S Grace beginning with his arrival at Auckland in 1850. Includes letters sent to the Church Missionary Society describing his life in New Zealand. Reports of the Turanga District for 1852 and 1853. Some notes compiled by C W G. Also includes extracts from and reviews of `A Pioneer Missionary among the Maoris', ie the letters and journals of T S Grace, 1850-1879. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (42 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript