Journalist, researcher and author. Author of `Hariru Wikitoria! : an illustrated history of the Maori tour of England, 1863' (Auckland : Oxford University Press, 1985).
Mackrell, Brian Heslop, 1939-2006
Papers re The Penfriend
Date: 1980
From: Ballantyne, David Watt, 1924-1986 : Papers
Reference: 88-012-07/08
Description: Correspondence, book reviews, background information etc relating to `The Penfriend' (1980) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Maori papers - Miscellaneous
Date: 1844-1983
From: Alexander Turnbull Library : Maori Manuscripts Librarian working notes
Reference: MS-Papers-6373-15
Description: Contains various miscellaneous newspaper clippings re Maori topics, a 2-page extract from Neil Grove's essay on Te Whatanui, various miscellaneous photocopies, a biographical essay about Te Kere Ngataierua, lists of Maori Land Court Judges and NZ Maori Council delegates and other papers Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Mackrell, Brian Heslop, 1939-2006 : Research papers concerning visit to England of Maor...
Date: 1863-1864
By: Mackrell, Brian Heslop, 1939-2006
Reference: 84-170
Description: Comprises facsimiles of original correspondence from and British institutions relating to Jenkins' party's visit to England, 1863-1864 The collection relates to a visit to England by William Jenkins, a Wesleyan lay preacher and interpreter, and a party of 14 Maori in 1863-1864 Publication - Hariru Wikitoria! : an illustrated history of the Maori tour of England, 1863 / Brian Mackrell. Auckland : Oxford University Press, 1985. For account of visit to England of tour party see also volume one of The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Allen & Unwin New Zealand Ltd and Department of Internal Affairs, 1990), pages 347-348. Quantity: 2 folder(s). 1 microfilm reel(s). Physical Description: Mss (photocopies), typescripts and negatives