Lived at Ruatoki
Wharetapu, Toki, active 1920s
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Manuscript
Elsdon Best - Inward letters and miscellaneous papers in Maori
Date: 1852, 1911-1930
From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0072-07
Description: Contains letters to Best from a number of Maori scholars; the letters contain ethnographic information about the history of various iwi (including whakapapa and karakia) and about various Maori traditional tools and practices; the letters also contain some information and commentary about contemporary events and the collection of this type of material; there are individual letters about the Ringatu Church and about the Mormon Church; there is also an account of a meeting between King Tawhiao and John Ballance in the early 1880s There is also a number of mid 19th century Maori letters that have been collected from a number of sources; these letters cover a wide range of topics including land tenure and disputes with Pakeha Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece level inventory available.