Bouzaid, George, 1856-1933
Bouzaid, George, 1856-1933 : Diary of George Bouzaid / with a translation by Suzanne Ne...
Date: 1871 - 1906 (translated 1991)
By: Bouzaid, George, 1856-1933; Nesbitt, Suzanne, active 1991; Brider, Maureen, active 1992
Reference: MS-Group-0113
Description: Diary mainly traces George Bouzaid's (Jerjes Hanna Abu Zaid) life between the ages of 15 to 50. He describes his trip to Egypt in 1875, his journey to Australia in 1888 and his emigration to New Zealand, along with his wife and 3 children in 1892. The diary details his return visit to Lebanon in 1906 and concludes with his return to New Zealand later that year. The diary is in Arabic and the translation was done by Suzanne Nesbitt. Source of title - cover title Quantity: 1 folder(s). 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph, typed translation (spiral bound) Provenance: Donor is George Bouzaid's great-granddaughter
Photographs relating to George Bouzaid
Date: 25 June 1992
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP/1992/3147
Description: Photographs relating to George Bouzaid, an immigrant from Lebanon who arrived in New Zealand in 1892, taken 25 June 1992 by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Comprises images of Maureen Brider, great-granddaughter of Bouzaid, and a family portrait taken ca 1900. Quantity: 2 b&w original negative(s) strips with 6 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negatives, 35mm