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McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
- Date
- [1850-1952]
- By
- McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938
- Reference
- MS-Group-0915
- Description
Comprises scrapbooks mostly relating to Maori issues, including Ratana, and political affairs
Also miscellaneous folders of correspondence and papers
Source of title - Supplied
See also MS-Papers-0151
Quantity: 37 folder(s) folders/volumes. 0.20 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph, mss, typescripts and printed matter
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 37 folder(s) folders/volumes, 0.20 Linear Metres, Scrapbooks, Clippings, Personal correspondence, Notes (Documents), Publications (Documents), Manuscripts, Holograph, mss, typescripts and printed matter
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Papers relating to Ratana
Date: [1913-1933]
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7445-01
Description: Papers relating to Ratana and the Ratana Church and business in the Wanganui and Whanganui River area; includes correspondence, accounts, clippings, notes, reproduction of R T Way's portrait of Ratana and other papers Language - Some items in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notes from the diary of Rev Basil Taylor
Date: 1862, 1876
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7445-07
Description: Typescript entitled, `Notes from the dairy [sic] of Rev Basil Taylor of journey up river to Tangarakau and across Maori track to Waitara in 1862 also canoe trip to Taumarunui in 1876'. Relationship complexity - See also Micro-MS-0841 and MSX-5580 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Memoranda of leases and other legal documents
Date: [1888-1923]
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: fMS-Papers-6831-1
Description: Memoranda of leases and transfers, many in the Wanganui region. They are for land at Paranuiamata Putiki Native Reserve, Rakautaua no 6, Ohanga 4D in the Waitara Survey District, Waimarino, Hauturu West no 2, Rangiwaea, Ngaurukehu B no 2C, Tuketuke D and Kai Iwi. Not all the lessors have been entered under Name. Language - Part of the documents is in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Whanganui River claims
Date: [1913-1930]
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6831-8
Description: File, Whanganui River Claims, Oct 1, 1927, with statements in Maori and English and clippings; annotated Language - Much of the material is in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Typescripts (various)
Date: [1900-1951]
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7445-06
Description: Translation from the voyage of the Austrian frigate `Novara' (pages 369-372); piece relating to Stowell and Maori myths and legends; Blake Palmer's `Tohungism and makutu' (1951); Aborigines Protection Society (1848); transcript re Grey and his thoughts on Maori; extract `New Zealand' (Colonial intelligencer, May, Jun 1848); `The Maori, past and present' Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Scrapbook relating to the New Zealand wars
Date: [1860-1866]
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: MSX-5564
Description: Scrapbook, mainly of clippings relating to the war in the Waikato and Waitara, but also some relating to Maori religious issues Arrangement: Loose papers from the volume are at MS-Papers-6831 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Provenance: The scrapbook was not compiled by A F McDonnell; it was possibly created by his father, T W McDonnell
Miscellaneous papers
Date: [1870-1935]
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7445-03
Description: Comprises miscellaneous documents including accounts, receipts, leases, railway ticket; visiting card for Miss M Tahana, Putiki, Wanganui; burial purchase for McDonnell; draft lease arrangements for Haworth of Ruatangata IE3; poem, `The Paua shells unhindered lay...' dedicated to Donald McLean; extract from `The Times', `The Education code, 1885'; blank Maori translation agreements and blank introduction letter for Maori interpreter; and song `I did my dirty duty' relating to 1500 unarmed natives in Amritsar who were trapped and mowed down by machine guns Language - Some items in Maori Other Titles - I did my dirty duty (song) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Ephemera Collection - Two draft novelty Christmas and New Year gift cheques.
Scrapbook
Date: [1851-1911]
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: fMS-Papers-7445
Description: Unbound scrapbook of articles, maps etc on a variety of Maori-related topics Language - Some material is in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Loose papers from MSY-4975
Date: [1820-1927]
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6831-4
Description: Notes; poems by or copied by Patrick O'Hara on the deaths of King Alexander of Greece and McSweeney (1920); part of letter from Harriett Swanson; stones of New Zealand by Maori names; letter in Maori with English translation, from Akuhata Te Kooti re prayerbook for Bishop Cleary (1918); proclamation in Maori, New South Wales (1824); notes in Maori on Rangitoto-Tuhua no 36 block; letter in Maori from Batley re Oyster beds, Kaipara; corrected typescript in Maori on the Treaty of Waitangi; notes on land of Tame Katene; fragment of letter from or to Mrs K Gilshenan, Paihia; and a typescript promissory note in te reo Māori on card for Te Kamupene Ropu Hokohoko Rimiti (dated 1927) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Writing by McDonnell
Date: [1913-1935]
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7445-02
Description: Various pieces of writing by McDonnell, some in Maori; includes `NZ drama of war, Kerikeri, 1825', `Genuine religion', creation, `Patrick Stafford statement' Language - Some items in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).