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Deposited papers - Stephenson Percy Smith
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- Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922
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- Series-0242
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Correspondence and other papers of Stephenson Percy Smith, the leading figure in the early Polynesian Society. Included is correspondence with other ethnologists and informants, papers relating to his work as a surveyor, Scenic Preservation Commissioner and Urerewa Land Commissioner, and manuscripts of his various books and articles. Other Smith material can be found in other series, reflecting his all-encompassing role in the work of the early Society.
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- Polynesian Society: Records
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- Personal papers
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Correspondence - Archdeacon Philip Walsh, W J Wheeler, G T Wilkinson
Date: 1887-1893, 1912
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-278
Description: Letters to and from Archdeacon Philip Walsh, 1912 (2); and letters from W J Wheeler, 1892 (2); G T Wilkinson, 1887-1893 (12). Quantity: 1 folder(s) (16 pieces).
Correspondence - Herbert William Williams
Date: 1896-1920
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-279
Description: Letters to and from Herbert William Williams. Much of the correspondence concerns Williams' work on the Maori-English dictionary. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (62 pieces).
Correspondence - Alexander Shand, R A A Sherrin, Harry M Skeet, W H Skinner, H Guthrie ...
Date: 1887-1919
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-274
Description: Comprises letters from Alexander Shand (2) 1895-1896; R A A Sherrin (7) 1887-1888; letters to and from Harry M Skeet (2) 1907; letters to W H Skinner (10) 1893-1912; and letters to and from Guthrie H Smith (6) 1919 and undated.
Urewera Land Commission correspondence
Date: 1900-1901
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-297
Description: Contains letters from Tuhoe people to Smith about the Urewera Commission to determine title to lands in the Urewera area; the letters deal with the venue of the Commission, the administration of the Commission, and about local conflicts in the lead up to the sitting of the Commission; the papers also include a copy of the Urewera District Native Reserve Act Amendment 1900 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notebook
Date: 1905-1906
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-283
Description: New Plymouth survey notes with some sketches. Also includes some waiata and ethnological notes. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Correspondence - Tamati Ranapiri, Sidney H Ray, Tiimi Waata Rimini, G H Robinson, Joshu...
Date: 1894-1930
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-271
Description: The correspondence with Tamati Ranapiri, 1894-1895 (3), deals with Polynesian Society business, traditional bird-catching practices and information about various Maori words and expressions; the correspondence with Rimini, 1893 (2), deals with Polynesian Society business, Te Arawa whakapapa and history and pa associated with the Tapuika people. Also contains a 1903 letter from G H Robinson, and four letters, undated, from Joshua Rutland. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (21 pieces).
Correspondence - Kahui Kararehe, H H Lawry, A Leverd
Date: 1886, 1893-1907, 1910-1915
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-264
Description: Contains inwards letters from Kahui Kaharehe 1893-1907 (40); a letter from H H Lawry, and correspondence with A Leverd 1910-1915 (8). The extensive correspondence between Smith and Te Kahui Kararehe of Taranaki deals with Taranaki whakapapa, information about the migration to New Zealand from Hawaiki of the Aotea and Kurahaupo canoes, whakatauki, information about the Maori language, waiata, karakaia, information about 19th century conflicts and about tthe activities of Te Whiti and Tohu at Parihaka Relationship complexity - Refer to `Ko nga tuhituhi a Te Kahui Kararehe ki a Te Mete 1893-1906', editted by Ruka Broughton (1984), and published by the Maori Studies Dept, Victoria University of Wellington - this contains transcripts of the originals in the manuscript, with a good name-iwi index Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Urewera Native Land Court hearing notes
Date: 1900-1901
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-293
Description: Contains notes about the occupation of the Urewera district by various Tuhoe hapu, including whakapapa, information about lists of hapu members, and summaries of the decisions of the Urewera Commissioners about the ownership of various blocks of land in the district (in Maori and English)
Urerewa notes
Date: Jan 1899
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-290
Description: Comprises notes on place names, pa sites, Urerewa history and customs, and some waiata. Also includes a letter from Te Pouwhare of Ruatoki to Smith about conflicts between Tuhoe and Te Arawa, with related waiata Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notebook
Date: 1895-1920
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-282
Description: Contains survey notes and waiata and other ethnological notes from Tuhoe and Tokaanui areas with some sketches (about half of the text is in shorthand). Also a diary of a trip to Blenheim, 28 Oct-22 Dec 1896 describing survey work in the area; notes from books and newspapers about psychic occurances including notes on his own dreams and clairvoyant experiences of his daughter-in-law. Quantity: 1 volume(s).