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John Cowie Reid collection of Charles Dickens material.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-114
Scope and Contents

A collection of material relating to Charles Dickens. The collection includes a first day cover, 3 June 1970, of British stamps commemorating the death of Dickens, a letter from Dickens to F.A. Fair, 5 September 1851, and 'Master Humphrey's Clock', by "Boz", issue no.12, 20 June 1840.

Dates: 1840-1851 ; 1970
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

John Cowie Reid papers.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-89/14
Abstract The papers are unique as being the only papers of a university teacher of English that have survived more or less intact and are in a public institution. The largest series consists of Reid's handwritten lecture notes on English literature from Chaucer to the 1960s, delivered mainly to university classes, but also on a variety of extra-mural occasions at summer schools and the like. His literary efforts occupy two series that consist of research notes and manuscripts of 10 of the...
Dates: 1910 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1972
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

John Cowie Reid poems and lecture notes.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-159
Scope and Contents

Miscellany. Includes offprints sent to Reid; a small collection of poems (typescript) and manuscript lecture notes.

Dates: n.d.
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

John MacRae research papers.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-153
Scope and Contents

A computer print-out of Maori incomes/expenditure survey. Results of survey incorporated in doctoral thesis: 'A study in the application of economic analysis to social issues, the Maori, and the New Zealand economy, (University of London, 1975), two copies of which are housed in the University of Auckland Library

Dates: ca 1975
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Judy Siers collection of James Chapman-Taylor photographic prints.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2010/12
Scope and Contents Black and white photographic prints collected by Judy Siers, author of the bookThe life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor . Series 1 comprises photographs of a number of well-known Auckland landmarks, including the University of Auckland clock tower. All of these photographs have been mounted for exhibition; the original mounts include Chapman-Taylor’s pencil captions and signature. The photographs in Series 2 are all of Maori subjects, including...
Dates: 1920s-1940s
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Kendrick Smithyman draft of poem Calling the roll

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-B-31
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of drafts of the poem 'Calling the roll' which was commissioned by the University of Auckland Centenary Committee. Also included is correspondence between the Chairman of the Centenary Committee, Professor Nicholas Tarling, and Smithyman.

Dates: 1983
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Kendrick Smithyman poems to mark the retirement of Peter Dane, Bill Pearson and Karl Stead.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-B-32
Scope and Contents

Collection comprises typescripts of three poems composed by Smithyman to mark the retirement of three collegues, Peter Dane, Bill Pearson and Karl Stead from The University of Auckland English Department. The poems are entitled: 'Peter Dane retiring', 'Words for Bill Pearson', 'Yes (C)K.S.'.

Dates: 1986
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Kendrick Smithyman programme for departmental dinner in honour of Professor Forrest Scott.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-E-27
Scope and Contents

Programme for departmental dinner held in honour of Professor Forrest Scott, English Common Room, 1 December 1984. The programme includes a poem written for the occasion by Kendrick Smithyman.

Dates: 1984
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Kurt Kreielsheimer scientific papers.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-Vault 44
Dates: 1929 - 1975
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Library records relating to construction of General Library Building.

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS-Archives-Vault 31
Scope and Contents

Design brief and related records.

Dates: 1962 - 1962
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Michael Law papers.

 File
Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-205
Scope and Contents

The file relates to demonstrations in Auckland over the visit of Spiro Agnew, the American Vice-President, 16 January 1970, and the case for a public inquiry.

Dates: 1970
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Michael Law papers related to student politics.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-231
Scope and Contents

Collection of papers relating to student politics, 1968-1971, arranged according to the subject file order in which they were received, e.g. community colleges, 'Omega', correspondence and minutes of the Auckland University Students' Association.

Dates: 1968 - 1971
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Michael Stenson papers.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-189
Scope and Contents Chiefly material relating to Dr Stenson's tenure as lecturer in South East Asian history, Auckland University, 1968- 1977. The material was removed from his office after his death, and is mainly correspondence and typescripts of published and unpublished writings.During the processing of this collection a number of serials were removed and placed in the Library's Serieal Collection, including issues of Afro-Asian labour bulletin, ...
Dates: ca. 1968-1977
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

Muriel Lloyd Prichard manuscript.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-101
Scope and Contents

A typescript of 'British pioneers of electrical engineering', prepared when Professor Prichard was Fellow at the University of Wales.

Dates: ca 1940s
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

National Council of Churches in New Zealand, University Chaplaincy Trust Board financial records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-90/3
Scope and Contents

Annual accounts, cash books and ledger book.

Dates: 1973 - 1989
Found in: Special Collections, He Māra Mahara, University of Auckland

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