Sorrenson, M. P. K.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of documents on the Ringatu Church, ca. 1930-ca.1950, including 'A Maori form of Christianity - the Ringatu Church', by R. Winks (47 leaves). Also contained in the papers are the rules of the Ringatu Church Incorporated, records of the general meeting of the Ringatu Church held at Ruatoki, 25-28 June 1938, and at Wainui, 29 June 1938; plans for the consolidation of the church as carried out at a united meeting held at Ruatoki, 25- 28 June 1938; a report of the meeting...

Scope and Contents Photocopied typescript with handwritten annotations. The following description of the typescript is taken from correspondence between the author, lawyer N.D. Ferguson and Professor Keith Sorrenson of the Department of History at the time that the item was donated to the Library.The account is in two parts, the first starts in 1919 with the first approach to the [Maori] owners by the crown and ends in 1951 when the crown having obtained by purchase about 95%...

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Associated materials: Earlier papers at MSS & Archives A-64 and A-201.

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Collection includes personal papers, diaries, Workers' Educational Association and Auckland University lecture notes, and drafts for published works. There is also a file on the J.C. Beaglehole dismissal controversy at Auckland University College.