Five lectures on Sir George Grey, 1950-57. 1. Bayly Memorial lecture, 21 Apr 1950. Sir George Grey and the Maori Wars (precis). 2. Lecture to Director's Conference, I.H.R. 1 Nov 1951. Governor Sir George Grey - some problems connected with the study of his public career. 3. Talk to Professor G. Graham's Seminar, 5 Nov 1951. Study of the public career of Sir George Grey and the technical problems connected therewith. 4. Address to the Australian and NZ Association for the Advancement of Science, 21 Aug 1952. Sir George Grey, Governor of South Africa, South Australia and New Zealand. 5. [Lecture to] Auckland Historical Society, Aug 1957. Some impressions of Sir George Grey. File of rough manuscript notes for lectures., 1950 - 1957

Lecture notes; typescripts of books and articles; research notes; transcripts of early family and personal papers; inventories and transcripts of Colonial Office despatches. The more important papers are: (a) Auckland Provincial Centennial Council. Historical Research Committee. Records, 1936-1939. 30 cms. A collection of minutes, correspondence and working papers, collected by Rutherford who was a member. (b) Clendon, James Reddy, 1801-72. Papers, 1840-72. 30 items. Includes Clendon's census of the Bay of Islands district, 1846. Transcribed by Rutherford from originals now in the Auckland Public Library. (c) Dillon, Constantine A., 1813-53. Letters, 1843-9, to his mother and sister describing events in the Nelson settlement, notably the Wairau massacre, 1843. 11 items. Transcript (typewritten). (d) Hobbs, John, 1800-83. Papers, 1824-1900. 70 items. Mainly letters between missionaries and the Wesleyan Missionary Society. Transcripts by Rutherford of the originals in the possession (1937) of Mrs A.W.B. Powell, Auckland. (e) Mair, Gilbert, 1799-1857. Papers, 1839-57. Papers, 1839-74. 100 items. Transcripts by Rutherford of originals in the possession (1938) of Mr G. Mair, Torbay, Auckland. (f) Russell, Andrew H. Expedition chiefly by canoe and foot from Auckland to the Hot Lakes, Pink Terraces and Lake Taupo in the year 1850. 48 leaves. Typewritten transcript of the original in the possession (1939) of commander G.H. Denniston, London. (g) Sewell, Henry. Journal, 1852-66. 2 v. in 7. Carbon copies of typescript.