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Mandate reports, official papers – not Diary – (F.O.V. Acheson’s note). The papers in this series were found in three bundles, in poor condition, and appear to have been intended for the Diary series but remained unfiled as in 5.2.1.4 above. They contain, as well as printed reports, clippings and typewritten and handwritten notes kept by Richardson and relevant to the political troubles in Western Samoa during his term of office, including the Mau movement and its supporters O.F. Nelson, E.W. Gurr and A.W. Smyth who were exiled to New Zealand; the Royal Commission Concerning the Administration of Western Samoa (1927); and O.F. Nelson’s petition to the League of Nations on Samoan affairs (see also 5.2.1.3k above). Some of these papers may be duplicated in the Diary series, but they have not been examined in sufficient depth to determine which. 1922-1934.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS. Archives. 96/1. Series 5. Sub-Series 5/2. Sub-Series 5/2/1. Sub-Series 5/2/1/5

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Papers relating to published and unpublished fiction and plays, and to a planned biography of G.S. Richardson that was never completed.

Dates

  • 1906 - 1948

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Not restricted

Extent

From the Collection: 2.3 metres (21 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository

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