Kenneth Cumberland collection of National Development Council Physical Environment Committee reports.
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of a box of reports received by Professor Kenneth Cumberland from the the Physical Environment Committee of the National Development Council between 1968 and 1970.
Dates
- 1968 - 1970
Creator
- National Development Council (N.Z.). Physical Environment Committee (Organization)
- Cumberland, Kenneth B. (Kenneth Brailey) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted
Biographical / Historical
Kenneth Brailey Cumberland (1913-2011) Professor of Geography at The University of Auckland from 1946 to 1978. Cumberland established the Department of Geography at Auckland in 1946 having come to New Zealand from Yorkshire in 1938 to teach at Canterbury University College. Recipient of the CBE for his services to geography Cumberland was the first geographer to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He was Vice-President of the International Geographical Union, founding editor of the New Zealand Geographer (1945-54) and presenter of the television series Landmarks.
Extent
0.1 metres (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Kenneth Cumberland per Geography Library ca 1982.
Source
- Cumberland, Kenneth B. (Kenneth Brailey) (Donor, Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz