Stephen Savage manuscript
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2023/24
Scope and Contents
Word list recorded in 1932 by Stephen Savage from the Islands of Rakahanga and Manihiki (Cook Islands)
Dates
- 1932
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted
Biographical / Historical
Born in New Zealand in 1875 Stephen Savage was part New Zealand Māori, from the Whanau Apanui Tribe in the Bay of Plenty. He went to Rarotonga in 1894 where hes Registrar of the Native Land Court of the Cook Islands and a translator for the Cook Islands Administration until his death in 1941.
Extent
.01 metres (1 folder)
Language of Materials
Rarotongan; Cook Islands Maori
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Ross Clark in September 2023
Source
- Clark, Ross (Person)
- Title
- Stephen Savage manuscript
- Author
- Nigel Bond
- Date
- September 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
Contact:
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz