Allen family papers.
Scope and Contents
Collection includes papers relating to the Samoa Shipping & Trading Company and Allen family history. The collection relates primarily to the liquidation of the shipping company after the death of Captain E.F. Allen in 1924. It would appear that material in the collection was collated by Captain E.F. Allen's son Robert Houghton Allen who served in the Australian Imperial Forces during the First World War. Robert Allen died in New Zealand in 1972.
Dates
- 1916 - 1929
Creator
- Allen, Ernest Frederick Hughes (Person)
- Allen, Robert Houghton (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted
Biographical / Historical
The Allen family were associated with The Samoa Shipping & Trading Co. which was liquidated on Captain Ernest Frederick Hughes Allan's death in 1924.
Extent
0.02 metres (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Hugh Laracy, History Department, University of Auckland in December 1991.
- Allen family
- Allen, Ernest Frederick Hughes
- Samoa Shipping & Trading Company -- Form subdivision--Archives.;
Source
- Laracy, Hugh (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