Documentation
Scope and Contents
A selection of documents featuring items transcribed 'in-house' at the archive, dictations from the performers at time of recording, and photographic prints of singer's waiata books.
Dates
- 1935 - 1979
Creator
- From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)
To request or comment
To request access to items in this collection, or to provide comment or corrections, please complete the following: Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound request form
Restrictions
Restrictions appearing in the collection were placed by the performers at time of recording. Usually the restriction limits access to members of particular iwi or hapu.
These items may sometimes be referred to for scholarly purposes but may not be copied or published in any form without the explicit release by the appropriate tribal authority.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.08 metres (85 open reel tapes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Maori
Arrangement
From creation, the content of McLean's recordings were considered in two seperate ways - announcements and waiata. Transcripts are available for many of the collections' items, but filed seperately under those two headings.
Repository Details
Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository
Level 3, General Library
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92109
Auckland 1010 New Zealand
+64 9 923 5008
amps@auckland.ac.nz