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Dieter Meyer collection on Māori land issues

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-Maori-87/02

Scope and Contents

Sound recordings and transcripts of interviews on Te Matakite o Aotearoa and the Land March, and related papers, recorded and collected by Dieter Meyer between April and August 1978.

Dates

  • 1978

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Not restricted

Biographical / Historical

Dieter Meyer (1955-1979) came from Zurich in 1978 to study anthropology and Maori Studies at the University of Auckland. His plans to write an MA thesis on the Land March were cut short by his death from cancer in 1979.

Extent

0.2 metres (1 box + 41 cassette tapes)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Elisabeth and Werner Meyer as the 'Dieter Meyer memorial collection', March 1985.

Existence and Location of Originals

Original tapes held by Elisabeth and Werner Meyer.

Title
Inventory of the Dieter Meyer collection on Maori land issues
Status
Completed
Author
Jane McRae
Date
1987
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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