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Brittenden, William James Arnold

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1910 - 1986

Biography

Bill Brittenden was a Christchurch teacher, historian, writer and city councillor. He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School, and wrote a short history for its 75th anniversary. He was the first headmaster of Aranui High School, where Keri (then Kerry) Hulme was his pupil.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Brittenden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0506
Scope and Contents Papers belonging to and collected by William James Arnold Brittenden. Includes family papers of the Brittenden family as well as a variety of collected papers relating to Christchurch including those relating to the railways in the Canterbury and Otago regions and documents of the Christchurch City Council. Many of the documents are collected and include programmes of events and newspaper clippings. Subjects include Canterbury events; churches; education and schools; sport;...
Dates: 1898-1986