Society of Canterbury Colonists records
Scope and Contents
The records of the Society of Canterbury Colonists includes minutes drawn up by the First body of the Canterbury Colonists at their rooms 1A Adelphi Terrace [London] : the "Society of Canterbury Colonists" April 25, 1850.
At the back of the handwritten original minute book is the text: "1850. Book for registering the names and occupations of parties desirous of emigrating to the settlement of Canterbury in New Zealand." Only one name is entered, Joseph Gilbert, his wife and 8 children.
"The Foundation of Canterbury", a Press article about the Society minutes, published 25/10/1900, has been pasted in at the front of the book. Also includes a typescript copy of the minutes book, made in January 1953.
Dates
- 1850
Creator
- Society of Canterbury Colonists (Organization)
Extent
1 Boxes (2 Volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Shelf TU B 3b, Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives
Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives, Outsize
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection has been digitised. See the external documents area for links to digitised records.
- Title
- Society of Canterbury Colonists records
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Collection Repository
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand
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