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Chatham Islands papers

 Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0469

Scope and Contents

Photocopies of papers written by David Holmes and others, relating to the history of the Chatham Islands.

Includes S. Deighton's A Moriori vocabulary (1889), H.D. Skinner's The Morioris of Chatham Islands (1923), Captain W.E. Thomas's Census of Moriori and Māori with rules for the administration of justice (1864), William Bauche's Morioris of the Chathams (1922), Ernst Dieffenbach's An account of the Chatham Islands (1840), Alexander Shand's The occupation of the Chatham Islands by the Maoris in 1835 (1892), Frederick Hunt's Twenty-five years' experience in New Zealand and the Chatham Islands (1866), an extract from Bishop Selwyn's diary (1848) and Rys Richards' American whaling on the Chatham grounds (1971).

Dates

  • Creation: c1791-1981

Creator

Extent

1 Boxes (4 Folders and 1 Envelope)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Shelf TU G 2e, Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives

Former identifier

Formerly Ms 275

Title
Chatham Islands papers
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

Contact:
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand