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A short history of Belfast by William Edward Brown

 Collection
Identifier: Arch 0633

Scope and Contents

Photocopied typescript of A short history of Belfast by William Edward Brown. Also includes a photocopied 1882 extract from the Lyttelton times.

Dates

  • 1949

Creator

Biographical / Historical

William Brown wrote this short history in response to a request from the Belfast Northern Ireland City Council. As the District Land Registrar for Canterbury Mr. Brown had easy access to many records of land transactions in Belfast. He also interviewed older residents to produce this short history.

Extent

15 Sheets

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Shelf TU H 2a, Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives

Arch 628-638 in one box

Related Materials

A sound recording inspired by this history by Ivan Halligan is available at Arch 0966.

Title
A short history of Belfast by William Edward Brown
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