Christchurch City Council: Mayor's Office Canterbury Earthquake Ephemera
Content Description
Cards, letters, artworks and other material created and sent to the Mayor’s Office of Christchurch City Council following the Canterbury Earthquakes to express condolences and show support to the City in 2010-2011.
Many of the items are handwritten letters and cards from school children and community groups from New Zealand, and overseas. Items are variously addressed to City of Christchurch, Civic Defence, or the Mayor, Bob Parker.
Dates
- Creation: 2010-2011
Creator
- Christchurch City Council (November 1862-Present) (Organization)
- Christchurch City Council. Mayor's Office (1924-Present) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Some of these records are held in the Archives Vault racking. Access to some records is controlled by Iron Mountain. There may be delays in access. Christchurch City Council Archives will advise.
Conditions Governing Access
Some privacy restrictions may apply. Contact Christchurch City Council Archives for more information.
Extent
2 Boxes (Record cartons)
1 Folders (Oversized)
1 Digital Resources
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Formerly part of the Christchurch City Libraries Ephemera Collection, Canterbury Earthquake archive Arch 1041. This material was reassessed following contact from Libraries in October 2023 and as a result was deaccessioned from the Libraries collections and accessioned into the Christchurch City Council Archives.
Former Identifiers
Arch 1041 CCC/ARC/23-026
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Council Archive Collection Repository