

The collection includes Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts from the 12th to the 17th century, and Eastern manuscripts from the 16th to the 19th century. Māori collections and personal papers and diaries.Ī collection of miscellaneous non-New Zealand manuscripts ranging in date from 1558 to the 20th century. Waiata, literary papers, women’s organisations, Toi whakaari, social action and community groups, Te Tai Tokerau, from the 19th century through to the present day. The material in this collection relates to New Zealand, and particularly Auckland and The weather journals (51) of Richard Davis are a record of weather observations which has allowed climate scientists to develop a better understanding of the historical weather record of northern New Zealand. This collection was inscribed on the New Zealand register of the UNESCO Memory of the World in 2019. See all Auckland Libraries inscriptions.Īs New Zealand’s national anthem, ‘God Defend New Zealand’ is one of our most powerful symbols of national identity. This collection was inscribed on the New Zealand register of the UNESCO Memory of the World in 2013. This collection was inscribed on the New Zealand register of the UNESCO Memory of the World in 2011. The Grey New Zealand Māori Manuscript collection is a substantial cultural and historical record of pre-European examples of Māori knowledge and information. Grey New Zealand Māori Manuscript Collection Māori, and more than 3000 reta written mostly to Grey, but occasionally to other correspondents. Included are manuscripts by Captain James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks and material about Madagascar, reta and manuscripts in The material relates to his political and colonial career, both in and outsideĪotearoa, and his cultural and philological interests.

The collections consists of reta and manuscripts either collected by or produced by Sir George Grey. Some manuscripts are not available online. You can locate this material in the Heritage Collections at the Central City Library.
