About the collection This collection contains records to do with Adcock's academic and social activities. There is a small amount of family correspondence, which is restricted. There are no patient records. The collection includes published and unpublished papers by Adcock, and teaching material prepared by him. There are significant records to do with the WEA in England and New Zealand, including an unpublished history of the WEA in Wellington. Other significant material relates to the establishment...

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Academic career with relevance to Victoria University: MSc, ME (NZ: Canterbury), PhD (Manc), ARAS, FAGU Vice-Chancellor and Principal: 1982-85; Resigned, 1985. Knighted, 1996.

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This is a collection of the papers of both Ernest Beaglehole (1906-1965) and Pearl (Pam, also known as Tio) Beaglehole (1910-1979). The material includes publications, notes, correspondence, and photographs from the Beagleholes' professional and personal lives.

Overview The collection consists of Dr. Cleveland's research papers on various subjects, his notes to do with early use of computers, and material to do with his teaching experience at the university. In addition to his own records, Dr. Cleveland has donated collections of electoral pamphlets and clippings, examples of early slide media, and archives collected during the course of his research. These collected archives have been described under the names of their various creators: Compton...

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Only copies of Sir Charles Cotton's publications are held.

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Unpublished typecript of the Macmillan Brown lecture series (3 lectures) on the topic of Joyce Cary, delivered at Victoria University of Wellington, 11, 12 and 13 March, 1959. Donated by Ian Gordon..

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This collection consists of copies of recordings made by Koro Dewes. Recorded from the 1950s to 1970s in Te Reo Māori, with some English, it contains whaikōrero, tikanga, whakapapa, waiata, hui, and oral histories. Though previously primarily associated with Ngāti Porou this collection contains recordings from across the motu.

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There have been two transfers of Prof. Hamer's papers, following his untimely death. The first transfer comprised working files from his office in the History Department, and electronic copies of his email correspondence. The second transfer added index cards to do with his electoral history research, and photograph albums chiefly covering his interest in buildings in North America.

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Two A2 size map folders of photostat copies of 14th C texts on Buridan Logic. These texts may well be available online. One transit box of foolscap folders contains similar material, and one folder of handwritten notes.