Māori governance, language, and community ephemera

Date1918, 1920, 1945, 1953, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1989, 2001Reference NumberBIG_0003SummaryCollection of papers purchased from the estate of Professor Bruce BiggsMain Body

Notebook of Dr. Humphry Haines handwritten and typed containing whakatauaki, note found inside to Bruce from Jane, [n.d.]
'WAI-ARIKI COUNCIL IN ACTION', booklet,1963.,
'THE NEW ZEALAND Māori COUNCIL', typed sheet, 11 November 1963
'Mārae Publications Limited', 2pgs loose, [n.d.]
'The New Zealand Māori Council', loose page regarding the set up of the Arts and Craft Institute, 22 November 1963
4pgs stapled photocopies with typed letter to Bruce Biggs from publisher Anne French regarding sales of the book 'Waitangi', 24 May 1989
Loose typed sheet to Anne from Bruce Biggs in response, 30 May 1989
Envelope containing copy of pp 123 - 124 of Colenso's 'Mo nga Tangata Mangumangu tenei wahi' and 'HE WAIATA NA NGA IWI Māori KIA KAWANA KEREI', [n.d.]
Loose photocopy 'Treaty views lack clarity' news clipping, [n.d.]
'HE Pōwhiri', invitiation and schedule for the centennial of the wharenui Te Tokanganui-a-noho, 21 October 1972
Loose photocopy regarding the reunion programme of the Hetet whānau, 29 January 1971
'Pōwhiri WHAKATOMO WHARE-TUPUNA', booklet, [n.d.]
Pink invite to W. Hetet to a kōrero with Te Rangatira and Komiti of the Auckland Savage Club, 5 February 1945
Te reo invite to Mārae o Maketū i Kawhia, 1 November 1986 Envelope containing 3 'HE Pōwhiri' invitations and one loose handwritten note to Bruce from Pei, 2 Oct [n.y]
'TE KAUHANGANUI', typed loose paper in te reo, 2 June 1920 Loose paper typed in te reo regarding the crowning of Potatau by Wiremu, [n.d.]
'GOAT ISLAND VALLEY', loose paper typed prose, [n.d.]
'Connections et rapports entre les langues du sud-estasiatique et celles d'Oceanie' loose typed page in french, 1958
'WHERE NO MAN HAS BEEN BEFORE', Newspaper clipping regarding Waitomo Caves, 7 September 1953
10 loose index cards, [n.d.]
Loose photograph black and white of four children sitting on a cliff, [n.d.]
Loose photograph black and white of an unknown valley, [n.d.] '
The Structure of New Zealand Māori', loose page, [n.d.]
'SONGS AND TALES OF THE SEA KINGS - INTERPRETATIONS OF THE ORAL LITERATURE OF POLYNESIA', [n.d.]
3 pgs with two stapled relating to the Rarotongan-English Dictionary compiled 1918 and a typed letter to R.A Langdon 20 November 1973
3 loose typed pages numbered 100-102 in te reo regarding 'KO TE ARA TAAWHAO' by Haamiora Pio, [n.d.]
Loose page typed letter to Clyde on University of Auckland letterhead regarding 'Character and Structure of the Action in Māori', 19 August 1959
Loose page handwritten letter to Bruce Biggs from F. A. Charlton-Thomas, 6 September 1978
Loose paper with handwritten map of dialects, [n.d.]
Blank postcard from San Francisco, [n.d.]
Loose paper with handwritten note regarding the void, [n.d.]
Loose paper handwritten in pencil in English and te reo karakia, [n.d.]
Postcard from Rangi to Mary Ratima (?) from England 2 pgs loose typed pink papers regarding books in te reo, [n.d.]
'Māori visionary leaves legacy of change', newspaper clipping Sunday Star Times regarding Robert Mahuta, 4 February 2001
'Burial spot still under discussion', newspaper clipping Herald regarding Robert Mahuta, 5 February 2001
'Sir Robert changed the face of NZ', newspaper clipping Weekend Herald, 3-4 February, 2001
4 pgs loose dot matrix paper with hand written notes regarding linguistics, [n.d.]
3 pgs typed and folded into a booklet with handwritten note on the front page from Bill Cameron to Bruce Biggs regarding Cameron's work on the bibliography of Te Hokioi, 17 August 1961
Empty brown envelope, [n.d.]
20pgs stapled together in Swahili (?) Envelope with newspaper clipping of Jakeman - Te Kanawa Pearl wedding, [n.d.]

CreatorBruce BiggsLevelSeriesExtentFolderSystem of ArrangementOriginal order has been kept from one file box, one Warwick Spring Clip Box File and one ringbinder folder.LanguageEnglishTe Reo Māori

Asset Location

RoomMahi Māreikura Room

Usage

Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.RestrictionsNoa. No access restrictions apply.CopyrightUniversity of WaikatoAcknowledgementWe extend our deepest gratitude to Joy Biggs and the Biggs whānau for making these materials accessible and ensuring that future generations can learn from and be inspired by the work of Professor Bruce Biggs.

Relates To

Subject (keywords)BookletsCorrespondenceLinguisticsMāraeMāori governanceMāori scholarsNewspaper clippingsPhotographsPōwhiriTe reo MāoriTreaty of WaitangiWaiataWharenuiTe Tiriti o Waitangi

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