Evelyn Stokes Collection

Collection comprises more than 100 boxes of papers, records, correspondence, research notes, diaries, notebooks, photographs, maps, Government and Waitangi Tribunal documents, slides, ephemera, selected newspaper articles, and books relating to the interests and work of the late Dame Evelyn Stokes (1936-2005). Major topics covered include geography, geothermal resources, Māori land claims, and history of the Māori.

Dr Evelyn Mary Stokes was a former professor of geography in the Department of Geography, Tourism and Environmental planning at the University of Waikato for 40 years. She was the longest serving academic staff member at the University of Waikato and a former member of the Waitangi Tribunal.