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George Samuel Graham - Papers
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Te Reo Māori
English
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Provenance Details
Provenance: Mrs Jenifer Curnow, after much painstaking work has established that the Library acquired the papers over a long period (1926? - 1993), from Graham himself, from his daughters, Mrs Marguerite Scale and Mrs Beatrice Mika, from Mr J.R. Graham, Rev. Selwyn Clarke, Mrs Te Aue ('Daisy') Davis, Mr Fairfield, Lucy Cranwell, the Department of Lands and Survey and through David R. Simmons, as well as from the Auckland Museum Archives. (1.5 m)
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Subject Notes
George Samuel Graham was born in Auckland, the son of James Bannatyne Graham and grandson of George Graham, M.H.R. for Newton (1861-69). In 1912 he married Takurangi (Kahupeka) of Ngati Whanaunga, and in 1935 he married Mare of Ngati Mahuta. Graham's lifelong interest in, collecting of, empathy with and championship of Maori history, language, culture and artefacts began at an early age, and he published widely in the Journal of the Polynesian Society and metropolitan and local newspapers between 1890 and 1950.
DNZB entry: http://dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4G17
Last Update
19 Feb 2024
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