George Samuel Graham - Papers

George Samuel Graham's papers are held in the Auckland Central Library's Sir George Grey Special Collections and also in the Auckland War Memorial Museum's documentary heritage collections, with the latter holding the greater part.

A tentative draft bibliography was prepared by David R. Simmons in 1978–79. Further work was done on this bibliography in 1980-81 by Jeff Sissons, who interfiled the holdings of both institutions. In 1993, a new inventory was prepared by Jenifer Curnow to provide a more comprehensive and consistent guide to the papers held in the Auckland Museum's documentary heritage collections.

MS-120-M99 (Te Akarana Māori Association Minute Books) -- The earlier minute book, 1926–27, is held at MS-2002-113.

George Samuel Graham was born on 23 December 1874, in Auckland. He was 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 Ngaati Whanaunga, and in 1935 he married Mare, of Ngāti Mahuta. Graham's lifelong interest in the collecting of, empathy with, and championship of Māori history, language, culture and artefacts began at an early age. He published widely in the Journal of the Polynesian Society and also metropolitan and local newspapers between 1890 and 1950. Graham died on 11 April 1952, at Rotorua, and was survived by three sons and two daughters.

See also DNZB entry: https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4g17/graham-george-samuel