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Diary of Hans Heinrich (Henry) Suter

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  • Description

    Contains photocopied material. Typescript volume (30 cm) entitled 'Diary of Hans Heinrich (Henry) Suter : The Suter family's voyage to New Zealand on the "Rimutaka" and their first few weeks in New Zealand 11 November 1886 - 16 February 1887' by Pamela Hyde, PhD, 2006. (35 leaves)

  • Other Id

    3626 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2006-38 (Reference Number)

    68950 (DBTextworks system ID)

    2006/38 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Diary of Hans Heinrich (Henry) Suter
  • Primary Maker

     Dr Pamela Hyde

  • Date
    2006
  • Physical Description

    1 folder containing 1 spiral-bound typescript volume

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Provenance Details
    Location of original: Suter's original diary, written in Swiss German, is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. [Ref. MS 296]
  • Public Access Text

    Henry Suter, the son of a prosperous silk manufacturer of Zurich, was born in Switzerland on 9 March 1841. After training as an analytical chemist, he joined his father's business, and was for some years engaged in commercial pursuits before emigrating to New Zealand aboard the 'Rimutaka' with his wife and family in 1886.

    An expert conchologist, he is best known for his work on marine molluscs and substantial contribution to Frederick Hutton's 'Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca' (1880). He died in Christchurch on 31 July 1918, aged 77.

    A digitised copy of the 'RMS Rimutaka' is available. (2 images)

    An electronic copy of the diary portion only is available.

    See also:

    (1) - MS-296.

    (2) - MS-58, Box 16, Folder 4.

    (3) - MUS-1995-1-7: Auckland Institute Council Minute Books 8-12: Minute Book VII, May 10 1893 - Nov 1 1899.

    (4) - MUS-1995-38-141: Auckland Museum Correspondence, 1868-1899 - General Correspondence Sm - Sy.

    (5) - MUS-1995-41-5: Auckland Museum Correspondence, 1901-1925 - General Correspondence, S - Z.

    (6) - MUS-1996-6-4: Auckland Institute and Museum Correspondence - Letter Book 4 (1897-1909).

    (7) - Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. LI, Wellington, 1919, ix-x. (obituary)

  • Last Update
    04 Nov 2022
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