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Athol John McDonald Miller - Papers relating to the Clark, Gardner and Miller families

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  • Description

    Athol John McDonald Miller was the family historian of the Clark, Gardner and Miller families. Folders 1-19 relate to the Clark family and folders 20-29 relate to the Gardner family. These papers complement Miller's two published histories on the Clark and Gardner families, and the Gardner and Le Gallais papers in the Library's collection.

    Includes papers on the Miller family and programmes and other memorabilia relating to the New Zealand and Australian Universities Rugby Tests of 1922-25.

  • Other Id

    740 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1996-3 (Reference Number)

    M 748 (DBTextworks system ID)

    96/3 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Athol John McDonald Miller - Papers relating to the Clark, Gardner and Miller families
  • Primary Maker

     Athol Miller

  • Date
    1770s-1990s
  • Physical Description

    2 transit boxes

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Related Object Notes
    MS-1995-11
    MS-1995-13
    Miller, Athol John McDonald. 'The Clark family history', Gail Lambert (ed), Govt. Print. Office, Wellington, 1989. [Call No. DU 417 .1]
  • Provenance Details
    Provenance: Estate of Athol John McDonald Miller.
  • Subject Notes
    Athol John McDonald Miller was born at Hobsonville, Auckland, New Zealand, the son of James Miller and his wife, Ellen (nee Gardner), and was raised by his grandmother, Louisa Felgate Gardner (nee Clark). He gained his engineering degree from Auckland University, where he was captain of the AUC Rugby Club in 1925. After a career as a civil engineer, he retired in 1975 to devote his time to researching his family history.
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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