Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Robert Alexander Falla - Papers relating to the Auckland Institute & Museum
Primary Maker
Date
1930-1936
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Parent
Related Object Notes
Auckland War Memorial Museum Archives.
Provenance Details
Location of original: Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. [Turnbull Ref. Nos. MS-Papers-2366-139, -140 and -141]Provenance: Material was obtained by the Museum Library Manager, Bruce J. Ralston, from the personal papers of Sir Robert A. Falla held in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington (Turnbull Ref. No. MS-Papers-2366), on 9 January 2012, as part of his research project concerning collections of staff papers held in the Museum Library.
Subject Notes
R. A. Falla: Shipping clerk, ornithologist, teacher, museum director, began his scientific career as an ornithologist (1931-1935) and school service officer at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand. He was the museum's Assistant Director, 1936-1937; Director of Canterbury Museum, 1937-1947; and Director of the Dominion Museum, 1947-1966.
R. K. Dell. 'Falla, Robert Alexander - Biography', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Sep-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/4f4/1
Last Update
07 Jul 2023
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