Personal Papers and Historical Records Collection
The nucleus of this collection dates back to the 1920s when Rev M A Rugby Pratt was the Connexional Secretary of the Methodist Church. He actively sought what he called “Historical Records” or “Early Records” from parishes and individuals, to preserve in the Connexional Office in Christchurch, in his role as Custodian of Early Records.
As documents ranging from newspaper cuttings, photographs, letters, registers, recollections, research, original manuscripts, diaries and so on arrived, he would carefully annotate each envelope “Historical Records” and file the items.
Over the years, many of these documents were dispersed throughout the storage areas.
In 2006, they were brought back together, and along with subsequent donations of personal papers and manuscripts, catalogued as part of the Personal Papers and Historical Records Collection.
The Personal Papers and Historical Records Collections also includes theses and essays.
Any photographs have been stored with the Photographs Collection.
Personal Papers and Historical Records Collection
Click on the links below for Personal Papers individual inventories:
MS-39 Wesleyan Missionary Society
MS-380 Rev Arthur Russell Witheford
MS-382 Rev Gerald Kingsley Greening
MS-385 Rev William Greenslade part 1
MS-385 Rev William Greenslade part 2
MS-391 Rev Ian Charles Edward Ramage
MS-392 Rev George Raphael Thompson
MS-393 Rev William Robert Laws
MS-395 Rev William Gardner Slade
MS-396 Rev William Bramwell Scott
MS-531 Sister Margaret Waiata Nicholls
MS-538 Major Albert Rugby Pratt
MS-1143 New Zealand Methodist Centenary