Breadcrumbs List.
Cultural Collections
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University of Auckland 140 years: first four professors
19 May 2023
To mark the 140th anniversary of the opening of Auckland University College (AUC), Special Collections has taken a closer look at the appointment and careers of the first four professors.
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Library marks 20 years of protecting treasures
31 August 2022
The University of Auckland's General Library is home to many surprising taonga. In 2022, the section of Te Tumu Herenga known as Special Collections marks a milestone.
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Preserving the unique sounds of Aotearoa: Mervyn McLean
18 July 2022
Obituary: Mervyn Evan McLean (1930-2022), University of Auckland ethnomusicologist and founder of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, leaves a priceless legacy.
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ClockTower design: celebrating 100 years
24 September 2021
A century ago, Roy Lippincott and Edward Billson won the competition to design the University’s first significant purpose-built building, now known as the ClockTower.
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A mystery building, a pirate ship and other architectural treasures
16 April 2021
The original 1928 drawings for the pirate ship-themed cabaret and tearooms, which once stood on Milford Beach, are among the gems contained in the newly processed Surrey S. Alleman architectural drawings collection.
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UNESCO honour for writer Robin Hyde
2 March 2021
The University of Auckland's City Campus library houses many taonga in its Special Collections area – among those the literary papers of writer Robin Hyde.
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Philcox architecture archive: builder of handsome edifices
30 November 2020
The architectural drawings collection of W. Philcox and Sons provides a unique insight into the activities of an Auckland building firm from around the turn of the 20th century and its associations with many prominent architects.
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Discovery in University library tells fuller story of noted maths professor
1 October 2020
The discovery of a mathematics professor’s prizes in the University of Auckland library has shone light on an early chapter in his life.
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Should I be wearing gloves?
24 April 2020
Readers using rare materials in the Special Collections Reading Room have been asking this question long before wearing protective gloves became a Covid-19-related concern.
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Women’s suffrage: enrolling the new electors
19 September 2018
The Auckland Women’s Franchise League gathered in 1940 to mark the 47th anniversary of women’s suffrage.
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Ngā Kura Māori: The Native Schools System 1867-1969
6 October 2017
Today Kaikohe West School is a rural state primary school but between 1882 and 1969 it was known as Kaikohe Native School and was one of more than 160 Native or Māori Schools in the country.
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The First Girl Graduates: The legacy of Kate Edger
27 June 2017
To celebrate the 140th anniversary of Edger’s graduation, Special Collections explores the lives of five of the University’s early women graduates.