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Turnbull Library Record, Volume 28, 1 January 1995, Page 1

The Turnbull Library RECORD

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Alexander Turnbull Library

Volume 28 *t* 1995

ISSN 0110-1625

The Turnbull Library Record is a scholarly journal in the humanities published yearly by The Friends of the Turnbull Library. The Record publishes a wide range of material, with special emphasis on the societies of New Zealand, Australia, and the islands of the Pacific in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These are areas in which the Alexander Turnbull Library's own collections and research interests are particularly strong. Publications Committee: Margaret Calder, Anthony Cross, Brian Opie, Philip Rainer, Sheila Williams Managing Editor: Tim Jones

Contributions are welcome. Prospective contributors should write for details of forthcoming issues and submission requirements to: The Managing Editor, Turnbull Library Record , The Friends of the Turnbull Library, P O Box 12-186, Wellington, New Zealand.

The Society known as The Friends of the Turnbull Library was established in 1939 to support the work of the Alexander Turnbull Library. Further information about the Society, including membership details, may be found on the inside back cover. The Record is distributed to all members of the Society.

The Friends of the Turnbull Library wish to acknowledge the generous support of the Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust in the production of the Record.

The views expressed in this publication are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Friends of the Turnbull Library or of the Alexander Turnbull Library.

The Alexander Turnbull Library is a division of the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa.

Cover: This map was drawn by Tuki Tahua, who in 1793 was kidnapped by a British officer from the Cavalli Islands, between the Bay of Islands and Whangaroa, and taken to Norfolk Is. Tuki Tahua drew the map to show where he came from so that he could be returned home, and it therefore concentrates on the Ngapuhi tribal area. The map forms part of the Treasures in Trust exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of the Alexander Turnbull Library (see p. 7), and also represents an early attempt (in this case by British officers, based on Tuki’s comments) to render spoken Maori in written form. See the article beginning on p. 23 for more on this subject. Picture reference no.: C 21567. Reproduced by permission of the Historical Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs.

Title page: Alexander Turnbull’s first bookplate, designed for him by English illustrator Walter Crane in 1891, from the collection of the Alexander Turnbull Library. Used by permission. Picture reference no.: 81117 Vi.

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