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Memoirs & biographies | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. A list of published memoirs and biographies with significant reference to the University of Otago. Listed alphabetically by author under each category. For more general histories, see the bibliography. Page of this blog. This list is in the ‘early development’ stage – suggestions for additions are very welcome! Chambers, Ron. Justice and jellybeans: from Ulster policeman to Otago University proctor. Ed Paul Sorrell (Dunedin: Missing Stocks Press, 2006). A Fighting Withdrawa...
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Admitting women | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. Asymp; Leave a comment. At the centre of this charming 1890s photograph of the Wanganui Girls’ College staff is the principal, Isobel Fraser. Pouring the tea. She began studying at the University of Otago in 1879 and graduated BA and MA. Image courtesy of the Ian Matheson City Archives, Palmerston North, Public Photograph Collection Scs 52. No women featured among the founding students (whose story appeared in last month’s post. Mary Montgomery began studying at the Univers...
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Photo mysteries | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. Asymp; 14 Comments. This is a plea for help! If so, I’d love to hear from you, either by a comment on this post, or by email or letter (the ‘about’ page has a link to my university staff page with contact details). Now, on with the mystery photos …. Image courtesy of the Hocken Collections, Irvine family papers, MS-4207/006, S16-669a. Or have I got any of these wrong? Were you a Burger? After I published a story about Helensburgh House. 3 The missing singer. 4 On the rocks.
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Bibliography | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. A list of published books and articles on the history of the University of Otago – I hope it will be a useful resource for anyone looking for sources. Items are listed in chronological order of publication under each heading. For personal memoirs and biographies of university people, see the separate memoirs and biographies. Page of this blog. Suggestions for additions to this list are welcome. A history of the University of Otago (1869-1919) (. Lawrence Jones (ed.),. A vis...
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The class of 1871 | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. The class of 1871. Asymp; 3 Comments. Robert Stout, future Premier of New Zealand, claimed the honour of being the University of Otago’s first student. This photograph was taken four years later, in 1875, by the NZ Photographic Co., Dunedin. Image courtesy of the Hocken Collections, Box-030-001, S10-021a. When classes commenced at the University of Otago in July 1871, the first student to sign on was a 26-year-old lawyer named Robert Stout. William Downie Stewart was one of...
