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An extract from the 1989 Capping Show called Peter’s Pantomime. The clip records the performance by the Selwyn Ballet, New Zealand’s oldest ballet company. The Selwyn Ballet is only open to male members of Selwyn College.

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A photograph of the ten students who graduated from the University of Otago in 1887. Standing: M.I. Fraser, G.A. Simers, M.A. Ferguson, W.E. Spencer. Sitting: J.R. Montgomery, F.M. Allen, X. Forbes, F.B. Allen, J.R. Don, C. Little.

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A letter to the Chancellor of the University of Otago from Emily Siedeberg, dated March 10th 1891, York Place. 'To the Chancellor of the Otago University -- Sir -- Having passed the necessary preliminary examination, I desire to enter myself as a…

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A montage of early capping parade photographs. The title on the photograph reads "A snap of the procession of students in varied costumes as it passed through the Octagon".

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A photograph of a Lochness Monster costume taken during the 1933 capping parade.

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Eleven male students from Selwyn College holding signs saying "Closed on account of fire" and "No license - a bar to progress". One student has his head through a large sign that has the word "Booth".

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An image glued into the Capping Carnival Magazine from July 1922, showing two Selwyn College students dressed in costume for the Selwyn Circus and capping celebrations of 1922.

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Six medical students and David Blacky, son of Professor Blacky, pose with a skeleton and anatomical dummy.

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Found in the University of Otago Medical Library Historical Collection this photograph is an example of Otago University's relationship with the Pacific.

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Believed to be the first female of Maori descent to graduate in medicine in New Zealand, Rina Moore (nee Rohipa), of Ngati Kahungunu, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, and Rangitane, obtained her medical degree from Otago University in 1949.

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Medical school seniors of 1934, including who is thought to be Jione Antonia Rabici Doviverata [Dovi], possibly the first Pacific student to graduate from the Otago Medical School in 1935.

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In 1929, Kathleen Chang became the first person of Chinese descent to graduate from the Otago Medical School.See Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (1941-1960), Volume 5, Wellington, 2000, and Eva Ng's biography of Kathleen Chang in D. Maxwell,…

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A photograph of Emily Siedeberg-McKinnon M.B, Ch. B (1873-1968). This image is included in a scrapbook alongside the letter she wrote to the Chancellor of the University of Otago in 1891. The letter was written as a request for entry into the…

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Two students at work in the Law Library. Legal caricatures can be seen on the wall above. Before shifting to the Hocken Building (now known as the Richardson Building) in 1979, the first Law Library was housed in what is now known as the Staff Club.

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Images glued into the Capping Carnival Magazine from July 1922, show members of the Selwyn Circus "Animals". The animal costumes created by the students included a giraffe, rhinoceros, elephant, camel, and an ostrich.

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A photograph of the crowd in the Octagon watching a capping parade. Male students dressed in women’s clothing can be seen at the bottom of the photo.
Photograph published in the Otago Witness, date currently unknown.

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A photograph of the 1910 capping band members. Several of the male students are dressed in women’s clothing while another is dressed as a clown. It was not until 1947 that female students appeared in the capping show.

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A photograph of the Men’s Athletic Team for the Easter Tournament of 1910 or 1911. The students are wearing their uniforms which have a large O stitched onto the chest. They are also photographed with their awards and trophies.

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Photograph of the Otago University debating and tennis teams in 1904. Back row, standing left to right, J. Miller, F. Borrie, W.A. Fairclough. Middle row, seated left to right, L.T. Burnard, Miss R. Utting, Dr Te Rangi Hiroa, T. Neave. Front row,…

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A view of students working under the high gothic ceiling in the reading room when the first library facilities were housed in the Clocktower Building.

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Students and staff on the stairwell in the University of Otago Central Library.

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On 16 March 1970, Prince Charles visited the University of Otago campus with Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne. Prince Charles toured the Central Library and was photographed talking to students seated in the library study spaces.

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An exterior view of the University Library with two students talking outside. Sited on the corner of Cumberland and Albany, this library was officially opened on the 7 April 1965. This building served as the University Library for the Arts and…

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A photograph of a group of students taken during the Medical School ball in 1937.

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A montage of various photographs relating to the Medical School, including images of professors, surgery scenes, and students listening to lectures.
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