Browse Collections (62 total)

Works of Joseph Jenner Merrett

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A sample of the works by Joseph Jenner Merrett held in Hocken Collections.

Contributors: Various collectors

Works by Ralph Hotere

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A sample of the works by Ralph Hotere held in Hocken Collections.

Contributors: Various collectors

Works by James Brown

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A sample of the works by James Brown held in Hocken Collections.

Contributors: Various collectors

Works by Doris Lusk

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A sample of the works by Doris Lusk (1916-1990) held in Hocken Collections.

Contributors: Various collectors

Works by Colin McCahon

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Colin McCahon is recognized as one of New Zealand’s foremost painters for his inventive and visionary contribution to art. He lived from 1919 to…

Contributors: Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust.

William Cowper Initials

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These historiated initials were created by William Cowper for his atlas of human myology, the Myotomia Reformata. Cowper was an 18th-century London…

Contributors: John Monro (1670-1740)

West Meets East

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Images of China and Japan, 1570 to 1920.

West Meets East is based on a physical exhibition curated by Special Collections, that was on display…

Contributors: Various collectors

Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition

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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr…

Contributors: Various collectors

Unpacking Ruins: architecture from antiquity. Online exhibition

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12 September - 28 November 2002 ~ de Beer Gallery
Central Library, University of Otago

Through the last five hundred years, ancient ruins have…

This Book Belongs To..... Bookplates, Book Labels, & Inscriptions

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Contributors: Special Collections, University of Otago

The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938): Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist. Online exhibition.

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Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938) was an Otago graduate who became a ceramicist, a cartoonist, and, more importantly, a famous chemist. Indeed, his…

Contributors: Various collectors

The Wake of Thor

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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King

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The Female of the Species: A Celebration of Women in History. Online exhibition

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Contributors: Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, Special Collections, University of Otago

Sheet music of World War I

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Sheet music relating to WWI (1914-1918)

Hocken Collections' sheet music relating to The Great War of 1914-1918 (WWI) is a select group of (mostly)…

Contributors: Various collectors

Scientific Expedition Reports - Special Collections

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Images from the Scientific Expedition Reports held in Special Collections at the University of Otago.

Contributors: Special Collections - University of Otago

Scholarly Favourites. Researching in Special Collections. Online exhibition

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Reaching Out: Celebrating 100 years of Otago Physiotherapy Graduates, 1913-2013. Online exhibition

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The School of Physiotherapy is immensely proud of the contribution its graduates have made to health in the wider community over the 100 years since…

Contributors: Various collectors

Rare Delights III: Recent Additions to Special Collections. Online Exhibition

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The rare book collection in Special Collections at the University of Otago grows - slowly and surely - by purchase and donation. With these new…

Contributors: Special Collections - University of Otago

Posters from the Hocken Collections

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Examples of posters from the Hocken Collections.

Plates of Birds Collected during the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger, 1873-1876

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Parlez-vous français? Celebrating France and the French. Online exhibition

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Contributors: Special Collections, University of Otago; Central Library, University of Otago; Private Collections

Moving to the Left: The Art and Development of the Frontispiece. Online exhibition

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Medical Marvels: Treasures from the Health Sciences Library. Online exhibition

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Contributors: Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, University of Otago

Maths, Politics & Concrete: The Legacy of the Classical World. Online exhibition

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The classicist Richard Hingley wrote ‘the Classical past retains a highly significant relationship to the present’. It is true that no cultural…

Contributors: Various collectors