On original mount in ink: Reproduced from a watercolour sketch painted in 1853-54 by Capt.n the Hon.ble E.H.W. Bellairs by T.W. Eyton; on original mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Cannot recognise this locality. T.M. Hocken.
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.
On mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Rev. J.A. Fenton’s house, Dunedin. 1850. On site of Boys’ High School boarding house and adjoining Littlebourne house. House purchased from Robertson the grocer. Built about 1850 by Mr Tho.s [crossed out]…
In 1611, the Flemish Jesuit missionary Nicolas Trigault reached Peking (Beijing), one year after the death of Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), the founder of the Jesuit mission in China. On his return to Rome, Trigault translated Ricci's memoirs into Latin…
Two photographs from a photo series on the Queen Mary Maternity Hospital. Upper: Two students in their accommodation playing a board game. Lower: A male student removing the nappy of a newborn baby. The captions read: "The students’ living room,…
On 16 March 1970, Queen Elizabeth II visited the University of Otago campus with Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Queen Elizabeth toured the Central Library and was photographed meeting Mrs McEldowney, the wife of the Head Librarian, Jock…
William Percy Gowland (1879-1965) was the Professor of Anatomy at the Otago Medical School between 1914 and 1943. He went on to become the Director of Medical Services at Wellington Hospital from 1944 to 1949.
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.
Margin below image in Dr Hocken’s hand: Pelichet Bay, Dunedin. Site of Mr Pelichet’s house, afterwards, (1849) occupied by Mr A.C. Strode, R.M., & then by the Rev. J.A. Fenton, 1852, the first Anglican clergyman in Dunedin. Bottom of Hanover St &…
On plate: … [illeg] Rivière de Paramatta. Tle [sic] Pinchgut. Fort Macquarie. Entrée de la Baye. Le Phare. Tle [sic] Garden. Cap Bradley. Sidney - Cove. Ecuries du Gouverneur. Government - house. Prison, hopital. Cour de Justice. Eglise…
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,…