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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Letter to the Chancellor of the Otago University
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Emily Siedeberg
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10 March 1891
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Hocken Library. Otago University Medical School Personnel, Autograph Letters from 1872. MS-1689/001
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Manuscripts
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Unpublished
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At an Otago University Council meeting on 8 August 1871, the motion was ratified ‘that women be admitted to all classes, and allowed to compete for all certificates, equivalent to degrees, conferred by the University of Otago.’ Although this did not mean actual degrees, it was an enlightened step, and far more forward thinking than any University in the United Kingdom at that time. On 10 March 1891, having already passed the preliminary examinations, Emily Siedeberg wrote to the Chancellor requesting admission to the Medical School. She was the University’s first woman medical student.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Living My Life. Vol. I
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Emma Goldman
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1931
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Special Collections HZ843 G6
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Books
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New York: A.A. Knopf
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Emma Goldman was born in Lithuania in <strong>1869</strong>, and emigrated to America in 1885. She spent her adult life fighting for her chosen ideologies. Goldman (d. 1940) had no qualms using violence as a means to an end, and was imprisoned several times. Ironically, her biography was so large and expensive, that it was ‘kept …out of the hands of general readers and students who might otherwise have drawn sustenance and inspiration from its riches in American radical thought and action, labor history, feminism, and free-speech fights, its data on social hypocrisy, vigilante and official oppression, and the like’ (Editor’s note). On page 56 here, Goldman tells of her desire for ‘freedom’ and ‘self-expression’.
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Death of Dr. J.W. Mellor: Renowned Work as Pottery Scientist
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Evening Sentinel
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Friday, 27 May 1938
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Mellor Collection, Box Ten, Folder One
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Newspapers
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Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: Evening Sentinel
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University of Otago graduate and famed ‘pottery scientist’, Joseph Mellor, died in 1938. His accomplishments were many and varied. Mellor wrote 166 papers and many books, became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1927, and was awarded a CBE in 1938. He declined a peerage for his war efforts. He was also an accomplished cartoonist, and was called ‘Peter Pan’ for his impish sense of humour. Well-known in Europe and America, his death prompted many obituaries. The science magazine, <em>Nature</em>, commented on Mellor’s 16-volume chemistry treatise, ‘the completion of these volumes is almost beyond comprehension’, especially since he wrote all of the volumes’ 16 million words himself. This obituary is from Staffordshire's <em>Evening Sentinel</em>.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Recollections of Forty Years. Vol. I
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Ferdinand de Lesseps. Translated by C.B. Pitman
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1887
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Storage Bliss OTES L
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Books
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London: Chapman and Hall
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French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-94) called on all his negotiating skills to gain authorisation to build the Suez Canal from the ruler of Egypt and Sudan. De Lesseps first read of the centuries old historical canals between the Nile and Red Sea in 1832, while stationed in Alexandria. His proposal was to build a canal from the Red Sea in the south, through the Suez isthmus, to the Mediterranean Sea in the north. In 1854, plans were drawn up and money was raised by subscription. Work began in April 1859 at Port Said. On 17 November <strong>1869</strong>, the Suez Canal opened. It cut down the trip between India and Western Europe from 18,400 kilometres to 12,300. Here is one of de Lesseps letters to the Dutch Consul General, ‘floating’ the idea of a canal.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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A History of the University of Otago, 1869-1919
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G.E. Thompson
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1919
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Brasch LG741 D8 TF32
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Books
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Dunedin: J. Wilkie and Co.
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In 1875, land that formed part of the botanical reserve was earmarked for the construction of new University buildings. This new location was favoured because it was near the Otago Museum in Great King Street, the museum being an important resource for students in their zoological, medical, and botanical studies. The current Registry building was completed in 1879, minus, for many years, a clock in the tower. The photographs in Thompson’s History depict the early days of development.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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A composite photograph of six of the twelve members of the first University of Otago Council from A History of the University of Otago, 1869-1919
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G.E. Thompson
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1919
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Brasch LG741 D8 TF32
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Books
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Dunedin: J. Wilkie and Co.
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Although the historian Dr Morrell called the first Council of the University ‘a well balanced body’, it was in fact exclusively white, male, and middle-class. Twelve in number, they had experience in the domains of religion, politics, law, medicine, and business. They were Robert Burns; the Rev. Thomas Burns (number 2); E.B. Cargill; C. C. Graham; John Hyde Harris; Dr Edward Hulme (5); W.H. Reynolds; Hon Major J.L. C. Richardson (6); the Rev. R. L. Stanford (4); A C. Strode; the Rev. D. M. Stuart (3); and Hon. Mr Justice Dudley Ward (1). Although they had no experience in running an educational institution, they started well, quickly deciding on subjects of chairs, setting fees and terms, and other such administrational matters.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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A composite photograph of six of the twelve members of the first University of Otago Council from A History of the University of Otago, 1869-1919
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G.E. Thompson
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1919
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Brasch LG741 D8 TF32
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Books
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Dunedin: J. Wilkie and Co.
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Six of the twelve members of the first Council of the University of Otago.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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A composite photograph of the first six professors from A History of the University of Otago, 1869-1919
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G.E. Thompson
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1919
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Books
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Dunedin: J. Wilkie and Co.
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On 30 September 1870, Professors John Shand (Natural Philosophy); George Sale (Classics); and Duncan Macgregor (Mental and Moral Philosophy and Political Economy), were the first appointed to the University. Later appointments included James Gow Black (Chemistry, 1872); Frederick W. Hutton (Natural Science, 1873); and George H. F. Ulrich (Director of School of Mines, 1878). Shand and Sale were up against 62 contenders each. The professorial salary was fixed at £600, and each were given £150 for their passage and general outfitting. Shand was given an extra £200 for scientific apparatus and specimens. Macgregor was funded by The Trustees for Religious and Educational Uses, and the Synod of Otago and Southland.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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‘A Step to the Right’: The Restructuring of the New Zealand University Students Association in 1986
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Grant Robertson
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1994
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Storage Theses JA0.1 RM53
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Dissertation
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Dunedin: University of Otago
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Grant Robertson (b. 1971) was born in Palmerston North, but grew up in Dunedin where he attended King’s High School. In 1993, while studying Politics at the University of Otago, he became President of the Otago University Students Association. Robertson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, and his research essay (above) reflects his involvement with the Association. After graduation, Robertson worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, both in New Zealand and overseas, returning home in 2001. In 2008, he stood for Labour in the Wellington Central electorate and won. He has been in Parliament ever since, in government and in the opposition. Robertson’s current roles include Minister of Finance and Minister of Sports and Recreation.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Grimshaw, Bagshaw & Bradshaw’s Comic Guide to Dunedin
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Grimshaw, Bagshaw & Bradshaw
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1869
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Hocken Pamphlets Vol. 86
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Pamphlets
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Dunedin: Geddes Brothers
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Dr Hocken was obviously not amused with the ‘Welcome, thrice welcome’ pamphlet produced by the triumvirate of Grimshaw, Bagshaw & Bradshaw in Dunedin in <strong>1869</strong>. In his <em>Bibliograph</em>y, he dismisses it: ‘Written when the Duke of Edinburgh visited Dunedin. Of no value beyond its reference to old places, persons, and things.’ Even Port Chalmers received their barbed humour. One option offered in getting to Dunedin was ‘By air. You may come over in a balloon provided you have one, you will find no lack of gas amongst the residents of Port…’.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Grimshaw, Bagshaw & Bradshaw’s Comic Guide to Dunedin
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Grimshaw, Bagshaw & Bradshaw
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1869
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Hocken Pamphlets Vol. 86
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Pamphlets
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Dunedin: Geddes Brothers
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A 'tongue-in-cheek' primitive sketch of a 'Caledonian Gathering', almost everyone bedecked with the mandatory Tam o’Shanter.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Letter from Henry Driver of Driver’s Bookshop to publishing house, Longmans, Green and Co.
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Henry Driver
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31 October 1931
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Mellor Collection, Box Nine, Folder Two
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Manuscripts
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Unpublished
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In 1899, Mellor won the 1851 Exhibition Science Scholarship, and he left Dunedin, with his wife, Emma, for Owen’s College, Manchester, to study for his PhD. Mellor never returned to New Zealand. He published his first book, <em>Higher Mathematics for Students of Chemistry</em>, in 1902. Mellor continued to publish throughout his career – most notably, his sixteen-volume set, <em>The Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry</em> (1912-37), the epitome of chemistry textbooks. This letter from bookshop owner, Henry Driver, to Mellor’s publishers, Longmans, Green and Co., talks about one of the volumes in the set. Driver also mentions Mellor’s habit of wandering the bookshop as a student ‘in search of books on Chemistry’.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Specimen of the New Zealand Cross
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Introduced by Governor George Bowen in 1869
Date
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1914
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Kind permission of the Otago Museum
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Medals
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Unpublished
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The New Zealand Cross was introduced by Governor Sir George Bowen in <strong>1869 </strong>during the Land Wars in New Zealand. Only 23 crosses were awarded, with six gazetted in <strong>1869</strong>, one in 1870, and the remainder (16) between 1875 and 1910. They are rare, and because of this, a small number (13) of specimens (facsimiles) have been struck, mainly for institutions or medal collectors. One notable medal collector was Colonel Joseph Cowie Nichols, of Dunedin, who had two ‘facsimiles’ struck in 1914. This is one of those ‘facsimiles’, which was once in the collection of D. Hastings Irwin, an English medal collector. It was presented back to the Otago Museum by Colonel Nichols.
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Letter from Professor James Gow Black
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J. G. Black
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1898
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Mellor Collection, Box Seven, Folder Two
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Manuscripts
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Unpublished
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Joseph William Mellor was born in <strong>1869</strong> in Huddersfield, England. He emigrated with his family to New Zealand, arriving in Lyttelton in December 1879. The family later moved to Dunedin, where Mellor attended Kaikorai Primary School. The Mellors were poor working class, and Mellor left school at age 13 to start his first job. His interest in chemistry saw him poring over his books in his lunch hour, and after work, he carried out experiments in a purpose-built shed in the family garden. Night classes enabled him to attend the University of Otago. He graduated in 1897. This letter from James Gow Black (1835-1914), one of the first four Professors at Otago, is testament to Mellor’s scholarly endeavours.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Oceana, or, England and her colonies
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James Anthony Froude
Date
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1886
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Central G463 FX74 1886
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Books
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London: Longmans, Green
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While resident on Kawau Island for well over 25 years, Governor Sir George Grey (1812-1898) created an island paradise. He introduced species of plants from around the world; animals, including monkeys, zebras, donkeys, and Cape sheep; and he rebuilt what is now Mansion House. There was also his collection of rare books and manuscripts, now part of the Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland City Library. Alfred visited Grey on the island in May <strong>1869</strong>, and the old Pro-Consul took the Duke on a wallaby shoot, and no doubt a ride in a trap pulled by zebra. Alfred was a keen philatelist. As they were both collectors, they may well have discussed strategies on collecting. This is an early engraving of Grey’s house and the pier.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Hebrew notebook
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James Blackie
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November 1876
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Hocken Library: Blackie Family Papers, MS-4465/002
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Manuscripts
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Unpublished
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James Blackie (1848-1897) was an early student of the University of Otago. After graduation, he served as Presbyterian minister in Cromwell and Lumsden until his early death at 49. Through the generous donation by Judith Robinson, the Hocken Library has a large archive of the Blackie family. The archive includes a number of notebooks that James created during his time at the University. They are unique items, reflecting the diligence of this adult student who at 28 tackled Hebrew.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Zoology notebook
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James Blackie
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May 1879
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Hocken Library: Blackie Family Papers, MS-4465/006
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Manuscripts
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Unpublished
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James Blackie began studying Zoology at the age of 31. Here is his notebook on the subject.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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The Cruise of the Galatea
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John Milner and Oswald W. Brierly
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1869
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Hocken Bliss KXH4 M
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Book covers
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W. H. Allen: London
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English maritime painter Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-1894) collaborated with the Rev. John Milner to produce the official record of the Duke of Edinburgh’s first tour throughout Australasia, from 26 February 1867 to 26 June 1868. The trip was actually cut short when the Duke was in Sydney at a picnic at Clontarf and was shot at by an Irishman, Henry J. O’Farrell. The<em> Galatea</em> did pass through Wellington on its way home, but it was not until <strong>1869</strong> that true Royal celebrations began. As Brierly and Milner relate in their work, everywhere the Prince went he was met with great loyalty (towards the Royal Family in general) and enthusiasm.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Horsburgh Lighthouse. October 1851
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John Turnbull Thomas
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October 1851
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Hocken Pictorial Collection, Accession No: 92/1231
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Paintings
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Unpublished
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An entry on page 12 of the <em>Catalogue of Otago Fine Arts Exhibition</em> (<strong>1869</strong>) is a lithograph of John Turnbull Thomson’s ‘Horsburgh Lighthouse. October 1851'
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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New Zealand and Otago Universities
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Joint Committee on the New Zealand University
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1871
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Hocken Library LA2181.7 N484 1871
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Wellington: New Zealand University
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While administrational decisions were being made, there was pressure from quarters outside Dunedin for the newly established University to join the University of New Zealand (UNZ). The University of Otago went its own way until eventually, in 1874, it joined the UNZ. It agreed to award degrees of the University of New Zealand, but kept its distinctive ‘University’ tag, as opposed to all the others, which were called ‘colleges’. In 1961, the University Act dissolved the UNZ. This document reveals part of the ‘legalese’ that the University Council had to work through.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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May's Guide to Farming in New Zealand
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Joseph May
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1869
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Hocken Bliss UA15 M
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Books
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Auckland: G.T. Chapman
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‘At the urgent request of a number of friends, this Guide to Farming in New Zealand has been compiled…’. So writes Joseph May (1816-1890) in his introduction to this work published by the Auckland bookseller and publisher George Chapman in <strong>1869</strong>. And this man of the soil had many friends, who no doubt purchased a copy. May was a Member of Parliament for the Auckland Region. He was also a Member of the Auckland Provincial Council, and of the Auckland Executive Council. His sentiment surrounding ‘the value of a garden’ makes for quaint reading.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Egypt and the Sudan: Handbook for Travellers
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Karl Baedeker
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1908
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Special Collections DT45 B351 1908
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Maps
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Leipzig: Karl Baedeker
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This 1908 Baedeker guidebook to Egypt and the Sudan suggests that anyone who wanted to travel through the 200-kilometre Suez Canal (top middle square above) should do so on a large steamer, as one could not see over the banks of the Canal in a smaller vessel. The guide goes on to advise that the voyage from Port Said to Suez, on this ‘great international artery of traffic’, took between 15 and 22 hours. Today it takes between 12 and 15 hours. In 1870, a year after it opened, 486 vessels sailed from one sea to another through the Canal; today, it averages 50 vessels per day that contain 300 million tons of cargo every year.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Little Women
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Louisa May Alcott
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1955
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Central PS1017 L5 1948
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Books
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London: Dent
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Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) grew up poor but well-educated in Northwest Philadelphia. She was a suffragette and abolitionist, a Civil War nurse, and unusually for the time, a keen runner. To subsidise her family’s income, Alcott began to write fiction. Her biggest success was <em>Little Women</em>, based on a family with four daughters much like her own. The first part of the book was published in 1868, and on New Year’s Day <strong>1869</strong>, Alcott presented the second part of Little Women to her publisher; she had written it in just three months. The novel features strong female characters, with the second half considered to be ‘a deeper, more thoughtful work’. On display is an illustrated version published in 1955.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Hear the Train Blow: A Pictorial Epic of America in the Railroad Age
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Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg
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1952
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Webber Collection
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Books
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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co.
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On 10 May <strong>1869</strong>, after six years of laying rails, the last spike was hammered into the ground during an apparently alcohol-soaked ceremony in Promontory, Utah. One of the photographs, here, features a champagne bottle extended between the two train drivers. The joining together of the track was seven years ahead of schedule, and nothing of the sort had ever been built in America before: ‘there were no precedents for a work of this magnitude, especially at such high elevations’. The construction of the 3077 kilometre railroad helped to ease the white settlement of the West Coast, reducing travelling time from weeks to days. Little thought was given to the encroachment of the railroad onto native lands, and the changes that this would bring about.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Women Doctors in New Zealand: An Historical Perspective 1921-1986
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Margaret D. Maxwell
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1990
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Medical Storage WZ80.5 W5 W872
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Books
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Auckland: IMS
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Six years after the establishment of the University of Otago in <strong>1869</strong>, the Otago Medical School was opened. The first person of Chinese descent to graduate from the School was Kathleen Anuei Pih-Chang (1903-91). As a child, she was nursed back to health by Margaret Reid, Dunedin missionary to China. The pair developed a close relationship, and when Reid returned to Dunedin in 1908, she brought Pih-Chang with her, eventually adopting her. After a secondary education at Otago Girls High School, she attended Otago Medical School, the ‘only Chinese’ to do so at a time when ‘anti-Chinese prejudice was still strong’. After graduation, Pih-Chang returned to China as a missionary doctor, administering to all who needed her services. In 1969, Pih-Chang and her husband retired to Tauranga.
University of Otago