Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster collection and papers / of Kenneth Athol Webster

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Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster collection and papers / of Kenneth Athol Webster

1779-1967

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22547314

The part of this collection which was purchased by the Library after Webster's death is particularly strong in material relating to the early European settlement of New Zealand and includes letters written by agents of the New Zealand Company and by missionaries serving in New Zealand. Besides this material from Webster's collection, there are also many of Webster's own papers, particularly those relating to the acquisition of items in his collection.

401 folder(s). 4.50 Linear Metres.

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