The Archives Research Centre Collections :

The collections held in the Archives Research Centre are from The General Assembly, General Assembly Committees, Foreign, Home and Maori Missions, Local and National Presbyterian Women's and Youth organizations, Parishes and Presbyteries from around New Zealand, particularly from Otago and Southland, Knox College, Knox Theological Hall and School of Ministry, the Presbyterian Synod of Otago and Southland, the Otago Foundation Trust Board, and the personal papers of Ministers and prominent Presbyterian Laymen and Women from throughout New Zealand. We also hold a large collection of Photographs, Cine film, Lantern slides, Slides, Audio/Video tapes and Plans.

Future Photo Galleries :

Our quarterly Photo Gallery features themed images from our varied collections (link to past galleries below).

• Autumn Gallery 2010 : "The New Zealand Presbyterian Church and the Boer War 1899-1902" :To co-incide with ANZAC Day 2010, this gallery will feature interesting ephemera and extracts from Church journals which portray how the 'The Boer War' of 1899 to 1902 was viewed by the New Zealand Presbyterian Church and its members.

• Winter Gallery 2010 : "Out of the Ordinary Portraits" :A selection of period, unconventional and artistically arranged photographic portraits, taken both indoors and outdoors, being chosen mainly for their visual or artistic value.

Popular Past Photo Galleries :

• "New Zealand at War 1914-1918" (Autumn 2009)
• "A Lantern Slide Tour of the Holy Land" (Winter 2008)
• "Illuminated Art" (Winter 2009)
• "A Tour of Old Canton" (Spring 2007)
• "The China Incident" (Autumn 2008)

 

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