Browse Collections (62 total)

Manuscripts held in Special Collections

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Contributors: Special Collections, University of Otago

Aliens, Androids, & Unicorns: The Hal Salive Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection. Online exhibition

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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

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

Botany: Our Heritage, Our Future. A Celebration of Teaching and Research at the University of Otago. Online Exhibition

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Botany is a 21st century subject built on a rich heritage contributed to and developed by many. Although botany was taught at the University of Otago…

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

Make It New! Modernism & the Medieval Presence. Online exhibition

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The phrase 'Make it New' is frequently used in defining a key feature of modernism – its novelty – and is often regarded as influential and…

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

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

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

Ephemera from the Hocken Collections

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This is a sample of ephemera from the Hocken Collections.

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

From Apprentice to Graduate: 50 years of pharmacy education at the University of Otago, 1963-2013. Online exhibition

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In 2013 the School of Pharmacy at the University of Otago celebrates its 50th Jubilee, a milestone that also represents 50 years of a degree…

Contributors: Various collectors

The Wake of Thor

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41 Stunning Books: A selection of modern private press books. Online exhibition

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The private press books on show are all hand-crafted: printed on fine paper, bound individually, limited in issue number, and almost all contain fine…

Enlarging the prospects of happiness: European travel writing through the ages. Online exhibition

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Discoveries of new places, customs and climates always fascinate. While few of us possess the stamina, courage or funds to undertake marvellous or…

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…

Cultivating Gardens: Practical gardening advice through the ages. Online exhibition

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Botanists rely on floras, and apothecaries on herbals for the critical task of plant identification. Gardeners need practical advice as well as…

From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition

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Celebrating Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Online exhibition

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On 7 February 1812, Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England. As a consequence, world-wide celebrations have taken place in 2012, the…

Contributors: Various collectors

Charting the Land on the Ocean: Pacific Exploration, 1520-1876. Online exhibition

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On 28 November 1520, Magellan sailed through the straits that would bear his name into the great expansive waters he dubbed ‘Mar Pacifico’. His…

Contributors: Various collectors

He Tirohanga Ki Muri: A View of the Past

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"E kore e ngaro; te kakano i ruia mai i Ra' iatea.
I shall never be lost; the seed that was sown from Ra' iatea."

The image of a waka en passage…

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 Ralph Hotere

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

Contributors: Various collectors

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