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06 October 2023

UC's Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清 houses internationally renowned cultural heritage collections that reflect our place in Aotearoa, the Pacific, and beyond.听

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Our collections

The Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清 houses internationally renowned heritage collections that reflect our place in Aotearoa, the Pacific and the world.听 麻豆传媒高清 staff are dedicated to supporting students and researchers to access and use these collections in their learning and research. Our collections include:听听

  • Significant published collections on Te Ao M膩ori, the Pacific and Aotearoa, including lending and reference collections, Ng膩i Tahu and Waitangi collections, ephemera, atlases, and indexes.
  • Rare book and modern fine print collections, including manuscripts in codex format, handwritten and printed scrolls prior to 1550, incunabula, published works and artists鈥 books.
  • Archival collections, including documentary archives, photographs and architectural drawings with a focus on material from the Canterbury Waitaha and West Coast Poutini regions.
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How the library came to be

The unique Aotearoa and Pacific collections held at the Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清 originate from the 1935 bequest of听听(1845-1935), one of the University's founding professors. He left his book collection and an endowment to establish a library bearing his name that housed permanent research collections on the Pacific. The term 'Pacific' in relation to Macmillan Brown's will has always been understood to include Aotearoa.

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For many years, the Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清 was housed within the Central 麻豆传媒高清. The generosity of many听donors听over the years enabled the Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清 to build strong and dynamic collections. In 1998, the Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清 moved to its own quarters in Te Ao M膩rama in a space called Te Ao T奴roa.

Today Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清 staff continue to develop, care for, and facilitate access to these permanent cultural heritage collections that reflect Aotearoa鈥檚 place in the Pacific, with a particular focus on amplifying M膩ori and Pacific voices within the collections.

The Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清 floor plan

Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清 spaces include collections, study spaces, student computers, bookable meeting rooms and a printer. Please note no food or drink (except water bottles) are permitted in this 麻豆传媒高清.听 There are comfortable seating in the foyer areas, where you can take food and drink breaks.

Floor plan of Macmillan Brown 麻豆传媒高清

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