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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Titirangi summer cottage

Dec 9, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Sleeping porches were a fashionable feature of homes designed at the turn of the 20th century. See an example in a Titirangi ‘summer cottage’ in the final Special Collections Twenty at 20 series story. Read more…

Dec 9, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Throughlines

Dec 2, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Intriguing item no. 19 is a 1965 exhibition catalogue that contextualises an Auckland artist’s work, provides a snapshot of the gallery scene and wonderfully evokes the era. Read more. Read more…

Dec 2, 2022Libraries and Learning Services

Special Collections Twenty at 20: Naval gazing

Nov 25, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Paul Beadle is probably best known as an influential sculptor, artist and first Dean of the Elam School of Fine Art. What is less well known is that he served with the Royal Navy as a submariner and navy artist. Dive deeper in the latest Twenty at 20 story. Read more…

Nov 25, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Prescription for the future

Nov 11, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Special Collections holds medical records requiring researchers to be patient. To learn why, read story number 17 in the Twenty at 20 series. Read more…

Nov 11, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: A tasty treat

Oct 28, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

This correspondence register was made in Sydney, used in Port Vila, stored in Suva and shipped around the world twice before coming to Special Collections with the Western Pacific Archives in 2002. Somewhere on its travels it was eaten by beetle larvae. Discover more about its journey in the latest Special Collections Twenty at 20 story. Read more…

Oct 28, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Sweeping rooflines

Oct 13, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

To mark this year’s 20th anniversary of Special Collections, the curators have selected some intriguing items for the Twenty at 20 series. No 15 examines an idyllic watercolour of a large country house at Turakina.Read more…

Oct 13, 2022Libraries and Learning Services

October marks ADHD Awareness Month

Oct 7, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by inattention, distractibility and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity. Learn about support offered by the University of Auckland for students with ADHD.Read more…

Oct 7, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!

Sep 30, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

October marks Dyslexia Awareness Month. Dyslexia affects one out of every ten New Zealanders, but it has only been officially recognized by our government as a significant learning difference since 2007.Read more…

Sep 30, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Unexpected photographs

Sep 23, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

A Special Collections copy of the report on the 1939 Young Māori Conference held at Auckland University College differs from the standard version. Story number 14 in the Twenty at 20 series explains why.Read more…

Sep 23, 2022Libraries and Learning Services

Special Collections Twenty at 20: Letter from the Tongan Royal Household

Sep 2, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

To mark this year’s 20th anniversary of Special Collections, the curators have selected some intriguing items for the Twenty at 20 series. Here is number 13. Written in lea faka-Tonga This 1912 letter announcing the baptism of Princess Elisiva FusipalaRead more…

Sep 2, 2022Libraries and Learning Services

Special Collections Twenty at 20: Favourite ephemera

Aug 26, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

To mark this year’s 20th anniversary of Special Collections, the curators share item number twelve, our favourite piece of ephemera: a 1948 Ashes football test match souvenir programme. Read more…

Aug 26, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: 75th Year of Independence Day of India

Aug 12, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

August 15, 2022 will mark Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, or the 75th Year of Independence Day of India. Independence Day commemorates the end of British rule and the establishment of a free and independent Indian nation.Read more…

Aug 12, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: ‘Little all alone’

Aug 11, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

What links kittens, Crunchies, and a Victorian portrait album? Read the latest Special Collections Twenty at 20 story to find out.Read more…

Aug 11, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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40 years of Winter Lectures

Aug 1, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Back in the winter of 1958, historian Sir Keith Sinclair proposed the University of Auckland follow Canterbury University’s lead in establishing a special series of lunchtime lectures on topics that could be addressed by speakers from a range of departments and faculties. Make a cup of tea and begin to explore almost 40 years’ worth of free public lectures.Read more…

Aug 1, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Calling all postgraduates: new resources on Canvas!

Jul 29, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Libraries and Learning Services have been doing more mahi to support our postgraduate researchers. The Postgraduate Skills Canvas page has recently been expanded to include some exemplars of outstanding theses from across Waipapa Taumata Rau | the University of Auckland.Read more…

Jul 29, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Revolving diagrams

Jul 22, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

What was this ingenious 17th century revolving book diagram used for? Read the latest Special Collections Twenty at 20 story to find out.Read more…

Jul 22, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: An iconic Swanndri

Jul 8, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

To mark this year’s 20th anniversary of Special Collections, the curators share item number nine, geographer Kenneth Cumberland’s Swanndri jacket which he wore on the 1980s television series Landmarks.Read more…

Jul 8, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Join our Poster Design Workshops

Jul 1, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services is offering workshops that will help you to tailor your message to your audience and provide some practical tips for designing an effective and engaging research poster.Read more…

Jul 1, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Well-travelled letter book returns

Jun 27, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Notable Auckland architect Daniel B. Patterson’s letter book provides insights into his clients, contractors and collaborators. Read more in the eighth story in the Twenty at 20 series. Read more…

Jun 27, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: A quirky scrapbook

Jun 10, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Many of the archival collections in the care of Special Collections have been part of Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services for much longer than two decades. Among these is the William Steadman Aldis papers, gifted to the Library in 1940 by his youngest daughter Amy Letitia Aldis.Read more…

Jun 10, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: The sweetest item

Jun 3, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

The sixth story in the Twenty at 20 series is an election sweetener. A Labour-red lollipop was handed out to students in the Quad in 2002 and is the only confectionary item in Special Collections. Read more…

Jun 3, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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James Joyce exhibition and talk

May 27, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Special Collections has mounted an exhibition, James Joyce: in his wake, that highlights several works by the Irish modernist writer, including Ulysses, some early poetry and his final novel, Finnegans Wake. The exhibition also features writing, music, fine printing and art inspired by Joyce’s unique voice.Read more…

May 27, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Archive within an archive

May 13, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Tapa notebook poetry project: ‘Issa gift(s) that keeps on giving’. The fifth story in the Twenty at 20 series explores spoken word poet, Zechariah Soakai’s ‘tapa notebook’. The notebook is inspired by other poets’ work held in Special Collections.Read more…

May 13, 2022Libraries and Learning Services

Installation and blessing of Maureen Lander’s Pou Iho

May 12, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

The week of 27-28 April 2022 saw the installation and blessing of Pou Iho, a new, specially commissioned collaborative artwork led by renowned Ngāpuhi (Te Hikutu) weaver-artist whaea Maureen Lander.Read more…

May 12, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: McCahon’s glorious glass

May 6, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Colin McCahon drawings identified in the James Hackshaw architectural papers helped to authenticate windows at a Rotorua school. Learn more in the fourth Twenty at 20 series article.Read more…

May 6, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Our wordiest title page

Apr 29, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Title pages were once very crowded with lengthy descriptive text. The third story in the Twenty at 20 series examines the book in the Special Collections stacks with the wordiest title page. Read more…

Apr 29, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition and workshops 2022

Apr 13, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Take the challenge to share the story of you research with a general audience in under three minutes in the Three Minute Thesis competition.Read more…

Apr 13, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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A step back in time: student life in the 1920s

Apr 11, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Have you ever sat in a classroom in one of the University’s older buildings and wondered about the staff and students who came before you? We take a step back in time to reflect on student life in the 1920s.Read more…

Apr 11, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Autism Acceptance Month: Join our Autism Spectrum Hangout Group

Mar 24, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

April marks Autism Acceptance Month, a month that aims to recognise and spread acceptance of Autistic people. To celebrate, our Inclusive Learning team is sharing the virtual and in-person Autism Spectrum Hangout Group that is running throughout Semester One on Fridays.Read more…

Mar 24, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Special Collections Twenty at 20: Lectures 1883-style

Mar 21, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Students managing their complicated timetables this semester will be surprised by the simplicity of the first lecture timetable after the University’s opening in May 1883, our second 20th anniversary of Special Collections Twenty at 20 item.Read more…

Mar 21, 2022Libraries and Learning Services

Special Collections Twenty at 20: Illuminated manuscript fragments

Mar 2, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Special Collections is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a programme of exhibitions, stories, talks and events. This collection of illuminated manuscript fragments was gifted to the University by Emeritus Professor Frank R. Horlbeck, Department of Art History, University of Wisconsin – Madison.Read more…

Mar 2, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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Inclusive Learning for neurodiverse students: New look web pages!

Mar 2, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Inclusive Learning Advisers offer specialist support for neurodiverse students. We help students with specific learning disabilities apply for special assessment conditions and offer screening and needs-based learning assessments.Read more…

Mar 2, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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New Study and Research Skills Hubs for your faculty

Feb 17, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Te Tumu Herenga are excited to launch the new faculty-based Study and Research Skills Hubs: a set of online study tools designed to help you develop the academic skills needed to succeed in your studies.Read more…

Feb 17, 2022Libraries and Learning Services
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A virtual Waitangi Day 2022

Feb 4, 2022By Libraries and Learning Services

Waitangi Day commemorative events are cancelled this year due to Covid-19. Enjoy a virtual Waitangi Day with a look back at how the day has been presented, in our Te Tiriti o Waitangi playlist.Read more…

Feb 4, 2022Libraries and Learning Services

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