A selection from the archives of the The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga, including correspondence, journals, photographs and objects.

Two photograph albums of aerial views of Ōtūmoetai, near the property of Naera Gail Imrie-Petherick, ( -2013), née Naumann

Collection includes minutes and papers relating to shows and competitions of the Tauranga Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

Photomontage and original artworks of possible Tauranga city scenes

Minutes and letterbook of Matatā Railway, Roads and Bridges League, 1907-1913

11 colour photographs of the vehicle fleet.

Architectural plans, etc., relative to three Tauranga buildings, c. 1960s-1980s

Material relating to the 1964 centenary of the battle of Pukehinahina - Gate Pā.

Coloured natural history illustrations by Arnold Henfrey Watson, subjects include fish, butterflies and moths, spiders, beetles, various plants, and other elements of the natural world. Predomina...

Diary and history of Bernard Sladden's launch the "Severn"

Photographs of the State Highway 2 intersections.

Pencil sketch of carving for Mount Maunganui Library

Printed, unsigned, unsealed copy of the Charter

Papers relating to Maungatapu Vineyard including notes, wine bottle labels and photographs.

Papers relating to the visit of the Royal Yacht "Britannia" to Tauranga harbour on 9 February 1963.

Pottery collection comprising of items from the offices of Sue Pharo and Chris Worth.

Items given to staff of Tauranga City Council to celebrate the launch of "Tauranga tomorrow" city planning initiative on 20 July 2004.

This collection of papers comprises: certificates and letters of appointment to Native Land Court, and a newspaper account of the massacre at Opepe.

Unpublished manuscript for book on the history of New Zealand, from the coming of the Māori to the defeat of Te Kooti.

Minute books of the the Tauranga Acclimatisation Society from June 1898, highlighting some of the more interesting happenings of nearly one hundred years of their history. First registered 23 Mar...

Concert programmes and publicity, photographs, audio and footage, minutes, newsletters and correspondence covering the years of the Tauranga Concert Orchestra, its incorporation as the Tauranga O...

Collection comprises minutes and instructional material.