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Art and Archives: Writers and artists papers

Temporary guide for Art and Archives pages

Writers and artists papers

We are Canterbury's largest archive of literary manuscripts and associated papers and we also hold significant collections from local artists. We hold correspondence and papers from:

  • Rewi Alley
  • Ursula Bethell
  • Keri Hulme
  • Stevan Eldred Grigg
  • James K Baxter
  • John Weir
  • G R Gilbert
  • Mervyn Thompson
  • Ngaio Marsh
  • Robert Pinney
  • Arnold Wall
  • Mona Anderson
  • Chrystabel Aitken
  • The Arts Council of New Zealand
  • The Physics Room
  • Peter Ireland
  • Cora Wilding