Stephenson Percy Smith
1840–1922
(Person)
Also known as: Percy Smith.
Surveyor, public servant, ethnologist, writer.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Taranaki, the Garden of New Zealand: Short history and General Description in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 78
- Geographical Sketch in The New Zealand Reader
- The Land System of New Zealand and Description of Land Districts in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 75
- The Eruption of Tarawera, New Zealand in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 67
- The Kermadec Islands: Their Capabilities and Extent in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 67
- Hawaiki: The Original Home of the Maori, With a Sketch of Polynesian History
- History and Traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast North Island of New Zealand Prior to 1840
- Maori Wars of the Nineteenth Century
- Niuē-fekai (or Savage) Island and its People
Works by this Author in other Collections
- Art. V.—Volcanic Activity in Sunday Island in 1814., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXIII.—Captain Dumont D'Urville's Visit to Tologa Bay in 1827., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XL.—Captain Dumont D'Urville's Exploration of Tasman Bay in 1827., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXX.–The Tohunga-Maori: a Sketch., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. IV.—The History of Otakanini Pa, Kaipara., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. IX.—Tongarewa, or Penrhyn Island, and its People., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LI.—Captain Dumont D'Urville's Visit to Whangarei, Waitemata, and the Thames in 1827., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LVIII.—On some Indications of Changes in the Level of the Coast Line in the Northern Part of the North Island., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXXXVI.—Notes of a Traditional Change in the Coast line at Manukau Heads., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLIX.—Note on a branched Nikau Tree., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLIII.—Geological Notes on the Kermadec Group, in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Mentioned in
- A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand
- A Dictionary of the Maori Language
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- An Introduction to Polynesian Anthropology
- A Romance of Lake Wakatipu
- A Romance of Lake Wakatipu
- Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands
- A year among the Maoris: study of their arts and customs
- Crusoes of Sunday Island
- Discoverers of the Cook Islands and the Names They Gave
- Early Wellington
- From Tasman To Marsden.
- Hawaiki: The Original Home of the Maori; with a Sketch of Polynesian History
- History and traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior to 1840
- Introduction to The Maori As He Was
- Island Stories
- Kōtare 1998, Volume One, Number One
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- Legends of the Maori
- Letters and Art in New Zealand
- Lore and history of the South Island Maori
- Making New Zealand vol 01 no 02: The Maori
- Manual of the New Zealand Flora.
- Maori and Polynesian: their origin, history and culture
- The Polynesian Spirit-road
- Northward-pointing Traits in Polynesian Culture
- The Genealogies of the Race
- Language and Ethnology are Surer Evidences of — Origin
- The Most Likely Starting-point was the Coast of — the punjaub
- They found their way into the Pacific by the — Central Route, passing South-eastwards along — the North-east Coasts of New Guinea and — Melanesia
- The Evidence of the Genealogies takes the Genesis — of Man in the Region back to the beginning of our — Era
- Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One
- Maori Pronunciation and the Evolution of Written Maori
- Maori Wars of the Nineteenth Century:
- Murihiku: A History of the South Island of New Zealand and the Islands Adjacent and Lying to the South, from 1642 to 1835
- Nga Korero Paremete: 1902-1903
- Nga Korero Paremete: 1904-1905
- Ngā Tohuwhenua Mai Te Rangi: A New Zealand Archeology in Aerial Photographs
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Old Samoa or Flotsam and Jetsam from the Pacific Ocean
- Pioneering Reminiscences of Old Wairoa
- Pioneering the Pumice
- Polynesian Voyagers. The Maori as a Deep-sea Navigator, Explorer, and Colonizer
- Reports of meetings on Māori Church matters, 1872-1888
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- Samoan Material Culture
- Sir Donald Maclean
- Takitimu
- Te Kāhui Kura Māori, Volume 0, Issue 1
- The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori, Genuine and Empirical
- The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
- The Coming of the Maori
- 5 — The Maori People
- The Discovery
- The Tangata Whenua
- The Moriori of the Chatham Islands
- [the Toi expedition]
- The Whatonga Expedition
- Hawaiki
- North Auckland Canoes
- Lean-to Shelters
- Early Maori Weapons
- 5 — The Creation of Creators
- Cosmogony
- The Esoteric Version
- The Creation of Man
- Symbols of the Gods
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
- The Discovery of New Zealand
- The Maori: Yesterday and To-day
- The Maori Race
- The Material Culture of the Cook Islands (Aitutaki)
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume I (1845–64)
- The Old Whaling Days
- The Story of a Maori Chief
- Vikings of the Sunrise
Cited in
- A year among the Maoris: study of their arts and customs
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Discoverers of the Cook Islands and the Names They Gave
- Kōtare 1998, Volume One, Number One
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Land Tenure in the Cook Islands
- Mangaian Society
- Medicine Amongst the Maoris, in Ancient and Modern Times
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- Samoan Material Culture
- Takitimu
- Te Kāhui Kura Māori, Volume 0, Issue 1
- The Early Journals of Henry Williams
- The Maori - Volume II
- Vikings of the Sunrise
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The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Stephenson Percy Smith":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.