Edward Francis Harris
1834–26 July, 1898
(Person)
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and Rongowhakaata; public servant, interpreter, landowner, genealogist.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- [biography of Captain John Williams Harris], quoted in Dawn of Settlement in Poverty Bay — Incidents In The Career Of The First European Resident Of Gisborne — Capt. J. W. Harris: Trader, Whaler & Grazier
- A Few Short Views of the Native Land Laws, As they Principally Affect the Native Race, Being the Subject of a Letter To James Carroll, M.H.R., For the East Coast Native Electoral District in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 68
Mentioned in
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- Introduction
- I. General
- A Regrettable Attack
- [section]
- Te Kani's Relief Force Routed
- Biographical
- Pioneer Flockowners' Problems
- Pioneer Hotelkeepers
- Destructive Floods
- Notable Wins by District Players
- William Stewart, The Sea Rover — Adventurous Career Ends in Poverty Bay
- Te Kani-A-Takirau: A Great East Coast Chief — Descended From a Famous Couple
- Life in Early Poverty Bay
- Maori Deeds of Old Private Land Purchases in New Zealand, From the Year 1815 to 1840, with Pre-Emptive and Other Claims
- Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1878.
- Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1880.
- The Maoris in the Great War
- The Old Whaling Days
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Edward Francis Harris":
- 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.