Aborigines’ Protection Society
(Organisation)
International human rights organisation, founded in 1837.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- The New-Zealand Government and the Maori war of 1863-64, with especial reference to the confiscation of native lands, and the colonial ministry’s defence of their war policy in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 10
- Address of the Aborigines’ Protection Society to the native inhabitants of New Zealand in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 10
- A protest against the confiscation of native lands in New Zealand; the report of a debate in the Legislative Council of the colony, together with The Memorial of the Aborigines Protection Society and other documents in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 10
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Aborigines’ Protection Society":
- 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.