This collection of New Zealand church and school histories has over 800 titles and was put together by Sir Thomas Ramsay (1907-1995).
The collection was assembled in Melbourne by Ramsay who was an Australian collector of some note. The major part of his library was sold at a Christies auction in Melbourne in 1977. This particular segment of school and church histories was donated to the Alexander Turnbull Library by Ramsay prior to the auction and arrived in New Zealand in 1977 (see correspondence Traue to the Acting Consul General, New Zealand Consulate General, 1st September 1976, Ref: AAOJ, W5230, Box 38, TL 2/6). Many of the books and pamphets are marked with Ramsay’s blind stamp “T.M.R. Library of T.M. Ramsay”.
More about Turnbull Formed Collections
The Library’s Wellington building redevelopment
The Library building in Wellington is closed for redevelopment, and due to reopen in August 2012. During the relocation period, some collections will be available in two temporary locations: Archives New Zealand and a reading room at 77 Thorndon Quay, Wellington.
More about collection access through the Wellington building redevelopment period
Access items in the Ramsay Collection
This collection is now unavailable until August 2012.
You may be able to source copies of materials in this collection through other libraries. Our staff can assist you with this.
This collection is catalogued online and may be searched on the National Library Catalogue.
You can see a list of titles held by using the ‘Call Number (Begins with)’ search and by typing in the search term ‘Ramsay’.
More about registering and requesting
For more information, contact Turnbull Library Research Services, or the Curator, Special Printed Collections by phone or email.
Get copies from items in this collection
As this collection is currently unavailable, no copies can be made.
