Methodist Church of New Zealand Archives National Archive of the Methodist Church of New Zealand Contact: Archivist, Methodist Church of New Zealand Archives 50 and 54 Langdons Road, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand PO Box 931, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand Telephone: (03) 366 6049 Email:
[email protected] Web: http://www.methodist.org.nz/archives Personal Papers and Historical Records Collection The nucleus of this collection dates back to the 1920s when Rev M A Rugby Pratt was the Connexional Secretary of the Methodist Church. He actively sought what he called “Historical Records” or “Early Records” from parishes and individuals, to preserve in the Connexional Office in Christchurch, in his role as Custodian of Early Records. As documents ranging from newspaper cuttings, photographs, letters, registers, recollections, research, original manuscripts, diaries and so on arrived, he would carefully annotate each envelope “Historical Records” and file the items. Over the years, many of these documents were dispersed throughout the storage areas. In 2006, they were brought back together, and along with subsequent donations of personal papers and manuscripts, catalogued as part of the Personal Papers and Historical Records Collection. The Personal Papers and Historical Records Collections also includes theses and essays. Any photographs have been stored with the Photographs Collection. Jo Smith Archivist May 2009 1 Methodist Church of New Zealand Archives Personal Papers and Historical Records Collection November 2020 www.methodist.org.nz/archives Name Title Date Description Amount Catalogue number Flyer, Specimen Pages and Descriptive List of the Several Editions of the Methodist Hymn Book, Special Australasian Edition; obtainable from A H Reed, Express Co 1930 Building, Dunedin, with A H Reed Ltd Papers (circa) Price List tipped in 1 folder MS-751 1930 Album, My Gift Card A H Reed Ltd Ephemera (circa) Album, unused 1 folder MS-775 "Jubilee of Methodism in Central Otago".