J.C. Beaglehole Room

This research reading room on Level 1 of the Central Library was established in 1970 to honor Professor John Cawte Beaglehole, and is your path to the Library's Special Materials Collections.

Most collections are held in storage for preservation and it is necessary to book requests at least one day in advance. Exceptions are those items with Fildes, Stout or Brancepeth callmarks, which may be retrieved on the same day as long as supervision of the reading room is not compromised.

What's on?

• The '3 Books, 3 Scholars' seminars - an opportunity to glimpse research use of the Library's Special Collections. Next seminar: 1 December, with Grant Milburn, Doug Munro and Harry Ricketts. Previous seminars. Seminars next year: 23 February 2010 - Dianne Bardsley, Roberta McIntyre and A.N. Other; March 2010 - "One Scholar, X-thousand Annotations" - Lydia Wevers on annotations in books from the Brancepeth Station Library collection. All welcome.
• Displays on Level 2 of the Central Library present items recently acquired, or recently used for research. Note that one display cabinet will be on loan to the Wai-te-ata Press from 9-23 November, to exhibit Press archives at its new location on Level 1 of the Central Library.
• The most recent online finding aid is that for the University's Image Services unit.

Hunters and Collectors

Generous and farsighted collectors and donors have contributed to the richness of the Library's holdings, among them Horace Fildes, Sir Robert Stout, Hugh Beetham, Pat Lawlor, Mary Seddon, Arthur Lyell Boyes, John Cawte Beaglehole, Dr. Robert Stout, the Labour Archives Trust, and many more.

Potential individual and group student assignments

Publications