Major, Charles Edwin

Production date
1872-1940
1870-1879
1880-1889
1890-1899
1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
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Typed copy of manuscript. Seventy Years of Life in New Zealand. Selections from the reminiscences of Charles Edwin Major.
There are references to politics, personalities, Maori including Parihaka and various sporting activities, in particular football, athletics, and horse racing. Entertainment is also covered in the reminiscences with mention of various celebrities such as Mark Twain, Frank Bullen and Paderewski, and the development of film making and cinema in New Zealand.

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Production date
1872-1940
1870-1879
1880-1889
1890-1899
1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
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Classification
manuscript/(for Archives)
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Manuscript. Seventy Years of Life in New Zealand. Selections from the reminiscences of Charles Edwin Major. When the manuscript was typed in 1953, he was 85 years of age.

Accession number
ARC2001-277
Collection type
Archives

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