The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m fix typo |
Numberguy6 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
| subject = New Zealand – Encyclopedias |
| subject = New Zealand – Encyclopedias |
||
| media_type = 6 volumes, hardbound; CDROM, Colonial CD Books, 2002; online, [[NZETC]], 2008. |
| media_type = 6 volumes, hardbound; CDROM, Colonial CD Books, 2002; online, [[NZETC]], 2008. |
||
| external_url = https:// |
| external_url = https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-cyclopedia.html |
||
| dewey = 993.003 |
| dewey = 993.003 |
||
| congress = DU400 .C99 |
| congress = DU400 .C99 |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
| via = [[New Zealand Electronic Text Collection]] |
| via = [[New Zealand Electronic Text Collection]] |
||
| access-date = 25 February 2016 |
| access-date = 25 February 2016 |
||
}}</ref> [[Arthur McKee]] was one of the original directors of the company that published ''The Cyclopedia'', and his business partner H. Gamble worked with him on the first volume.<ref name="DNZB McKee">{{DNZB|McKee|F. R.|3m15|Arthur McKee|1 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District |year=1897 |url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d56-d18.html |publisher=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand |author=Cyclopedia Company Limited | via = [[New Zealand Electronic Text Collection]] | access-date = 25 February 2016 |location=Wellington |chapter=McKee and Gamble}}</ref> Six volumes were published on the people, places and organisations of [[provinces of New Zealand]].<ref name="NZETC cover notes" /> The ''Cyclopedia'' is an important historical resource. The volumes are arranged geographically, with each volume concerned with a specific region of New Zealand. Its breadth of coverage of many small towns and social institutions were poorly covered by contemporary newspapers and other sources. The first volume, which covered [[Wellington]], also included the colonial government, politicians, [[Governor-General of New Zealand|governor]]s, and public servants.<ref name="NZETC cover notes" /> The first volume was produced in Wellington, and the remaining volumes were produced in [[Christchurch]]. Much of its content was subsidised with contributor backing. Victoria University Electronic Text site reminds us that portraits are therefore generally glowing, and entries paid for by businesses are "unashamedly promotional".<ref>http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-cyclopedia.html</ref> Similarly, they note that "individuals who would not or could not pay the fee required to feature in The Cyclopedia are not included—there are few entries for women, Māori or non-European settlers for example."<ref |
}}</ref> [[Arthur McKee]] was one of the original directors of the company that published ''The Cyclopedia'', and his business partner H. Gamble worked with him on the first volume.<ref name="DNZB McKee">{{DNZB|McKee|F. R.|3m15|Arthur McKee|1 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District |year=1897 |url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d56-d18.html |publisher=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand |author=Cyclopedia Company Limited | via = [[New Zealand Electronic Text Collection]] | access-date = 25 February 2016 |location=Wellington |chapter=McKee and Gamble}}</ref> Six volumes were published on the people, places and organisations of [[provinces of New Zealand]].<ref name="NZETC cover notes" /> The ''Cyclopedia'' is an important historical resource. The volumes are arranged geographically, with each volume concerned with a specific region of New Zealand. Its breadth of coverage of many small towns and social institutions were poorly covered by contemporary newspapers and other sources. The first volume, which covered [[Wellington]], also included the colonial government, politicians, [[Governor-General of New Zealand|governor]]s, and public servants.<ref name="NZETC cover notes" /> The first volume was produced in Wellington, and the remaining volumes were produced in [[Christchurch]]. Much of its content was subsidised with contributor backing. Victoria University Electronic Text site reminds us that portraits are therefore generally glowing, and entries paid for by businesses are "unashamedly promotional".<ref name=nzetc>{{Cite web|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-cyclopedia.html|title = The Cyclopedia of New Zealand | NZETC}}</ref> Similarly, they note that "individuals who would not or could not pay the fee required to feature in The Cyclopedia are not included—there are few entries for women, Māori or non-European settlers for example."<ref name=nzetc/> |
||
* Volume 1. [[Wellington Province|Wellington Provincial District]]. Published 1897 |
* Volume 1. [[Wellington Province|Wellington Provincial District]]. Published 1897 |
||
| Line 39: | Line 39: | ||
== External links == |
== External links == |
||
* [ |
* [https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-cyclopedia.html Full text of ''The Cyclopedia of New Zealand'' at New Zealand Electronic Text Centre] |
||
* [http://www.colonialcdbooks.com/cyclopedia-of-nz.html Commercially produced version on CD] |
* [http://www.colonialcdbooks.com/cyclopedia-of-nz.html Commercially produced version on CD] |
||
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/cyclopedianz.htm RootsWeb comments about the ''Cyclopedia'', including comments on reliability] |
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/cyclopedianz.htm RootsWeb comments about the ''Cyclopedia'', including comments on reliability] |
||
{{Authority control}} |
{{Authority control}} |
||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cyclopedia of New Zealand}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cyclopedia of New Zealand}} |
||
[[Category:Books about New Zealand]] |
[[Category:Books about New Zealand]] |
||
Latest revision as of 20:36, 4 February 2023
 Frontispiece from the Cyclopedia | |
| Editors | A. McKee, H. Gamble |
|---|---|
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Subject | New Zealand – Encyclopedias |
| Publisher | Cyclopedia Co. Ltd. |
Publication date | 1897–1908 |
| Publication place | Neuseeland |
| Media type | 6 volumes, hardbound; CDROM, Colonial CD Books, 2002; online, NZETC, 2008. |
| OCLC | 18158442 |
| 993.003 | |
| LC Class | DU400 .C99 |
| Text | The Cyclopedia of New Zealand online |
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: industrial, descriptive, historical, biographical facts, figures, illustrations was an encyclopaedia published in New Zealand between 1897 and 1908 by the Cyclopedia Company Ltd.[1] Arthur McKee was one of the original directors of the company that published The Cyclopedia, and his business partner H. Gamble worked with him on the first volume.[2][3] Six volumes were published on the people, places and organisations of provinces of New Zealand.[1] The Cyclopedia is an important historical resource. The volumes are arranged geographically, with each volume concerned with a specific region of New Zealand. Its breadth of coverage of many small towns and social institutions were poorly covered by contemporary newspapers and other sources. The first volume, which covered Wellington, also included the colonial government, politicians, governors, and public servants.[1] The first volume was produced in Wellington, and the remaining volumes were produced in Christchurch. Much of its content was subsidised with contributor backing. Victoria University Electronic Text site reminds us that portraits are therefore generally glowing, and entries paid for by businesses are "unashamedly promotional".[4] Similarly, they note that "individuals who would not or could not pay the fee required to feature in The Cyclopedia are not included—there are few entries for women, Māori or non-European settlers for example."[4]
- Volume 1. Wellington Provincial District. Published 1897
- Volume 2. Auckland Provincial District. Published 1902
- Volume 3. Canterbury Provincial District. Published 1903
- Volume 4. Otago and Southland Provincial Districts. Published 1905
- Volume 5. Nelson, Marlborough and Westland Provincial Districts. Published 1906
- Volume 6. Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wellington Provincial Districts. Published 1908
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand was a predecessor of the more scholarly three-volume An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand published by the Government of New Zealand in 1966 and, later, of Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, a government-run, online encyclopaedia, established in 2002.
The Cyclopedia was digitised by the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre in 2008–2009.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand". Retrieved 25 February 2016 – via New Zealand Electronic Text Collection.
- ^ McKee, F. R. "Arthur McKee". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "McKee and Gamble". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District. Wellington: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 February 2016 – via New Zealand Electronic Text Collection.
- ^ a b "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand | NZETC".
- ^ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2016.