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}}</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]] | accessdate = 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" /> Despite being [[vanity press]] (articles were largely paid for by their subjects) and almost wholly restricted to [[white male]] [[European New Zealanders|European colonists]] to the exclusion of [[Māori people|Māori]], [[Women in New Zealand|women]] and other [[Ethnic groups in New Zealand|minorities]], the ''Cyclopedia'' is |
}}</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]] | accessdate = 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" /> Despite being [[vanity press]] (articles were largely paid for by their subjects) and almost wholly restricted to [[white male]] [[European New Zealanders|European colonists]] to the exclusion of [[Māori people|Māori]], [[Women in New Zealand|women]] and other [[Ethnic groups in New Zealand|minorities]], the ''Cyclopedia'' is still an important historical resource. 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]]. |
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* Volume 1. [[Wellington Province|Wellington Provincial District]]. Published 1897 |
* Volume 1. [[Wellington Province|Wellington Provincial District]]. Published 1897 |
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| Editors | A. McKee, H. Gamble |
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| 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] Despite being vanity press (articles were largely paid for by their subjects) and almost wholly restricted to white male European colonists to the exclusion of Māori, women and other minorities, the Cyclopedia is still an important historical resource. 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.
- 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 superseded by the three-volume An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand published by the Government of New Zealand in 1966 and then later Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, a government-run, born-digital encyclopaedia established in 2002.
The Cyclopedia was digitised by the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre in 2008–2009.[4]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2016.