Massey University Archives
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Massey University Archives (Māori: Ā Te Kunenga tukunga kōrero) is an academic archive and the official repository for the records of Massey University and its predecessor institutions, including Massey Agricultural College, Wellington Polytechnic, Palmerston North University College, and Palmerston North College of Education. The archives also house collections from university-affiliated institutions and include records relating to New Zealand individuals, businesses, and community, cultural, and professional organisations.[1]
List of University Archivists
The establishment of the Massey University Archives dates to 1984 when a committee was appointed to establish a university archive by finding a suitable space, assembling and organising archival material and appointing an archivist. At the start of 1986 the university archives opened its doors to researchers.[2]
This marked the culmination of a decades-long effort by the university library and the Academic board of the university to establish an archive. The university's golden jubilee in 1977 served as a key motivator for consolidating its historical materials, improving access to them, and safeguarding against the risk of losing valuable records. As the jubilee approached, it became increasingly clear that an archive repository was essential for this purpose.[3]
During its first couple of decades the archives was served by part-time and contract staff.[4] The first full-time university archivist was appointed in 2006. In 2013 the first permanent archives assistant was appointed. A dairy records archivist was added to the staff of the university archives after the Dairy Records Archives became part of the university archives. In 2018 the first assistant archivist joined the staff.[5][6] The university archives is administered by the Massey University Library.
The University Archives’ first home was a room in the basement of the Old Main Building, now known as the Sir Geoffrey Peren Building. Adjacent rooms were added to the archives over time. In August 2012 the University Archives was moved across the campus to a purposefully equipped space in the Practical Teaching Complex. This space was officially opened by the university's Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey on 18 February 2013. The University Archives includes a reading room, staff offices, processing rooms, and secure storerooms built to archival standards.[7][8]
- Keith Carwell-Cooke, 1986–1989[6]
- Julie Miller, 1989–1999
- Lucy E. Marsden, 2000–2005
- Jhr. Louis A. Changuion, 2006–present
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