Marist Archives primarily holds records relating to the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers) in New Zealand. The collection contains:
- Records of the administration of the New Zealand Province from 1889.
- Select personal papers of deceased members of the Province.
- Collection assembled at Mount St Mary’s Seminary, Greenmeadows including early history of the Meeanee Mission and Mission Estate Winery.
- Select reference material on the Māori Missions and Missions in Oceania.
- Published histories of parishes with a Marist presence.
Most records pertaining to New Zealand prior to 1889, the Society’s General Archives in Rome is the responsible repository.
Marist Archives does not hold sacramental records. They are held by the parish or diocese where the sacrament was celebrated.
Significant Collections
- Society of Mary in New Zealand Provincial administration records.
- Collection assembled at Mount St Mary’s Seminary, Greenmeadows including early history of the Mission Estate Winery.
- Select reference material on the Maori Missions and Missions in Oceania from the arrival of the first Marist missionaries in 1838.
- Fr Emmet McHardy sm, missionary in Bougainville 1929-1932, correspondence and ethnographic material.
- Complete sets of three publications, the monthly magazine Marist Messenger (1931-current), the Māori Mission magazine WhareKura (1909-1928) and the Māori Mission quarterly Whiti Ora (1948-1993).
- A small quantity of literary papers from Pat Lawlor, Eileen Duggan and the Catholic Writers’ Movement (1940 – c.1949).
- Published histories of parishes with a Marist presence.
The Marist Archives does not hold sacramental records, these records are held by the parish or diocese where the sacrament was celebrated.
Access and Charges
Requests for information are required in writing and are to include the requester’s address and the relationship to the person about whom information is requested (when applicable). Release of personal information follows the provisions of the Privacy Act 2020.
Researchers may be allowed physical access at the discretion of the Archivist and is by appointment only.
Staff are unable to undertake detailed research on behalf of enquirers other than in exceptional circumstances, in which case a fee may apply. There is a fee for commercial use. Limited research enquiries may be carried out free of charge.
Donations to help offset the costs of running and maintaining the Archives are welcomed.
Contact Marist Archives
Click to contact the Marist Archives, or phone +64 (04) 471 0600
Location
Ground floor
219 Thorndon Quay
Pipitea
Wellington 6011
Postal Address
PO Box 12195
Thorndon
Wellington 6144