Topic: Don Stafford Files
Topic type:
His research for his books 'Founding Years in Rotorua' and 'New Century in Rotorua'
These are subject files compiled by Don when he was doing research for The Founding years in Rotorua and The new century in Rotorua. Early articles were summarised and later ones have been photocopied. Don created a card index which is mostly names of people and the Library has created subject indexes for the files.
There are two volumes of Maori place names and these are source material for Landmarks of Te Arawa.
The files are grouped in the following subjects : and can be found in the Don Stafford Room on the 2nd Floor of Rotorua District Library.
Armed Constabulary/Police
Arts /ArtGallery
Assorted Matters
Aviation
Bathhouse misc
Baths and hospitals
Boats
Brass bands
Carved Houses
Church
Commerce
Court Affairs
Depression
Electricity
Events 2 Volumes
Farming & prospecting; gold, oil, etc.
Fire Brigade
Fish and wildlife
Geothermal
GovernmentGardens
Great Committee
Hotels 2 Volumes
Interviews 2 Volumes
Kaituna River Maketu
Lakes
Land Court
Library
Mamaku; Mokoia; Ngongotaha; Ohinemutu
Medical
Political
Post Office
Railways
Regal & Vice Regal
Roads
Rotoehu, Rotoma, Rotoiti (Maori place names)
Rotorua (Maori place names)
Rotorua Biographies General and Index
Rotorua Biographies 7 Volumes
Rotorua County
Schools 2 Volumes
Scouts and Guides
Sports 2 Volumes
Terraces, Te Wairoa, Tarawera eruption
Tikitere; Waimangu; Waiotapu
Timber Industry
Tourism 2 Volumes
Township 4 Volumes
Transport Industry
Whakarewarewa 2 Volumes
