To help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the settlement of the Canterbury province, Christchurch City Libraries launched "Imprints", a digital history archive, in December 2000. Through the use of technology we have tried to bring to life some key resources which help to tell the story of the people, places and events which have shaped the Canterbury province.
Included in the archive are the:
Burke manuscriptA lively hand-written account of Christchurch events and personalities during the 1850s and 1860s. |
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Photograph collectionA collection of photographs reproduced from historical newspapers, archival sources and early books and reports. |
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Christchurch ChronologyA timeline of Christchurch events in chronological order from pre-European times to 1990. |
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Lyttelton TimesA copy of the first issue of the fledgling colony's first newspaper. |
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Ordinances of the Canterbury ProvinceA record of the legislation enacted by the provincial government during the years 1853 and 1875. Transcribed from the original documents. |
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