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J.O.P Watt Research Papers and Photographic Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: A0603

Overview

PROCESSING NOTE: This collection has partially been arranged and described. Please contact Archives Staff for additional details of collection content.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within c.1860s - 1960s

Biographical / Historical

John Oman Percival Watt was born in Scotland and emigrated to New Zealand with his parents as a child in 1899. He had a long journalistic career with several newspapers and died in Invercargill in 1972 aged 75.

He has several published books in the library's local collection. They include: -- Centenary of Invercargill municipality, 1871-1971 -- Invercargill Middle School : centennial souvenir 1873-1973 -- The trial of Minnie Dean -- 100th anniversary of the Southland Building and Investment Society, 1869-1969 -- History of the Southland hospitals and board, 1861-1968 -- A century of summer shows -- Invercargill Fire Brigade, 1863-1963 -- Invercargill Marist 75th jubilee, 1897-1972 -- Preservation Inlet -- Southland's pioneer railways, 1864-1878

Extent

9 photograph(s) (Box 1)

8 digital object (Digital Archive)

Language of Materials

English

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