Walter John McEldowney
1921–
(Person)
Also known as: Jock McEldowney.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
Mentioned in
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Early Wellington
- Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His Life & Work
- [title page]
- [imprint]
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 8 — Anni Mirabiles: National Library Service
- Chapter 9 — Climate Change
- Chapter 10 — Aiming for a National Library
- Chapter 12 — Foreign Encounters
- Chapter 13 — Heading for a National Library
- Chapter 14 — National Librarian
- Chapter 15 — National Library of New Zealand
- Chapter 17 — Life in the Old Dog
- Index
- Introduction
- Chapter 7 — Anni Mirabiles: The Country Library Service
- Chapter 8 — Anni Mirabiles: The National Library Service
- Chapter 9 — Climate Change
- Chapter 10 — Aiming For A National Library
- Chapter 11 — Home on the Range
- Chapter 12 — Foreign Encounters
- Chapter 14 — National Librarian
- Chapter 15 — National Library of New Zealand
- Chapter 17 — Life in the Old Dog
- Books, Theses, and Selected Articles
- Letter from John Cawte Beaglehole to his Mother, 13 December, 1926
- The Home Front Volume II
- Victoria University of Wellington 1899 ~ 1999 A History
Cited in
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His Life & Work
- Victoria University of Wellington 1899 ~ 1999 A History
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.jpg "Working conditions in the National Library Service, Wellington, in the 1950s. (The author is in the background.) Alexander Turnbull Library, PAColl-5920-09-03")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Walter John McEldowney":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.