Thomas Bracken
c. 21 December 1843–16 February 1898
(Person)
Poet, journalist, politician.
Genealogy
Parents: Margaret Kernan
Spouses: Helen Bracken
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Introduction [to Past and Present, and Men of the Times] in Past and Present, and Men of the Times.
- Dunedin from the bay in Picturesque Dunedin: or Dunedin and its neighbourhood in 1890
- Musings in Maoriland
Subject of Texts
Mentioned in
- Hero Stories of New Zealand
- Kōtare 1998, Volume One, Number One
- Kōtare 2007, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series One: ‘Women Prose Writers to World War I’
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Lore and history of the South Island Maori
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Cited in
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Thomas Bracken":
- 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.
