Robert Sydney Gormack
1918–20 August 2006
(Person)
Poet, printer, book designer, and historian. Founder and printer at the Nag's Head Press, Christchurch.
Mentioned in
- A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Island Stories
Cited in
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Island Stories
Image Gallery
.jpg "Bob Gormack working at his Harrild treadle platen, the workhorse of the Nag's Head Press, in Christchurch, 1999. Peter Low")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Robert Sydney Gormack":
- 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.