Charles Alfred Ewen papers, 5 April 1865-5 June 1919

DLMSQ 524

fonds

5 April 1865-5 June 1919

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

944676

1 volume of textual material - manuscript, typescripts, photographs - 35 cm.

Charles Alfred Ewen was born in Birminham in 1853. He went to New Zealand with his parents in 1855, and lived in Auckland. He was employed by the Bank of New Zealand from 1875-1896, when he was appointed Manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company at Wellington. He later became manager of the A.M.P. branch in Wellington.

a. Correspondence, 7 June 1897 - 18 September 1917
Contains personal and circular letters. Correspondents include the Royal Society of Tasmania.

b. Papers re Samoa, ca. 21 November 1907 - 24 March 1919
Consists of 'Copy of a report of Dr. Solf to the Imperial Colonial office in Berlin', ca. 21 November 1907, re the governing of Samoa, and an unsigned carbon typescript of a report to the Acting Administrator of Samoa re the minimum salary considered necessary for a white official in Samoa, 24 March 1919.

c. Miscellaneous papers, 5 April 1864 - 30 May 1912
Includes Victorian and New Zealand miner's rights, Christmas card and invitation.

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.