A timeline of Massey University’s history (from the first mention of an agricultural college for the North Island to the present) has just been launched on the University Archives webpage. It covers the major events and phases in the University’s development. Phases identified are the Lead up to Foundation (1879-1926), Foundation Years (1927-1945), Years of Consolidation (1946-1963), Becoming a University and Expanding (1964-1992), and Spreading its Wings over Three Cities (1993-2008).

Instructions on how to use the timeline are provided on the above mentioned Timeline page.

The timeline is the result of the labours of the Library’s Digital Services team in conjunction with the University Archives. It is a work in progress and more historical facts and photographs will be added over time. Enjoy!

Louis Changuion
University Archivist

Interested in the history of Massey? Get a glimpse of it on Flickr. A small selection of the photographs held at the University Archives, such as the 1940s College Library (above), is featured on Flickr here.

Fresh out today is Archives New Zealand's new Community Archive which is a development of the National Register of Archives and Manuscripts.

"This is a hub where organisations and individuals can register their archives and manuscripts and a place for all New Zealanders to learn more about our history and heritage," Dianne Macaskill said at the launch of The Community Archive in Wellington.

Turitea Library currently has a fascinating display of photos and documents of past Massey students. Louis Changuion, the University Archivist, has selected the material from the Massey University Archive, which is open to students, staff and the public 8.30-3.00, Monday-Friday, in the Main Building. The display shows students over the decades studying, writing letters home to ask for money, graduating, then becoming well-known scientists or CEOs, having sheep breeds named after them, or even returning as Massey’s VC...

Click here to get a better look at the Library in the 40s, hostel rooms in the 60s, graduates in the 70s, and young lecturer Steve Maharey in 1979.

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