Horace Fildes Explained

Horace Edward Manners Fildes (5 October 1875 - 7 October 1937) was a New Zealand postmaster, book collector and bibliographer. He was born in Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand on 5 October 1875.^{[1] [2]}

Fildes bequeathed nearly 2,000 volumes to the Victoria University College Library, which provided the basis of the New Zealand research materials in the J.C. Beaglehole Room.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Papers of Horace Fildes . thecommunityarchive.org.nz . 2012 . 6 February 2012.
2. Web site: Horace Edward Manners Fildes . nzetc.org . 2012 . 6 February 2012.
3. Web site: Fildes, Horace Edward Manners. teara.govt.nz. en. 19 February 2019.
4. Web site: J.C. Beaglehole Room: Collections and History. 11 February 2014. Victoria University of Wellington Library. en. 19 February 2019.