The Hocken Blog

The Hocken Blog

Who Was Dr Hocken?

Who Was Dr Hocken?

Find out more about who Dr Hocken was:

library.otago.ac.nz/hocken/drhocken.html

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The staff of Te Uare Taoka o Hākena – the Hocken Collections maintain this blog to showcase the treasures we find in the collections. We also blog about some of our events and news.
About the Hocken

Hocken is a research library, archive and gallery that collects widely in relation to the history and culture of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific and Antarctica, with a special emphasis on the Otago region.

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