Judith Sidney Hornabrook (26 October 1928 – 3 July 2011) was the Chief Archivist of New Zealand at the Archives New Zealand from 1972 until 1982.

Judith Hornabrook
Born(1928-10-08)8 October 1928
Died3 July 2011(2011-07-03) (aged 82)
Wellington
EducationVictoria University of Wellington
OccupationArchivist

Career

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After World War II, Hornabrook earned a position with the New Zealand government in the War History Branch.[1] She then joined the National Archives of New Zealand as a reference archivist.[2] In 1973, Hornabrook was named Chief Archivist of New Zealand at the Archives New Zealand. She left the Archives New Zealand in 1982 to become the Chief Archivist in Papua New Guinea.[3]

Hornabrook published several works related to her professional knowledge and work in national archives.

Hornabrook died on 3 July 2011.[2]

Selected bibliography

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  • Hornabrook, Judith S; International Council on Archives; Pacific Regional Branch (1987). National Archives and Public Records Services of Papua New Guinea: instructional handbook. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: PARBICA.
  • Hornabrook, Judith S; New Zealand Society of Genealogists (1980). National Archives of New Zealand: genealogical sources. New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
  • Hornabrook, Judith S; International Council on Archives; Pacific Regional Branch (1987). A basic archives handbook for the Pacific region. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: PARBICA.
  • Hornabrook, Judith (1 January 1978). "New Zealand's Archives". Archivaria. 7: 82–85. ISSN 1923-6409. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  • Hornabrook, Judith S. (1977). "Development of archives in New Zealand". In Hill, Richard S.; Walters Hodder, Michael David; National Archives of New Zealand (eds.). Archives and manuscripts: a New Zealand seminar : proceedings of a seminar held in Wellington, 21-26 September 1975. Wellington: New Zealand Library Association for National Archives of New Zealand. OCLC 5172324.
  • Hornabrook, Judith (1 August 1976). "New Zealand's war archives". Archives & Manuscripts: 281–284. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  • Hornabrook, Judith (1 May 1975). "Thoughts on New Zealand's national archives". Archives & Manuscripts: 103–107. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  • Hornabrook, Judith (1 February 1973). "The death of John Dobree Pascoe (1908-1972), Chief Archivist, National Archives of New Zealand". Archives & Manuscripts: 37. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  • Hornabrook, Judith (1 November 1972). "Sources for Australian history in the National Archives of New Zealand". Archives & Manuscripts: 2–7. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  • Hornabrook, Judith S (1951). New Zealand and the Tonga Defence Force, 1939-1945: being a thesis in history presented for the degree of Master of Arts. Wellington, N.Z.: Victoria University of Wellington.
     
    Judith Hornabrook, Chief Archivist, National Archives with Alan Highet, Minister of Internal Affairs at National Archives Open Day, 24 November 1979

References

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  1. ^ Hornabrook, Judith (1 January 1978). "New Zealand's Archives". Archivaria. 7: 82–85. ISSN 1923-6409.
  2. ^ a b Wareham, Evelyn (2011). "VALE JUDITH HORNABROOK" (PDF). parbica.org. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ^ "A New Chief Archivist for Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Artifacts. New series (24). Archives and Records Association of New Zealand Inc.: 659 December 1982.

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