Arthur Arculus's Collection

[Dave Homewood]

Arthur "Digger" Arculus was a well known and avid researcher of NZ aviation history, and was a member of this forum. He passed away a few years ago, and someone recently asked me if I knew whatever happened to his vast archive of information, photos and history after he died. Sadly I do not know.

Does anyone here know what became of his archives? Were they passed on to a museum or another researcher? Did the family realise their value and retain them?

[errolmartyn]

Aug 26, 2017 12:18:06 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

Arthur "Digger" Arculus was a well known and avid researcher of NZ aviation history, and was a member of this forum. He passed away a few years ago, and someone recently asked me if I knew whatever happened to his vast archive of information, photos and history after he died. Sadly I do not know.

Does anyone here know what became of his archives? Were they passed on to a museum or another researcher? Did the family realise their value and retain them?

Dave,

'Digger' donated his research archive to the Auckland War Memorial Museum a year or two before he died.

Errol

[Dave Homewood]

Thanks Errol. Great to hear.