Norwood (Hugh) Port Moresby Research Materials, 1970-1979

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Title:
Hugh Norwood Port Moresby Research Materials
Dates:
1970-1979
Creators:
Norwood, Hugh
Abstract:
Research materials for Hugh Norwood's study of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, urban settlements entitled Port Moresby Urban Villages and Squatter Areas. Materials include aerial photographs, notes, maps, and survey forms and are arranged alphabetically by village or settlement name.
Extent:
6.2 Linear feet (4 archives boxes and 55 oversize folders)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Hugh Norwood Port Moresby Research Materials, MSS 139. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Background

Scope and content:

The Hugh Norwood Port Moresby Research Materials are comprised of Norwood's research documentation for his study of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Norwood used these materials for his study, Port Moresby Urban Villages and Squatter Areas which documents population change and urban development in Papua New Guinea.

Arranged in two series: 1) SETTLEMENT MATERIALS and 2) AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS.

Biographical / historical:

Hugh Norwood was educated in the late 1950s and early 1960s in economics, social and health administration, and town planning. During the late 1960s and early 1970s he worked in Africa and later in New Zealand.

In 1975, he was appointed by the Papua New Guinea government to lead a team charged with preparing a national housing plan. Norwood taught a course in land administration in the geography department at the University of Papua New Guinea and, in 1979, taught at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Norwood took a leave of absence in 1982 to research his study on population change and urban growth in Port Moresby. His report was published in 1984.

Acquisition information:
Acquired, 1984 and 2006.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections Archives, UC San Diego
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-09 11:31:49 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: ALLOW TWO TO THREE (2-3) WEEKS FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS

Terms of access:

Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.

Preferred citation:

Hugh Norwood Port Moresby Research Materials, MSS 139. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Location of this collection:
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
Contact:
(858) 534-2533
spcoll@ucsd.edu
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