Students in the Massey University concourse and a view of the science building.

Creator:      C M Thompson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

The library opened about 1928. Before 1943 it was little more than a small collection of basic agricultural periodicals and related books. Until 1937, the library was sufficiently small to employ a single librarian. In that year, there was an i...

Creator:      Unknown

Date:          circa 1945

The Refectory was one of the original buildings erected on site for Massey Agricutlural College. It contained a dining room, resident students common room and games room, changing rooms, kitchens and servants' quarters. It now houses offices of Ma...

Creator:      Unknown

Date:          1945

This slide shows a view of the Massey University Campus, thought to be in the 1960s. Visible are the Vet Tower (right) and the Agricultural Science Block (left).

Creator:      Clarice Parlane
Place:          Tennent Drive, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

The photograph shows Massey Agricultural College, Science Block in 1950.

Creator:      Fraser
Place:          Tennent Drive, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North

Date:          1964

This photograph shows the cellar in the middle distance and looks towards Palmerston North. The wooden tower on the right is a temporary structure, built for elevating the concrete that would be poured. In the left foreground can be seen two men ...

Creator:      J H Daroux
Place:          Massey College, Palmerston North
Date:          1929

Massey Agricultural college students outside of the Refectory. Massey Agricultural College opened in 1928. The Refectory was designed by Roy A. Lippincott in the Spanish Mission / Mission Revival style. It was built in 1930 by Fletcher Constructio...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Massey College, Palmerston North
Date:          1940s

Craiglockhart was built in 1890 for Charles John Monro and was situated on a property of fifty-one acres across the river from Palmerston North. The house was named after the Monro's county estate in Scotland. Mary Monro is in the trap in the midd...

Creator:      
Place:          Moginie Road, Palmerston North
Date:          1901

The agricultural science building was opened in 1930 as the teaching block for the College. Massey Agricultural College was opened in 1928 on the river flats below the main site of today, and became Massey University in 1963.

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          Massey College, Palmerston North
Date:          1939

The Sir Geoffrey Peren Building (named for the first principal of Massey Agricultural College, previously known as the Old Main Building) was designed by Roy A. Lippincott in the Spanish Mission / Mission Revival style. It was built by Fletcher Co...

Creator:      Clarice Parlane
Place:          Massey College, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

The driveway leads up to the large 'Main Building' at centre, to the right of which can be seen the swimming pool in the trees. Behind the Main Building is the former 'Tiritea' homestead, the Principal's residence. Behind and to the left, can be s...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Massey College, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1945 to circa 1955

The Agricultural Science building dominates the Massey Agricultural College campus, with student facilities and training farm behind. In the foreground can be seen 'Wharerata', the Russell homestead, which was acquired by the College in 1951. Mass...

Creator:      Bruce Watt Photography
Place:          Massey College, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1960

What became known as the 'Pink Hostel' was originally built as a staff hostel for the army who were in residence during World War Two. It was handed over to the College in 1944 for use as a student hostel. It was later called the McHardy Hostel.

Creator:      J T
Place:          Massey College, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

Craiglockhart, home of the Monro family, was purchased by Massey Agricultural College with a bequest from Mrs Moginie. It was renamed Moginie House and opened as a women's hostel in 1944. The rose gardens as seen, were a featureof the grounds. The...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Moginie Road, Massey College, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1945

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          September 19, 1963

In the foreground is the Palmerston North Teachers' College, constructed on this site in the 1960s, and the Manawatu Golf Club to the right. Victoria Avenue, in Hokowhitu, can be seen running from the left top corner, ending at the footbridge over...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Taken from above Centennial Lagoon, Palmerston North
Date:          January 1973

Photograph shows part of the Ring Road surrounding the campus of Massey University. Massey University began as Massey Agricultural College in 1928, and became Massey University in 1964. The large building being constructed on the centre right of t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          February 26, 1973

The bottom of the photograph shows the large main building and the grassed oval, surrounded by the registry and accomodation buildings, of Massey Agricultural College. As Massey University, from 1963, the University expanded. The photograph shows ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          1971

The Massey University Student Centre was extended by the addition of a second storey, in 1981. Beyond can be seen the Old Main Building, the first building constructed for Massey Agricultural College, which became Massey University in 1964.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          June 10, 1981

Wharerata was built in 1901 by the Russell family. It was purchased by Massey Agricultural College and is now used as the University's staff club and function centre.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          June 12, 1979

Construction of the new water tower built in 1974. The head of the new tower held 50,000 gallons pumped up from a million gallon reservoir. Beside it can be seen the old water tower.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          November 19, 1974

The Old Main building, the original teaching block of Massey Agricultural College, was restored in 1980 at a cost of $700,000. The major lecture theatre was converted into a auditorium theatre and attention was paid to restoring the original char...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          November 10, 1979

Fitzherbert House was moved from its site near the observatory at Anzac Park, to a new location near Walter Dyer Hostel, on the Massey University campus. The 1906 home had to be moved in three stages. It was originally built for the Freeman Jacks...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          February 13, 1981

The Main Building was constructed 1929-1931, as the academic block for Massey Agricultural Building. The photograph shows the top storey of the Main Building, built into the roof in later years. The 'Old Main Building' is now home to Arts facultie...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          April 24, 1981

The Old Main Building of Massey Universtiy was the first major teaching and administrative block built for Massey Agricultural College, opening in 1929. In 1980 it underwent a restoration project, for which the Palmerston North architects, Walker,...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          April 24, 1981

To the right is the library and looking ahead to the science building.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          May 5, 1979

Rotary Court is one of the accommodation blocks on campus for students, situated on the Ring Road.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Massey University, Palmerston North
Date:          June 10, 1981

The Sir Geoffrey Peren Building (named for the first principal of Massey Agricultural College, previously known as the Old Main Building) was designed by Roy A. Lippincott in the Spanish Mission / Mission Revival style. It was built by Fletcher Co...

Creator:      C M Thompson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

Students from the Blair Tennent Teachers College Group, 1967. The Blair Tennent Hall was demolished in April 2017.

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          117 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          October 1, 1967