Aim:

To encourage and support study, research, publication and interest in history, particularly in Canterbury, and to promote awareness of the social value of history in our community.

Purpose:

The Canterbury History Foundation was established in 1999 as a fund-raising body independent of the University of Canterbury and of the Canterbury Historical Association. One of its primary objectives is to enlarge a capital reserve to generate sufficient income each year to maintain its assistance to others.

The Foundation supports an annual award to the Canterbury Community Historian. It also maintains Who's doing what in New Zealand history? to assist and support historians and researchers, especially those working outside mainstream institutions, and a publication assistance fund may help, if funds are available, with small grants for pre-publication costs.

Contact Address:         

The Secretary, Canterbury History Foundation, PO Box 29-070, Christchurch 8540, New Zealand. Email: info.chf@gmail.com

2008-2009 Executive:

President:  Mr Alan Hayward. Vice-President: Mr Chris Adam. Secretary: Mr Binney Lock, phone (03) 351-6579, fax (03) 351-6576. Treasurer: Mr Ross Leckie

Committee:

Professor John Cookson, Mr Simon Dorset, Mrs Enid Ellis, Mr Dick Hlavac, Dr Myra Kunowski, Mrs Frieda Looser, Dr Marie Peters, Professor Geoffrey Rice, Ms Jean Sharfe.

The registered office of The Canterbury History Foundation, Incorporated, is the 3rd level office, School of History, University of Canterbury, phone (03) 364-2104. The Annual General Meeting is held in June each year.

Updated June 2008