Rollo Arnold
editRollo Davis Arnold (24 Jan 1926- 24 Nov 1998) was a leading New Zealand historian, known for his work on social history, educational history and the history of migration to New Zealand in the nineteenth century. He was Professor of Education at Victoria University of Wellington.[1]
Born in Richmond, Nelson, Arnold was brought up in Korere, a small settlement between Nelson and Murchison. Its remoteness meant he attended a one-roomed primary school and his secondary schooling was done by mail through the New Zealand Correspondence school. He attended Christchurch Teachers’ College in 1943-44, and graduated with a MA (in English) from Canterbury University in 1949 and an MA (in history) from Melbourne University in 1953.[2] He worked as a secondary teacher before being appointed lecturer at Palmerston North Teachers’ College. During this time he authored two children’s book, Bracken Block[3] and The Freedom of Ariki[4] .
In 1965 Arnold was appointed Senior Lecturer at Victoria University and he became Professor of Education in 1977. He was made Emeritus Professor on his retirement in 1987.[5]
Arnold's research on nineteenth century social and educational history resulted in many academic articles and three books, published by Victoria University Press, which have become classics: The Farthest Promised Land[6] (on migration to New Zealand), New Zealand’s Burning[7] (on early New Zealand social history) and Settler Kaponga[8] (the process of settlement in New Zealand as seen through the experience of one community, Kaponga in Taranaki.) He also extensively outside of the academic community, notably in genealogy and regional history society magazines, because of the demand for information on the origins of New Zealand’s migrants.
In 1955, Arnold married Betty (Elizabeth) Burrows, who assisted him in his historical research, as is noted on his final book. They had three daughters and one son.
In addition to his historical research, Arnold played a leading role in the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, including leading the petition by the New Zealand Association of Presbyterian Layman in the aftermath of the Geering heresy trial and being a member of the Doctrine Committee for many years.[9]
Sources
editLambert, Max (ed.) Who’s Who in New Zealand, 12th edition, 1991
Author’s biography in The Farthest Promised land
Biographical information contained in Arnold, Rollo, 'A shepherded sheep; a harrowed toad', Stimulus, The New Zealand Journal of Christian Thought and Practice,1997,volume 5, pages 19-26
Fischer, David Hackett, Fairness and Freedom, Oxford University Press, 2012 pp140- 143
External Links
editWebsite dedicated to Rollo Arnold's research
Rollo D. Arnold: The Farthest Promised Land — English Villagers, New Zealand Immigrants of the 1870s
Rollo D Arnold, New Zealand’s Burning — The Settlers’ World in the Mid 1880s
Rollo D Arnold, Settler Kaponga 1881–1914 — A Frontier Fragment of the Western World
- ^ Lambert,, Max (ed.) (1991). Who’s Who in New Zealand, 12th edition, 199. Reed Books. p. 15. ISBN 0 7900 0130 6.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Arnold, Rollo D (1981). The Farthest Promised Land. 0 7055 0696 7. p. Author's biography.
- ^ Arnold, Rollo (1966). Bracken Block. Angus & Robertson.
- ^ Arnold, Rollo (1967). The Freedom of Ariki. Angus & Robertson, Sydney.
- ^ Lambert,, Max (ed.) (1991). Who’s Who in New Zealand, 12th edition, 199. Reed Books. p. 15. ISBN 0 7900 0130 6.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Arnold, Rollo (1981). The Farthest Promised Land — English Villagers, New Zealand Immigrants of the 1870s. Victoria University Press with Price Milburn. ISBN 0 7055 0696 7.
- ^ Arnold, Rollo D (1994). Rollo D Arnold, New Zealand’s Burning — The Settlers’ World in the Mid 1880s. Victoria University Press. ISBN 0 86473 263 5.
- ^ Arnold, Rollo D (1997). Settler Kaponga 1881–1914 — A Frontier Fragment of the Western World. Victoria University Press. ISBN 0 86473 329 1.
- ^ Arnold, Rollo (May 1997). "A shepherded sheep; a harrowed toad". Stimulus, The New Zealand Journal of Christian Thought and Practice. 5 (2): 19–26.