Reference NumberMisc-MS-0538CreatorBurn, Margaret Gordon (nee Huie), 1825-1918DescriptionThe small collection consists of papers relating to Margaret Gordon Burn. These include her testimonials, correspondence from the Otago Education Board, the Otago Girls' High School Board, the Waitaki Girls' High School Board, and Rev. D.M. Stuart. There is a photograph of Margaret Burn, a newspaper clipping (and photocopy) of her 1918 obituary, and her birth and marriage certificates (and that of her parents). Also included are papers relating to Andrew Burn, mainly testimonials.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyMargaret Gordon Burn (nee Huie) was the first Head Mistress of Otago Girls' High School. She married Andrew Burn in Geelong, Australia in 1857, but in 1864 he suffered severe sunstroke from which he never recovered. In 1870 Margaret Burn was appointed lady principal of the Girls' Provincial School (later Otago Girls' High School) in Dunedin. The school opened on 6 February 1871. In 1884, Margaret retired, but in 1887 she accepted the position of lady principal of the new Waitaki Girls' High School in Oamaru.
(From 'The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography', Volume Two 1870-1900, ed. Dr Claudia Orange, Wellington, 1993).
Burn, Margaret Gordon (nee Huie), 1825-1918, Burn, Margaret Gordon : Papers. Hocken Digital Collections, accessed 10/11/2024, https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/60935