Hamilton Heritage                  

Our Heritage Collection, located on Level 3 of the Central Library, aims to preserve Hamilton's rich cultural and historical legacy. Also important is providing a sense of Hamilton's place in New Zealand and the global community.
While the focus of our collecting is on Hamilton and the Waikato, we also hold a large collection of books on NZ history, art and culture as well as government information such as statutes and reports. Books such as Domesday Book are part of our cultural heritage and are still valuable to genealogists boasting long pedigrees.

However, Heritage is more than just books. It includes the Waikato Times from 1872, unpublished letters and diaries of early Waikato settlers and memorabilia such as movie programmes from the 1930s, as well as a large and growing collection of oral histories ranging from architecture to the experiences of new migrants and the development of Hamilton Gardens.