About Judith Hornabrook
Lived 1928 – 2011 (aged 82). Judith Hornabrook was a New Zealand archivist.
Judith Sidney Hornabrook (26 October 1928 – 3 July 2011) was the Chief Archivist of New Zealand at the Archives New Zealand from 1972 until 1982.
Career After World War II, Hornabrook earned a position with the New Zealand government in the War History Branch. She then joined the National Archives of New Zealand as a reference archivist. In 1973, Hornabrook was named Chief Archivist of New Zealand at the Archives New Zealand. She left the Archives New Zealand in 1982 to become the Chief Archivist in Papua New Guinea.
Hornabrook published several works related to her professional knowledge and work in national archives.
Hornabrook died on 3 July 2011.
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Who was Judith Hornabrook?
Chief Archivist (1972-1982) of New Zealand
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Judith Hornabrook was born on 26 October 1928.
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Judith Hornabrook died on 3 July 2011 in Wellington.
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Judith Hornabrook was an archivist.
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Judith Hornabrook was New Zealand.
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