# My dear Papa, 24 April 1879: Christchurch records Every My dear Papa, 24 April 1879 record the archive holds about Christchurch, 3 of them, 1879, oldest first. 3 records shown, each link goes to the institution that keeps the original. - [My dear Papa, letter from Waimate, page 2](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive498/ccl-cs-56370/ccl-cs-55993), 1879-04-24, My dear Papa, 24 April 1879 - [My dear Papa, letter from Waimate, page 3Archive 498](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive498/ccl-cs-56370/ccl-cs-55994), 1879-04-24, My dear Papa, 24 April 1879 - [My dear Papa, letter from Waimate, page 1Archive 498](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive498/ccl-cs-56370/ccl-cs-55992), 1879-04-24, My dear Papa, 24 April 1879 ## Questions, answered briefly **What was the My dear Papa, 24 April 1879?** A newspaper on the Papers Past shelf, the archive holds 3 of its records that mention Christchurch, 1879. The full run lives at the National Library, not here. **How much of the My dear Papa, 24 April 1879 does the archive hold?** 3 records, the #217 heaviest file of the 285 mastheads on the shelf. A thin file, every record it has, not the paper’s own run. **Where are the My dear Papa, 24 April 1879 originals?** Papers Past, the National Library’s newspaper archive, every record row here links out to the issue it came from. --- The originals live at Papers Past (paperspast.natlib.govt.nz) · data: https://api.chch.live/paper?slug=my-dear-papa-24-april-1879 · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/paper/my-dear-papa-24-april-1879 Printing beside it: Star, https://www.chch.live/paper/star · Evening Post, https://www.chch.live/paper/evening-post · Photographs / He Whakaahua, https://www.chch.live/paper/photographs-he-whakaahua · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, https://www.chch.live/paper/akaroa-mail-and-banks-peninsula-advertiser · Otago Witness, https://www.chch.live/paper/otago-witness · Photography, https://www.chch.live/paper/photography · Otago Daily Times, https://www.chch.live/paper/otago-daily-times · Wanganui Chronicle, https://www.chch.live/paper/wanganui-chronicle