Catholic Church. Vicariate Apostolic of New Caledonia - Papers, 1862-1914

PMB 183

fonds

Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]

440643

Microfilm : PMB 183

microfilm reel 35 mm

These papers comprise part of the records of the Vicariate of New Caledonia which are designated Oceania Nova Caledonia (ONC) in the Marist Archives. The ONC material fills four large filing cabinets which are listed as APM I ONC, APM II ONC, APM IIIONC, APM IV ONC. The ONC films are not as well organised as the other Pacific v icariates and they contain many unclassified and unnamed sections

Correspondence from cabinet APM III ONC. The correspondence includes the following dossiers: 1. Demeles avec le Gouverneur Guillan, 1863-1869'. 2. Le clerge colonial, 1862-1895' (notes, letters and reports on economic and political aspects of the mission). 3. Letters and notes relating to the French colonisation of New Caledonia. 4. Letters to, from and about Governor Guillain, 1862-1869. 5. Letters about mission relations with the colonial government, 1869-1902. 6. Printed manual for Les Petites Filles de Marie. 7. Letters from Soeurs de St. Joseph de Cluny, 1877-1887. 8. Letters re La Trappe de Wagap,' 1876-1893. 9. Letters, reports, newspaper clippings on Pouebo massacres, 1867-1868. 10. Letters from the Souers T.O.R.M. to the Administration General' of the Society of Mary, 1878-1914. Note: This film, as obtained from Rome, is defective in two respects: * The material on the Pouebo massacres - item 9 - ends in the middle of a letter to Rougeyron (7 Nov 1867), p. 12-13. A join in the film follows. The remainder of the letter will be found at the beginning of reel PMB 182. * A letter of 16 October 1913 to Father Roffin in item 3 above should properly follow material at the end of reel PMB 181

PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 183
Available for reference
Microfilm copy of original held by Archivio Padri Maristi (Archives of the Marist Fathers), Via A. Poerio, 63 Rome, Italy
Most of the documents are in French