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Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission

 Organization

Biography

The Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific were created in 1952 when the roles of Governor of Fiji and Western Pacific High Commissioner (WPHC) were separated and the office of the WPHC relocated to Honiara, Solomon Islands. As part of this restructure the pre 1920 records of the WPHC were transferred to the Central Archives rather than being moved to Honiara. Over time surviving non-current records from the New Hebrides British Service (NHBS), the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP), the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony (GEIC), the British Agent and Consul to Tonga (BCT) and Pitcairn (PIT) were also transferred to the Central Archives.

In addition to housing, preserving and listing the records the Central Archives offered a reference service to the colonial administration and Pacific scholars.

When Fiji became independent in 1970 records relating to Fiji were transferred to the new Fiji National Archives, and the remaining collections renamed the Western Pacific Archives (WPA). With the disestablishment of the WPHC in 1978 the WPA also closed.

Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1910

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1910
Scope and Contents

Files 3/1910 to 1717/1910



Dates: 1910
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1910

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1911

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1911
Scope and Contents

Files 2/1911 to 2302/1911



Dates: 1911
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1911

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1912

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1912
Scope and Contents

Files 4/1912 to 2403/1912



Dates: 1912
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1912

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1913

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1913
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1913 to 2520/1913



Dates: 1913
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1913

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1914

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1914
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1914 to 3126/1914



Dates: 1914
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1914

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1915

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1915
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1915 to 3302/1915



Dates: 1915
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1915

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1916

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1916
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1916 to 3390/1916.



Dates: 1916
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1916

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1917

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1917
Scope and Contents

Files MP 1/1917 - MP 3355/1917



Dates: 1917
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1917

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1918

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1918
Scope and Contents

Files MP 1/1918 – MP 3045/1918



Dates: 1918
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1918

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1919

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1919
Scope and Contents

Files MP 1/1919 – MP 2645/1919



Dates: 1919
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1919

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