Tonga -- History -- Sources

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These records form part of: Great Britain. High Commission for Western Pacific Islands. Western Pacific archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1). Work on fully listing this collection is yet to be completed for further details of record sets 1-42 please see the older finding aid attached as a digital object below. For details of set 43: miscellaneous papers please use Manuscripts and Archives listing.

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I. General correspondence files, subject prefix series. 1954-1970 (1949-1970). II. Indexes and registers of correspondence. III. Inwards and outwards telegrams. 1960-1965. These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

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These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

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I. Passports and Certificates of Identity. 1916-1964. II. Special and Advance Warrants. 1930-1954. III. Papers relating to Estates administered by HBM Consul in Tonga. 1907-1968. IV. Miscellaneous items. 1884-1964. V. Drawings and plans. 1930-1955. These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

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I. General correspondence files, 1914-1955 (1914-1965). II. Unnumbered files. 1921-1967. These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

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These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

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I. Secret and confidential correspondence files, year/number series. 1922-1954 (1922-1956). II. Unnumbered secret and confidential correspondence files. 1904- 1940. These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

Scope and Contents Tonga government letterbook, May 1873-Nov. 1874 and index; Tonga government letterbook, June 1880-June 1883, letter nos. 1-173; Premier's correspondence and memoranda out, Dec. 1933-Sept. 1936; Premier's (Shirley Baker's) letterbook, Apr. 1884-June 1884nos. 84/1-9 and notes of the Eva case; Premier's (SB's) letterbook, Sept. 1885-Nov.1886, nos. 85/1-9, 86/1-14, 87/1 and n.d.; Premier's (SB's) letterbook, Dec.1886-July 1890, nos. 86/88- 89, 87/1-179, 88/1-163, 89/1-99, 90/1-29; Premier's...

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Title: Ten years on the islands of the South Sea : from the diary of a German wife. In German. The diary covers the period May 1887 - January 1897 in Tonga and Samoa. A descriptive note by a Mitchell Library staff member is filed with the diary. Also with it are two photographs showing displays of island curios probably those presented by Mrs David to Sonderhausen, Germany (one display includes her portrait).

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Papers of HBM High Commissioner and Consul-General for the Western Pacific relating to Tongan affairs.