Collection MS 174 - Correspondence and mission reports

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AU PMB MS 174

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Correspondence and mission reports

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  • 10 January 1866 - 9 April 1878 (Creation)

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1 reel; 35mm microfilm

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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 III ONC and AMP IV ONC. The ONC files are not as well organized as the other Pacific vicariates and they contain many unclassified and unnamed sections. Please also see PMB MS 161.

Papers from cabinet APM I ONC. Correspondence between New Caledonia and Marist Headquarters in Paris and Lyon. Principal correspondents are Fathers Rougeyron, Forestier and Poupinel. Also included is a summary report to all members of the New Caledonia Vicariate dated 30 January, 1867, on each of the Catholic mission stations in New Caledonia and a detailed report on missionary activity in New Caledonia and its results (Number of converts, marriages, etc.)

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Archivio Padri Maristi (Archives of the Marist Fathers), Via A. Poerio 63, Rome, Italy

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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php

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ms174

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