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The Pacific Manuscripts Bureau undertakes fieldwork in Pacific Islands and Australia to copy archives, manuscripts and rare printed material relating to the Pacific Islands.

The Bureau also works with archives, small organisations and individuals to ensure the long-term preservation of the documentary heritage of the Pacific Islands.

Recent fieldwork reports can be found below.

2012, 21 Mar-4 Apr - Samoa

2011, 21 Aug-3 Sep - Samoa

2011, 5-19 April - Vanuatu and Solomon Islands

2011, 14-18 February - Papua New Guinea

2011, 11-25 January - Solomon Islands

2010, 30 August-12 September - Suva, Fiji

2010, 6-29 August - Cook Islands

2010, 15 July-2 August - Papua New Guinea

2010, 15-30 March - Vanuatu

2009, 31 August-12 September - Rarotonga, Cook Islands

2009, 4-16 July - Vanuatu

2009, 3-14 May - Papua New Guinea

2008, 7-13 December - Suva, Fiji

2008, 14-24 July - Kiribati

2008, 16-22 March - Hawai'i

 

Kylie microfilming Kylie microfilming Diocese of Vanuatu, Church of Melanesia records in Santo, Vanuatu, April 2011.

Updated:  16 April 2012/Responsible Officer:  Dean, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific /Page Contact:  pambu@anu.edu.au