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AU PMB MS 960
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- 1890 - 1962 (Creation)
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2 reels; 35mm microfilm
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The Catholic mission was established on Wallis Island in 1837 by Father (later) Bishop Pierre Bataillon and Brother Joseph-Xavier Luzy, members of the Society of Mary. Together with the island of Futuna, 160 km south-west, Wallis became a French protectorate in 1887, a French colony in 1913, and an overseas territory of France in 1959. The first French Resident, Marius-Antoine Chauvot, arrived in June 1888. Such officials were responsible to the French Governors and, later, High Commissioners of New Caledonia.
Correspondence between the Catholic mission on Wallis Island and the Wallis-Futuna Administration.
Reel 1: 1890-1941, including letters from Queen Amelia (1890), her son, Akusitino (1891, with translation), and King Vito Lavelua (1896).
Reel 2: Correspondence, 1941-1962.
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Bishop's Office, Lano, Wallis Island
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ms960