Letters associated with the Roman Catholic Mission New Hebrides (Vanuatu):
Letters of Father Casimir Bancarel, S.M. from Talomako (Espiritu Santo) 1901-1905 and 1916, and from Craig Cove and Sesivi (Ambrym) 1906-1913.
Letters of Father Pierre Bochu, S.M. from Talomako and Port Olry (Espiritu Santo), 1901-1910.
Letters of Father Francois Le Fur, S.M. from Wanour (Pentecost), 1899-1906.
Letters of Father Ch. Faure, S.M. from Aoba (Ambae) and Mele (Efate), 1901-1903.
Letters of Father Jean Andre Vidil, S.M. from Vao, Malekula, 1894-1897.
Letters of Father Gerome Guitta, S.M. from Wala (Malekula), and Port Olry, 1893-1895.
Letters of Father Theophile Busson from Wala and Vao (Malekula) 1897-1898. Note: Most of the letters on this microfilm are addressed to Monsignor Victor Doucere, S.M., Apostolic Vicar of the New Hebrides.
Correspondence of the Roman Catholic Mission, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu):
Letters (1924-32) of Father J.B. Suas, S.M. (continued from PMB MS 57).
Letters of Father Antoine Tayac, S.M., from Vao (Malekula) and Melsisi (Pentecost), 1898-1902.
Letters of Father Jean-Baptiste Prin, S.M., from Vao (Malekula), Nagire (Aoba/Ambae), Namaram and Melsisi (Pentecost), Lolopuepue (Aoba) and Santo, 1901-1919.
Letters of Father Pierre Chauvel, S.M., from Olal and Fali (Ambrym), Lopagalo and Port Sandwich (Malekula), Sesivi (Ambrym) and Port Olry (Espiritu Santo), 1901-1922.
Letters of Father Francois Degoulange, S.M., from Vila, 1903-1914. Note: Most of the letters on this microfilm are addressed to Monsignor Victor Doucere, S.M., Apostolic Vicar of the New Hebrides.
Papers from 1883-1933, relating to the Roman Catholic Mission to New Hebrides (Vanuatu). Items are as follows:
Journal of the Roman Catholic Mission at Port Sandwich, Malekula, 1889-1899 by Father J.N. Pionnier, S.M.
Journal of the Roman Catholic Mission at Pentecost, 1898-1904, by the Rev. Father J.B. Jamond, S.M. and related papers.
Journal of the Roman Catholic Mission at Wanur, SW Pentecost, 1906-1912 by Father Laurent Durand-Vaugaron, S.M.
Account of the missions at Baie Barrier and Wanur, Pentecost, 1910-1927 by Father Elie Tattevin, S.M. (1883-1949).
Account of a voyage from Marseilles to New Caledonia and Journal of Roman Catholic Mission at Malekula, 1883-1891, by Father F.X. Gaudet, S.M.
An account of the Islands of Wala and Rano, Malekula, by Father Casimir Salomon, S.M. c.1906-1908.
Myths and Legends of the New Hebrides by Father J.B. Suas, S.M.
Inventory of the Population at Craig Cove, Ambrym, in February, 1907, by Father Casimir Bancarel, S.M.
Account of a visit to Epi in 1933 by Father Edouard Loubiere, S.M. (1876-196?).
Conditions in the New Hebrides, 1931-32, Replies by Monsignor Victor Doucere, S.M., Apostolic Vicar to the New Hebrides, to questions posed by the French Resident Commissioner.
The Mission at Olal, Ambrym, and Sorcery (Hableou) at North Ambrym by Father J.B. Jamond, S.M., with comments by Father Casimir Bancarel, S.M.
Journal (1898-1900) of Father J.B. Jamond, S.M., founder of the Roman Catholic Mission on Pentecost Island, New Hebrides (Vanuatu), describing the search for suitable sites and the establishment and early history of the mission stations at Wanour, Namaram and Melsisi on the island.
Journal (1902-1904) of Father R.P. Suas at Melsisi, Pentecost.
Official copy (1949) of Father J.P. Jamond's account of the establishment of the Catholic Mission on Pentecost Island.
Extracts from letters by priests at Melsisi mission (1898-1935).
An account of a voyage to Tanna in 1934, with an account of the founding of the Roman Catholic Mission on that island, by Father Laurent Durand-Vaugaron, S.M. (1879-1938).
Les Langues Oceaniennes, by Father Elie Tattevin, S.M. (1883-1949).
Papers on Pentecost by Father Pierre Gonnet, S.M. (1875-1935).
Reports on the Eruptions at Ambrym in 1927 by Father Pierre Bochu, S.M. and in 1929 by Father Louis Clenet, S.M.
Records of the Melanesian Mission, New Hebrides (Vanuatu) from the period 1857-1968. Including the following:
Baptismal Register of St Paul's Church, Lolowai, and from ketch Patteson, 1928-1968, with Register of Burials, St Paul's Church, Lolowai, 1929-1964, and Marriages, 1929-1965.
Register of Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, at Mera Lava, 1917-1963, copied from the original register, 1967.
Names of Birds in Various Languages of the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides.
An Account of the Huqe (or Suqe) of Nduindui, Aoba (Ambae), written c.1930; found among the papers of Archdeacon A.E. Teall, Archdeacon of Southern Melanesia, d.1966.
Vocabularies of and stories in various languages of the New Hebrides [including Pentecost, Maewo, Ambae, Torres Islands and Banks Islands] - Vocabularies of North, Central and South Raga; story in Mota; Vocabularies of Mota, Tegua and Toga; Loh-English Dictionary; Notes on Loh Grammar; Maewo Vocabularies; Stories in the Aoba Language.
Family Prayers and Communion for the Sick in the Language of Lakona, Santa Maria, Banks Islands, with English translations.
Melanesian Mission Papers, 1891-1934, mainly relating to land matters.
History and Diary of Aoba, 1857-1922, by Father A.S. Webb.
Records of Events and Register of the Melanesian Mission at Maewo.
Excerpts from the Gospel of St Mark in the language of Sa, South Pentecost, Vanuatu. (This was the first material to be reproduced in the Sa language).
Excerpts from the Gospel of St Mark in the language of Apma, Central Pentecost. (This was the first material to reproduced in the Apma language).
