Mrs McHugh, d.1969, was a daughter of the Rev. A.J. Small, a Methodist missionary to Fiji.
There are two documents, both by Mrs McHugh. The first is an 89pp. typescript entitled 'Memoirs of Rev. A.J. Small, Fiji, 1879-1925', which was produced in a roneoed edition of eight copies. The other, a typescript of eight pages, is entitled 'Some Reminiscences'. It bears the pen-name 'Gone ni Bua' and refers to the period 1891-1925.
See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.
The items are:
Accounts of Fijian secret societies - le 'vaki ou nanaga'; les Kalou Vatu; le keibuca; les kai nakauvadra. (These are contained in a small exercise book and are thought to have been written by Father J. de Marzan, SM.)
Brief histories of Fiji mission stations - Tailevu, Tunuloa, Naiserelagi, Suva, Ba and Yasawa, Kadavu, Lomary, Rotuma - and lists of principal dates.
A 'sketch' entitled 'Slavery in Fiji'. It is dated Levuka, Fiji, 22 June 1894 and is said to be a translation of a German 'communication' in the Geographische Gesellshaft (sic) of 1895. The author states that he had spent 23 years in the Pacific, 'the last twelve of them in Fiji'.
An abridged Fijian grammar - 'Petit abrege de Grammaire Vitienne'. It bears the name of Father A. Deniau, SM, but does not appear to be in his handwriting.
Letters re medical matters to and from Bishop J. Vidal, 1906-10, and Bishop C.J. Nicolas, 1924-28.
An account of a visit to Lau by Father J.M. Oreve, SM, dated Suva, 30 August 1923.
'Notes concernant l'Imprimerie', by Father P. Clement, SM, dated 'retraite 1922'.
Papers relating to Father J.V. Pujebet's removal from Nukunau Island, Gilbert Islands, 1917-1919.
See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.
Letters from Superior-General, Society of Mary.
In 1836, Pope Gregory XVI was looking for missionaries for Oceania and approved the formation of a religious institute, the Priests of the Society of Mary, or Marist Fathers. Jean-Claude Colin (1790-1875) was elected as the first Superior General and held the office until 1854. He was succeeded by Julien Favre (1854-85), Antoine Martin (1886-1905), and Jean-Claude Raffin (1905-22).
See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.
Constitution and Rules for the Government of the Catholic Young Mens' Society of Fiji, 15 February 1923 and correspondence with Bishop C.J. Nicolas, SM, 1923-29.
The Petites Soeurs, first known as 'Vukevuke' or 'helpers', are now (1972) known as Sisters of Our Lady of Nazareth (SOLN). See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.
Correspondence with the Petites Soeurs. Most of the correspondence is in Fijian.