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AU PMB MS 38
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- 1874 - 1886 (Creation)
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1 reel; 35mm microfilm
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A missionary with the London Missionary Society in the Society Islands from 1861 to 1886. From May 1870, he was stationed on Tahiti, but made frequent visits to other islands.
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The Reverend James L. Green (1833-1905) served as a missionary of the London Missionary Society in the Society Islands, French Polynesia, from 1861 to 1886. From May 1870 onwards, he was stationed on Tahiti, but made frequent visits to other islands.
The papers comprise:
- A diary for the period January 1, 1874 - December 29, 1879.
- Journal notes for July, 1884, to August 1886.
- A diary for the period November 12, 1884 to September 9, 1886.
- Four letters from the Rev. James Chalmers to Green, written from Rarotonga in 1875.
- Five letters from Chalmers to Green, written from Papua in 1880-84.
- Translations of two letters from a Tahitian missionary, Terai, to Green, written from Aloma, Papua, in 1882-83.
See also the Bureau's newsletter Pambu, August 1969:13, pp.1-5.
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(1969) Mr James R. Green, Pondtail Farm, West Grinstead, Horsham, Sussex, England
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ms38