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AU PMB MS 581
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- 1885 - 1935 (Creation)
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1 reel; 35mm microfilm; Digital PDF
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Solf (1862-1936) became president of the municipality of Apia, Western Samoa, in 1899, after serving as a district judge in German East Africa. In 1900 he became governor of Western Samoa when that country became a German colony. He remained in that post until 1911 when he became Secretary for the colonies in the German government. After World War I, he served as German ambassador in Japan. The Solf papers have been filmed on reels PMB 581 - 589.
The papers comprise:
- letters to family (3 volumes), 1885-1935
- personal honours, 1927-34
- congratulations on 70th birthday, 1932
- publications, speeches, etc. 1886-1932 (Continued on PMB 582)
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Institution: Bundesarchiv
Address: Koblenz
Country: Germany
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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php
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Bundesarchiv record group N 1053 Solf.
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This reel was split into 14 PDF's for web delivery.
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- Solf, Wilhelm Heinrich (Subject)
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ms581
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PDFs uploaded by Kari James on 20 January 2023.
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Digital_reference_image.pdf
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