02193ntc a22002057i 45000010005000000080041000050400026000461000031000722450011001033000029001143360021001433370023001643380032001875000019002195060029002385201424002675330077016915400080017688560139018483716140313k19591992xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aFanua, Tupou Posesi, 1913-10aPapers  a2 reels; 35 mm microfilm  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 1058  aAvailable for reference.2 aBorn of Tongan chiefly line, Tupou trained first as a nurse and, later, as a lawyer. In 1959 she was seconded by Queen Salote to work for the Tonga Traditions Committee. In this capacity she worked out of the Palace Records Office in Nuku'alofa until her resignation in 1978. Between 1959 and 1986 she travelled extensively in Tonga researching Tongan traditions. She has published two volumes of her collected Tongan legends, Po Fananga (1975) and Po Tatala (1982). Since 1978 she has had a variety of short stories and poems published in the journal Faikava. 1. Papers relating to the Tonga Traditions Committee, 1959-78, including weekly reports, 1962-75 and interview transcripts.<BR>2. Papers on Tongan kinship and genealogies<BR>3. Miscellaneous papers on Tongan history and culture.<BR>4. Drafts of Tupou's traditional stories (Talanoa) and related material.<BR>5. Drafts and correspondence relating to Tonga from the beginning of time, c.1978.<BR>6. Papers on pandanus weaving/tapa cloth.<BR>7. Personal correspondence, 1960-92<BR>8. Miscellaneous personal papers.<BR>9. Papers relating to the Kaho Family.<BR>10. Interview transcripts, drafts and other papers relating to Queen Salote.<BR>11. Typescripts of Ta'anga verse texts.<BR>12. Manuscripts of Tupou's writings.<BR>13. Miscellaneous pamphletts and publications.  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2014  aAvailable for reference.uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/papers-39zView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.