02660ntc a22002177i 45000010005000000080041000050400026000461000038000722450042001102640016001523000040001683360021002083370023002293380032002525000019002845060028003035201792003315330077021235400079022008560163022793713140313k19561962xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aMaude, H. E. (Henry Evans), 1906-10aResearch notes on the Gilbert Islands  cc.1956-1962  a1 reel; 35 mm microfilm Digital PDF  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 1057  aAvailable for reference2 aEducated at Cambridge, Harry Maude spent the years 1929-48 working as a civil servant and administrator in various Pacific Islands, in particular the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. From 1948-57 he worked for the South Pacific Commission, following which he worked as a Research Fellow for the Australian National University Research School of Pacific Studies until 1971. He has published widely on aspects of Pacific Islands history and was a prime mover in the establishment of the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau. The bulk of his personal papers are held at the University of Adelaide Barr-Smith Library. A refined version of some of Professor Maude’s research notes on the history of the Gilbert Islands has been published as, H.E. Maude (compiler), The Gilbert Islands Observed. A source book of European contacts with and observations of the Gilbert Islands and the Gilbertese, Adelaide, Homa Press, 2006; 148pp. Seven volumes of typescript and Ms research notes and transcripts relating to the history of the Gilbert Islands, microfilmed in the following order: Gilbert Islands (general) 1870-1879 Gilbert Islands (general) 1880-1889 Gilbert Islands (general) 1890-1899 Gilbert Islands (general) undated Gilbert Islands (general) to 1849 Gilbert Islands (general) 1850-1859 Gilbert Islands (general) 1860-1869 The documents in each file are arranged in chronological order. The notes were taken from such sources as the Archives of the Western Pacific High Commission and various newspapers. Interleaved is some of Maude's original correspondence relating to the Gilbert Islands. Topics covered in the notes include missions, the labour trade, copra, customs, trading activities, health, education, historical events, murders, Ocean Island and visits of ships.  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2014  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/research-notes-on-gilbert-islandszView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.