Collection MS 636 - Roro stories and songs

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AU PMB MS 636

Title

Roro stories and songs

Date(s)

  • Collected c.1910 - 1912 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 reel; 35mm microfilm

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Name of creator

(1875-?)

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Scope and content

Father Caspar (b. 1875) was ordained in 1902 and arrived in Papua the same year.

Stories and songs of the Roro people of central Papua in the vernacular.

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Available for reference

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Existence and location of originals

PMB Member Libraries and sponsors of the Papua New Guinea Records Project, (1974) Fr Rene Fraix, MSC, Port Moresby

Existence and location of copies

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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Language Codes
Glottolog: Roro: roro1238

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ms636

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Archivist's note

Roro language codes added by Kari James 26 January 2026.

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