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John Walcot Blencowe - Papers [M824], 1908-1932

John Walcot Blencowe - Papers [M824], 1908-1932

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1DrmVBR9

John Walcot Blencowe - Papers [M824], 1908-1932

About this item

Full title

John Walcot Blencowe - Papers [M824], 1908-1932

Date

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

Call Numbers

M 824

Record Identifier

1DrmVBR9

Reference Code

432474
Physical Description

Contents

microfilm reel 35 mm

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Issue Copy

Microfilm : M 824

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

1) Correspondence comprising 24 letters 1909-11 from Blencowe to his parents describing his voyage to Australia and his work on Norfolk Island and Santa Cruz; 5 letters 1908-13 to Blencowe and his father re his appointment to Melanesia. 2) 2 notebooks containing entries May to Oct. 1910 arranged by village and a Mota-English vocabulary arranged al...

Alternative Titles

Full title

John Walcot Blencowe - Papers [M824], 1908-1932

Notes

General note

Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales
National Library of Australia holds microfilm master
Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 15, p. 21
Australian Joint Copying Project m...

Contextual Information

Administrative / Biographical history

Missionary and school teacher. Went to the Melanesian Mission, Solomon Islands in 1909 He was an army chaplain during World War I.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

M 824

Record Identifier

1DrmVBR9

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1DrmVBR9

Other Identifiers

Reference code

432474

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