Alfred C. Haddon - Papers re Papua and New Guinea, 1888-1914
Alfred C. Haddon - Papers re Papua and New Guinea, 1888-1914
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Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]
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PMB 959
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microfilm reels 35 mm
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Microfilm : PMB 959
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The papers appearing on these microfilms represent only a fraction of the total Haddon collection. Details of them, with their envelope numbers at Cambridge, are: 1006 - Correspondence with Robert Bruce in Torres Strait; 1013 - Rev. W. H. MacFarlane'snotes on Torres Strait; 1029 - Journal kept on Torres Strait Expedition, 1888-1889; 1039 -Privat...
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Alfred C. Haddon - Papers re Papua and New Guinea, 1888-1914
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PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 959
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Microfilm copy of original documents held by Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge, England, CB3 9DR
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Haddon, who was born in 1855, was appointed Professor of Zoology at the Royal College of Science in Dublin after obtaining a first in natural sciences at Cambridge. In 1889, he went to Torres Strait and became interested in recording native custom before it was affect by European contact. After his return to Britain, he accepted a part-time lecture...
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PMB 959
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94RxDB61
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440790
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