Papers of Lorimer Fison 1865-1868 [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 2090215
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- Fison, Lorimer, 1832-1907
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference.
- Description:
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- Canberra Pacific Manuscripts Bureau [19--]
- One microfilm reel 35 mm.
- Series:
- PMB ; 26.
- Summary:
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Copies of letters, notes on Fiji customs and personalities, sketches of life in Fiji, and an early draft of Fison's book Tales of Old Fiji (London, 1907). The wording of some of the tales, as recorded in these papers, has been much worked over and occasionally differs in its final form from that in the published versions.
- Biography/History:
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Fison, a university-educated man, with a keen interest in anthropology, was born in Suffolk, England, in 1832. He migrated to Australia in 1856, joined the Methodist Church, and went to Fiji as a missionary in 1864. Further biographical information at http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-822606
- Notes:
- Microfilm copy of original in private ownership.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; B1033
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1865-1868
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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