Papers of J. Northcote Deck, 1890-1959 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3548136
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Deck, J. Northcote, 1875-1957
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1890-1959]
- 3.15 m. (6 boxes) + 1 medium folio box + 20 negative boxes.
- Summary:
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MS 10347 comprises a large group of correspondence, both to and from Northcote Deck, mostly relating to his time with the South Seas Evangelical Mission (SSEM). His letters out contain detailed descriptions of his day-to-day life and issues arising in the Solomon Islands at that time. There is also a large group of Northcote Deck’s writings including published and typescript versions of many of his articles, mostly intended for publication in Not in Vain, the SSEM journal, copies of his published books and drafts of a book on the Solomon Islands. Other material includes Queensland Kanaka Mission annual reports; issues of Not in Vain; and notebooks and loose pages of notes, most of a religious nature. The subject of the photographic material in the collection is mainly life and people in the Solomon Islands and is in the form of black and white photographs; black and white glass negatives, including family photographs taken by Harold Cazneaux; and coloured glass slides, used by Northcote Deck for presentations in Australia, England and Canada.
- Cultural sensitivity advisory notice:
- Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that items in this collection may contain the names and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within this collection which reflect the author’s attitude or that of the period in which the work was published and may now be considered offensive.
- Biography/History:
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Doctor, missionary, author and speaker. John Northcote Deck served as the South Sea Evangelical Mission's first medical missionary, travelling among the islands of the Solomon group in the mission's vessel 'Evangel' for almost 20 years. Following his missionary medical work in the Solomon Islands, Deck continued as an author, devotional writer and speaker in England, Canada, the United States and Australia. He was also recognised as an explorer, being the first white man to cross the island of Guadalcanar (Guadalcanal) for which he received membership in the National Geographic Society. Following the death of his first wife Jessie (née Gibson) in the Solomon Islands, Deck married Gladys Mary Deck. John Northcote Deck died in Canada in 1959. Members of the Young, Deck and Grant families established the Queensland Kanaka Mission in 1886 and extended it to various centres along the Queensland coast. A Solomon Islands Branch of the Queensland Kanaka Mission was formed in 1904. It established a principal mission station at Onepusu on the west coast of Malaita in 1905 and changed its name to the South Sea Evangelical Mission (SSEM) in 1907. The Mission continued to operate in the Solomon Islands, and in New Guinea after World War II, until it was localised in the 1980s.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 10347.
- Associated materials: Papers of Charis Elsé Young, 1834-1978 MS 9564 and Recipe book of Grace Deck, MS Acc14.003.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1890-1959
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Queensland Kanaka Mission. Annual report
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of J. Northcote Deck’s copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2027 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1957
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1959
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