Correspondence series, numbered papers, 1-111, 1940-87

Component identifier:

Series 1

Content Summary:

Gibson numbered all items in this general correspondence series. There are one hundred and eleven items of correspondence dating from 1940 to the 1980s. The numbers are recorded in an exercise book that indexes all items in the series. Correspondence is filed numerically, not chronologically. Gibson was a meticulous record-keeper and many of the items in this series were retyped and photocopied to improve legibility of fading papers. The original and the copies are fastened together. Many of the items contain explanatory notes in Gibson's handwriting dated in February 1987. The series contains everyday material from Kavieng, for example, notices of social events, outfitting receipts, sketches of the District Education Office at Utu, an exercise book containing handwritten recipes and so on. The series also includes letters from Gibson to different educational bodies and individuals about his research interests, copies of Mission and Church newsletters, newspaper cuttings and letters sent to Gibson from students in the New Ireland district.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were donated by Joan Gibson to the National Library in 1994.

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