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Te Rangi Hiroa papers

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Collection of administrative records 1966 - 1984, including applications for research grants, minutes of meetings, correspondence and the essays submitted, 1970 - 1984.

Te Rangi Hiroa Fund

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1983.

Includes one essay: Sue McLachlan (University of Auckland), “Savage Island or Savage History? An interpretation of Early European Contact with Niue”, 25pp, and appendices.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essay Competition 1982. Correspondence, February - March 1983.

Includes the following essays with cover notes: Susan Seldon, “The partition of the Western Pacific in the last quarter of the nineteenth century was caused by the failure of the Islanders’ political systems to accommodate intrusion by Europeans. Is this an adequate explanation for the extension of colonial rule in the region, beginning with British annexation of Fiji?”, 20pp ; Vijendra Lal (University of the South Pacific), “Everard Im Thurn and his Reforms in Fiji’s Land Policy 1904-10”, 15pp (2 copies) ; Raphael ToPagur, “The Police association of Papua New Guinea”, 20pp ; Sue McLachlan (University of Auckland), “Savage Island or Savage History? An interpretation of Early European Contact with Niue”, 25pp, and appendices.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1981: Administrative correspondence, including a poster for the film, Angels of War.

Includes the following essays: M. J. Daly, (University of Papua New Guinea), “The Development of Labour-Dispute Settlement Procedures in Papua New Guinea”, 19pp ; Storm White (University of Queensland, “An Analysis of the attitudes of British Imperial Officials towards the Fijian Islanders during the period 1857 to 1874”, 10pp ; May Kentish (University of Queensland), “First Impressions: the European-Tahitian Experience 1767-1802”, 14pp, maps ; Wendy Cowling, “The Establishment of Provincial Government in Papua New Guinea”, 19pp, appendices ; Andrew R.T. Campbell, “The Political Structure of Tongareva: an ethnohistorical view”, 29pp ; Sheila Gray (University of Auckland), “A comparison of the ‘Narrative of the Late George Vason of Nottingham’, published by the Reverend James Orange in 1840, and Vason’s original account of ‘Four Years Residence at Tongataboo’, published in 1810”, 11pp ; Ane Arnott, “Domestic Policies since Independence” [in PNG], 14p ; Patricia Strauss, “In his article ‘Beachcombers and Castaways’, H. E. Maude recognised the existence of island beachcombers, but he claimed that, ‘In the Pacific region at least transculturalism was strictly a one-way traffic’. Do you agree…”, 20pp ; Phyllis Herda, “An Overview of the Reception of Two Spanish Explorers on Vava’u”, 20pp.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1979.

Includes the following essays: Ray Wood (Macquarie University), “Does the revisionist explanation of the Pacific Labour Trade need to be revised?”, p/c, 21pp ; Beverley Anne Miller (Macquarie University), “What role did women play and what status did they have in pre-colonial Papua New Guinea? How, if at all, did their role and status change under Australian rule? What have the first and second Somare governments done for women?”, p/c, 25pp.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1976.

Includes essays by S. C Moss, “Whither Thou Goest … An impression of the wives of Presbyterian missionaries in the Southern New Hebrides”, 26pp ; K. G. Willey, “The Effect of the Labour Trade (blackbirding) on the social organisation and history of Malaita Island”, 53pp ; Glenys Hall, “ ‘Circular migration emerges as a relatively persistent compromise for a people who wish to retain the security … associated with residence in rural areas, while acquiring some of the benefits of …the town.’ Bedford. Discuss with relation to the New Hebrides”, Nov 1976, 23pp ; Jenny Hughes, “Cargo Cults Demythologised”, 8pp ; Carol Trotman (University of Auckland), “Assess the importance of Cook as an ethnological observer”, 14pp ; Denise Pitney, “Women in Marquesan Society”, November 1976, 20pp ; John Steel, “Education and Welfare in Fiji, 1835 - 1940’, 1976, 16pp ; Natalie M. Varela, “The Spanish influence on the diet of Guamanians”, Fall 1976, 13pp ; G. Mera, “An Autobiography” [Ambai et al, Vanuatu], 96pp.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1975 and correspondence, September 1975 - February 1976.

Essays as follows: Paul Mai, “The Time of Darkness or Yuu Kuia”, 25pp (appears to be no p.19 in original) ; Peta Joyce, “Melanesian Cargo Cults: The European Reaction”, 12pp ; Paul Baker, “Account for changes in Maori behaviour towards Tasman, Cook and Du Fresne”, 26pp ; Anthony Ashbolt, “The United States and Micronesia: A study in the politics of colonial dominance”, 22pp, appendices, including copy of the Solomon Report, (Introduction and Summary) photocopied from The Young Micronesian, Vol.1, No.3.

Te Rangi Hiroa applications for research grants 1974.

Includes minutes of meetings of the Te Rangi Hiroa Trustees, 3 Jul & 19 Nov 1974, and correspondence re the 1973 Essay Competition, together with the following essay: Piula Funaki, “An Historic First”, Nov 1974, [re the first South Pacific Festival of Arts, Suva], 11pp.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1974.

S. Latukefu's letter to Dotty Shineberg, 14 May 1974, about the award of essay prize, together with the following essays: Jonathan Scott, “Account for the loss of Samoan independence. Relate to their inability to form a strong stable island government”, 9pp ; Maxine Dennis, “Discuss and explain the ways in which the economies of Papua and New Guinea depend upon the Australian economy in the period up to 1942”, 33pp.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1974.

Includes the following essays: Ailsa Stent (La Trobe University), “The Curaçoa Affair: various views of a naval bombardment in the South Pacific”, December 1974, 30pp ; Maryanne McGill (University of Adelaide), “What general conclusions about race relations can be drawn from a comparative study of New Zealand, Hawaii and Fiji?”, 9pp ; M.L. Fitzgerald (Auckland University), “What problems are involved in Monberg’s reconstruction of traditional Bellonese religion? How satisfactory is his explanation of the change to the introduced religion?”, 11pp ; Melama Melalsea, “The Last days of the Melanesian Labour Trade in Samoa”, 19pp ; Patricia Gobel, “Observations on the Japanese Peace Treaty, September 1951”, 9pp ; J.S. Bail, “ ‘Niue’s only flourishing industry’: a sketch of the nature and ramifications of emigration for Niue, 1860-1914”.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1973.

Includes the following essays: Laurel Heath,“Education in the Mariana Islands 1668-1941”, p/c, 22pp ; Linda Latham, “The Trentinian Report and the 1878 Revolt in New Caledonia”, 31pp ; Trevor Parr (University of Papua New Guinea), “The Impact of Tourism on the Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific”, June 1973, 29pp.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1972.

Includes the following essays: Sister M. Paula Christine smsm (Sweeney), “Themes of Conflict and Unity in Samoa from Pre-contact to the Steinberger Regime” ; John Weissel, “A critical examination of Douglas Oliver’s statement that, ‘Many villages and small islands being almost entirely stripped of their male population, with unfortunate effects on their economy and social life… and that so far from being civilised by their experience, as Towns and others claimed, those who have been most often and longest away are generally the worst and most dangerous characters”, 13pp ; Jim Tarr, “A Critical Discussion of D. Oliver’s allegation that ‘When the sandalwood became scarce and natives reluctant, persuasion was used – kidnapping, village destruction, and murder. White-introduced diseases were even more devastating than guns and alcohol, and many communities were literally wiped out”, 11pp ; Yukio M, Shmull (UPNG), “Modekngei: Palauan Religion”, 30 May 1972, 8pp ; Jeremiah Tetaga, “The Wartime Experience of Mr Danks Tomila, a Tolai from Baai Village”, 14pp ; A.H. Townsend (University of Auckland), “Exchange Patterns and Trading in Tonga at the Time of Early Contact”, 1972, 11pp.

Te Rangi Hiroa Fund 1973, Minutes of meetings.

Copies of minutes of meetings of the Te Rangi Hiroa Fund Trustees, 5 March, 19 April, 18 June 1973 ; 3 July and 19 November 1974; 17 February 1976, together with meeting agendas and some correspondence, including recommendation by Jim Davidson for award of 1972 Rangi Hiroa Essay prizes, 6 November 1972, 1p.

Te Rangi Hiroa Essays 1970.

Includes the following essays: J. M. Takovong, 'The Mataungan Association', 2 copies, Ms, 19pp, and 13pp ; P. J. A Clark (University of Auckland), 'European contact and the emergence of the Tongan Monarchy', 18pp ; John Douglas Waiko (University of Papua New Guinea), 'A Payback Murder: The Green Bloodbath', 8pp, together with his application for the Rangi Hiroa Grant 1970, 1p.

Te Rangi Hiroa Trust Deeds.

Deeds dated 24 April 1968 ( 2 copies) and 14 November 1974, together with draft dated 1967, correspondence, 1967 - 1968 and 1974, and copy of minutes of meeting of the Te Rangi Hiroa Fund Trustees held 3 July 1974.