PMB 1333 CHURCH of MELANESIA, Diocese of Vanuatu, Bishop Derek Rawcliffe Papers, Santo, 1949-1982

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PMB 1333 CHURCH OF MELANESIA, Diocese of Vanuatu, Bishop Derek Rawcliffe Papers, Santo, 1949-1982. Reels 1-9. (Available for reference.)

Reel Description Date Range No. Reel 1 Southern Archdeaconry, correspondence. 1950s Correspondence with British District Agent, Santo (Northern Region). 1959-1965 Miscellaneous correspondence. 1960s Correspondence with Roman Catholic Church, 1965-1979, and with 1965-1979 Presbyterian Church of the New Hebrides, 1966. Correspondence with Nduindui District, Ambae Island. 1967-1978 Ambae/Longana correspondence, including Longana Peoples’ Centre. 1968-1977 Diocesan correspondence, Folder 1. 1970s Diocesan correspondence, Folder 2. 1970s Godden Memorial Hospital, Lolowai, correspondence. 1974-1975 NZ Board of Missions correspondence. 1975 Mota School correspondence. 1977-1980 Linguistic concerns, correspondence. Theological Education (Siota College). 1964-1968 Marriage certificates, including Fr. W. Lini. 1970-1971 Marriage Law / Policy and Ministers authorized to conduct marriages. 1972-1982 Correspondence with Diocese of Vanuatu Clergy, including incomplete 1977-1979 report on raising of Vanua’aku flag at Church of Melanesia Headquarters, Lolowai, 29 Nov 1979. Miscellaneous correspondence. (Invoices not microfilmed.) 1977-1978 Provincial Press (C.O.M.) correspondence. 1976-1979 Theological writings, on Seventh Day Adventists, Kingdom of God. n.d. Reel 2 British District Agency (Northern District), Santo, correspondence. 1966-1978 NZ Advisory Council and Melanesian Trust Board correspondence. 1975-1978 D.O.V Diocesan Secretary’s correspondence. 1978-1979 Dramas. Liturgy file. 1969 Charismatic Renewal Ministry. 1976 Declaration of Annulment of Marriages. CLOSED FILE. 1976-1978 Correspondence with British Residency, mostly re overseas scholarship 1967-1973 students and medical grants. Additional correspondence. 1960s Participation in New Hebrides Advisory Council. Selected documents only microfilmed.

Reel 3 Additional papers, microfilmed at Sarakata, Espiritu Santo, March 2010. Rawcliffe – correspondence. Including the following letters: 1957-1969  Field, BDA, Santo, 20 Jul 1957  From Rev. N.H. Hunt to G.G. Wilson, Liquor Commission, Vila, 14 Sep 1960 Reel List. PMB 1333 CHURCH OF MELANESIA, Diocese of Vanuatu, Bishop Derek Rawcliffe Papers, Santo, 1949-1982.

 From Fr J. Mera  To Bishop of Melanesia re Bishop Patteson Centenary, 22 Feb 1968  To Bishop of Peterborough, 22 Feb 1968  From Raga Church Council, 7 Aug 1969  From British and French Resident Commissioners, circular, 30 May 1969. Rawcliffe – Vila Parish. Vila Church Council. Correspondence and minutes. 1959-1969 Correspondents include: Goodwin Ligo, George Palmer, Fraser, Keith Woodward, Canon A.E.A. Sulston, Japhet Toa, W.D. Francis, P.H. Palmer (Burns Philp New Hebrides Ltd), John Rennie, Rev. N.H. Hunt, et al. Rawcliffe – correspondence. Especially publications. Provincial Press. 1959-1974 Correspondents include: John Ashwin, Ben B., Sam Tevi, Darvall Wilkins, L. Lolo, J.L. Bryce (SPAC), David Hastings (Manager, Provincial Press). Rawcliffe – correspondence. Banks Islands. [Cf. letter file on Banks Islands, 1961-1970 1968-1979, microfilmed below.] Correspondence with: Philippe Delacroix, D.I.J. Mallick (Senior Geologist), W.H. Rees (Medical Officer), B. Aris, Father Ben, and Church Councils at Vanua Lava, Ureparapara and Motalava. Rawcliffe – Presbyterians re Santo Mission. Correspondence with W. 1962-1965 Camden, Sue Camden, E.G. Jansen, John Hyslop, et al. Includes Camden & Campbell, “Report of Sub-Committee on Post-Primary Education in Santo Area”, 2 Sep 1965, 2pp. Rawcliffe – correspondence. Harry Bullen (Diocesan Secretary), Auckland. 1954, 1959- Includes J.R. Wrightson (BDA Santo) to Bishop Hill re training two natives 1969, 1978 in agricultural methods, 2 Sep 1954, 1p.; and Diocese of Melanesia financial statement 1965. Rawcliffe – correspondence. Honiara. Includes: 1964-1970  correspondence with British and French Residencies, 1959-1964  minutes of Melanesian Mission meetings;  Bible Society correspondence 1959-1971  Letters to Mr Deuling 1970  Minutes of Melanesian Mission Staff Conference held at Lolowai, 25 Mar 1957;  Minutes of the Clergy Conference held at Lolowai, 30 Jan- 1 Feb 1957;  And damaged minutes of conference in Lolowai in 1956. Rawcliffe – translations. New Hebrides. Unidentified languages. c.1960+ Fragmented and incomplete documents. Reel 4 Rawcliffe – early translations. c.1960 + Rawcliffe – “Miscellaneous Letters”. Includes correspondence with A. 1961-1968 Crite, [Alan Rohan Crite] artist, illustrated, and others as follows:  Canon R.P. Garrity (London), Agnes Bomare, Doris Mitchell, Wilma Ferguson, Mrs J.B. Watkins, Harry V.C. Reynolds, William S. Page, Bp. Alfred T. Hill, Jerry Hogai (Raga, North Pentecost), Rev. George Arthur, et al.  Paper by Jim Hunt, “Lolowai Manual Training School”, n.d., including its history, staff and publicity, c.15pp.  And memo by Harry Bullen on the Mothers’ Union, 26 May 1966. Godden Memorial Hospital. Includes annual reports for 1966 and 1967. 1962-1969 Rawcliffe – SPAC [South Pacific Anglican Conference] Literature 1967-1977 Coordinating Committee. Includes correspondence with: Rev. P.J. Hand, Heather Edgar, Jabez Bryce (Suva), Norman Crutwell, Rev. R.M. Nichols, Rev. J.C. Vockler, Frank W. Coaldrake, John Cottier (Popondetta), Rev. David Hand, Rev. Samuel Van Culin, et al. And two papers:  Hess and Richards, “Report on Survey of Literature Development

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Possibilities in the South West Pacific, November-December 1967”, Jan 1968, pp.1-12, and appendices.  Harry Bullen, “Ten Years On in the Province of Melanesia”, n.d., Ts., 5pp. Rawcliffe – Aoba Lombaha Letters. Correspondence with: Keith 1967-1979 Woodward, Mr Berryman (Decision Magazine, Sydney), Hannington G. Alatoa, James Tambe, Fr Wilfred Sine, Grace, Deacon Mark Gibu, Charles B. Pari, et al. Rawcliffe – Diocese of East Carolina, MRI [Mutual Responsibility 1967-1978 Commission]. Correspondence with William S. Page, Brian Macdonald- Milne, et al. Rawcliffe – Evangelism, World Council of Churches. Correspondence with, 1967-1979 Rev. Prof. Thos Wood, Fred Abraham, Dorothy Regenvanu, Andreas Schneider, Ian M. Fraser (WCC), Rev. Ben Bani, Bp Chandu Ray, K.A. Hutton, et al. Rawcliffe – Bislama translations. Correspondence with W. Camden. n.d. Rawcliffe – Central Church Association of the Diocese of Melanesia (Honiara). Copies of minutes and circulars. Rawcliffe – Banks Islands. Including correspondence with Rev. Fr. J.R. 1968-1979 Bisiwei, Fr. James Mera, Norman Roslyn, Fr. John Ralph, Fr. Oscar Arthur Toa, Gregory Manliwas, Capt Lamberty, Keith Woodward, Helen Christine Din, Fred Glancy, Judah Butu, et al. Includes “The Story of Rev. Wilson Ron”, Ms., 1p. Rawcliffe – “Talent Bank”, Impremerie Hébridaise. Includes 1969-1974 correspondence with M. Delacroix, Rev. R. Murray, et al. Rawcliffe – New Hebrides Government Scholarship Committee. 1969-1971 Correspondence and meeting papers. Reel 5 Rawcliffe – Legal Matters. 1969-1977 Rawcliffe – Correspondence. Miscellaneous. Including correspondence re 1970-1979 the late Mr Douglas Woodley Mould, 1973, and some SPAC circulars. Rawcliffe – New Zealand Anglican Board of Missions. Correspondence. 1970-1979 Includes:  Account of work of Sister Betty Pyatt as Matron of Goddes Memorial Hospital  “Notes for the preparation of sermons on the theme, ‘Melanesia Coming of Age’”, n.d., Ts., carbon, 4pp. Rawcliffe – Loss of MV “Fauabu Twomey”. Including correspondence with 1970 Jim Burton (Burns Philp New Hebrides Ltd), et al. Rawcliffe – London Office. Correspondence with the Melanesian Mission. 1970-1978 Including correspondence with John Pinder, Rev. Canon R.P. Garrity, et al. Rawcliffe – New Hebrides Christian Council. 1969-1979 Rawcliffe – Liturgy and Retreats. Includes List of [COM] Martyrs. 1970s Rawcliffe – Noumea. Correspondence. Corespondents include: Leo Lini, 1970-1977 J.Siro, Allen Dubay, Mgr Klein, James and Carol Gistitin, Fr. Allan Mackay, et al. Papers include press cuttings on the accidental death of Fr Allan Mackay. Rawcliffe – SPAC, Fiji, USP. Correspondents include: Jack Fife. P. Haga, 1971-1979 Grace Mera, Bp. T.J. Bryce, Cecil Valiuna, Edward A. Subramani, et al. Rawcliffe – Radio Broadcasts. 1971-1979 Rawcliffe – Bishop J. Chisholm, Bishop of Melanesia. Correspondence. File 1972-1979 1. Correspondents include: B.H. LePine-Williams, Joseph L. Dunlap, et al. File include incomplete and fragmentary documents. Reel 6 Rawcliffe – Bishop J. Chisholm, Bishop of Melanesia. Correspondence. File 1971-1979 2. File include incomplete and fragmentary documents. Rawcliffe – Correspondence. 1971-1979 3 Reel List. PMB 1333 CHURCH OF MELANESIA, Diocese of Vanuatu, Bishop Derek Rawcliffe Papers, Santo, 1949-1982.

Rawcliffe – ANG / RC Dialogue – Pacific. Copies of minutes of the second 1971-1977 meeting of the Anglican – Roman Catholic Commission in the South Pacific, Eveché, Vila, 3-4 Feb 1974. Correspondents include: Bp. Bryce, Fr Alan Mackay, Rev. T.C.G. Thornton (Suva), F. Lambert, C. Richard Norgate, Sister Clare Teresa (Paris), Bp. Michael Darmancier (Wallis), et al. Rawcliffe – MV “Selwyn”. 1971-1977 Rawcliffe – Selwyn College. 1971-1978 Rawcliffe – “Rebuilding Schools”. Correspondence. 1972-1973 Rawcliffe – British Education Service. Includes copies of minutes of the 1972-1977 British National Service Scholarship Committee, 1972-1973. See also file on Scholarship Committee microfilmed earlier. Rawcliffe – Provincial Secretary, Presbyterians, etc. Correspondence. 1972-1977 Correspondents include: B.H. LePine-Williams, Pastor Jonathan Wimbong, Paddy Jansen, Pastor Robert Murray, et al. Rawcliffe – Vureas High School. Correspondents include Grace Mera 1958, 1961, (USP), et al. Includes papers from an International Missionary Council, 1973-1978 Conference of Churches and Missions in the Pacific, Samoa, 1961. Papers in this file are not in chronological order. The file includes incomplete and fragmentary document and documents unrelated to the file title, such as Archdeacon for Dan Silas Tarigogona to BDA, Santo, 1 Sep 1958, re dispute with Catholic Priest at Lolopuepue (Aoba). Reel 7 Rawcliffe – Diocesan Education. 1972-1979 Rawcliffe – Audio-Visuals. 1974-1975 Rawcliffe – ANZ Bank. 1974-1979 New Hebrides Advisory Council. Correspondence. 1974 Rawcliffe – Orders. 1974-1977 Rawcliffe – Miscellaneous. Correspondence. Especially overseas personnel 1974-1977 (NZ, Australia, USA). Rawcliffe – Overseas Personnel. Correspondence. 1974-1979 Rawcliffe – Death of Archbishop J. Chisholm. 1975 Rawcliffe – Miscellaneous. Correspondence. Correspondence includes: 1975-1979  Circular letter to Chiefs Rupert and Matthias and the Lowai Sub- Committee of the Vanua’aku Pati, 7 Dec 1972, Ts., roneo, 2pp.  Fr Brian Macdonald-Milne to Ms Gwen Cashmore (WCC, Geneva) re her visit to the New Hebrides, letter dated 14 June 1979, written on behalf of Pacific Churches Research Centre.  Letter to Bishop of Melanesia from Vureas High School [signature not held] dated 4 Dec 1972 (?), attacking Archdeacon Rawcliffe, Ms., 3pp., incomplete. Rawcliffe – Bishop Patteson Theological College. 1976-1979 Rawcliffe – New Zealand Anglican Board of Missions. 1976 Rawcliffe – Business Manager (Pearson). Correspondence. Selected 1976-1979 documents only microfilmed, including “Suggested amendments to the constitution of the New Hebrides Christian Council and letters from Rawcliffe re establishment of a “Pacific Research Unit” under the responsibility of the Pacific Council of Churches, 21 May 197. Rawcliffe – Bible Society of the South Pacific. 1976-1978 Rawcliffe – Charismatic Conference, and Charismatic literature orders. 1976-1979 Reel 8 Rawcliffe – Melanesian Brotherhood 1976-1979 Rawcliffe – Society of St Francis. 1976-1979 Rawcliffe – Community of Sisters of the Church. 1978-1979 Rawcliffe – Diocese of the New Hebrides Education Office. 1975-1979 Rawcliffe – Ministry of Health. 1978-1979 Rawcliffe – DOV Business Manager (Pearson). Shipping and cargo orders. 1976-1978

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Selected documents only microfilmed. Rawcliffe – Godden Memorial Hospital. 1978-1979 Rawcliffe – Australian Consulate. Correspondence. 1978-1980 Rawcliffe – Ambae Chiefs. Correspondence. 1978-1979 Rawcliffe – Pacific Churches Research Centre. Correspondence. See also 1978-1979 PMB Doc 521, Reo Pasifika, No.1, 1980, held in this file. Rawcliffe – Assistant Bishop H. Tevi. Correspondence. 1978-1980 1. Election and Consecration of Harry Tevi as Assistant Bishop of the New Hebrides, 4 Feb 1978; 2. Election and Installation of Bishop Harry Tevi as Bishop of the New Hebrides, Feb 1980, with congratulatory letters, etc. Rawcliffe – New Hebrides Co-operative Savings Bank. Correspondence. 1979-1980 Rawcliffe – Australian Board of Missions. Correspondence. 1979 Rawcliffe – Temple Trust, Vision Ministries. 1979 Rawcliffe – Last Items. Sundry documents out of place. Correspondence 1969-1978 includes:  Letters re phonology of Longana language;  Contract for building a meteorological, postal and radio agency at Lolowai;  Correspondence from the Bishop of Melanesia;  CEPAC re official conversations with the Anglican Church, 15 Dec 1970;  Bishop of Melanesia to Bob Field re leave or medical reasons, 11 Mar 1972;  Rough translation of a tanumwe sung by Silas Arutabui at Lovatumeume, Aoba, 11 Feb 1974;  Copies of minutes of Lolowai Church Council meetings, Mar, Jun & Sep 1978 Rawcliffe. Melanesian (Solomon Islands) Languages: translations, word n.d. c.1949- lists. Includes: 1952  “Sermons, etc. Bauro and Santa Ana”, notebook, n.d.  “Savo Vocabulary Supplied by Fr. John Pita”  Language maps – Malaita (Arosi) and Guadalcanal (4 maps)  “The Language of Ugi, South-East Solomons”  Charley Kuper to Rawcliffe from Santa Ana, 1 Jun 1952. Rawcliffe – Raga (Pentecost). Some of the last documents on this file refer 1957-1968 to Aoba/Lohana matters. [Mishap toward end of microfilming this file. Some frames exposed. There may be some documents not copied.] Reel 9 Rawcliffe – Miscellaneous correspondence 1952-1982

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