Papers, 1854-1871 (inclusive) [microform].

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Papers, 1854-1871 (inclusive) [microform].

Letters to his family concerning the Melanesian Mission, with comment on Church of England affairs in New Zealand stressing Bishop Selwyn's views; discussion of political events in New Zealand, especially the Waitara dispute and its main protagonists.

Manuscripts.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8262453

Yale University Library

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Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia

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Melanesian Mission

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Member of the Church of England Missionary and Ecumenical Council. From the description of Records of the Melanesian Mission, 1890-1932 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152310 ...

Selwyn, George Augustus, 1809-1878

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Missionary, Bishop of New Zealand, metropolitan. From the description of Papers, 1838-1948 (inclusive) [microform]. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 81802700 Selwyn was the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand, 1841-1868. He travelled widely throughout his vast diocese to promote Christainity among the Maoris and in Melanesia. From the description of George Augustus Selwyn papers [microform], 1831-1906. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702690794 ...

Patteson, John Coleridge, 1827-1871

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John Coleridge Patteson, 1827-1871, first missionary bishop in Melanesia, was born in England and ordained in 1853. In 1855 he left England for Auckland and in 1856 made his first voyage to Melanesia where he initiated a scheme of educating Melanesian boys in New Zealand and Norfolk Island. In 1861 Patteson was consecrated bishop and in addition to his religious and educative pursuits, studied Melanesian languages. Patteson was killed on the island of Nukapu in 1871. From the descrip...

Greenwood family.

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