Reports from New Ireland and New Britain, New Guinea, 1937-1950 (inclusive) [microform].

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Reports from New Ireland and New Britain, New Guinea, 1937-1950 (inclusive) [microform].

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Photocopies of documents held in the MSC Hiltrup Archives, together with English translations, including: Reports on the volcanic eruption in Rabaul, May 1937, when the Vunapope Mission station was used to house many evacuees, by Gordon Thomas, Fr. H. Nollen MSC, Sr. Potentiana MSC, Sr. Karola MSC and Sr. Plazida MSC. Reports on the experiences of the sisters in New Ireland during the Japanese occupation by Sr. Gustave MSC and Sr. Brigitta MSC. Reports on other Sisters' experiences in New Guinea during World War II by Sr. Theodoretis MSC, Sr. Theodeberta MSC, Sr. Dorothea MSC and the MSC Sisters at the Leper Station at Anelaua, together with extracts from the MSC journal Montaschefte and some photographs taken at the Ramale Japanese prison camp in New Ireland. The documents are translated from German and Dutch by Sister Brendan, Sister Brigid Kissane, Dymphna Clark and Mrs. Olga Watters.

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Yake University Divinity School Library

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