May Pateman - The Pateman papers, a collection of Gilbertese traditions [19--]

PMB 1032

fonds

Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]

441380

Microfilm : PMB 1032

microfilm reel 35 mm

Emily May Pateman (b. 1893) was dedicated as a missionary with the London Missionary Society in 1922 and sailed for the Gilbert Islands to work as a teaching missionary

A collection of Gilbertese stories compiled by Pateman concerning the history, traditions and customs of the Gilbert Islands. Most of the stories were used by Pateman in the publication Aia karaki nikawai I-Tungaru (Myths and legends of the Gilbertese people), 1942

PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 1032
Title supplied by Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
Microfilm copy of original held by the Division of Pacific & Southeast Asian History, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, Canberra
Available for reference
In Gilbertese
Descriptive list available