Tupou Posesi Fanua - Papers, 1959-1992

PMB 1058

fonds

Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]

441406

Microfilm : PMB 1058

microfilm reels 35 mm

Born of Tongan chiefly line, Tupou trained first as a nurse and, later, as a lawyer. In 1959 she was seconded by Queen Salote to work for the Tonga Traditions Committee. In this capacity she worked out of the Palace Records Office in Nuku'alofa until her resignating in 1978. Between 1959 and 1986 she travelled extensively in Tongan researching Tongan traditions. She has published two volumes of her collected Tongan legends, "Po Fananga" (1975) and "Po Tatala" (1982). Since 1978 she has had a variety of short stories and poems published in the journal "Faikava"

1. Papers relating to the Tonga Traditions Committee, 1959-78, inluding weekly reports, 1962-75 and interview transcripts. 2. Papers on Tongan kinship and genealogies. 3. Miscellaneous papers on Tongan history and culture. 4. Drafts of Tupou's traditional stories (Talanoa) and related material. 5. Drafts and correspondence relating to "Tonga from the beginning of time", c.1978. 6. Papers on pandanus weaving/tapa cloth. 7. Personal correspondence, 1960-92. 8. Miscellaneous personal papers. 9. Papers relating to the Kaho Family. 10. Interview transcripts, drafts and other papers relating to Queen Salote. 11. Typescripts of Tupou's verse texts. 12. Manuscripts of Tupou's writings. 13. Miscellaneous pamphletts and publications

PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 1058
Restricted. For permission to use this material researchers should contact either Mrs Tupou Posesi Fanua or Dr Niel Gunson, C/- Research School of Pacific Studies Australian National University, Canberra
Microfilm copy of originals held in private ownership
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