Guide to the Papers of James Hornell (as filmed by the AJCP)
M2626-M2631
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2018
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Series 10007. St George Expedition to South Seas (c.376p.), 1923 - 1925
Comprises of draft articles, correspondence, press cuttings, rules for scientific work, itinerary and prospectus for the Scientific Expeditionary Association expedition to South Pacific on St George.
Series 10011. Photographs and postcards, 1924 - 1925
Subseries (A). Letters from Hornell to his wife during St George Expedition, December 1924 - May 1925
Filmed selectively.
(Marquesas Islands) re visit to valley of Omoa, decline of the people, dress, dancing. (3p.), 9 January 1925 (File)
St George Expedition to the South Seas: The Marquesas Islanders - a doomed race. (6p.), 30 December 1924 (File)
(MS Monterey en route to Tonga) re stay at Samoa:, 20 April 1925 - 2 May 1925 (File)
'Generally speaking New Zealand rule is not appreciated by either the natives or outside whites, who seem to concur that German rule was more satisfactory', coconut plantations, future plans to visit Tonga and Fiji; impressions of Tonga 'missionary ridden'. (14p.)
Series 10019. Outrigger canoes, c.1914-1929
Comprises: manuscripts, notes, press cuttings, and correspondence...
Series 10044. String figures, c.1920's-30's.
Comprises: draft articles, notes, sketches and correspondence on string figures from Polynesia, c.1920's-30's...
Series 10046. Outrigger canoes, c.1920's-30's
Comprises: notes, sketches, bibliographical notes, press cuttings, correspondence re Polynesian canoes...
Series 10056A-D. Working drafts of Canoes in Micronesia, c.1930's
Comprises: JH's sections of Canoes of Oceania working drafts; correspondence (annotated typescript and ms., erratic numbering)...
Series 10065. Diaries and Journals, 1917 - 1940
Filmed selectively.
Journal: Benares, Diu, Jamnagar, Indonesia and New Guinea, 1917 - 1918 (File (A))
Two parts of this journal were selectively filmed:...
Indonesian Diary, 2nd. Part, 15 June 1918 - 18 July 1918 (File (B))
Places visited include: Ternate, Kawa, Menado, Tondano, Amoerang, Borneo, Macassar, Lombok, Bali, Sourabaya, Madura Is., Singapore, Penang...
Letts Diary for 1924 (File (C))
Daily entries for voyage on St George from Madeira to Hiva-oa; details of voyage, ethnological observations etc...
Roneo Diary for 1925, 14 February 1925 - 17 September 1925 (File (D))
Part selectively filmed include:...
Journal, 1919, 1921, 1924 (File (E))
Journal of St George Expedition to South Seas; includes press cuttings, drawings, photographs...
Journal, 8 March 1923-25 April 1923, July 1924-7 February 1925 (File (F))
Journal of St George Expedition to South Seas; includes press cuttings; sketches and drawings; photographs...
Journal, 8 February 1925 - 19 May 1925 (File (G))
Journal of expedition to South Seas; includes press cuttings, drawings, photographs, correspondence (some incomplete)...
Notebook, 1 August 1924 - 8 February 1925 (File (H))
Rough notes on anthropological observations in South Seas; includes vocabularies and sketches of carved stones on Gorgona...
Journal for trip to Fiji, 15 July 1939 - 7 February 1940 (File)
Subjects include: Journey across Canada; Honolulu - visit to Bishop Museum and Honolulu aquarium; arrival at Suva, 17 Aug; visit to Government House; discussions on fisheries problems; trips to other islands and fishing villages; observations on nets and fishing methods; string figures; outbreak of war; hearing Chamberlain's speech at 11.15pm at dinner at Government House; fish superstitions; Janggona ceremony; 22 November journey on Monterey to Auckland, Sydney; visits to Australian Museum, Manly shark aquarium; impressions of Australia; voyage home on Esquiline, via Melbourne, Adelaide, (visits to Museum); other passengers on Esquiline, Aden, Suez, Naples. (7 February 1940)...
Series 10072. Pacific canoes
Notes and observations on canoes of New Caledonia, New Zealand, Tuamotus, Paumotus, Tahiti, Tokelau, Ellice Islands, Gilbert Islands, Samoa, Niue, Tonga, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, BNG, Nth. Queensland, Indonesia...
Series 10077. Drawings of outrigger canoes
Drawings and photographs of outrigger canoes of Ellice Islands...