Newspapers/newsletters from Gilbert & Ellice Islands

Mainly copies of ‘Colony Information Notes’, a weekly newspaper published in Tarawa by the Information Office of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony (copies for 1968-1972), and its successor, the ‘Atoll Pioneer’ (1972-1973). All non-CWM reference material but likely to be rare in the UK. Plus smal...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/1971-1977, Box PAC/8
Date(s) of creation: 1968-1977
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.02.07.453
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/1971-1977, Box PAC/8
callnumber CWM/LMS/02/07/453
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/02/07/453
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/02/07/453
prefix_number 453
title Newspapers/newsletters from Gilbert & Ellice Islands
scb_date_creation 1968-1977
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 4 files
format Archive
scb_acquisition Transferred to SOAS from Council for World Mission offices in 2005
description Mainly copies of ‘Colony Information Notes’, a weekly newspaper published in Tarawa by the Information Office of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony (copies for 1968-1972), and its successor, the ‘Atoll Pioneer’ (1972-1973). All non-CWM reference material but likely to be rare in the UK. Plus small number of newscuttings, annual report of Cook Islands Library and Museum Society 1975/76, and booklet ‘Kaotan Te Ota’ published by Gilbert Islands Protestant Church (1977).
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright owned by Council for World Mission.
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0002.0007.00453