Benedictine Community of New Norcia records, 1814-1978
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Title
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Benedictine Community of New Norcia records, 1814-1978
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Subject
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Western Australia--History
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Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Western Australia
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Missionary settlements
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Missionaries
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Spanish diaries
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Correspondence
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Category
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1. Settlement
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Current holder
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State Library of Western Australia
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Period of reference
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1814 – 1978
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Date
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January 1, 1814
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Series number
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MN 629
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Item number
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ACC 1359A, 2234A, 2830A, 2916A, 2953A, 2969A, 3037A, 4652A-4654A, 7194A, 8178A
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Access rights
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Request at location
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Rights
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In Copyright. Access restricted, permission to view to be sought from: The Superior, Benedictine Community, New Norcia WA 6509.
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Country of origin
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Australia
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Language
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Spanish
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English
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Description from source
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Microfilm reels. All originals held in the Archives at New Norcia.
Diaries and letterbooks of Bishop Salvado, founder of New Norcia, and his successors (1844-1908); correspondence and other papers (1814-1900); translated reports of Bishop Salvado; records of the Kalumburu Benedictine Mission (1908-1973); records of the New Norcia Benedictine Monastery (1954-1978); large collection of maps (1854-1937); musical scores (mainly compositions by Dom S. Moreno); essays of Fr. Eugene Perez. Acc 8178A is a photocopy of an index to correspondence and other documents from 1838-1900.
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Physical format
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Manuscripts
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Correspondence
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Diaries
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Maps
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Typescripts