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Benedictine Community of New Norcia records, 1814-1978

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Title
Benedictine Community of New Norcia records, 1814-1978
Subject
Western Australia--History
Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Western Australia
Missionary settlements
Missionaries
Spanish diaries
Correspondence
Category
1. Settlement
Current holder
State Library of Western Australia
Period of reference
1814 – 1978
Date
January 1, 1814
Link
https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1784234
Series number
MN 629
Item number
ACC 1359A, 2234A, 2830A, 2916A, 2953A, 2969A, 3037A, 4652A-4654A, 7194A, 8178A
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
In Copyright. Access restricted, permission to view to be sought from: The Superior, Benedictine Community, New Norcia WA 6509.
Country of origin
Australia
Place
New Norcia
Language
Spanish
English
Description from source
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.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Correspondence
Diaries
Maps
Typescripts
Bibliographic citation
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