Yap legislative papers collection
Content Description
Includes documents from the 1950s-1970s and 35 black & white photographs of Yap and Fiji.
The majority of the photographs in this collection (33 of 35) were shot by Rob Wright, Sr., and are stamped Public Relations Office Suva. Fiji Official Photograph. These images include modern and traditional Fijian architecture; a Fijian yavirau (fish drive); Fijian agriculture (including copra, sugar and bananas); a yaqona (a.k.a. kava) ceremony; and other documentation of social life and customs. Dates are not provided, though each image includes a detailed, typewritten photo caption. The two additional photos in this collection are unrelated to the others: One, which includes a handwritten caption on front reading Yap money is an image of approximately one dozen Yapese Rai stones (a.k.a. stone money); this photo includes a stamp on the verso reading Karl C. Leebrick, Liaison Officer. The other is a photographic reproduction of a poster titled 1 Year. At One Year These Foods Will Make Babies Strong and Healthy. The poster includes an artist credit of J. Chambers, Rabaul, and was apparently produced for the South Pacific Commission. The photographic reproduction is credited Australian Official Photograph by W. Pederson. Location of originals is not known; no negatives included in collection.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1940s-1970s
Extent
5 Linear Feet (5 record boxes)
Language
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries Repository