MANUSCRIPT
Coats Family : Papers relating to Robert George Coats
- Date
- 1907, [19--]
- By
- Coats familyCoats, Robert George, 1882-1953; Coats, Liz, 1946-
- Reference
- MS-Group-1670
- Description
Diary with a partial transcript recording the travels of Canon Coats as an Anglican missionary with the Bishop in the Pacific Islands, Sep-Nov 1907. The diary commences on Friday 13 September 1907 as Coats' vessel leaves Norfolk Island heading to Vila, New Herbrides. The diary recounts his missionary activities including meeting parishioners, conducting religious services, attending funerals and baptisms. Coats often details the lives of the local people he meets, their rites, customs and social arrangements. Church matters are also discussed including some of the duties of the Bishop. From the diary it is unclear which vessel Coats is travelling on, but it would appear to be a steamer, and is skippered by Captain Hawkins.
The partial transcript of the diary covers the period 13 September to 15 October 1907. This material is accompanied by biographical information detailing Canon Coats' life.
Source of title - Supplied by Library
From 1902-1908 Robert Coats was a lay missionary for the diocese of Melanesia and organising secretary for the Melanesia Mission in the South Island of New Zealand. Returned home from the Solomon Islands in 1908 after contracting malaria.
Quantity: 1 volume(s). 1 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph & typescript
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 volume(s), 1 folder(s), 0.02 Linear Metres, Diaries, Transcriptions (Documents), Family histories, Manuscripts, Holograph & typescript
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Missionary diary
Date: Sep-Nov 1907
From: Coats Family : Papers relating to Robert George Coats
Reference: MSX-8131
Description: Diary recording the travels of Canon Coats as an Anglican missionary with the Bishop in the Pacific Islands, September to November 1907. At the end of the diary is list of photographs taken by Coats during his trip. These photographs are not with this material, and the donor Liz Coats does not know of their whereabouts. Liz Coats also notes that the diary mentions artefacts collected by Canon Coats. These were donated to the Melanesian Mission without her permision in the 1960s and possibily auctioned in later years. There is also an addressees page, miscellaneous lists and children's scribbles in the diary. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph
Missionary diary (parital transcription of MSX-8131)
Date: Sep-Oct 1907
From: Coats Family : Papers relating to Robert George Coats
Reference: MS-Papers-8991
Description: Partial typescript of the original missionary diary (MSX-8131). Covers the period from 13 September to 15 October 1907. Accompanying material - Folder also includes biographical material relating to Canon Coats. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript