Title: Papua and New Guinea Patrol Reports,

Date (inclusive): 1922-1955

Collection number: MSS 0053

Extent: 0.30 linear feet (7 reels of microfilm)

Repository: Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD

Shelf Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Language: English.

Users must provide name, address, and purpose of research. This information is forwarded to the Naitonal Archives and Public Records Services of Papua New Guinea. A form for this purpose is attached to the register of this collection and is included in the collection's case file. A copy of any published or unpublished paper, report, article, monograph, etc., for which these materials have been used, must be deposited in the National Library, Papua New Guinea (deposit is the responsibility of the researcher). Due acknowledgement must be given to the National Archives and Public Records Services of Papua New Guinea in any publications using these materials. Copying of any part of the microfilm can only be done with the approval of the UCSD Manuscrirts Librarian, and those wishing to make copies must provide a written statement of purpose, which will be forwarded to the Chief Archivist of the Papua New Guinea National Archive. Any researcher who does not comply with the restrictions governing the use of this microfilm will be denied access to these materials. Given the potential sensitive nature of some of the materials contained in the microfilm, the onus is on the researcher to use the utmost discretion and ethical judgement in utilizing these documents.

Papua and New Guinea Patrol Reports, MSS 0053. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.

Microfilm patrol reports from Papua New Guinea. 216 typescript items. At head of title: Department of Home and Terrritories, Central Office. 1928-1941: Territories Branch, Prime Minister's Department. 1941-1951: Department of External Territories (I), Central Office. 1951-1955: Department of Territories, Central Office.

There is a supplementary finding aid providing more description of each patrol report and an index of names of geographical regions, of languages represented in the reports, and of authors of the reports.

Microfilm patrol reports from Papua New Guinea. 216 typescript items. At head of title: 1922-1923: Prime Minister's Department. 1923-1928: Department of Home and Territories, Central Office. 1928-1941: Territories Branch, Prime Minister's Department. 1941-1951: Department of External Territories (I), Central Office. 1951-1955: Department of Territories, Central Office.