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Add. MS b/37/302
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Copy letter from E. Tregear to J. G. Frazer
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- c 1947-c 1955 (Creation)
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Polynesian Society, Wellington, New Zealand. Dated 9th January, 1897 - Describes the work of the Polynesian Society, wishes they had started to keep records 50 years before, sends all the back numbers of their journals not out of print and a copy of his Comparative Dictionary; asks if he has found references to the Caesarian operation used by 'ancient people', and about old gods and their joints; asks for information on obtaining an honorary degree, would like colonial writers better represented.
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- Tregear, Edward (1846-1931) New Zealand public servant and scholar (Subject)
- Polynesian Society (Subject)