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neadodsThe good news:
I've found a web page that gives the address and open hours of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society - 553 South King Street Honolulu, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The bad news:
"ADMISSION - Although the library is open to the general public, its resources and services are primarily intended for the use of those engaged in serious research. Library holdings are maintained for scholarly work and projects to promote education and the interpretation of Hawaiian history to the community. The librarians encourage and appreciate advance notice of extensive projects."
Since my name isn't Michner (and my aunt has already gotten a chilly reception for popping in for general research), I am going to have to be part of a PhD program before I go to Hawaii. I'm probably going to have to be part of one before I even approach the HMCS.
Harvard's rare manuscript library doesn't seem to be as attitudinal, not to mention being a heck of a lot easier to get to, so I'm going to mine them first. But while they doubtless have copies of the reports and the official directives (not to mention that goldmine that I desperately need, "The History of the Defection of Dr. Thomas Holman") they're not going to have the personal letters that I'll equally desperately need. The HMCS Library probably has the diaries too.
This still leaves the problem of "what degree from which college?" I thought perhaps I could tailor the entire project to a PhD in professional writing, (class in research, class in grant writing, class in pitching the project, etc.) But it turns out that there are online PhDs in Prof Writing, except that they should really be called PhDs in Technical Writing; they're all about rhetoric and instructional design. Which is peachy for the job 'n' all - I could probably get work to pay for it even - but that doesn't finish the Missionary Project, which is the original point.
'Tis a puzzlement.
I've found a web page that gives the address and open hours of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society - 553 South King Street Honolulu, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The bad news:
"ADMISSION - Although the library is open to the general public, its resources and services are primarily intended for the use of those engaged in serious research. Library holdings are maintained for scholarly work and projects to promote education and the interpretation of Hawaiian history to the community. The librarians encourage and appreciate advance notice of extensive projects."
Since my name isn't Michner (and my aunt has already gotten a chilly reception for popping in for general research), I am going to have to be part of a PhD program before I go to Hawaii. I'm probably going to have to be part of one before I even approach the HMCS.
Harvard's rare manuscript library doesn't seem to be as attitudinal, not to mention being a heck of a lot easier to get to, so I'm going to mine them first. But while they doubtless have copies of the reports and the official directives (not to mention that goldmine that I desperately need, "The History of the Defection of Dr. Thomas Holman") they're not going to have the personal letters that I'll equally desperately need. The HMCS Library probably has the diaries too.
This still leaves the problem of "what degree from which college?" I thought perhaps I could tailor the entire project to a PhD in professional writing, (class in research, class in grant writing, class in pitching the project, etc.) But it turns out that there are online PhDs in Prof Writing, except that they should really be called PhDs in Technical Writing; they're all about rhetoric and instructional design. Which is peachy for the job 'n' all - I could probably get work to pay for it even - but that doesn't finish the Missionary Project, which is the original point.
'Tis a puzzlement.
