Originating Entity or IndividualHobbs, Fanny Irene (Sister Airini Hobbs)Date1937-1938CollectionSister Airini Hobbs Personal Papers (c.1927 - c.1992)Additional DescriptionItem also includes a return letter of thanks from the Board of the Wellington Methodist Charitable and Educational Endowments Secretary, E.W.A Kellow.
An item within a collection of papers relating to deaconess Fannie Irene Hobbs (later known to her Māori friends as Sister Airini Hobbs), a trained midwife and Karitane nurse who worked for the Methodist Home and Māori Mission in the North Island. Some letters include references to Michael King, Princess Te Puea, Rev. Wesley A. Chambers (1921–1993), Rev. Arthur John Seamer (1877–1963), Sister M. Alice Williams (1875– ), and the Rātana movement (including T. W. Rātana). Some material dating from after 1950 has been digitised but redacted for privacy reasons.TagsMissionariesMāoriReligionAnnual ReportDeaconessesWaikatoTarankiMissionsBox No.PPHR 156Item No.MS-524Part No.Folder 6
Home and Māori Mission Department - Sister Irene Hobb's Report for Period Ending September 30th, 1937 - Wanganui-Rangitikei District (1937-1938). Kei Muri Māpara, accessed 15/04/2026, https://keimurimapara.methodist.org.nz/nodes/view/7371