Originating Entity or IndividualHobbs, Fanny Irene (Sister Airini Hobbs)Date1981CollectionSister Airini Hobbs Personal Papers (c.1927 - c.1992)Additional DescriptionAn 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.TagsMissionariesMāoriReligionWomenDeaconessesWaikatoTarankiBox No.PPHR 156Item No.MS-524Part No.Folder 6
Christmas Card Addressed to Sister Hobbs from Moana Andrews and Family (1981). Kei Muri Māpara, accessed 15/04/2026, https://keimurimapara.methodist.org.nz/nodes/view/7372
