Sioeli Kauvaka papers
Scope and Contents
Comprised of the journal of Sioeli Kauvaka and a volume of family history information compiled by Sisi Kafa and Paul F. Muti. The family history chronicles the lives of 'Amelia Toloa and 'Aisake Ta'e'aonga Sika and their descendants, including Sioeli Kauvaka. Most of the events described took place in Tonga, and the journal is written in Tongan. Kauvaka's journal is dated 1938-1961, and the family history was published in 2016.
Dates
- 1938-2016
- Majority of material found within 1938-1961
Creator
- Sika, Sioeli Kauvaka, 1887-1958 (author, Person)
- Muti, Sisi Kafa, 1941- (compiler, Person)
- Muti, Paul F., 1941- (compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English and Tongan.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Sioeli Kauvaka papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Sioeli Kauvaka Sika (1887-1958) was an early missionary and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tonga.
Sioeli Kauvaka Sika was born on November 16, 1887 in the village of Vaipuao on the island of Niuatoputapu, Tonga. He was ninth of the fourteen children born to 'Aisake Ta'e'aonga Sika and 'Amelia Toloa. In June of 1912 he married Melenaite Tonga Ngata, and the couple had thirteen children. He became a preacher in the Free Wesleyan Church in Tonga in 1919. Eleven years later he was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he remained active in the Church for the rest of his life.
In 1938 Kuavaka was called on a mission to his birthplace, Niuatoputapu, as the first Latter-day Saint elder to teach there in ten years. He served for about a year and helped to establish a branch.
Kauvaka died in Feletoa, Vava'u, Tonga on April 1, 1958.
Biographical History
Paul F. Muti (1941- ) is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Utah.
Paula Fotu'aika Muti was born to Kilisitina Salavia and Mosese Lui Muti. He is married to Sisi Kafa Muti and they are the parents of four children.
Biographical History
Sisi Kafa Muti (1941- ) is a Tongan family historian currently living in Utah.
Sisi Kafa 'Amasio Muti was born on March 3, 1941 to Sela Vea and 'Antonio 'Amasio in Tonga. She recieved a bachelor's degree in business education from the Church College of Hawaii, followed by two master's degrees in business organizational managment and educational counseling and three years of doctoral work at Argosy University of Hawaii. She has served in many callings for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Sisi Kafa is married to Paul F. Muti, and the couple has four children.
Extent
2 folders (0.2 linear ft)
Custodial History
Donated by Sisi Kafa Muti in 2016.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Sisi Kafa Muti; 2016.
Appraisal
LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.V, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Elizabeth Kane, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2017.
- Title
- Register of Sioeli Kauvaka papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Kane
- Date
- 2017 March 29
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States