Guide to the Collections held by the Durham County Record Office (as filmed by the AJCP), 1819-1989

Summary

Collection number:

M1339, M2836

Creator:

Durham Country Record Office

Extent:

69 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987654321)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Papers 1850-1896 of Hodgkin Family, mainly letter-books 1866-1868 of Jonathan Hodgkin describing his travels in Australia and New Zealand, and meetings of the Society of Friends.

Papers 1848-1927 of Vane-Tempest-Stewart Family, including letters of Capt. R. FitzRoy, Sir Daniel Cooper and J.H. Aldridge of Adelaide to Lady Londonderry.

Papers 1842 of John Buddle, colliery engineer, referring to employment of engineers and clerks in Australia and New Zealand.

Report (c.1955) of Hugh Mackay, carpet manufacturer, of visit to Australia and New Zealand.

Papers 1898-1960 of Sir Cuthbert Headlam. Subjects include evacuation of Suvla and Anzac Cove.

Correspondence 1839-1864 of Pease Family of Darlington referring to travels of Joseph Pease in Australia.

Papers 1832-1977 of Wallis Family of Darlington. They include a sketchbook of James Backhouse recording his travels in Australia in 1832-1838, etchings of Tasmanian birds by Edward Backhouse in 1840, and family letters.

Records 1911-1951 of Cleveland Bridge Engineering Company. Subjects include New Zealand and Queensland railway bridges.

Darlington Library Collection, including diary 1883-1884 of John R. Harker kept on a journey from Darlington to New Zealand on Rangitiki.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8064081] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Durham County Record Office, Durham County Hall, Durham, England.

For further information see Durham Record Office. [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk]

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987654321)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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