Guide to the Collections held by Cambridge University Library (as filmed by the AJCP), 1718-1986

Summary

Collection number:

M2591-M2595

Creator:

Cambridge University Library

Extent:

232 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.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research.

Background

Content Summary:

Papers 1791-1794 of astronomer William Gooch who sailed on the Daedalus. They include: an account relating to part of the journey; notes on the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands, Marquesas Islands and Sandwich Islands; and a statement written by Thomas Dobson giving details of Gooch's murder in 1792 in Woahoo (Oahu).

Log 1823 of Captain Thomas Alexander kept on HMS Alligator.

Papers 1884-1903 of mathematician and scientist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, relating to papers for the Royal Society of New South Wales on Mt Morgan, Queensland, his professorship in Glasgow and the metric system.

Correspondence 1855 of Sir James Stephen, The letter was written by his brother Sir George Stephen on board the Oliver Lang describing the voyage and his impressions of Melbourne.

Correspondence and transcripts 1835-1863 of geologist Reverend Adam Sedgwick. Subjects include: dispatch of specimens and fossils; geological explorations in Australia; Sydney sandstone; and discussion of Leichhardt and his expedition.

Correspondence 1860-1898 of mathematician and scientist Sir Gabriel Stokes. Subjects include: the founding of a school and laboratory for physical sciences in Victoria; thoughts on evolution; construction of a school of physical science at Melbourne University; and correspondence relating to the Royal Society. Main correspondents are Graham Berry and A. Le Sueur.

Papers 1835-1853 of Sir James Stephen referring to the 1846 New Zealand Bill, constitutions for Australian colonies and the 1853 Colonial Church Regulation Bill.

Sketchbooks of Conrad Martens while draughtsman on HMS Beagle and en route to Australia.

Records 1933-1959 of the Church Army, a Church of England organisation.

Papers 1907-1910 of Sir Robert Crewe-Milnes. Subjects include governorships of Western Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales and South Australia and governor-generalship of Australia. Includes correspondence from Alfred Deakin.

Papers 1835-1882 of naturalist Charles Darwin, including notes on the geology of places visited during voyage of the Beagle 1831-1836, coral formations on Great Barrier Reef, Philosophical Institute at Canterbury and astronomy.

Papers 1914-1918 of Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Penhurst. Subjects include: Australian and New Zealand military forces; operations in the Dardanelles; and indentured labour. Main correspondents are Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson and Lord Birdwood.

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-vn8061297] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge, England.

For further information, see Cambridge University Library. [https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections]

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.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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