Guide to the Collections belonging to the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford (as filmed by the AJCP), 1864-23 May 1949

Summary

Collection number:

M2804-M2805

Creator:

Collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

Extent:

82 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.

Citation 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 reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Papers 1893-1929 of anthropologist and curator Henry Balfour. They include diaries June-November 1914 of a visit to Sydney, Queensland, Bali, Java, Singapore and Malaya, and papers on Easter Island and Tasmanian archaeology. Correspondents include Kathleen S. Routledge, W. Scoresby Routledge, T.R. Johnson and C.M. Woodford.

Diaries April-October 1888 kept by James Blomfield on a journey to New Zealand, including accounts of visits to Tasmania, Ballarat, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.

Papers 1931-1949 of Sir Francis Knowles, mainly comprising letters from A.S. Barnes concerning Aboriginal tools and weapons.

Catalogue 1864 of collection of Maori skeletal remains, implements and boats of H.G. Robley.

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-vn1421088] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Pitt Rivers Museum. Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PP, England.

For further information, see Manuscripts at the Pitt Rivers Museum(https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/manuscripts)

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.

Citation 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

Contact:

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