Guide to the Collections held by the Rhodes House Library (as filmed by the AJCP), 1800-1887

Summary

Collection number:

M2119 - M2122

Creator:

Rhodes House Library

Extent:

38 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 reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Papers 1834-37 of Sir Thomas F. Buxton concerning abolition of slavery. Subjects include inquiries concerning effect of British settlement on natives in New Zealand, protection of native rights, and removal of Tasmanian Aboriginals to Flinders Island.

Papers 1855-57 of Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for Colonies, relating to church affairs in Australia and New Zealand.

Papers 1826-36 of Sir Richard Bourke, including letters of Judge W. Burton.

Autobiography of A.J. Cutlack, describing his life in Queensland and New South Wales 1870-1875.

Diary 1852-53 of Ebenezer Hunt kept on a voyage from Plymouth to Melbourne on the Lady Eveline and describing his experiences at the Forest Creek goldfields.

Diary 1853-54 of Alfred Joy on a voyage from Gravesend to Melbourne on the Thomas Harrison.

Letter-book 1850-55 of J.R. Phillips concerning Aborigines In Albany.

Reminiscences 1852-72 of G.D. O'Byrne of his voyages to Australia on Tory Lady Eveline 1852 and Golden Era 1856 and experiences as a gold miner in Victoria.

Australian mortgages, conveyances and deeds, including documents 1854-60 concerning George Leslie and 1872-81 concerning the Tasmanian Main Line Railway Co.

Letters 1849-63 of David Burn to Serle referring to accounts of Burn's work as editor of Maori Messenger and New Zealander, Capt. Edward Stanley; Sir George Grey; Maori War; and New Zealand Constitution.

Papers 1867-87 of Rev. R.H. Codrington, including diaries of visits to Mota, Solomon Islands, New Hebrides and Queensland, letters to members of his family, and letters from natives of Melanesia.

Letters 1878-87 from Vernon Walker to his mother describing visits to Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides.

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-vn1077740] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Originally filmed at Rhodes House Library. Oxford, England.

Currently held by the Weston Library, University of Oxford, Oxford.For more information about the collections filmed see Weston Library (https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston).

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

Contact:

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