Guide to the Collections held by the William Salt Library (as filmed by the AJCP), 1798-c.1890

Summary

Collection number:

M831

Creator:

William Salt Library

Extent:

1 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:

Kirby manuscripts: letter 1880 from J. Barrett, Waimate, New Zealand, describing life in New Zealand; printed catalogue c.1905 (16 p.) of a historical exhibition aboard a ship reputed to be the Success. The catalogue contains lengthy notes about individual convicts and settlers associated with the Success, especially during its days as a prison hulk.

Hand, Morgan and Owen, solicitors: New Zealand Company Terms of Purchase for a Quantity of Land in the Wellington District, by John Ward, Secretary, New Zealand House (London, 1843); printed circular 1843 on the subject of purchase of land by Thomas C. Harington, an official of the Association for Promoting the Settlement of Otago. A map of New Zealand is included in the article.

Six engravings of people and views of Manila c.1798.

Biographical / Historical:

The William Salt Library opened in Stafford in 1872 and has occupied its current building since 1918. William Salt (1808-1863), whose grandfather was the founder of the Stafford banking company Stevenson Salt Company, was a London banker and antiquary. He assembled a large collection of books, pamphlets, manuscripts, watercolours, drawings and transcripts. After his death, the collection was donated to the county of Staffordshire. The Library is administered by an independent trust, with the support of the Staffordshire County Council. Assisted by the Friends of the William Salt Library, it continues to collect printed material relating to Staffordshire.

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-vn725577] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

William Salt Library. 19 Eastgate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ, EnglandFor more information see William Salt Library (https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/williamsalt/home.aspx).

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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