William Barton, standing, 1876

Component identifier:: Item 1263
Immediate source of acquisition:: The bulk of the collection was received from the co-executor of the Estate of Sir Edmund Barton, Sir David M. Maughan, who was also the husband of Barton's daughter, Jean Alice. The main Maughan consignment was transferred to the Commonwealth Library in June 1929, with subsequent transfers in April 1939, May 1940 and November 1955. Personal papers from the Barton Papers were separated from the pre-1955 consignments and sent to the Mitchell Library in Sydney. After Maughan's death, a consignment of papers held by the family was transferred by Maughan's son, David Wilfrid Barton Maughan, in 1957. A further consignment was received from the family in 1996 (items 1703-1853), and a final consignment was received from Dr David Barton (son of Oswald Barton) in 2003 (items 1854-1927). Small additions to the collection were also incorporated from other sources between 1933 and 1984.

Online content

Parent Restrictions:: Available for research. Not for loan.
Parent Terms of Access:: Although there are no restrictions on access to the Barton Papers, readers should be aware that copying and publishing of unpublished material is subject to copyright restrictions. The papers were digitised by the National Library with the permission of members of the Barton family. Copyright in the letters received by Barton is held by the heirs of the writers of the letters. In accordance with Copyright regulations, the Library placed a notice in the Government Gazette listing all the correspondents and announcing its intention to reproduce the letters online. Readers using the Barton Papers may make print-outs for research purposes. You may download, display, print and reproduce this content for your personal or non-commercial use but only in an unaltered form and with the copyright acknowledged. However, anyone wishing to publish manuscript items in the Barton Papers should in the first instance seek the permission from the Library. If necessary, the Library can then refer the request to the appropriate copyright holder.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia