Diaries of Andrew Garran

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Containers:
Box 1 (MS 2001)
Component identifier:
Series 1
Content Summary:

This series comprises typescript copies of Andrew Garran's diaries between 1860 and 1901, together with original diaries from the 1870 to 1901, with the exception of 1877 and January-July 1896. The diaries provide biographical information on Andrew Garran and his wife, and were used by their son, Sir Robert Garran, as research for his autobiography Prosper the Commonwealth (1958).

Items 1-164

Immediate source of acquisition:
The bulk of the Garran Papers were obtained shortly before and immediately after Sir Robert Garran's death in 1957, from Garran's son, John Garran. Further papers were located in 1968 in the possession of another son, Richard Garran.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn554456).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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