Guide to the Papers of Sir Basil Thomson, 1820-1922

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 7028
Creator:
Thomson, Basil Home, KCB, Sir and Bath Stamp & Coin Shop
Extent:
0.45 metres and (3 MS Boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir Basil Thomson, National Library of Australia, MS 7028, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
MS 7028 comprises letters of Basil Thomson mainly to his family, ca. 1870-1900, including letters written from Suva, Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and British New Guinea; letters of his wife Grace to her family, 1890-1893, including letters from Suva and Tonga; letters of his brother-in-law Amherst Webber to his family, 1889-1911; and miscellaneous letters to Basil and Grace Thomson, 1883-1922. Correspondents include Lorimer Fison, Sir John Thurston, Sir William MacGregor, Sir Charles Mitchell, Lord and Lady Knutsford, Sir Robert Herbert, Sir Robert Meade, James Stewart, Sarah Lyttelton and Basil Thomson's father William Thomson, Archbishop of York. The collection includes miscellaneous genealogical material and cuttings (3 boxes).

Indexed terms

Names:
Bath Stamp & Coin Shop

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://catalogue.nla.gov.au) for the access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir Basil Thomson, National Library of Australia, MS 7028, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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