Guide to the Papers of Mme Robert Helois, 1696-1825

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 11
Creator:
Mme Robert Helois
Extent:
1.21 metres and (4 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Mme Robert Helois, National Library of Australia, MS 11, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection includes journals of Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin (1796-1864) and Francois Alesnl de St. Allouarn kept on board Le Geographe and Le Naturaliste, papers concerning Nicolas Baudin's voyages (1800-1804), papers of Yves Joseph de Kerguelen - Tremarec and Francois de St Allouran's voyages (1771-1774) and letters of Philip Gidley King and Matthew Flinders' detention on Ile de France (1803-1810).

At the request of Professor Ernest Scott, who was acting on behalf of the Australian Government, in 1912 Mme. Helois transcribed documents relating to Australia which are held at the Archives of the Ministry of Marine in Paris andthe Museum of Natural History in Le Havre. She transcribed the papers, in longhand in French.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

Madame Robert Helois transcribed documents relating to Australia, held at the Archives of the Ministry of Marine in Paris and the Museum of Natural History in Le Havre, in Paris in 1912. She transcribed the papers, in longhandin French, at the request of Professor Ernest Scott who was acting on behalf of the Australian Government.

Indexed terms

Names:
Mme Robert Helois

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2814045).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Mme Robert Helois, National Library of Australia, MS 11, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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