Guide to the Papers of the Tyson Family, 1863-1961

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 877
Extent:
0.03 metres and (2 folders)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the Tyson Family, National Library of Australia, MS 877, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

MS 877 contains documents relating to claims to inheritance; and to the administration of Tyson’s estate from 1898 to 1907.

It includes a diary of James Tyson and also notes on the Tyson family prepared by a descendant in 1961.

Biographical Note:

James Tyson was a pastoralist who acquired extensive properties through Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria becoming a legendary figure during his life time, celebrated in a poem by A. B. Paterson “T.Y.S.O.N.” He died intestate in 1898 leaving and estate of £2,500,000. See Australian Encyclopaedia volume 9.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

Received in 1963.

Arrangement:

Note that the collection starts at Series 9; Series 1 to Series 8 are held separately at MS 34.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1397739).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 the Tyson Family, National Library of Australia, MS 877, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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