Guide to the Papers of the Vest Family, 1850-1973

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 2043
Creator:
Vest Family
Extent:
0.86 metres and (6 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the Vest Family, National Library of Australia, MS 2043, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises diaries, station journals, photographs, correspondence, maps, newspaper cuttings and other papers. They primarily relate to the property 'Yarralumla'.

The major correspondents are F. Campbell and Walter Campbell. Most of the letters were written to Richard and Douglas Vest. One of the diaries was kept by Anne Willams on a journey from Weetangera to Moruya (October 1882).

Biographical Note:

Richard Vest worked for the Campbell Family at 'Duntroon' and was overseer of 'Yarralumla' after Frederick Campbell acquired the property in 1881. He remained on the station after it was resumed by the Commonwealth Government in 1913. His son Douglas Vest of Canberra carried out research on the history of 'Yarralumla' and the Campbell Family.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The collection was received by the Library from the Vest family in several instalments between 1971 and 1982.

Arrangement:

The diaries are found in boxes 1-5 and the remaining papers in boxes 5-6.

Indexed terms

Names:
Vest Family

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1259352).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Vest Family, National Library of Australia, MS 2043, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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