Guide to the Papers of Sir John Thurston, 1843-1937

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 1914
Creator:
Sir John Thurston
Extent:
0.45 metres and (3 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir John Thurston, National Library of Australia, MS 1914, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises biographical and family papers, diaries, a commonplace book, correspondence, press cuttings and photographs.

This finding aid lists the contents of only part of the collection, the 2002 addition, comprising: Thurston's correspondence with his sisters, Eliza West Morton, 1880-1896, and Emily Burrows, 1882-1889; letters received on the death of Thurston, 1897; biographical notes on Thurston; letters from H C Thurston to Emily Burrows, 1880-87; letters received by Emily Burrows, 1872-1907; letters from Eliza West Morton to Baba, her niece, 1922-23; letters from Amelia Thurston to Baba, 1903-1927; further family correspondence and related papers, 1894-1937; press cuttings, 1876-1939; Thurston genealogical papers; sketch, photographs and illustrations, 1857-1928.

Biographical Note:

Sir John Bates Thurston arrived in Australia in 1855 and farmed in NSW until 1860 when he became Collector to the Linnean Society, Sydney. In 1869 he became acting British Consul for Fiji and in 1872 became Chief Secretary and Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cakobau Government. He was Governor and High Commissioner of the Western Pacific from 1887 until his death in 1897.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The collection was received in two instalments, 1 box in 1967 and 2 boxes in 2002.

Indexed terms

Names:
Sir John Thurston

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1259299).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 John Thurston, National Library of Australia, MS 1914, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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