Family papers, 1831-1899

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Component identifier:
Series 9
Content Summary:

Papers of the naturalist John Cotton (1802-1849). Cotton's daughter Marian married Charles Ryan, father of Surgeon General Sir Charles Ryan. (See also Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1). Also includes papers of Theodotus John Sumner (1820-1884) and Sir Charles Ryan.

See also series 6/2 for a small quantity of papers of Ellis Rowan.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were donated by the Casey family in three small instalments in 1971, 1973 and 1980 and one large instalment in 1996.
Names:
Maie Casey

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Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2997181).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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