Guide to the Papers of the De Salis Family, c. 1840-c.1930

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 7989
Creator:
De Salis Family and De Salis, Mr and Mrs J.D.F.
Extent:
14 metres and (52 ms boxes + 2 phase boxes + 2 medium folio boxes + 3 Folio-packets + 1 non standard MS box + 1 map folio)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the De Salis Family, National Library of Australia, MS 7989, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Part available for research (Boxes 1-14, 36-55 and Folio Boxes); part require permission for research (Boxes 15-35). Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection consists of correspondence between family members, friends and business associates; political notes; post cards; published material; press cuttings.
Biographical Note:

Leopold Fabius Dietegan Fane de Salis (1816-1898) migrated to Australia in 1840 with his brother-in-law. He married Charlotte MacDonald in 1844 and had five children; Leopold William (1845-1930) who married Jeanette Caroline Armstrong in 1895; Rodolph (1841-1876); George Arthur Charles (1852-1932) who married Mary St Irving Galliard Smith in 1878; Henry Gubert (1858-1931); Nina who married William Farrer. Leopold acquired large pastoral interests including Darbalara Station which he bought in 1840 and which he sold in 1855 when he moved higher up the Murrumbidgee to Cuppacumbalong, Tharwa. He lost extensive holdings in Queensland in the 1892 crisis. He was Member of the Legislative Council 1874-1898 in the Queanbeyan District. Leopold William was MLA 1872-1874 and George Fane de Salis was MLA 1885-1885.

Indexed terms

Names:
De Salis, Mr and Mrs J.D.F.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1988344).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 De Salis Family, National Library of Australia, MS 7989, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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