Guide to the Papers of Katherine Stirling Kerr Cawsey, 1769-2013 (bulk 1880-1960)

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 10376
Creator:
Cawsey, Katherine Stirling Kerr
Extent:
7.66 metres and (25 ms boxes + 3 archives boxes + 2 large folio boxes + 3 medium folio boxes + 4 card index boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Katherine Stirling Kerr Cawsey, National Library of Australia, MS 10376, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises notes and alphabetical index cards relating to Katherine Stirling Kerr Cawsey's books on the Kerr Brothers, an Anglo-French distributor of goods including copra and cocoa; original papers and diaries of her father Graham Lennox Stirling Kerr; Cawsey's notebooks and diaries; correspondence; business records relating to the Kerr Brothers Ltd and the East Santo Plantations Ltd in the New Hebrides (now the nation of Vanuatu); photographs; and scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Pacific
Literature
Business

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6421300).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Katherine Stirling Kerr Cawsey, National Library of Australia, MS 10376, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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