Guide to the Records of the Admiralty (as filmed by the AJCP), 1673-1957

Summary

Collection number:

ADM

Creator:

Admiralty. Great Britain.

Extent:

3744 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material (The National Archives of the UK) and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Citation of items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material at the National Archives of the UK and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: TNA Series: CO 201/429, New South Wales. Original Correspondence. Despatches May-June 1850 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Further information on citation guidelines is available at The National Archives of the UK (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/citing-documents-national-archives/).

Availability:

Available

Background

Content Summary:

The records of the Admiralty and Secretariat filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project cover the records of the Admiralty Office up to 1832 and of the Secretary's Department of the reorganised Board of Admiralty after that date.

Amongst the records filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project are ships musters, the Logbooks of Admiral's and other Officers, correspondence of the Admiralty and Secretariat, correspondence of Medical Departments and the Sick and Hurt Board, and records of the Australia, China and Pacific Stations.

Many of these records relate to the exploration of Australia and the Pacific by European explorers, the transportation of convicts and the daily workings of naval vessels. Notable individuals detailed in these records include William Bligh and Matthew Flinders. Locations discussed in these records include Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands such as Samoa, Tonga and Fiji, as well as Singapore.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

Digitised copies of this material may be available from The National Archives of the UK (TNA).

Series within this Collection available online at TNA include: ADM 36, ADM 101, ADM 104.

For more information see: TNA Digital Microfilm Records

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

The National Archives of the UK (TNA).

Collection Reference: ADM. For further information, see ADM at The National Archives of the UK (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C4).

It should be noted that in 2003 the name of the Public Record Office was changed to the National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/).

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the National Archives of the UK. Further advice is available from: The National Archives of the UK. Copyright (http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/legal/copyright/)

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material (The National Archives of the UK) and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Citation of items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material at the National Archives of the UK and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: TNA Series: CO 201/429, New South Wales. Original Correspondence. Despatches May-June 1850 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Further information on citation guidelines is available at The National Archives of the UK (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/citing-documents-national-archives/).

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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