Guide to the Papers of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (as filmed by the AJCP), 1836-1876

Summary

Collection number:

M1177 - M1178

Creator:

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle, Sir, 1st Baron Lytton

Extent:

27 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Official papers 1858-59, including letters from Sir Henry Barkly, Sir George Bowen, Sir William Denison, Lord Derby, William Howitt and Charles Sturt. They deal with: political and economic position in the colonies; appointments; emigration; exploration; the separation of Moreton Bay from New South Wales; the appointment of Bowen as first Governor of Queensland; the controversy surrounding the visit to Britain of the Mayor of Melbourne; the proposed annexation of Fiji; and activities of Sir James Brooke in Sarawak.

Personal correspondence 1836-76, including papers about Lytton's work on the life of the convict Thomas Wainewright; letters from the poet R. H. Horne; correspondence concerning copyright and the performance of Lytton's plays in Australia in 1866-70; and letters from Sir George Bowen in Brisbane and Melbourne.

Biographical / Historical:

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His only son Edward, 1st Earl Lytton, was Viceroy of India in 1876-1880.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2250129] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies. Formerly Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford SG13 8DE, England.

For further information see Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (https://archives.hertfordshire.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 owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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