Guide to the Collections held by the Kent Archives Office (as filmed by the AJCP), 1768-1945

Summary

Collection number:

M1901-M1903

Creator:

Kent Archives Office

Language:

English and 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:

Material filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project includes:

Records 1805-53 of Maidstone Gaol: Convict Book 1805-1833 and Calendar of prisoners, with details of prisoners sentenced to transportation.

Notebook 1773-1774 of Rev. J.E. Gambier describing meeting with Omai and customs of South Sea Islanders.

Papers 1827-1852 of merchant and banker George W. Norman. They refer to: Australian Agricultural Co; abuses of New South Wales courts; Sir Thomas Brisbane; shortage of provisions in the Swan River Colony; Thomas Peel; Maori War; export of Australian wool and wine; Irish economic problems; and Irish emigration. Correspondents include Archdeacon T.H. Scott, James and Edward Macarthur.

Papers of Sir Henry E. Dering, concerning his service with Third Australian Division in 1916-1917. Correspondents include Sir William Birdwood and General J. Monash.

Correspondence 1848-1888 of Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount of Chilston. Subjects include governorships in Australia and New Zealand and development of Melbourne. Correspondents include Lord Knutsford and Charles S. Akers.

Papers 1795-1805 of Sir John Pratt, 2nd Earl of Camden, including letters of Lord Wellesley and W. Bligh.

Papers 1879-1886 of Holworthy Family, including letter-books of J.M. Holworthy concerning his exporting business, diary of Fred Holworthy kept on a voyage from London to Christchurch 1881, and failure of J.M. Holworthy Co and Robart Jolley of Melbourne.

Papers 1768-1872 of Knatchbull Family of Mersham, including copies of the journals of Sir Joseph Banks kept on voyage of HMS Endeavour August 1768-July 1771, and correspondence. Correspondents are N. Vansittart, Charles Dickens, Lord Kimberley and C. van Hulthem.

Letters 1856-1883 sent to Henry Weigall of Kyneton, his wife Lady Rose Weigall and others from Henry Weigall, Selina Weigall and other members of the family in Melbourne and Kyneton, Victoria. Subjects include: Henry Weigall's work as an artist; 1878 political crisis in Victoria; 1881 Melbourne International Exhibition; bushrangers; cricket matches; and Australian churches.

Correspondence 1924-1943 of the politician James H. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1924 and 1935-1936, and Secretary of State for the Dominions 1930-1935. It refers to the effects of depression on New Zealand, isolation of federal politicians and Imperial rationalisation and trade. Correspondents include Sir Dudley de Chair, Lord Bledisloe, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister and Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven.

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-vn2283501] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Kent History and Library Centre, James Whatman Way, Maidstone, England. Formerly the Kent Archives Office.

For more information see Kent Archives Office (https://www.kentarchives.org.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

Contact:

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