Guide to the Collections held by the Manchester Central Library, 1850-1959

Summary

Collection number:

M2081-M2082

Creator:

Manchester Central Library

Extent:

50 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:

Manchester Guardians of Poor: register 1914-47 of children who emigrated to Australia and Canada.

Manchester Chamber of Commerce: Home and Dominion Committee minute-book 1910-26 referring to Australian and New Zealand tariffs and taxation and Australian legislation.

Correspondence 1951-59 between Lord Simon and Sir Richard Boyer, referring to the Beveridge Committee on the BBC, the Paton Royal Commission on Television 1953, party politics and the debate about television, and the wool industry.

Papers 1884-1910 of Dame Millicent Fawcett relating to women's suffrage in New Zealand and Australia.

Legal documents 1850-55 of William A. Gardner concerning his property in Van Diemen's Land.

Papers 1882-1908 of the Chorlton Family. Subjects include appointment of Congregational missionaries and cuttings and photographs of Samoa and New Guinea.

Letters 1853-62 of James Hilton and his brothers Michael and John in Australia to family in England, concerning voyage to Australia, Maryborough goldfields, and bushfires.

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-vn7897055] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm

Existence and Location of Originals:

Archives Department, Manchester Central Library, St. Peter's Square Manchester.

For further information see Manchester Central Library [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/centrallibrary]

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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