Guide to the Collections held by the Ministry of Defence Library (as filmed by the AJCP), 1702-1936

Summary

Collection number:

M2515 - M2518

Creator:

Ministry of Defence Library

Extent:

180 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:

Correspondence 1915-1918 between Sir Alexander Godley and his wife Louisa. Subjects include ANZAC landing at Gallipoli, visit to trenches, comments on Australian and New Zealand troops, and Keith Murdoch.

Copy of Capt. James Cook's A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean owned and annotated by William Bligh.

Journal of a voyage to South Seas kept by Capt. George Shelvocke of the Speedwell 1718-1721.

Journal February-July 1818 and log September 1817-January 1821 of HM cutter Mermaid.

Journal 28 May-11 September 1793 of Capt. William Bampton of the Shaw Hormuzcar.

Log 1821-1822 of the proceedings of HMS Bathurst.

Extracts from journal February-March 1779 of Capt. Charles Clerke of HMS Resolution, including account of death of Capt. James Cook.

Log 1849-1851 of HMS Herald under Capt. Sir Henry Kellett.

Log and proceedings of HMS Terror for 1840.

Logs 1818-1821 of HMS Mermaid and Bathurst under Lieut. P.P. King.

Logs 1849-1850 of HMS Amazon, Cambrian, Victory and Reynard under William Dawson.

Lists of officials of Admiralty Courts overseas.

Papers 1789-1842 of Admiral Edward Edwards relating to HMS Pandora.

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-vn2304290] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty Way, Taunton, England. (Formerly held by Library, Ministry of Defence, Scotland Yard, London).

For more information see Hydrographic Office Archive (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-ukho-archive).

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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