Guide to the Papers of Sir Arthur Gordon (as filmed by the AJCP), 1855-1912

Summary

Collection number:

M1628 - M1637

Creator:

Gordon, Arthur Charles Hamilton, Sir, 1st Baron Stanmore, 1829-1912

Extent:

79 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, letter-books and papers mostly dating from the period 1875-1882. They deal with: Gordon's governorships; the establishment of British rule in Fiji; legislation; land claims; the Pacific labour trade; missionaries; French ambitions in the Pacific; Samoan and Tongan affairs; military and naval defence; establishment of Western Pacific High Commission; New Zealand politics; Maori affairs; German and Queensland annexations in New Guinea; Australasian Federal Council; and church affairs. Correspondents include Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Sir Robert Herbert, Sir William Des Voeux, Sir John Thurston, Bishop J.R. Selwyn, D. Wilkinson, Sir William MacGregor, J. Gorrie, W. Carew, L. Fison and G.W. Rusden.

Correspondence 1875-1882 of Lady Gordon with her family in England.

Biographical / Historical:

Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton Gordon (1829-1912), 1st Baron Stanmore (created 1893). Son of 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister in 1852-1855. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Liberal M.P. 1854-1857. Private Secretary to W.E. Gladstone 1858-1859. Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick 1861-1866, Governor of Trinidad 1866-1870, Governor of Mauritius 1870-1874, first Governor of Fiji 1875-80, first High Commissioner of Western Pacific 1877-1882, Governor of New Zealand 1880-82, Governor of Ceylon 1883-1890.

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-vn742969] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

British Library, 96 Euston Road, London.

Collection reference: Add MSS 49199-49285.

For further information see Sir Arthur Gordon at the British Library. [http://hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000037.0x0002e7]

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the British Library. For more information visit: How I use the images I order?-The British Library [https://www.bl.uk/help/how-can-i-use-the-images-i-order].

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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