Guide to the Collections held by the National Library of Wales (as filmed by the AJCP), 1760-1971

Summary

Collection number:

M1653 -M1658

Creator:

National Library of Wales

Extent:

201 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:

Black Books 1785-1830 of Brecon Circuit (Glamorganshire, Breconshire and Radnorshire) of Court of Great Sessions in Wales.

Correspondence 1778-1850 of Thomas Pennant referring to association with Lord Sandwich, G. Forster, John R. Forster and Daines Barrington.

Papers 1913-1915 of David Owen of Brisbane concerning Welsh translations of Latin works and manuscripts of his novels.

Papers 1898-1927 of William Hobley concerning Australian bush travellers.

Journal April-November 1861 of William Davies, midshipman on Champion of the Seas, on a voyage to and from Melbourne.

Journal November 1865-February 1866 of J. Davies kept on a voyage from Liverpool to Sydney on the Agamemnon.

Draft poems of T.H. Jones (d.1965) of Newcastle, New South Wales.

Papers 1831-1838 of the economist Nassau W. Senior concerning Irish emigration and transportation, including letters of Archbishop R. Whately.

Typescript in Welsh (c.1950) of Rev. J. Oliver Stephen entitled 'Ymysg Cymry Australia' describing visit to Australia 1927-1928.

Papers of R.O. Jenkins comprising reports compiled in 1945 on Japanese occupation of Malaya 1942-1945.

Diary 1887 in Welsh of Griffith Jones kept on a voyage from London to Melbourne on the Iberia.

Log 1890-1891 kept by Thomas Davies and C.H. Bowes on the Red Cross Knight on a voyage from Swansea to Melbourne.

Papers 1903-1925 of Robert J. Griffith concerning his voyage to and life in Australia.

Diary-letter 1894-1895 of Rev. J.D. Jones describing his voyage from Liverpool to Sydney on the Amazon.

Reminiscences of Frances Purcell (d.1931) describing life of Welsh immigrant in Sydney.

Typescript account by Robert Evans of his voyage to Australia in 1883.

Account by Griffith Parry of his voyage to Australia on SS Arabic in 1866.

Correspondence 1886-1912 of Ellis Edwards referring to goldmining at Maryborough, Victoria.

Papers 1859-1899 of Baker-Gabb Family including documents relating to estate of Stackpole Gabb of Melbourne.

Papers 1800-1803 of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, Governor of Madras, concerning the Dutch East Indies and conduct of R. Farquhar at Moluccas.

Papers 1854-1861 concerning the estate of Sir Francis Drummond and affairs of the Royal Bank of Australia.

Papers 1830-1892 of Humphreys-Owen Family including letters of Edward Humphreys, Alice Humphreys, J. Macfarlane and other relatives and friends in New Zealand.

Diary August 1871-December 1872 of James Brogden on a visit to New Zealand.

Papers 1901-1909 of anthropologist E.S. Hartland relating to Australian Aborigines.

Papers 1851-1950 of J. Glyn Davies referring to land sales in Melbourne, visit to New Zealand in 1897-98, music, and political events. Correspondents include Peggy Jones, Ray Clarke and Frank Davies.

Correspondence 1887-1919 of Sir James and Lady Hills-Johnes, including letters of J.C. Davies of Collie, Western Australia.

Papers 1914-1949 of economist H.S. Jevons including letters of Walter Nash.

Papers 1932-1965 of Sir David Parry referring to Committee of Enquiry on the New Zealand University in 1959.

Papers 1961-1972 of Rev. J.P. Stevenson of Melbourne.

Collection contains a significant number of records in Welsh.

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-vn7897101] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

National Library of Wales, Penglais Rd, Aberystwyth, Wales.

For further information see Department of Manuscripts at the National Library of Wales [https://archives.library.wales/index.php/].

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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