Stanley family - Papers [M463], 1832-1850

MAV/FM4/2127
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fonds

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

432559

microfilm reel 35 mm

Capt. Owen Stanley, naval officer and marine surveyor, was for three years engaged in survey work along the southern coast of New Guinea. Charles Edward Stanley, brother of Owen, was private secretary to Sir William Denison in Tasmania

1) Papers re Owen-Stanley collected by Mrs Adelaide Lubbock for her book "Owen Stanley". 2) Correspondence of the Stanley family 1837-50 including letters between Owen Stanley and his father Bishop Edward Stanley. Includes Owen Stanley's account of the fifth cruise of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, 1849 June 3-Oct. 2. There are also extracts from Thomas Huxley's diary of the fifth voyage. 3) Correspondence of Charles Stanley 1832-49 with his family relating chiefly to his voyage and life in Tasmania. Also includes sketches, maps and plans

Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales
National Library of Australia holds microfilm master
Available for reference
Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; A187 (Rev. 1)
Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 145, p. 69
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M463
Microfilm copy of originals held by the Cheshire Record Office, the Castle, Chester, England
Descriptive list available (6 p.)