Papers of Edward Pratt, 1854-1902 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2281967
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Pratt, Edward
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1854-1902]
- 2.79 m (11 boxes) + 3 archives boxes + 1 folio.
- Summary:
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Diaries of Edward Pratt (1871-1883, 1885-1887, 1889-1890) and diaries of Gilbert Ferguson and his sons (1905-1965), concerning life on the property, Myalla near Cooma; Station books, 1887-1971; Press cuttings 1864-1899; Meteorological observations, Myalla 1882; The Civil Service Co-operative Society of N.S.W. Accounts, 1901-1902; Lassetter and Co. Accounts, 1887-1903; Mortgages of Samuel Alfred Pratt, 1883; Biographical notes on Edward Pratt and his family (3 p.); E. Pratt, Taxation and confiscation (49 p.); Notes of a fortnight's visit to Melbourne in the winter of the year 1867 by Edward Pratt; Sydney Grammar School -reports, class lists, etc. 1858-1870. Includes photographic albums, photographs, newspaper scrapbook and books which were brought to Australia by Edward Pratt in the mid-19th century and are a fine example of an emigrant's library.
- Biography/History:
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Born in 1831, educated at Cambridge, Pratt arrived in Australia in 1857 and taught at Sydney Grammar School.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : MS 2277.
- Includes photocopies.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; B805.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid (9 p.) available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1854-1902
- Occupation:
- Teachers
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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