Correspondence 1858-1930 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 709537
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Robertson, George, 1860-1933
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid available at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1858-1930
- 0.15 metres (1 box)
- Summary:
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A collection of letters to George Robertson, and to Sir John Ferguson. Correspondents include A. B. Paterson, A. G. Stephens, Sir Edmund Barton, W. M. Hughes, J. P. Abbott, Henry Lawson, J. F. Archibald, David Scott Mitchell, Marie Corelli, Dame Nellie Melba and Sir Langer Owen. The Ferguson correspondence includes letters from Christopher Brennan, W. Clinton, W. D. M. Merewether, and several letters from Ferguson to his father, Rev. J. A. Ferguson. There is also a copy of Neville Cayley's Our birds (Aldenhoven Art Galleries, 1918).
- Biography/History:
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Bookseller and publisher. Born in Scotland. Worked for a time in Melbourne for a bookseller also named George Robertson. Joined D. Angus and established the firm of Angus and Robertson in Sydney.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 3338.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Sir John Ferguson Collection.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; C547.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list (6 p.) available.
- Subject:
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- Robertson, George, 1860-1933 -- Archives
- Ferguson, John Alexander, 1881-1969 -- Correspondence
- Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton), 1864-1941 -- Correspondence
- Stephens, A. G. (Alfred George), 1865-1933 -- Correspondence
- Barton, Edmund, Sir, 1849-1920 -- Correspondence
- Hughes, W. M. (William Morris), 1862-1952 -- Correspondence
- Abbott, J. P. (Joseph Palmer), 1842-1901 -- Correspondence
- Lawson, Henry, 1867-1922 -- Correspondence
- Archibald, Jules Francois, 1856-1919 -- Correspondence
- Mitchell, David Scott, 1836-1907 -- Correspondence
- Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924 -- Correspondence
- Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931 -- Correspondence
- Brennan, Christopher, 1870-1932 -- Correspondence
- Clinton, William, approximately 1858-1932 -- Correspondence
- Merewether, W. D. M -- Correspondence
- Ferguson, John, 1852-1925 -- Correspondence
- Booksellers and bookselling -- Australia -- Archives
- Publishers and publishing -- Australia -- Archives
- Time Coverage:
- 1889-1930
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2039 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1969
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1930
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