Guide to the Papers of Lady Jane Franklin, 1837-1859
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Summary
- Collection number:
- MS 114
- Creator:
- Lady Jane Franklin
- Extent:
- 0.6m metres and (3 ms boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Lady Jane Franklin, National Library of Australia, MS 114, [series and file/item number]'.
- Availability:
- Available
- Access conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
Background
- Content Summary:
- Manuscript notes by Lady Franklin on a visit to South Australia, 1840 and manuscript diary of an overland tour to Sydney 1839. Extracts from letters to Sir John describing an overland trip from Melbourne to Sydney in 1839 (manuscript copy). Extract from letter to her sister, Mrs. Simpkinson, describing visit to South Australia, 1841, with an account of the Flinders memorial (4 p.).Material by Sir John Franklin includes: manuscript copy of letter to Mrs. Simpkinson, 14 April 1839. Handwritten letter, 24 May 1842, to Count Strzelecki (4 p.) re. trip to Macquarie Harbour, 1842. Handwritten letter to Lady Franklin, 1 Jan. 1841 (6 p.). Handwritten letter, Launceston, Feb. 1837, to Sir Richard Bourke. Letter to his sister. One page from Ferguson Bibliography.
Access and use
- Conditions Governing Access:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2794983) for the access conditions.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Lady Jane Franklin, National Library of Australia, MS 114, [series and file/item number]'.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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