Papers of Edward Stokes, 1844-1997 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1388894
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Stokes, Edward, 1948-
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1844-1997]
- 4.45 metres (17 MS boxes) + 1 MS carton + 2 A3 cartons + 1 folio.
- Summary:
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Research notes, newspaper cuttings, correspondence, drafts, transcripts, reviews and oral history interview notes relating to Stokes's book, United we stand: impressions of Broken Hill, 1908-1910, recollections and photographs from the period (1983). Includes transcripts of the diaries of James Wooler and Frank Bartley. Also available: Research notes, correspondence and drafts relating to Stokes's book on the Sturt expedition, To the inland sea: Charles Sturt's expedition 1844-45 (1986). Also included is a typescript transcript of Sturt's field journal, 1844-1845 and excerpts from his narrative of the expedition. Also included: Card title documents of Lord Ashley, C.N.J. Oliver and Lord Colin Campbell for the Byron Lodge Estate, 1853-1882; marriage certificate of H.M. Robinson and M.P. Oliver, 11 May 1882; death certificate of A.A. Cooper, 2 July 1886 (7 boxes + 1 folio).
The Acc99.175 instalment includes drafts and related material for Stokes's published works, United we stand: impressions of Broken Hill, 1908-1910, recollections and photographs from the period (1983), To the inland sea: Charles Sturt's expedition 1844-45 (1986), The photography book (1990), The desert coast: Edward Eyre's expedition 1840-41 (1993), Innocents abroad: the story of British child evacuees in Australia, 1940-45 (1994), and, Across the Centre: John McDouall Stuart's expeditions, 1860-62 (1996) (7 boxes + 3 cartons)
The Acc06.009 instalment comprises manuscript drafts of Stokes's book, Hong Kong's wild places: an environmental exploration (1995), together with drafts of the synopsis and chapter plans, production documents (including cover design and correspondence with sponsors and Oxford University Press), publicity and feedback (including reviews and personal and official letters of congratulation, 1995-1996) and a copy of the published work with extensive text revisions in preparation for a second edition (3 boxes).
- Biography/History:
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Historian. Edward Stokes has published histories of Broken Hill, New South Wales, and of Charles Sturt's 1844-1845 expedition that was undertaken to explore and survey the unknown interior of the Australian continent.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 7764, MS Acc99.175, MS Acc06.009.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available online.
- Subject:
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- Stokes, Edward, 1948- -- Archives
- Bartley, Frank, 1888-1983 -- Diaries
- Wooler, James, 1873-1944 -- Diaries
- Cooper, A. A -- Death and burial
- Oliver, M. P -- Marriage
- Robinson, H. M -- Marriage
- Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869
- Byron Lodge (Randwick, N.S.W.)
- Historians -- Australia -- Archives
- Country life -- New South Wales -- Broken Hill
- Australia, Central -- Discovery and exploration
- Broken Hill (N.S.W.) -- History
- Time Coverage:
- 1844-1997
- Occupation:
- Historians
- Other authors/contributors:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Edward Stokes' copyright material is permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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