Papers of John Hope Hopetoun, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (as filmed by the AJCP) [microform] : [M936-937], 1881-1904
- Bib ID:
- 584768
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- Hopetoun, John Hope, Earl of, 1860-1908
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference.
- Description:
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- Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]
- 2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
- Summary:
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Papers, 1881-1904. 1) Papers and correspondence 1881-1904, dealing with various subjects such as: Federation; Victorian and federal politics; the South African War; programs for the Royal visit 1901; Imperial penny postage; official postings; honours; site of the Governor-General’s house and his allowances; Hopetoun’s appointments as Governor and Governor-General; and his resignation in 1902. Principal correspondents include Sir Edmund Barton, Thomas Bavin, Rear Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont, Lord Carrington, Joseph Chamberlain, Alfred Deakin, Sir John Forrest, Sir Samuel Griffith, General Sir Edward Hutton, Sir Francis Knollys, Lord Knutsford, Sir Henry Loch, James Patterson, Lord Ripon, Sir William Robinson, Lord Rosebery, Lord Salisbury, William Shields, William Syme, Lord Tennyson, Sir George Verdon, Capt. E.W. Wallington and Sir Hartley Williams. -- 2) Miscellaneous items including: a portrait of Sir Henry Parkes; the commission and letters patent appointing Hopetoun Governor of Victoria; printed speeches; a copy of Sir Henry Parkes’ Federation Scheme; the program of Hopetoun’s farewell banquet in London in 1900; addresses of welcome 1900-01; items relating to the celebration of Federation January 1901; and a copy of The Landing of Lieutenant James Cook, RN, at Botany Bay (1901). -- 3) Correspondence of Hopetoun’s private secretary and accountant in Australia, David W. Brown, containing in-letters 1900-02, copies of out-letters 1902, and accounts and receipts 1902.
- Notes:
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- 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.
- Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M936-937.
- Microfilm copy of originals held by Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland.
- Cited In:
- Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 234, page 87.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available (17 p.).
- Subject:
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- Hopetoun, John Hope, Earl of, 1860-1908 -- Archives
- Brown, David W -- Correspondence
- Governors general -- Australia -- Archives
- Governors general -- Salaries, etc. -- Australia
- Governors -- Victoria -- Archives
- Victoria -- Politics and government -- 1891-1901
- Australia -- Politics and government -- 1891-1901
- Time Coverage:
- 1881-1904
- Other authors/contributors:
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This belongs to the Papers of John Hope Hopetoun, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (as filmed by the AJCP) 1853-1904 (Australian Joint Copying Project)..
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