Guide to the Papers of Sir William F.D. Jervois (as filmed by the AJCP)

Series 1. Official Correspondence, 1875 - 1893

Letters mainly relating to Jervois' activities as Governor of the Straits Settlements, South Australia and New Zealand and to his surveys of Australian and New Zealand defences. The subjects discussed include political affairs in the Straits Settlements, disturbances at Perak, relations between the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly in Victoria, the reports on Australian defences, South Australian politics, Jervois' transfer to New Zealand, honours, the supply of armaments to the colonies, appointments of governors, the annexation of New Guinea, Imperial Federation, Australian contributions to naval defence, S. Baker and affairs in Tonga, Jervois' properties in South Australia, his return to England in 1889, Lord Kintore and South Australian affairs, the development of northern Australia, and the secret transfer of two Fenian informers to New Zealand in 1883...

Series 2. Typescript transcripts of official letters by J.W. Jervois

Series 3. Family Correspondence, 1877 - 1895

Letters written mainly by members of the Jervois Family, including Sir William Jervois, Lady Jervois, John Jervois, W.H.H. Jervois, Arthur Jervois, Amy Jervois, Carrie Jervois, Alice Jervois, Florence Jervois. They refer to Jervois' arrival in South Australia, Sir James Fergusson, the appointment of John Jervois as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, the voyage of John and W.H.H. Jervois to Australia in 1883, life in Adelaide, South Australian politics, Jervois' properties at Wellington, South Australia, the transfer of John Jervois to New Zealand in 1885, family history, Lord Onslow, the return of Jervois to England in 1889, and the death of Lady Jervois in 1895. There is also a brief diary of Lady Jervois recording the visit of Prince Albert and Prince George to Adelaide in 1881...

Series 4. Typescript transcripts of family letters by J.W. Jervois

Series 5. Notebook of Sir William Jervois

A small notebook containing brief references to the role of governors in Australia, South Australia and the Riverina trade, Chinese immigration, and Federation.

Series 6. Letterbooks of Sir William Jervois, 1885 - 1897

Two books containing rough copies of letters mainly relating to the Jervois properties at Wellington, South Australia. They refer to the appointment of agents, acquisition of freehold, wool and stock sales, irrigation, taxation and other matters. The principal recipients were Arthur Jervois (Wellington), John Jervois, W.J. Brook (Adelaide), T. Young.

Series 7. Typescript transcripts of letterbooks by J.W. Jervois

Series 8. Newspaper Cutting Books, 1874 - 1893

Two volumes of cuttings mainly relating to the career and activities of Sir William Jervois, but also including a few general articles on such subjects as colonial defences and the Straits Settlements. The main papers represented are the Times, Globe, Army and Navy Gazette, United Service Gazette, Royal Engineers Journal, South Australian Register, South Australian Advertiser, Adelaide Punch, Adelaide Observer, New Zealand Times, New Zealand Herald, Otago Daily Times, Evening Press, Lyttelton Times...

Series 9. Journal of John Jervois, 24 January 1881 - 22 March 1881

Journal in two volumes of John Jervois of a voyage from Adelaide to Auckland and of his travels in New Zealand. It describes in some detail the countryside and towns and encounters with people, including Sir Arthur Gordon. Among the places visited were Auckland, Lake Tarawera, Hokitika, Wellington and Christchurch.

Series 10. Typescript transcript of journal of John Jervois by J.W. Jervois