Guide to the Papers of Lady Jane Franklin

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MS 114

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Collection Summary

Creator
Lady Jane Franklin
Title
Papers of Lady Jane Franklin
Date Range
1837 - 1859
Collection Number
MS 114
Extent
0.6m metres (3 ms boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

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.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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]'.

Item Descriptions

Series A. Journey from Port Phillip to Sydney

Original diary: Book 1: Port Phillip to Sydney, 3 April 1839 - 19 April 1839 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS 114)

pp. 1-68.

Original diary: Book 2: Port Phillip to Sydney 20 April-6 May, sheet page 7-8 May 1839, 20 April 1839 - 8 May 1839 (File 2) - Box 1 (MS 114)

pp. 69-203.

Original diary: Book 3: Port Phillip to Sydney, 10 May 1839 - 21 May 1839 (File 3) - Box 1 (MS 114)

pp. 204-257. Contains unnumbered pages not written on.

Original diary: Book 4: Port Phillip to Sydney, 23 May 1839 - 10 June 1839 (File 4) - Box 1 (MS 114)

pp. 258-343, 374-375, 396-399 and other loose pages, some blank.

Original diary: Port Phillip to Sydney 12 June-19 August 1839, 12 June 1839 - 19 August 1839 (File 5) - Box 1 (MS 114)

Series B. Visit to South Australia

Loose pages, majority relating to visit to South Australia, 1840 (File 6) - Box 1 (MS 114)

Lady Franklin's diary of visit to South Australia (File 7) - Box 1 (MS 114)

Series C. Correspondence

Correspondence: originals, extracts and copies (File 8) - Box 2 (MS 114)

Primarily between Lord and Lady Fraklin. Some originals, some later hand-written extracts.

Letter from Sir John Franklin in bound volume (File 9) - Box 2 (MS 114)

1 letter from John Franklin to sister. Bound into leather volume with blank pages likely in 1919 by the Commonwealth Parliament Library.

Correspondence with Richard Bentley, March 1863 - December 1864 (File 10) - Box 2 (MS 114)

3 letters.

Correspondence: Sir John Franklin, February 1837 (File 11) - Box 2 (MS 114)

Sir John Franklin correspondence with Lord Stanley on the dismissal of Montagu, September 1842 - January 1843 (File 12) - Box 2 (MS 114)

Series D. Transcripts

Transcript of 1839 diary (by Pauline Fanning) pt 1 (File 13) - Box 3 (MS 114)

Transcript of 1839 diary (by Pauline Fanning) pt 2 (File 14) - Box 3 (MS 114)

Transcript of 1839 diary (by Pauline Fanning) pt 3 (File 15) - Box 3 (MS 114)

Transcription of journal of journey from Port Phillip to Sydney (File 16) - Box 3 (MS 114)

Covers period 3rd April to 4th June.

Transcription of journal of a visit to South Australia 1840, 1952 (File 17) - Box 3 (MS 114)

Transcribed by Colin Thiele, 1952.

Journey to South Australia 14 December 1840-21 January 1841 (File 18) - Box 3 (MS 114)

Negative photostat copy of bound diary.


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