Guide to the Papers of the Vest Family
MS 2043
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Vest Family
- Title
- Papers of the Vest Family
- Date Range
- 1850-1973
- Collection Number
- MS 2043
- Extent
- 0.86 metres (6 boxes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises diaries, station journals, photographs, correspondence, maps, newspaper cuttings and other papers. They primarily relate to the property 'Yarralumla'.
The major correspondents are F. Campbell and Walter Campbell. Most of the letters were written to Richard and Douglas Vest. One of the diaries was kept by Anne Willams on a journey from Weetangera to Moruya (October 1882).
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1259352).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 the Vest Family, National Library of Australia, MS 2043, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was received by the Library from the Vest family in several instalments between 1971 and 1982.
Related Materials
Mfm G 3763-3772 relates to the station journals 1888-1922
Arrangement
The diaries are found in boxes 1-5 and the remaining papers in boxes 5-6.
Biographical Note
Richard Vest worked for the Campbell Family at 'Duntroon' and was overseer of 'Yarralumla' after Frederick Campbell acquired the property in 1881. He remained on the station after it was resumed by the Commonwealth Government in 1913. His son Douglas Vest of Canberra carried out research on the history of 'Yarralumla' and the Campbell Family.