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Joyce, R. B. (Roger Bilbrough), 1924-1984. Papers [manuscript].

Title: Papers [manuscript]. [ca. 1845]-[ca. 1984].

The papers include correspondence, lecture notes, handouts and other academic papers relating to his employment at the University of Queensland and La Trobe University; papers on Anthony Trollope's "Australia", co-edited by Joyce; papers relating to the biographies of Sir William MacGregor and Sir Samuel Walker Griffith; papers on the History of Sporting Traditions Conference, 1981 and other papers including research material on Queensland and Australian history and Pacific islands; law notes; Australian War Memorial correspondence; and ANZAAS papers.

ArchivalResource: 9.6 m. (192 boxes) + 1 folio item.

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MacGregor, William Sir, 1847-1919. [Letter] [manuscript] : Brisbane [to John L.] Woolcock.

Title: [Letter] [manuscript] : Brisbane [to John L.] Woolcock. 1912.

Letter concerns personal donations to the university.

ArchivalResource: [3] leaves ; 18 cm.

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English, Albert Charles, 1863-1945. Papers [manuscript].

Title: Papers [manuscript]. 1889-1939.

Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, lecture and other papers of A.C English. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, 1889-1912. Includes correspondence with the Government Secretary's Office, British New Guinea, concerning native labour and with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture concerning agricultural plants. Also includes: "British New Guinea lecture and description of lantern slides", 1904; draft of "The Superannuation Ordinance, 1917", a petition to the Lieut. Governor of the Territory of Papua, and a collection of newspaper cuttings concerning English, Sir William Macgregor, Sir Hubert Murray and the administration of the Territory of Papua.

ArchivalResource: 4 cm. (4 folders)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225721408 View

Macgregor, William Sir, 1846-1919. Diaries [manuscript].

Title: Diaries [manuscript]. 1890-1892.

Manuscript diaries covering Nov. 1890 to Aug. 1892 dealing with Sir William MacGregor's exploration and ethnological work around New Guinea.

ArchivalResource: 4 v.

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Macgregor, William Sir, 1846-1919. Diaries, 1890-1892 [microform].

Title: Diaries, 1890-1892 [microform]. [19--]

Manuscript diaries covering November 1890 to August 1892 dealing with Sir William MacGregor's exploration and ethnological work around New Guinea.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm.

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Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir, 1865-1940. Wilfred Thomason Grenfell papers, 1855-1986 (inclusive), 1892-1940 (bulk).

Title: Wilfred Thomason Grenfell papers, 1855-1986 (inclusive), 1892-1940 (bulk).

The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, ships' logs, notebooks, writings, speeches, and legal and financial papers documenting Wilfred T. Grenfell's medical missionary work in Labrador, particularly for the years 1930-1940. Also included are scattered papers of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen and the Grenfell Associations, containing correspondence, minutes, financial records and reports (1893-1949). The small amount of papers of Ann MacClanahan Grenfell, his wife, consist largely of correspondence related to the Grenfell Association and two travel diaries (1924-1926). Grenfell's correspondence, notebooks and diaries are a valuable source for Labrador and Newfoundland history, as well as economic and social conditions between 1892, when he committed himself to missionary work in Labrador, and his death in 1940. There are also family papers relating to both the Grenfell and MacClanahan families. Providing an overall view of Grenfell's life are twenty-one scrapbooks (1893-1939) and a collection of nearly 10,500 photographs of life in Newfoundland and Labrador (1890-1940), of various missions and views of the Grenfell's travels to other parts of the world (1891-1932).

ArchivalResource: 32.25 linear ft. (76 boxes, 1 folio)

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Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, 1865-1940. Wilfred Thomason Grenfell papers, 1855-1986 (inclusive), 1892-1940 (bulk).

Title: Wilfred Thomason Grenfell papers, 1855-1986 (inclusive), 1892-1940 (bulk).

The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, ships' logs, notebooks, writings, speeches, and legal and financial papers documenting Wilfred T. Grenfell's medical missionary work in Labrador, particularly for the years 1930-1940. Also included are scattered papers of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen and the Grenfell Associations, containing correspondence, minutes, financial records and reports (1893-1949). The small amount of papers of Ann MacClanahan Grenfell, his wife, consist largely of correspondence related to the Grenfell Association and two travel diaries (1924-1926). Grenfell's correspondence, notebooks and diaries are a valuable source for Labrador and Newfoundland history, as well as economic and social conditions between 1892, when he committed himself to missionary work in Labrador, and his death in 1940. There are also family papers relating to both the Grenfell and MacClanahan families. Providing an overall view of Grenfell's life are twenty-one scrapbooks (1893-1939) and a collection of nearly 10,500 photographs of life in Newfoundland and Labrador (1890-1940), of various missions and views of the Grenfell's travels to other parts of the world (1891-1932).

ArchivalResource: 32.25 linear ft. (76 boxes, 1 folio)

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Afferden, Jansen van. Account of meeting.

Title: Account of meeting. 1893.

Typescript account of meeting between Sir William MacGregor, Administrator of British New Guinea, and the Resident of Ternate and Jansen van Afferden at Thursday Island. Report of an account of fixing a border point on the 141st longitutde. Report is headed Most secret no. 7, On board H.M.S.S. Java, Dobo, March 11 1893.

ArchivalResource: 3 leaves ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62543623 View

Shepherd, Jack. British New Guinea under Sir William Macgregor, 1888-1898 [manuscript] / Jack Shepherd.

Title: British New Guinea under Sir William Macgregor, 1888-1898 [manuscript] / Jack Shepherd. 1934.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (48 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225701511 View

Macgregor, William Sir, 1846-1919. Papers.

Title: Papers.

Contents include letters, reports, and also illustrated letters from his daughters when at school.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes, 1 v.

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Parkinson, Richard, 1844-1909. Letter.

Title: Letter. 1898.

A letter dated the 5th May, 1898, from Parkinson of Ralum, New Guinea, to Sir William MacGregor, Port Moresby, who was the Administrator of British New Guinea. The letter discusses the territorial boundaries between Great Britain and Germany in New Guinea, with the aim of establishing it as an imperial colony. He also mentions the Ultramantan Party and their support of the German Navy Bill. The correspondence also discusses an expedition up the Ranni river in the steamer Johann Albrecht. Parkinson makes reference to MacGregor's appointment as Governor of Lagos (Gold Coast, Nigeria) and tells of an imminent journey to northern New Ireland and New Hannover in search of minerals.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 cm. (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/222578488 View

Thomson, Basil Sir, 1861-1939. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1820-1922.

1. Letters of Basil Thomson mainly to his family c. 1870-1900, including letters written from Suva, Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and British New Guinea. 2. Letters of his wife Grace to her family 1890-1893, including letters from Suva and Tonga. 3. Letters of his brother-in-law Amherst Webber to his family 1889-1911. 4. Miscellaneous letters to Basil and Grace Thomson 1883-1922. Correspondents include Lorimer Fison, Sir John Thurston, Sir William MacGregor, Sir Charles Mitchell, Lord and Lady Knutsford, Sir Robert Herbert, Sir Robert Meade, James Stewart, Sarah Lyttelton, and Basil Thomson's father William Thomson, Archbishop of York. 5. Miscellaneous genealogical material and cuttings.

ArchivalResource: 42 cm. (3 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225741549 View

Macgregor, William Sir, 1846-1919. Letter [manuscript].

Title: Letter [manuscript]. 1889.

Letter to James Chalmers, missionary and explorer, offering assistance, suggesting a route for exploration, and describing New Guinea as a great field for mission.

ArchivalResource: 1 cm. (4 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225693676 View

Federal Council of Australasia. Federal Council of Australasia [manuscript].

Title: Federal Council of Australasia [manuscript]. 1886.

Representatives of the first Federal Council meeting held in Hobart, January 25th 1886. Published as a supplement to 'The Mercury' February 12th 1886. Includes a sketch of members and a short biography of each member.

ArchivalResource: 0.1cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/224213072 View