Papers. 1820-1922.

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Papers. 1820-1922.

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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.

42 cm. (3 boxes)

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Thomson, Grace Eiko

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Webber, Amherst

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Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000352.0x0002c5 ...

Knutsford, Margaret Jean Trevelyan, Viscountess, 1835 or 1836-1906

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Stewart, James

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James Stewart lived in New York, NY at the turn of the 19th century. He may have been a baker. From the description of Receipt book, 1799-1808. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122598965 ...

Thomson, William, 1819-1890

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Archbishop of York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to W. Hooper, 1863 Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572281 ...

Meade, R. H.

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Skene, Thomas.

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Thurston, John B. (John Bates), 1836-1897

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Epithet: KCMG, colonial governor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x0002c2 ...

Leefe, R. Beckworth.

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Webber, Felix.

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Knutsford, Henry Thurstan Holland Baron, 1825-1914.

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Thomson, Basil, 1861-1939

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Sir Basil Thomson was an English colonial administrator and civil servant. He spent some years in the Pacific region, notably Fiji and Tonga. He was Deputy Premier of Tonga during 1890 and British Plenipotentiary in 1900. Later positions included Governor of Dartmoor Gaol, Head of the C.I.A. and Director of British Intelligence. He was also an able writer, publishing 17 works. From the description of Papers. 1820-1922. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225741549 ...

Macgregor, William, Sir, 1846-1919

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Sir William MacGregor born in Scotland 1875 became chief medical officer in Fiji. In 1888 appointed Administrator of British New Guinea. Instituted a police force and encouraged exploration. Later Governor of Queensland. From the description of Diaries, 1890-1892 [microform]. [19--] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225687300 Sir William MacGregor, 1846-1919, was Chief Medical Officer at Fiji, 1875-1888, several times serving as Acting Governor, administrator of Bri...

Skene, Felix J. H.

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Halsey, Lionel Sir, 1872-1949.

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Fison, Lorimer, 1832-1907

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Clergyman and anthropologist. Joint author (with A.W. Howitt) of Kamilaroi and Kurnai. From the description of Correspondence [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225756881 Lorimer Fison was a Wesleyan missionary, anthropologist and journalist. He worked in Fiji as a missionary from 1863-1871 and 1875-1884. Fison published influential works on Fijian systems of kinship and land tenure; later he conducted careful studies of Aboriginal culture and social or...

Webber, Nasa.

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Larking, John, 19th cent.

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Tippett, Alan R. (Alan Richard), 1911-1988

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Mitchell, Charles Bullen Hugh, Sir

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Epithet: GCMG, colonial governor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x00023a ...

Lyttelton, Sarah Lady, 1787-1870.

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Thomson, J. M. (Joseph McGeachy), 1948-

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