James Erskine Calder - Aborigines of Tasmania, 1821-1877
James Erskine Calder - Aborigines of Tasmania, 1821-1877
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Date
ca. 1821, 1829, 1831, 1876-1877
Call Numbers
A 597
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Language
Australian languages
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Contents
0.04 metres of textual material (1 vol.) - 112 pages - manuscript
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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Digitised
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D23817/a9229.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Correspondence, notes, and accounts gathered by James Erskine Calder that relate to European interactions, conduct, and treatment of Tasmanian Aboriginals with particular focus on indigenous language and vocabulary.
Copies of Calder's 1876 letters to the Honourable Alfred Kennerley and to the Premier Thomas Reibey (1876-1877) requesting a pu...
Alternative Titles
Full title
James Erskine Calder - Aborigines of Tasmania, 1821-1877
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 1054969...
Signature / Inscriptions
Titled on spine
Conservation note
Loose page at front of volume
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
James W. Agnew, born in Ireland, was a medical practitioner and politician. He worked as colonial surgeon in Hobart with the right of private practice, served as the Royal Society's honorary secretary in 1861-1868 and 1884-1894, and was on the Legislative Councils elected in 1877 and 1884.
Between 1830-1831, Alexander McKay worked under Geor...
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Call Numbers
A 597
Record Identifier
9NaAqQ7Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NaAqQ7Y
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Reference code
430388
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