Street family - Papers of Sir Kenneth Street, 1821-1971

MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/Boxes 1-7
MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/Boxes 8X-9X

series

1821 - 1971

402394

7 boxes and 2 outsize boxes

Kenneth Whistler Street, chief justice and lieutenant governor of NSW, was born in 1890, son of Philip and Belinda Street. He was educated at Homebush Grammar School, Sydney Grammar School and the University of Sydney where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1911 and Bachelor of Laws in 1914. Kenneth Street married Jessie Mary Grey Lillingston in 1916. He was appointed judge in the Supreme Court of NSW in 1931 and chief justice of the court in 1950. He was appointed lieutenant governor in 1950 and held that position until his death. He was appointed K.C.M.G. in 1956 and retired from the bench in 1959. Kenneth Street published 'Annals of the Street Family of Birtley' in 1941, a history of the Street family including detailed genealogical tables. Kenneth Street died in 1972, survived by his four children.

A. Correspondence, 1910-1971
B. Personal papers, 1913-1956
C. Genealogical papers, 1821-1970
D. Printed material, 1887-1971

A. Correspondence, 1910-1971
1910,1920-1939; Letters received, being mainly letters from relatives concerning genealogical matters. Correspondents include Philip Whistler Street, Helen Lapham, and H.F.E. Whitlam (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/2)

1940-1941; Correspondence, being mainly letters received concerning 'Annals of the Street Family of Birtley'. Correspondents include T.C. Barbour, Society of Australian Genealogists, Geo. Short & Son, Bookbinders. (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/2)

1942-1944; Correspondence, being mainly letters received concerning 'Annals of the Street Family of Birtley' and condolence letters on the death of Belinda, Lady Street. Correspondents include Charles L. Street, Austen T. Anderson and Sir Philip Game (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/2)

1945-1946; Correspondence, being mainly correspondence with relatives and friends (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/2)

1947; Correspondence, being mainly correspondence with relatives and friends (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/2)

1948; Correspondence, being mainly correspondence with relatives and friends including, R.C. Law, Hawthorne Daniel and Adrian Curlewis (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/3)

1949; Correspondence, being mainly correspondence with relatives and friends including, Charles L. Street, R.C. Law, and Jack Fingleton (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/3)

1950-1959; Correspondence, being mainly correspondence with relatives and friends including W.R. Weiley enclosing typescript transcription of letter reputedly written by E.D.S. Ogilvie to the Sydney Morning Herald in 1842 describing his interaction with local aborigines; V.R. Alldis enclosing copy of annotated photograph of Sydney Grammar School, 1904 Upper IV Form, 1956; Geoffrey Ingleton concerning 'Annals of the Street Family of Birtley',1958 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/3)

1960-1965; Correspondence, being mainly correspondence with relatives and friends and including letter received from O.H. Woodward enclosing carbon typescript of his article 'The Ogilvies of Yulgilbar', 1963 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/3)

1966-1969; Correspondence, being mainly correspondence with relatives and friends (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/3)

1970-1971; Correspondence, including article concerning the Poolman family in 'C.S.R. Ltd Newsletter 1969'; and correspondence with L.M. Mowle concerning genealogy (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/3)

1939-1943; Correspondence with Kenneth Leslie Street, being correspondence with K. Leslie Street (1870-1955), uncle of Kenneth Whistler Street. Letters sent by Kenneth Whistler Street returned after the death of K. Leslie Street in 1955 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/4)

1944-1949; Correspondence with Kenneth Leslie Street (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/4)

1938-1949; Correspondence with Julian and Margot Street, being correspondence with Julian and Margot Street of USA, relatives of Kenneth Whistler Street, and including typescript transcripts of letters received from Julian and Margot Street from 1938 until the death of Julian Street in 1947; inscribed copy of 'I Ride a Horse' (1941) from 'American Adventures' (1917) by Julian Street; bookcover of 'The Need of Change' by Julian Street; and photographs of Julian and Margot Street and family (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/4)

1946-1949; Correspondence with Gordon W.A. Painter, being mainly concerning genealogy with Colonel G.W.A. Painter of Salisbury, England, a relative of Kenneth Whistler Street (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/4)

1930,1945; Letters received from Jessie Street, being mainly letters (6) sent during a trip to the United Nations founding conference, 1945 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/5)

B. Personal papers, 1913-1956
1913-1937; Papers, including programme of Conferring of Degrees, University of Sydney, 1914; letters of introduction, 1914; County of London Driver's Licence, 1914; passports 1914 and 1937; tributes to Sir Philip Street, 1938 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/5)

1914-1956; Miscellaneous papers, including notes, invitations, programmes, postcards and bookplates (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/5)

C. Genealogical papers, 1821-1970
1941-1970; 'Annals of the Street Family of Birtley' by Kenneth Whistler Street, 1941, being Kenneth Street's own annotated copy and including additional notes, corrigenda and some letters received concerning the 'Annals' (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/5)

1941; 'The Genealogy of the Worcester Streets' by Rev. Charles L. Street, being Kenneth Street's annotated copy of volume published by Charles L. Street Wyoming, 1941 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/6)

ca.1930-ca.1960; Research notes and papers concerning the Street family, being genealogical research notes, transcripts and papers collected by Kenneth Street during the writing of 'Annals' and afterward (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/6)

ca.1940; Transcripts of letters received by John Street, Susannah Caroline Street and Maria Smith, being typescript transcripts of letters received by John Street, 1822-1838; Susannah Caroline Street, 1834; and Maria Smith, nee Street, 1860 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/6)

1940-1941; Research notes on the New Zealand branch of the Street and Gillies families, being research notes, and correspondence from relatives including Sir Harold Gillies and Annette Gillies (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/6)

1887-1963; Research material concerning the Lawson family, being notes, documents, letters received and articles including: 'Report on the Estate of the Late William Lawson in the Colony of New South Wales', 1887; ms. transcript of 'Those Fateful Years in N.S.W.' author unknown; 'Lieutenant William Lawson of Veteran Hall' by E. Campbell Lawson, 1925; NSW Police Department report on the discovery and relocation of the remains of Sarah Lawson, 1936 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/7)

1938-ca.1950; Research notes and genealogical material concerning the Ogilvie family and 'Yulgilbar', being notes and printed material including: 'Map of Yulgilbar Country on the Upper Clarence River showing out stations and tracks referred to in Station Diary between 1850 and 1860'; extracts of articles and lectures concerning the Ogilvie family and 'Yulgilbar' published by the Clarence River Historical Society; typescript transcriptions of headstones of Ogilvie family (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/7)

1931-1959; Research notes and articles concerning the Icely family, being photocopies of letters, certificates and ms. notes concerning the genealogy of the Icely family (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/7)

ca.1940; Research notes and papers concerning the Smith family, being typescript transcripts of Smith family correspondence including 'extracts of letters written by Thomas Smith, Charles Smith and Henry Gilbert Smith to their parents and other relatives', 1827-1860; Ms. notes by Kenneth Street on the Smith family (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/7)

ca.1940; Research notes concerning the Poolman family, being Ms. notes (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/7)

ca.1940; Genealogical charts of the Street family and related families, being Ms. and printed family tree charts mainly prepared for inclusion in 'Annals of the Street Family of Birtley' (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/8X)

ca.1821-1892; Legal documents and papers, being legal documents of Street family and related families including: fair copy of last will and testament of John Street of Birtley, England, ca.1821; mortgage agreement between John Street of 'Woodlands', Bathurst and George Busby and Kenneth Miller of Bathurst, 1842; appointment of John Rendell Street to enquiry into the management of the Quarantine Station at North Head, Sydney, 1881; Probate document of John Rendell Street, 1891; admission of John William Street as solicitor in the Supreme Court of NSW, 1885; appointment of John William Street as Commissioner of the Supreme Court of NSW, 1892 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/8X)

1860-1928; Certificates, being mainly certificates of birth, death, marriage and baptism of members of the Street family and related families (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/8X)

D. Printed material, 1887-1971
1907-1971; Published journals and magazines, being journals and magazines, usually annotated by Kenneth Street, containing articles with historical and genealogical information concerning the Street and related families, and the Ogilvie family and 'Yulgilbar' (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/9X)

1887-1971; Printed and published material concerning the Lawson family (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/9X)

ca.1937; Maps, being printed road and contour maps of NSW and Surrey, England (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/9X)

1938-1967; Newscuttings, being death notices and obituaries for Sir Philip Street, 1938; Ernest Whistler Street, 1967; and Jessie Street, 1970 (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/9X)

1913-1970; Newscuttings, being newscuttings collected by Kenneth Street (Call No.: MLMSS 1686 ADD-ON 2204/9X)