Ida Lee notebooks and correspondence, 1898-1922 on exploration of Australia, 1791-1821

MLMSS 75

fonds

1898-1922

423154

Microfilm : CY 4322, frames 1-241 (MLMSS 75/29)

29 volumes and 1 box of textual material - manuscripts and typescripts

Ida Marriott (Mrs. C. B. Marriott), author of books on maritime voyages connected with Australia. They contain many extracts from journals and logbooks. Her Early Explorers in Australia contains lengthy extracts from Allan Cunningham's exploration journals

MLMSS 75/vols. 1-19
Series 01: Notebooks, correspondence and photographs. MS:
A. Mainly miscellaneous notes and extracts from the logbooks of maritime expeditions and surveys - Australia and the South Seas, c. 1770-1840.

MLMSS 75/vols. 20-22
B. MS copy of Bligh's logbook, H.M.S. Providence, 1791-1793. Includes photographs charts and illustrations.

MLMSS 75/vols. 23-24
C. MS copy of N. Portlock's logbook, H.M.S. Assistant, 1791-1793. Includes photographs and plates

MLMSS 75/vols. 25-28
D. MS copy of exploration journals of G. Caley, 1802-1804, and Allan Cunningham, 1817-1819, transcribed from British Museum. Includes letters by Cunningham to Banks & W. Aiton, 1817-1821.

MLMSS 75/Box 29
Series 02: Correspondence of Ida Marriott, 1898-1922, mainly re her publications, including letters from Linlithgow, 1905, Dr. W. S. Bruce, 1917 and Admiral J. Moresby, 1920:
A. 1901-1922, including illustrations and photographs.
B. 1898-1916, miscellaneous letters.

MLMSS 75/vol. 30
Series 03: Miscellaneous material:
A. MS of chapters from 'Logbooks of the Lady Nelson' by Ida Marriott. Typescript with MS. annotations
B. Readers tickets - British Museum.
C. MS fragments and newscuttings relating to Ida Marriott.

The collection includes pictorial material (Pic.Acc.970)

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (4-130B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012

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