British Library, London - Stanmore Papers - Sir Arthur Gordon papers, 1855-1912

M 1628-1637

fonds

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

432681

Microfilm : M 1628-1637. See contents list (11pp.) at Micro. Ref. Bks. 2.3/277, Vol. 2.

4 microfilm reels 35 mm

Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore Liberal M.P., 1854-57. Private Secretary to W.E. Gladstone, 1858-59; Governor of Trinidad, 1866-70; Mauritius, 1870-74; Fiji, 1875-80; New Zealand 1880-82 and Ceylon, 1883-90

The papers include: official correspondence, 1867-83; letters from Sir William MacGregor, 1879-1912; Sir John Thurston, 1875-90 and Fijian officials, 1875-89; correspondence re New Zealand, 1880-1885; correspondence with Bishop A. Barry, 1878-84, Lord Selbourne, 1855-89, Lady Sophia Palmer, 1881, Shaw-Lefevre family, 1875-81 and Lady Gordon, 1868-82; correspondence of Lady Gordon, 1875-82; general correspondence, 1871-1912 and letterbooks, 1880-82. Contains material on the affairs of colonies Gordon administered, particularly Fiji and New Zealand

Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales
National Library of Australia holds microfilm master
Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M1628-1637
Microfilm copy of originals held by the British Library, London
Descriptive list available (11 p.)