'The Memorial history of Melbourne, 1835-1924:photographs and documents', 4 September 1847-28 October 1927, by Reverend Isaac Selby

DLMS 225

fonds

4 September, 1847-28 October, 1927

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Cartographic Materials, Photographs, Ephemera

944666

1 volume of textual material - manuscript, typescript, carbon typescript, printed, photographs

Reverend Isaac Selby, born in England ca. 1860, went with his family to New Zealand in 1968. When he was 22, he became a freethought lecturer. He became a Christian, and was a minister of the 'Secularist' and 'Christian' churches, later he became a Unitarian minister. He left New Zealand and lived in Australia, contesting North Melbourne in the first Federal Parliamentary elections. In 1904, he went to the United States on a lecture and preaching tour. Following numerous difficulties and troubles, Selby was imprisoned in San Quentin for five years. On his release in 1909, he was transferred to a lunatic asylum. Upon his release, he returned to Australia. Several of his theological works have been published

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.

Photographs and other illustrations are indexed in the picture catalogue