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Alfred William Howitt - Records

Title
Alfred William Howitt - Records
Repository
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
Date Range
1850 - 1906
Description

Astronomical notes 1857-59; diary and astronomical observations 1860; diary 1862-63; 11 notebooks, diaries, letterbooks and fieldbooks, as well as notes and observations as a member of the Burke and Wills Relief Expedition 1861-62; notes on the Dieri tribe with covering letters 1906; letters to family in England; correspondence with; letters from Daisy Bates, L. Fison, J. Fraser, E.N. Miller, W.B. Spencer and E. von Guerard; overall dates 1850-1906 [9 boxes].

Quantity
9 boxes
Access
Available for reference

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