Archival Resources Details

Alexander Aitken - Records

Title
Alexander Aitken - Records
Repository
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
Reference
ML MSS 1263
Date Range
1860 - 1910
Description

Diaries 1861-62 kept while a member of the relief party 26 January 1861 - 14 April 1862 with related notes and then later 19 April - 22 November 1862; correspondence with A.W. Howitt 1860-63; newscuttings 1875-1910 mainly regarding Burke and Wills [1 box, ML MSS 1263].

Quantity
1 box
Access
Available for reference

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