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Franklin, John (1786 - 1847)

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Archives Office of Tasmania
 
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Title:John Franklin - Records
Date Range:1800 - 1847
Description:Microfilm of records of the Franklin family c1800-47 from originals held at Hopton Hall, Derbyshire, England.
Formats:Microform.
Access:Available for reference
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Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
 
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Title:John Franklin - Records
Reference:ML MSS 1465
Date Range:1845 - 1893
Description:Miscellaneous records relating to Arctic exploration 1845-93 including papers and despatches regarding exploration 1850-52; notes and articles 1849-86 together with correspondence of J.J. Shillinglaw 1845-77; various other records including correspondence 1847-93.
Access:Available for reference

Title:John Franklin - Records
Date Range:1830 - 1853
Description:Microfilm of correspondence with W. Buckland, Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Oxford 1830-45; correspondence with Paul Edmund de Strzelecki 1840-3; journals, papers and diaries of Sir John and Lady Franklin 1836-53 from originals in the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.
Formats:Microfilm.
Quantity:2 reels
Access:Available for reference

Title:John Franklin - Records
Reference:ML DOC 918
Date Range:1842
Description:Letter to F.H. Henslow 1842.
Access:Available for reference

Title:John Franklin - Records
Reference:ML DOC 919
Date Range:1837
Description:Letter to J. Barrow 1837.
Access:Available for reference
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National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
 
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Title:John Franklin - Records
Reference:G2486
Date Range:1837 - 1853
Description:Positive microfilm of records 1837-53, part of the Franklin material in the Lefroy Bequest, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England and includes a journal 1841, various papers and letters 1837-53.
Formats:Microfilm.
Quantity:1 reel
Access:Available for reference

Title:John Franklin - Records
Reference:MS 114
Date Range:1837 - 1859
Description:Manuscript notes on a visit to South Australia, 1840. Manuscript diary of an overland tour to Sydney 1839. Extracts from letters to Sir John describing overland trip from Melbourne to Sydney, 1839 (manuscript copy). Extract from letter to her sister, Mrs. Simpkinson, describing visit to S.A., 1841, with an account of the Flinders memorial (4 p.). Sir John Franklin: manuscript copy of letter to Mrs. Simpkinson, 14 April 1839. Handwritten letter, 24 May 1842, to Count Strzelecki (4 p.) re. trip to Macquarie Harbour, 1842. Handwritten letter to Lady Franklin, 1 Jan. 1841 (6 p.). Handwritten letter, Launceston, Feb. 1837, to Sir Richard Bourke. Letter to his sister. One page from Ferguson Bibliography.
Quantity:3 boxes (0.22 m)
Access:Available for reference
Related Entries:Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de (1797 - 1873)
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Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Community History Collection
 
[Repository details]
Title:John Franklin - Records
Date Range:1800 - 1847
Description:Microfilm of letters to William Hooker, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England 1800-47 from originals held at Kew Gardens.
Access:Available for reference
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Royal Society of Tasmania
 
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Title:John Franklin - Records
Date Range:1837 - 1868
Description:Letters to and from the Franklins, addresses, dinner engagement book 1837-43 and miscellaneous diaries kept by Jane Franklin 1837-68 [15 cm].
Quantity:0.15 m
Access:Available for reference
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State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
 
[Repository details]
Title:John Franklin - Records
Date Range:1800 - 1847
Description:Microfilm of records of the Franklin family c1800-47 from originals held at Hopton Hall, Derbyshire, England.
Formats:Microform.
Access:Available for reference
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