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Guide to the Papers of GEORGE ERNEST MORRISON Guide to the papers of GEORGE ERNEST MORRISON in the Mitchell Library, Sydney Sydney The Library Council of New South Wales 1977 National Library of Australia Card Number and ISBN 0-7240-1256-7 In his last letter to his wife before his death in 1920, Dr. George Ernest Morrison intimated that the proper resting place for his voluminous collection of papers was the Mitchell Library, Sydney. So in accordance with his wishes, his widow, Mrs. Jennie Wark Morrison, stated that the papers were to be entrusted to a suitable literary man for editing and if no suitable editor were found, they were to be placed in the Mitchell Library and restricted to the public for twenty-five years. By 1925 J.B. Capper had edited two volumes of Morrison’s Reminiscences and Diaries for publication, but they were not published, and in 1946 Ian Morrison, the eldest son of Dr. Morrison, agreed that the time had come for his father’s papers to be transferred to the Mitchell Library, stipulating at the same time that he and his brothers should be consulted and should approve of any prospective editor or biographer who wished to use the papers. It was not until 1963 that the author, Mr. Cyril Pearl and the sinologist, Dr. Lo Hui-min were given the necessary permission by the Trustees of the Library in conjunction with the Morrison brothers. Mr. Pearl’s biography, Morrison of Peking, was published in 1967 and the first volume of Dr. Lo’s The Correspondence of G.E. Morrison, 1895-1912, was published in 1976. The papers were sorted and catalogued in the Library by Mrs. Sybil Blanton of the Manuscripts Section, who also compiled the index. 7-802 C MORRISON, GEORGE ERNEST MLMSS 312 Papers, 1850-1932. MS., typescript, printed. Illus. with maps and sketches. In English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese 232v., 87 boxes, 1 folder, 3 portfolios George Ernest Morrison, 1862-1920, doctor of medicine, adventurous traveller and journalist, became resident correspondent of The Times at Peking in 1897 and political adviser to the president of China, 1912-1920 1 CONTENTS VOL. MLMSS 312/1 Guide to papers and pictorial material, and index MLMSS 312/2-27 I Diaries, 1878-1883, 1887, 1889-1890, 1899-1920 including diaries (2) of his wife Jennie Wark Morrison, 1919-1920 BOX MLMSS 312/28 II Works for publication, 1895, 1923 A. ‘An Australian in China’, 1895 BOXES MLMSS 312/29-34 B. Reminiscences and diaries, 1899-1910 of George Ernest Morrison edited by J.B. Capper, 1922-1925 2 volumes completed and accepted for publication, but not published for political and literary reasons MLMSS 312/35-108 III Correspondence, 1850-1923 with letter books A. George Ernest Morrison, ca.1870+ - 1920 with related papers, 1850+ VOLS MLMSS 312/109-115 B. Jennie Wark Morrison, 1910-1923 MLMSS 312/116-136, 137X, 138-169, 170X, 171-206, 207X, 208-264 IV Subject file VOLS MLMSS 312/265-268 V Miscellanea A. Notes BOX MLMSS 312/269 B. Note books, 1881-1900 and address books 2 C. Account books, 1887-1921 BOX MLMSS 312/270 D. Invoices, receipts, 1893-1921 BOX MLMSS 312/271 E. Cheque butts MLMSS 312/272-277 F. Visiting cards MLMSS 312/278-279 G. Invitations, menus, tickets etc. BOX MLMSS 312/280 H. Annotated copy of Bible, stamps, paper money, various galley proofs MLMSS 312/281-323 VI Newspaper cuttings, 1873-1932 Maps at M Ser. 4 000/1 MSS 312 maps 1-8 Index All George Ernest Morrison letters have been indexed with the exception of those contained in the subject files Author and Subject date volume pages Abbott, Thomas R. 1917 6, 20 June 93 31, 136 Abe Moritaro see also Peking - Legations - Japan 1910 15 Jan. 55 55-58 Abe Moritaro, Mrs 1913 10 Sep. 76 67-70 Abraham, M.D. 1917 31 May 92 381 3 Author and Subject date volume pages Acheson, William M. see Ballarat District Hospital Inc. Achida 1904 12 Feb. 46 item 2 43 Adam, G.C. see Reuter's Telegram Company Limited Adam, J.A. Stanley see The Observer, newspaper, London Adams, Arthur H. 1917 13 Dec. 96 257 1918 18, 20, 26 Mar. 98 487-489 99 9, 119 Adams, Rev. Arthur S. 1913 17 Dec. 77 399-403 Adams, Bertha H.W., Mrs 1915 31 Aug. 110 101-103 Adams, Bristow 1915 24 Feb. 83 257 Adamson, Mary 1912 23 Aug. 67 239-242 1912 3 Sep. 68 75 1913 4, 25 Sep. 76 35e-38, 181 Adderley, Charles J. 1908 18 Oct. 235 305-309 1912 26 July 66 133 Adderley, W. 1914 26 Sep. 82 239-241 Addis, Sir Charles Stewart 1907 6 Nov. 161 41-42 1910 30 Dec. 56 479 1911 9, 10 Feb. 57 213, 219-222 1911 28 Nov. 62 207a 1911 12, 30 Dec. 62 303, 419-423 1912 5 Sep. 68 155 1913 25 Nov. 77 183-186 1914 26, 27, 30 June 80 439-440, 477, 527 Adee, Alvey A. 1902 28 Aug. 45 551 Adye, D.K. 1902 31 Jan. 45 437 1902 13 Feb. 45 457 Affleck, J.B. see also Peking- Legations - Gt. Brit. & I. 1911 8, 11 Sep. 60 289-292, 309-312 1911 22 Oct. 61 171-173 1913 17 Jan. 72 209 1913 9, 12 Dec. 77 319-321, 347 4 Author date volume pages Agassiz, A.R. 1906 12 Nov. 118 5-9 The Age, newspaper 1883 29, 31 May 35 420-424 1883 2-27 June 35 433, 440, 457, 475-477, 483, 487, 523 1883 20 Sep. 35 547-557 1883 24-26 Nov. 35 593-595 1883 14, 15, 26 Dec. 35 654-655, 669, 673-674 1884 3 Jan. 36 2 1884 28 Feb., 36 51-53 3 Mar. Aglen, Sir Francis Arthur see also China - Ministry of Posts and Communications, Maritime Customs Service of China 1910 13 Apr. 189 235-243 1911 20 May 189 245-246 1911 1 May 189 269 1911 25 Oct. 189 351-353 1912 7 Jan. 190 3-5 1912 3, 4 Feb. 190 29-32, 51-57 1912 3 June, 2, 25 July 190 109-118 1912 14 Nov. 190 125-127 1913 10 Feb. 190 149 1913 4 Oct. 190 155 1913 22 Dec. 190 159-163 1914 21, 24 Oct. 190 187-198 1914 3, 8 Dec. 190 203-210 1915 16, 18 Feb. 190 223-227 1915 5 July, 11, 20 Oct., 7 Dec. 190 255-265 205 241-247 1916 14 Jan. 87 37-39 1916 4 Mar. 190 275-277 1916 10 June 190 311-314 1916 23 Sep., 24 Oct. 190 319-325 5 Author and Subject date volume pages 1917 20 Mar. 147 323-327 1918 29 Apr. 191 273 1918 27 June 191 235 1920 9 Jan. 191 285-287 1920 31 May 111 221 Aglen, Senga, Lady, wife of Sir Francis 1920 31 May 111 223, 307-310 1920 20 June 113 119-121 Agreements, Contracts, Conventions, Treaties etc. see also Anhui Mining Concession, 1904 Crisp, Charles Birch Forestry Agreements German Commercial Treaty Shantung Agreements 1858­ 1918 116, 117 1907 15 Apr. 235 115 Ah Ket 1913 18 Feb. 72 545 Ah Mouy, M.H. 1918 18 Feb. 98 91 1918 1 Aug. 100 243-245 Ahearne, Joseph 1918 16 Mar. 98 449 1918 25 Nov. 101 227 Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, Marg, Comtesse, wife of Comte Preben 1913 1 June 109 323-325 Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, Preben, Comte see also Peking - Legations - Denmark 1912 71 499-502 1913 1 June 74 317-320 Ahlo A. Lee-Fong 1908 13 Oct. 53 433 1908 1 Nov. 53 477 1914 22 May 80 195-198 1917 27 Sep. 94 443 1917 11, 29 Oct. 95 87-89, 257-260 Ainscough, Thomas M. 1912-1916 118 1-209 1920 5, 15 July 113 207-213, 273-275 Ainseth-Wilson, E. see Wilson, E. Ainseth- Aitchison, Steans & Co. 1918 28 Jan. 97 425 1918 15 Mar. 98 421 6 1918 22 Aug. 100 329-331 Author and Subject date volume pages Alabaster, E.V. 1912 4, 6, 68 101-104, 18 Sep. 207 69 87a-c Albans, Grace P. 1907 Nov.? 52 345 Aldis, W.H. 1913 14 Oct. 76 343-345 Aldridge, Dorothy 1918 29 Aug. 110 273-279 Alec-Tweedie, E., Mrs. see Tweedie, E. Alec-, Mrs. Alington, E.H. 1920 28 June 113 181-182 Allan, Gladys 1920 18 June 113 81-84 Allan, T. Alexander 1893 21, 23 Feb. 41 337, 343 Allardyce, J.M. 1902 3 July 46 item 1 176 Allen, E.S. 1911 17 Dec. 62 337 Allen, Edgar Pierce 1902 18 May 46 item 1 95 1916 1, 4 May 88 1-3, 9-11 Allen, Frank 1911 25 Aug. 60 219 1911 11, 12 Oct. 61 81, 95 Allen, H.N. 1901 9 July 175 103a Allen, Sir James, Colonel 1918 28 Jan. 97 427 1918 22 Feb. 98 133-157 1918 Apr.-Sep. 217 211-239 Allen, R.A. 1917 17 Dec. 96 305-306 Allison, J. Murray 1915 17 Nov. 86 183b-187 1915 22 Dec. 86 265b-269 1916 1 Apr. 87 253-255 1916 11 May 88 23-41 1916 21 June 88 205-207 1916 12 Aug. 88 379c n.d. 90 305 Alonso, Jesus 1889 13 Feb. 38 81-83 Alston, Beilby Francis see also Peking - Legations - Gt Brit. & I. 1910 18 Oct. 56 153-156 1911 8 May 200 251-255 1912 20 June 65 403-405 1912 26 July 66 119-125 1912 14, 22, 26 Aug.
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