Austen family
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0064 AUS |
Held at | : National Maritime Museum Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ › |
Full title | : Austen family |
Date(s) | : [1786-1852] |
Level of description | : Collection
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Extent | : 137 cms |
Name of creator(s) | : Austen | Charles John | 1779-1852 | Rear Admiral Austen | Sir | Francis William | 1774-1865 | Knight | Admiral Of The Fleet |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
See sub-fonds level descriptions for individual biographies.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Francis William Austen, 1774-1865, they cover almost all Austen's active service from his entrance into the Royal Naval Academy, 1786, until the end of his commission as Commander-in-Chief in the West Indies, 1848, and include official log books, 1795 to 1814; letter books, 1801 to 1814, 1845 to 1848; order books, 1807 to 1813, 1829 to 1848, and loose papers, which are mainly general remarks and notes.
Diaries of Charles John Austen: a complete series of sixty-three diaries kept between 1 January 1815 and 31 December 1852.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
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Conditions governing reproduction:
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Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
See sub-fonds level descriptions.
Allied Materials
Related material:
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
2010-08-26
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