Reverend James Tait Scott Torres Strait Islands papers
Collection
Accession number
29018
Date
1870s-1890s
Abstract
Letters and journals of Eliza Scott and her husband, the Reverend James Tait Scott, who for a period in the early 1880s lived and worked in the islands of the Torres Strait on behalf of the London Missionary Society.
Scope and content
Item 1. Album. This album or scrapbook contains a series of approximately 52 letters (32 typed, 20 handwritten) by Eliza and the Reverend Scott to Eliza's parents, written from Mer (Murray) Island, Thursday Island, Erub (Darnley) Island and Cooktown between 27 July 1880 - 5 September 1882. Also included in this album is Eliza's autograph journal for 9 April -12 May 1882, including two drawings and various notes, letters and one unframed painting of an island hut on board, signed "E.J.S."
System of arrangement
Arranged into 3 series.
Description
3 albums
Additional format
Digital copies available for selected items.
Guides
Transcript available selected items: Item 2.
Access restrictions
Restricted access. 24 hours notice required. Please contact Queensland Memory, State Library of Queensland for more information.
Copyright status
Out of copyright.
Conditions of use
You are free to use without permission. Please attribute the State Library of Queensland.
Preferred citation
29018, Reverend James Tait Scott Torres Strait Islands Papers, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.