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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": Vol 4., 01 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1945
Galley proofs comprising contents page for Bk 10 (1 folio), American Civil War of 1862 (2 folios) and Australia (1 folio).
Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": volume 4, "The Great Democracies": final proofs., Jan 1957
Includes galley proofs of the entire volume [with the exception of the index]: introductory pages and books 10-12, "Recovery and Reform", "The Great Republic", and "The Victorian Age" [chapter 7 of which, "The Dawn of the Twentieth Century" is renamed "The South African War" in the published volume].With very minor suggested amendments and notes from various people [secretaries, literary assistants, etc.] including: [Alan Hodge].
Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments on volume 4 ("The Hinge of Fate") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1950 - Aug 1961
Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments on volume 6 ("Triumph and Tragedy") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1953 - Dec 1955
Literary: correspondence with consultants and others on WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War", mainly volumes 1 to 4), A-B., Sep 1945 - Jun 1950
Literary: miscellaneous correspondence, A-E, and correspondence on the Life magazine serialisation, of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Mar 1948 - Jul 1953
Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 1 "The Gathering Storm": Appendices: Copy and provisional proofs., 20 May 1938 - 20 Feb 1948
Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 1 "The Gathering Storm": Book 2: 'Almost Final' proofs., 07 Jan 1948 - 23 Jan 1948
Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Appendices., 1941 - Jan 1950
Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Appendix C., 1941 - 1949
Includes typescript and galley proofs of Appendix C "Prime Minister's Personal Minutes and Telegrams, 1941." Annotated by various individuals with comments and corrections including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, 1st Lord Camrose [earlier William Berry] and Sir Edward Marsh.
Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Assembled Appendices., 1940 - Jan 1950
Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 1 "Australasian Anxieties"., Jan 1949 - Mar 1950
Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Miscellanea., Jun 1942 - Jan 1952
Log book, observations and memoir of the HMS Investigator, 1795 - 1805
Log book of HMS 'Investigator', 1974
Log book of the HMS Investigator, January 1803, 1803-01-07 - 1803-01-31
This is a continuation of the log book for the voyage, which is in three parts. The entries cover 7-31 January 1803 while the Investigator was in the Gulf of Carpentaria, at Groote Eylandt and travelling towards Cape Arnhem. Some observations of lunar distance are included.
For earlier sections of the log book, see also [RGO 14/64: 3r-50v] and [RGO 14/64: 52r-97v].
Log entries for 1-13 September 1802, 1802-09-01 - 1802-09-13
Daily log entries, travelling from Thirsty Sound to Upper Head Broad Sound, Bay of Inlets.
Log entries for 14-30 September 1802, 1802-09-14 - 1802-09-30
Daily log entries made off Upper Head Broad Sound and thence across to the Offing Isles towards the outer Northumberland Isles. Includes astronomical observations made near Upper Head Broad Sound, with accounts of the daily rates of the timekeepers.
Log entries for 21-31 July 1802, 1802-07-21 - 1802-07-31
Daily log entries, travelling from Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, along the shore to the north coast via the Brothers, Cape Hawke, Break-Sea Spit and Sandy Cape; with the Lady Nelson in company.
Log entries for April 1802, 1802-04-01 - 1802-04-26
Daily log entries until 26 April; the weather, remarks & observations fields are largely left blank.
Log entries for August 1802, 1802-08-01 - 1802-08-31
Daily log entries, examining the east coast of New Holland. Includes observations taken at Port No. 1, at Keppel Bay, and off Port No. 2 (Entrance Island).
Log entries for December 1801 and early January 1802, 1801-12-05 - 1802-01-04
Daily log entries, travelling from the Cape of Good Hope towards the south west coast of New Holland, and in King George Sound and Princess Royal Harbour. Includes a set of observations made in Princess Royal Harbour, with accounts of the rates of the timekeepers and of the tides [RGO 14/64: 17r-20v].
Log entries for December 1802, 1802-12-01 - 1802-12-31
Daily log entries while in the southwest side of the Gulf of Carpentaria and off the isles of Cape Vanderlin. Includes some astronomical observations and a note on the stoppage of the timekeepers.
Log entries for early January 1803, 1803-01-01 - 1803-01-06
Daily log entries while in the Gulf of Carpentaria, with observations made to ascertain the errors of the timekeepers.
Log entries for February and early March 1802, 1802-02-01 - 1802-03-03
Daily log entries, exploring the furthest south coast of New Holland including Nuyts Archipelago. The entry for 21 February records the loss of the cutter with eight men drowned [RGO 14/64: 34v]. Also included are observations (of altitudes, lunar distance and for the variation of the magnetic needle), an account of the rates and errors of the timekeepers, and an account of the tides.