[UMA-SRE-20230006] Annotated transcripts of the diaries of George McKay

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IdentifierUMA-SRE-20230006Extent3 electronic documentsScope and ContentThis series consists of transcripts of 3 diaries by George Gilbert McKay, Glasgow, Scotland 1851-1854; Koroit, Victoria 1861-1868. George McKay's descendant Maxwell Burnet began transcribing the diaries using a typewriter in 1958.The final transcripts were bound in 1993 and presented to family members. A copy was also deposited with the University of Melbourne archives as accession 1994.0016.
In 2014 Maxwell suggested to his cousin Graham Burnet that he might revise the transcription via photocopies of the original diaries. Graham also conducted additional family research which is compiled into the final transcriptions. Maps and illustrations from various sources have been included in the final documents.ArrangementChronologicalAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Series

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CreatorBurnet, GrahamRoleCollector Last edited by: mbarrie@unimelb.edu.au

Provenance

CreatorBurnet, Maxwell M.RoleCreator Last edited by: mbarrie@unimelb.edu.au

Dates

Date2015-2017

Description Control

Previous System ID2023.0006State of ListFully listed Last edited by: mbarrie@unimelb.edu.au

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Language of MaterialEnglish (eng) Last edited by: mbarrie@unimelb.edu.au

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[UMA-SRE-20230006] Annotated transcripts of the diaries of George McKay