Rolleston family : Further papers

Family and other personal correspondence. Includes some of William Rolleston, his wife Mary, but mainly their son Francis Joseph; also including other family members. There are some letters of political, social and community significance relating to the careers of William Rolleston, and his son F J Rolleston. Writers include Professor J B Condliffe, Sir Francis Bell, Sir James Parr. Added in 1980 to this accession were 11 letters 1891-1893 from J D Ormond, Harold Kemp, E J Watts etc; 15 letters of family to F Rolleston at school, 1881-1889; various records of F Rolleston's life at school; his `Parodies on Gilbert and Sullivan' etc. Later in same year further Rolleston letters, 1868-1949 were added, including letters relating to the political career of John Christopher Rolleston.

Source of title - Supplied title

Other - Rosamond Rolleston was the author of `William and Mary Rolleston; an informal biography' which was published in 1971

Relationship complexity - See also MS-Group-0377 (1971 accession)

Arrangement: The bulk of the letters had been arranged chronologically before they were deposited.

Quantity: 3 box(es). 1 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter and photographs

Finding Aids: When the papers were still with Rosamond Wilson, Steven Eldrid-Grigg listed those letters that seemed to him of chief interest, and this list is in a back file. These letters have been merged into the chronological sequence.

Loose photographs