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Section 1 - Journals
Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Section 3 - The second Pacific voyage of James Cook
Section 4 - The third Pacific voyage of James Cook
- Series 09: Letters
received by Banks, with related papers, from John Montagu, Lord Sandwhich,
mainly concerning publication of the account of the third Pacific voyage
in in HM Ships Resolution and Discovery, James Cook, 1774,
1780-1785, 1795 Includes a letter received by Banks from Lord Howe, 1784
- Series 10: Letters
received by Banks from James Cook concerning the third Pacific voyage in
HM Ships Resolution and Discovery, 1776
- Series 11: Letters
received by Banks from Charles Clerke, concerning the third Pacific voyage
in HM Ships Resolution and Discovery, James Cook, 1776, 1779
- Series 12: Copies,
extracts and summaries of letters written by James Cook, Charles Clerke
and others, concerning the third Pacific voyage in HM Ships Resolution
and Discovery, 1779-1780
Section 5 - Gardeners and collectors
- Series 13: Letters
received by Banks from Francis Masson, 1776-1800, 1805
- Series 14: Letters
received by Banks from William Wright, 1778, ca 1782-1793
- Series 15: Letters
received by Banks from David Burton, 1790-1794
- Series 16: Letters
and plant lists, received by Banks from Christopher Smith, 1795-1801
- Series 17: Documents
concerning the appointment of Peter Good, and the equipping of the Royal
Admiral, 1794
- Series 18: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks from George Caley, 1795-1809, 1814
- Series 19: Correspondence
concerning the outfitting and equipping of H.M.S. Porpoise for a
voyage to New South Wales, 1797-1801
- Series 20: General
correspondence being mainly letters received by Banks from various persons,
1791-1820
- Series 21: Botanical
reports received by Banks, 1799, 1817-1818, undated. Includes ‘Rules for Collecting and preserving Specimens of plants’ , undated
- Series 22: Plants
and specimen lists kept or received by Banks, 1780’s-1890’s
Section 6 - Australia and the South Seas
- Series 23: Correspondence
with various persons concerning Australia and the South Seas, being mainly
letters received by Banks, 1786-1809
- Series 24: Correspondence
and newscuttings concerning the prisoner Mary Rose, 1788-1789
- Series 25: Copies
of correspondence concerning the withdrawal of Mungo Park from a voyage
of exploration to Australia on board HMS Porpoise, 1798
- Series 26: ‘Correspondence
relative to Boring Machinery to try for Coal in NSWales’ , 1799
- Series 27: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks from William Patterson, 1782, 1790-1808
- Series 28: ‘Applications
to Sir J. Banks for free passages to N.S.W.’ being letters received by
Banks from various persons, 1800-1801
- Series 29: ‘Letters
[received by Banks] from persons wishing to proceed to Botany Bay’ , 1801-1804
- Series 30: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks from William Kent, and others, 1801,
1806
- Series 31: ‘Proposals
for Conveying Convicts to New South Wales, also for their Maintenance and
Clothing &c by W. [William] Richards Jnr’ , 1791-1793
- Series 32: ‘Whale
and Seal Fisheries & Sir Jos Banks’ Remarks... & Statistics...’,
1793-1798, 1802-1806
- Series 33: ‘A
project for supplying N.S.W. with a circulating medium’ , 1805
- Series 34: ‘Volunteers
who did not proceed [to New South Wales]’ , 1810
- Series 35: Miscellaneous
reports and memoranda concerning the settlements in Australia, [1770],
ca 1786-1808
- Series 36: Newscuttings
concerning the settlements in New South Wales, 1788-1791
- Series 36A: Illustrations
and charts concerning the settlments in Australia, ca 1790s
Section 7 - Governors of New South Wales
- Series 37: Letters,
with related papers and journal extract, received by Banks from Arthur
Phillip, 1787-1792, 1794-1796
- Series 38: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks from John Hunter, with related papers,
1795-1802, 1807
- Series 39: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks from Philip Gidley King, with related
papers, 1788, 1791-1807
- Series 40: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks from William Bligh, 1805-1811
- Series 41: Copies
of documents ‘Receivd [by Banks] April 9 1808 Chiefly Relating to Leut
Short’ , 1806-1808. Written in the hand of a clerk. Includes memorandum written by Philip Gidley King, ca 1807
- Series 42: Documents
written or transmitted to Banks by Elizabeth Bligh, 1807-1809
- Series 43: Letters
received by Banks from various persons, concerning the governorship of
William Bligh, 1808-1809
- Series 44: Copy
of a letter written by Banks to Lachlan Macquarie, 1809
Section 8 - The first breadfruit voyage of William Bligh
- Series 45: ‘Plan
for the Voyage with Letters from various persons who interferd in the management
of it’ , being papers concerning preparations for the voyage of the HMS
Bounty,
William Bligh, ca. 1787
- Series 46: ‘Correspondence
Bounty’ , being letters received by Banks from William Bligh concerning
the breadfruit voyage of HMS Bounty, 1787-1790. Includes a copy of a letter written by Joseph Coleman, 1788; and newscuttings, 1790, 1792
- Series 47: ‘David
Nelson Gardiner. Third Voyage in H.M. Brig Bounty’ , being papers concerning
David Nelson and the breadfruit voyage of HMS Bounty, William Bligh,
1787, 1790.
- Series 48: Miscellaneous
correspondence concerning the breadfruit voyage of HMS Bounty, William
Bligh, 1792, 1795-1796
Section 9 - The second breadfruit voyage of William Bligh
- Series 49: ‘outfit
orders’ , being papers concerning the breadfruit voyage of HM Ships Providence
and Assistant, William Bligh, 1790-1791
- Series 50: ‘Correspondence’
being mainly letters received by Banks from William Bligh, with other papers,
concerning the breadfruit voyage of HM Ships Providence and Assistant
1791-1795. Includes newscuttings, 1791, 1793.
- Series 51: Letters
received by Banks from Nathaniel Portlock concerning the breadfruit voyage
of HM Ships Providence and Assistant, William Bligh, 1791,
1793 Includes a letter recevied by Banks from Elizabeth Bligh,
1791.
- Series 52: ‘Gardiners
on the Providence’ , being letters received by Banks, and related papers,
from James Wiles and Christopher Smith concerning the breadfruit voyage
of HM Ships Providence and Assistant, William Bligh, 1791-1793
- Series 53: ‘Accounts’
concerning James Wiles and Christopher Smith and the breadfruit voyage
of HM Ships Providence and Assistant, William Bligh, 1791-1794,
1797
- Series 54: Draft
letter written by Banks to William Pitt, Lord Chatham, concerning the breadfruit
voyage of HM Ships Providence and Assistant, 1791, 1793
- Series 55: Letter
received by Banks from Robert Brooke, concerning the breadfruit voyage
of HM Ships Providence and Assistant, William Bligh, 1792
- Series 56: Letters
and plant lists received by Banks from Alexander Andersonk concerning the
breadfruit voyage of HM Ships Providence and Assistant, William
Bligh, 1792-1793
- Series 57: Letters
and plant lists received by Banks from Thomas Dancer, concerning the breadfruit
voyage of HM Ships Providence and Assistant, William Bligh,
1793
Section 10 - Naval commands of William Bligh
- Series 58: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks from William Bligh while commander
of HM Ships Calcutta, Director, Glatton, Irresistible
and Warrior, 1795-1798, 1800-1801, 1803, 1805. Includes a letter received by Banks from Elizabeth Bligh, 1805
- Series 59: Letters
received by Banks from Lord Camden and James Chapman, while Bligh was commander
of HMS Warrior, 1805. Includes a letter written by William Bligh to William
Marsden, Secretary to the Admiralty, 1805
Section 11 - The voyage of George Vancouver to the west coast of America
Section 12 - Lord Macartney’s embassy to China
Section 13 - The voyage of Matthew Flinders
- Series 63: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks from various persons, concerning
the fitting out of HMS Investigator, Matthew Flinders, 1800-1801
- Series 64: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks from the Honourable East India Company
concerning the voyage of HMS Investigator, Matthew Flinder, 1801
- Series 65: Correspondence
being mainly letters received by Banks from Matthew Flinders, 1807-1811
- Series 66: ‘Letters
about Capn Flinders while a prisoner on Isle of France [Mauritius]’ , 1804-1808. Includes letter received by Banks from John Allen, 1803
- Series 67: Correspondence,
being mainly letters received by Banks concerning the results of the voyage
of HMS Investigator, Matthew Flinders, 1804-1806
- Series 68: Reports
concerning the wreck of HM Ships Porpoise and Cato, 1805
- Series 69: ‘Drawings
for Flinder work’ , being notes concerning the drawings of William Westall
from the voyage of HMS Investigator, Matthew Flinders, 1805-1806
- Series 70: ‘Engravings
&c for F’s work’ , being correspondence and invoices concerning the
publication of the voyage of HMS Investigator, Mattew Flinders,
1811-1814
Section 14 - The discovery of Pitcairn Island
Section 15 - General Correspondence and memoranda
- Series 72: Letters
received by Banks from various persons, 1773-1819, [1884]
- Series 73: Copies
of letters received by various persons from Banks, 1782-1818, undated
- Series 74: Letter-press
copies of letters received by various persons from Banks, 1782-1783, undated
- Series 75: Certificates
and diplomas presented to Banks, 1785-1813
- Series 76: ‘Begging
letters’ received by Banks from various persons, 1786-1808, [1884], undated
- Series 77: Correspondence
with British Museum
- Series 78: Correspondence
concerning a monument to Dr Samuel Johnson, 1791
- Series 79: Extracts
and abstracts of letters, 1771-1810, 1818, undated
- Series 80: Miscellaneous
memoranda and other documents, 1778-1807
- Series 81: Miscellaneous
invoices and receipts, 1788-1805
- Series 82: Indexes
to correspondents compiled by Banks, 1768, undated
Section 16 - Miscellaneous reports and articles
- Series 83: ‘Simkin’ s
Poetry’ being newscuttings, 1785-1792
- Series 84: Papers
concerning coinage and the Royal Mint, 1787-1813
- Series 85: ‘Translation
of a paper communicated by Mr Stuart to Lord Hobart relative to the Map
now existing in the Church of St Michael di Murano at Venice
- Series 86: Satirical
verse, ca 1807, undated
- Series 87: ‘A
Work upon Ancient Dresses’, undated
- Series 88: Papers
written by Banks, and some others, about various topics, ca 1805-1816,
undated
- Series 89: Miscellaneous
cuttings and printed material, 1777, 1793-1795, undated
Section 17 - Lincolnshire
Section 18 - Sarah Sophia Banks
Section 19 - Dorothea, Lady Banks