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Coveny family papers

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Title
Coveny family papers
Subject
Emigration and immigration
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Australia--Social life and customs
Letter writing
Correspondence
Photographs
Drawing
Category
1. Settlement
2. National boundaries
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference
1809 – 1926
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1JkO3qDY
Series number
MLMSS 11219/Box 1 , MLMSS 11219/Boxes 2X-3X
Item number
1JkO3qDY
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
Copyright restrictions may apply. Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Sydney
Language
English
Spanish
Description from source
0.99 metres of textual material (1 box and 2 outsize boxes), includes photographs and drawings.

The collection includes Coveny family papers, correspondence, ephemera, and family history documentation on the Coveny, Swayne, Mort and Tallon families. It also contains notebooks, sketchbooks and photographs by and of Robert John Coveny, who came to Australia in 1838, and illustrated publications and sketchbooks by his brother Christopher John Coveny.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Correspondence
Typescripts
Photographs
Pictures
Related resources
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/coveny-robert-3271