Handwritten : leaving a mark on the world
Details
Date3 May 2019 - 28 July 2019LocationTreasures WallDescription
Handwritten : leaving a mark on the world highlights just some of the letters, diaries and documents in the collections of the State Library of South Australia. From the great to the good, see a commission signed by Queen Elizabeth I, a letter from Lord Nelson, a scandalous shipboard diary of a journey to Adelaide in 1838, held in Changi prison, Burma and Japan.
These are just some of the items on display.
Manuscript
Transcript
Photograph
Letter written by John Kelly to his mother, sisters and brother, 1839. SLSA: PRG 481/1/1
Connections
Handwritten : leaving a mark on the world (3 May 2019 - 28 July 2019). State Library of South Australia, accessed 05/12/2024, https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/6353