Scottish born ethnologist and pastoralist in the Camperdown area of western Victoria, Dawson wrote Australian Aborigines: The Languages and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria with his daughter, Isabella. The book was published in 1881. He was a Local Guardian for the Board for Protection of Aborigines after 1876 and raised concerns about and on behalf of local Aboriginal people with both the BPA and in the local press.
James Dawson
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Legends of the Kulin, Kurnai, Wotjoballuk and YuinPages 1Registration Number XM521Author Howitt, Mr Alfred WilliamPhysical Description Draft. Handwritten in ink, undated. Some annotations in margins and corrections throughout. Vertical line through each page. Five foolscap sheets, six pages. Condition: good. -
Chapter V Tribal GovernmentsPages 14Registration Number XM692Author Howitt, Mr Alfred WilliamPhysical Description Draft notes, handwritten in ink, undated. Envelope/cover sheet and 52 foolscap sheet, 57 pages. Handwritten annotations and corrections throughout. Condition: envelope is tattered, marked and stained. -
Questions for William BerakPages 8Registration Number hw0429Author Howitt, Alfred WilliamPhysical Description Handwritten in ink. Undated and unsigned. Possibly a draft? First 10 pages contains a list of questions. Some subheadings throughout. Last 6 pages are notes. Includes 2 sketch maps. -
W.T. Dawson and H.W. Pettit Gippsland place names and vocabularyPages 1Registration Number hw0437Author Dawson, W. T. and Pettit, J. H. W.Physical Description Typescript copy of article with a front page with handwritten title 'Dawson and Pettit Gippsland Aboriginal Vocabularies' and an annotation bottom left, 'M.E.B. Howitt, Eastwood, Lucknow.' -
Howitt to Fison 12 April 1877Pages 3Registration Number tip70-10-33-13Author —Physical Description Handwritten in ink, signed and dated.
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Howitt notes of the GringaiRegistration Number hw0146Author —Physical Description — -
Howitt and Fison 21 March 1880Registration Number tip70-10-34-8Author —Physical Description — -
Letter from ALP Cameron 13 June 1881Registration Number XM110Author —Physical Description Letter, handwritten in ink. One sheet, four pages. Annotated 'Waart[?] language vocabulary' in blue-pencil, top left. Covering letter for return of questionnaire on language and relationship terms (not attached). Condition: good. -
A. Meston to Howitt 23 April 1893Registration Number XM259Author —Physical Description Letter, handwritten in ink. Three sheets, five pages. Condition: good. -
NotesRegistration Number XM615Author Howitt, Mr Alfred WilliamPhysical Description Notes, draft, handwritten in ink, undated. 53 foolscap sheets, 61 pages. Annotations and corrections throughout. Condition: generally good; small number of sheets with slightly tattered edges. -
Chapter VI Tribal GovernmentsRegistration Number XM689Author Howitt, Mr Alfred WilliamPhysical Description Draft notes, typed and handwritten, undated. 59 pages consisting of 47 foolscap sheets, 8 half-pages, and 3 slips. With annotations, attachments and corrections throughout. Condition: some sheets with torn and tattered edges; some with foxing.