item details
NameSydney International Exhibition (1879)
ProductionColonial Museum; creating agency; circa 1879-1880
Classificationcorrespondence, exhibition records
Materialspaper, ink
Materials SummarySingle running number; loose letters in folders
Techniqueshandwriting
Registration NumberMU000188
Overview
Hector was appointed Executive Commissioner for the New Zealand representation at the 1879 Sydney exhibition.
A running number letter registration system was established and these are the registered letters.
Subjects covered are diverse including arrangement for sending and received items for display and a variety of other subjects.
Note: the original letter register appears not to be extant.