the ds mitchell story - State Library of New South Wales - NSW ...
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David Scott Mitchell: <br />
A life and a bequest<br />
‘ … I give and bequeath to <strong>the</strong> Trustees<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Public <strong>Library</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Wales</strong> all my books, pictures,<br />
engravings, coins, tokens, medals and<br />
manuscripts … upon <strong>the</strong> trust and<br />
condition that <strong>the</strong> same shall be called<br />
and known as “The Mitchell <strong>Library</strong>” and<br />
shall be permanently arranged and kept<br />
for use in a special wing or set <strong>of</strong> rooms<br />
dedicated for that purpose … ’<br />
Last will and testament <strong>of</strong> David Scott Mitchell (extract from typescript copy, ML Q027.5/21A1)
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