Linnean Society of New South Wales further records, 1816-1988
Linnean Society of New South Wales further records, 1816-1988
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Author / Creator
Date
1816-1988
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9877
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Formats
Manuscripts, Clippings and Pictures
Physical Description
Contents
0.16 metres of textual and pictorial material (1 box)
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Level of description
Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The collection documents some of the activities of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. It includes correspondence between individual society members and with other organisations, and natural history drawings and notes.
Folder 1
Folder of letters to W.S. Macleay and other papers, arranged by correspondent in individual sleeves. Corres...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Linnean Society of New South Wales further records, 1816-1988
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Clarke, W. B. (William Branwhite), 1798-1878
Macleay, William, Sir, 1820-1891
Macleay, William Sharp, 1792-1865
Maiden, J. H. (Joseph Henry), 1859-1925
Mitchell, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1855
Miklukho-Maklai, Nikolai Nikolaevich, 1846-1888
Mueller, Ferdinand, Baron von, 1825-1896
Woolls, William, 1814-1893
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by the University of New South Wales Library, March 2016
Collection history
Following the dispersal of the library of the Linnean Society of NSW, some of the collection was transferred to Fisher Library (University of Sydney) in the 1970s. Much of this was relocated to the University of New South Wales Library in the mid-1980s.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Linnean Society of New South Wales was founded in 1874 to stimulate interest in all branches of the science of natural history. Its first president and benefactor was Sir William John Macleay. His cousin, entomologist William Sharp Macleay, had bequeath his collection to William John on his death in 1865. Joseph James Fletcher was director and...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9877
Record Identifier
YolgAwv9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YolgAwv9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1001669
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