Thomas Gibson Sloane - papers, 1877-1931
Thomas Gibson Sloane - papers, 1877-1931
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Date
1877-1931
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6453
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1 box - 0.05 Meters
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Textual Records - (printed)
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Fonds
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1877-1931; Diary, titled by Sloane, 'diary of a naturalist', which records his findings on field trips
1883-1897; Diary, titled by Sloane, 'travelling notes', which records trips to Sydney, 1883, 'a run through N.S.W.', 1886, 'to the Castlereagh inspecting country', 1888, and 'some bicycle rides', 1897
1886; Annotated printed book titled T...
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Full title
Thomas Gibson Sloane - papers, 1877-1931
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Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Michelle Slack in 1998
Administrative / Biographical history
Thomas Gibson Sloane (1858-1932), grazier and entomologist, was an expert on the Carabidae and the Cicindelidae, the ground and tiger beetle, and collected on numerous field trips throughout eastern Australia. He managed the pastoral station, Moorilla, near Young, from 1888 and became owner in 1910
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 6453
Record Identifier
nvgV8351
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvgV8351
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Reference code
153110
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