Collection 1: Royal Society of New South Wales records, lantern slides, architectural plans, medals and medallions, 1797, 1821-2003

sub-fonds

1797-2003

Textual Records, Objects, Graphic Materials, Architectural and Technical Drawings, Photographs

96371

A detailed contents list is available from the Manuscripts Section.

MLMSS 9077/Boxes 1-26; 27X-28X; 29-62; 63X; 64-65; 67X; 68-77
Royal Society of New South Wales records, 1821-2003

SLIDES 285
Boxes 1-5
Lantern slides mainly of members of the Royal Society of NSW, ca. 1931


R 2122
Boxes 1-6
Medals, medallions and badges mainly of Royal and International Exhibitions, ca. 1797, 1867-1935
Box 7
Printing blocks


PXD 1374 [Transferred from MLMSS 9077/Box 66]
Architectural drawings and related records of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1909–1929
Detailed listing of contents is available with the items.

PXD 1374/Folder 1
File 1: Drawings and documents for a new RSNSW building in Phillip Street, Sydney, designed by architects Mansfield & Son, 1911–1912
File 2: Drawings and documents for alterations and additions to the RSNSW’s building at [5] Elizabeth Street, Sydney, designed by architect Harry C. Kent, 1921–1922

PXD 1374/Folder 2
File 3: Drawings and documents for Science House, Gloucester and Essex Streets, Sydney, designed by architects Peddle Thorp & Walker, 1928–1929
File 4: A draft article and tables, titled ‘Memorandum on “Encyclopaedic Metrology”’, dated 1928
File 5: Four colour-printed copies of a manuscript addressed to the University of Cambridge from the RSNSW, commemorating the Darwin Centenary Celebration, dated 1909

Partly restricted: Applies to MLMSS 9077/ Boxes 1-12 until 2025 Boxes 22-23 until 2050 Boxes 30-66 until 2025 Boxes 70-71 until 2028

Access via appointment - Applies to R 2122 and SLIDES 285

Copyright restrictions may apply:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

A detailed description of this collection, compiled for the Royal Society of New South Wales by Dr Peter J. Tyler, is held at MLMSS 7843

Information upgraded as part of the Manuscripts Unprocessed eRecords Project 2013-2014

MLMSS 9077/Box 66 has been transferred to PXD 1374. File titles for this part of the collection provided by RSNSW councillor, July 2022.