• Title
  Macleay family - papers, 1824-1920.
• Creator
  Macleay family
• Call number
  MLMSS 5707
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Type of material
  Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Clippings, Drawings, Photographs
• Reference code
  423540
• Physical Description
  2 boxes - 0.36 Meters
  Textual Records
  Clippings
  Drawings
  Textual Records - (printed)
  Textual Records - (typescript)
  Photographs
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Sir William John Macleay (1820-1891), politician, patron of science and pastoralist, was a member of the New South Wales Parliament from 1855 until his death. He was a founding member of the Entomological Society of NSW and first president of the Linnean Society of NSW.
  William Sharp Macleay (1792-1865), son of Alexander Macleay (1767-1848) and cousin of William John Macleay, was a naturalist and Fellow of The Royal Society who arrived in Sydney in 1827.
• Scope and Content
  I. CORRESPONDENCE, 1824-1920
  1824-1864; Letters received by William Sharp Macleay (Call No.: MLMSS 5707/1)
  1876-1890; Letters received by Sir William John Macleay (Call No.: MLMSS 5707/1)
  1892-1920; Letters received by J.J. Fletcher, director of the Linnean Society of NSW (Call No.: MLMSS 5707/1)
  1839-1890; Miscellaneous letters, including letter from R. Heward to Allan Cunningham, 28 June 1839 (Call No.: MLMSS 5707/1)
  
  II. PICTORIAL MATERIAL, 1820-ca.1890
  1820-ca.1890; Pictorial material includes coloured plates, drawings and engravings of birds, fish, insects, crustacea and plants. Also photographs (3) of Sir William John Macleay (Call No.: MLMSS 5707/2)
  
  III. MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL, 1840-1920
  1840-1920; Miscellaneous material includes list of species, pressings of seaweeds, material concerning the Linnean Society of NSW, newscuttings and other printed material, ms. notes 'Snake poisoning and its treatment' and 'The useful fishes of the NSW seaboard' (Call No.: MLMSS 5707/2)
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment - Applies to MLMSS 5707/Box 2 due to fragility of original.
• General note
  
  This collection was listed in 2005 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823427
• Name
  Fletcher, J. J. (Joseph James), 1850-1926
  Linnean Society of N.S.W.
  Macleay, William, Sir, 1820-1891
  Macleay, William Sharp, 1792-1865
  
• Subject
  Botany--Australia.
  Entomology--Australia.
  Natural history--Australia.
  Politicians--New South Wales--19th century.
  Zoology--Australia.
  Cunningham, Allan, 1791-1839
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3157839

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