Linnean Society of London - Records, 1790-1870

MAV/FM4/2699-2700
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fonds

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

432501

microfilm reels 35 mm

Formed in 1788. In 1822 took over records and collections of the Society for Promoting Natural History. Main objective was cultivation and study of the science of natural history. In 1874 a Linnean Society of New South Wales was established under its first president Sir William Macleay (1820-91). Notable Fellows who had lived or worked in Australia included Alexander Macleay (1767-1848), his son Sir George Macleay (1809-91) and William Swainson (1789-1855)

(1) Linnean Society letters received, 1806-1860. (2) Macleay correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1805-1859, chiefly with Sir George Macleay and his father Alexander Macleay. Concerns the social conditions and residents of New South Wales, as well as botanical studies. (3) Correspondence of William Swainson, 1816-1840. (4) Miscellaneous manuscripts relating to Australian botany and birds. (5) Society for Promoting Natural History records, 1790-1795.

Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project, by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales.
National Library of Australia holds the microfilm masters.
Available for reference.
Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; A1175
Australian Joint Copying Project 'Handbook', Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 280, pp.104-105.
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series: M 596-597.
Microfilm copy of originals held by the Linnean Society of London
Descriptive list available (9pp.).
Detailed description in 'Manuscripts in the British Isles Relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific' edited by Phyllis Mander-Jones, p. 155-160.
Refer to the National Library of Australia’s AJCP Portal (https://www.nla.gov.au/content/australian-joint-copying-project) for information on Australian Joint Copying Project reels digitised in 2019/59