Peter R. Crowther - An Index to the correspondence of Sir Frederick McCoy, 1841-1892, held in the Mitchell Library (A 675: microfilm CY 499: 721 frames), compiled 2001, along with transcriptions of correspondence of Sir Frederick McCoy, 1849-1852, held in the Ulster Museum Belfast, transcribed 2000

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Textual Records - (typescript)

Dr Peter R. Crowther is the Keeper of Geology, Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland at Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast. He has published and edited works on palaeobiology and palaeontological. During the course of his research into Frederick McCoy's time as first Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Queen's College Belfast (1849-1854) Crowther transcribed Adam Sedgwick's letters sent to McCoy, held at the Ulster Museum, and compiled an index to McCoy's letters received, held at the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
For biographical information on McCoy, see record; Sir Frederick McCoy - correspondence, 1841-1892

2001; Index to the correspondence of Sir Frederick McCoy, 1841-1892, being mainly letters received, held in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales [located at original: A 675; microfilm: CY 499], compiled by Dr. Peter R. Crowther, 2001. Three typescript indexes listed alphabetically by writer's name; chronologically by date of writing; and in microfilm sequence by microfilm frame number. Writer's address is also included. The majority of correspondents are located in England, the main correspondent being Adam Sedgwick [113 ms.letters], 1846-1872. (Call No.: MLMSS 7023)
2000; Typescript transcriptions of correspondence of Sir Frederick McCoy, 1849-1852, being letters (9) sent to Adam Sedgwick, held by Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast [located at Geology File MCO 1], transcribed by Dr. Peter Crowther, 2000. (Call No.: MLMSS 7023)

The original volume of McCoy correspondence at A 675 was microfilmed in May 1979.