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432731
  • Title
    Edward Smith Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby - papers [M2077], 1813-1851
  • Creator
  • Call number
    M 2077
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date
    Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    432731
  • Issue Copy
    Microfilm : M 2077
  • Physical Description
    microfilm reel 35 mm
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
    Whig M.P. 1796-1832. President of Linnean Society, 1828-33. President of Zoological Society of London, 1831-51. Natural history collector
  • Scope and Content
    Correspondence of Lord Derby relating to zoological expeditions, collections and collectors of animal and bird specimens, extinct New Zealand birds, and other natural history matters. Primarily relate to Australia and New Zealand, but also the Philippines, Malaya, Borneo , Sarawak and other countries. Major correspondents include J. Gray, J. Gould, Sir Robert Heron, D. Mitchell and T. Whitfield. Also includes an account of Java, Madura and Dutch East Indies in the 18th century, possibly by Sir Stamford Raffles, and a manuscript on state of New Zealand, n.d.
  • General note
    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 microfilm master
    Available for reference
    Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M2077
    Microfilm copy of originals held by Liverpool Record Office, Liverpool
    Descriptive list available (5 p.)
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