Guide to the Papers of James Whitelaw Craig (as filmed by AJCP), 23 September 1873-07 February 1877

 

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Summary

Collection number:
M978
Creator:
Craig, James Whitelaw
Extent:
1 item
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234).

Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:
Diary of James Whitelaw Craig, 23 September 1873 – 7 February 1877. Details Craig's trip to southern France and Australia. The diary provides little information about his personal life but goes into greater detail about his zoological, ornithological and botanical activities and his growing interest in the Australian Aboriginals.
Biographical / Historical:

James Whitelaw Craig (1849-1880), the son of an engineer, was born in Paisley, near Glasgow. He always had a strong interest in natural history and built up a substantial collection of entomological, ornithological and zoological specimens. He was apprenticed as an engineer with his father's works. In 1873, however, his health declined. On medical advice, he spent the winter in the south of France and later in the year he sailed to Australia, where he lived for two years. After his return, his health continued to decline and he made another trip to Pau, in France, in 1879. He died the following year at the age of 31.

A large part of Craig's scientific collections were presented to the museum attached to the Paisley Free Library. In 1908 his brother A.F. Craig edited his 1874-77 diary and it was published, together with photographs and drawings, under the Diary of a Naturalist (Paisley, J. R. Parlane, 1908).

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Conditions Governing Access:
Available for Access.
Conditions Governing Use:
Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.
Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234).

Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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