Guide to the Natural History Museum: Collections of the Mammals Section (as filmed by the AJCP), 27 June 1887-1984

Summary

Collection number:

M2597 - M2598

Creator:

Natural History Museum: Collections of the Mammals Section

Extent:

42 items

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.

Citation 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 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:

Michael R. Oldfield Thomas correspondence 1868-1928. Subjects include collecting expeditions to Australia, Malaya, Indonesia and the Pacific and dispatch of skulls and other specimens. Correspondents include Wilfrid B. Alexander, Tom Carter, Charles W. De Vis, Joseph Fletcher, Charles Hedley, Frederic Wood Jones and Sir Hubert Wilkins.

Collectors' notes. Subjects include: Hubert Wilkins' Australia and Islands expedition 1923-24; expeditions to Malaysia 1967, 1974; Cambridge Sumatra expedition 1984; and mammals of Oceania and Eastern New Guinea.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2589455] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Natural History Museum (formerly British Museum (Natural History)), London, England. For further information see Archives of the Natural History Museum (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/library-and-archives.html)

Formerly known as British Museum (Natural History).

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.

Citation 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 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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