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		Creator		Linnean Society of New South Wales
		Title		Linnean Society of New South Wales : pictorial and manuscript collection, ca. 1797-1970
		Level of Description		Collection
		Date of Work		Majority of this collection dates from the 1880s to the 1920s
		Type of Material		Graphic Materials Textual Records
		Physical Description		Drawings Photographs Prints Objects Textual Records - (manuscript)
		Administrative / Biographical Note		The Linnean Society of New South Wales was founded in 1874 to stimulate interest in all branches of the science of natural history. The centenary of the Society was celebrated with the opening of the `Linnean Society Exhibition of Historical Material' on Friday, October 25th 1974 at the Mitchell Library. Its first president and benefactor was Sir William John Macleay. This collection includes original drawings owned by him and his cousin William Sharp Macleay, and later photographs, many (ca. 1925) of Linnean Society members.
		Arrangement		This collection comprises 2 record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record. This collection was presented to the Library in 1970. It has been arranged by individual artists and the format of the items. You may navigate to these individual records from this collection record.
		Source		Deposited by the Linnean Society of New South Wales on permanent loan in 1970. Subsequently presented to the Mitchell Library in 1993. Pic.Acc.2026


		Copying Conditions		Out of copyright - Created before 1955 (photographs) Out of copyright - Artist died before 1955 (artistic works)
		General Note		For Linnean Society papers see Location no. ML MSS 2009 Mitchell Library -- guide to papers is on reference shelves, Original Materials Reading Room
		Subject		Natural history -- Australia. Voyages and travels -- 19th century.