State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
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[Repository details]
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| Title: | James Alexander Smith - Papers |
| Reference: | MS 11370 |
| Date Range: | 1878 - 1933 |
| Description: | Papers, 1878-1933. Includes general correspondence; correspondence and technical papers concerning Working Men's College; lectures; correspondence relating to Victorian Institute of Engineers, Victorian Railways, Royal Society of Victoria, Microscopical Society of Victoria, and various other societies; miscellaneous items; and press cuttings. |
| Quantity: | 1.1 m |
| Access: | Available for reference |
| Finding Aid: | Preliminary list available for reference |
| Related Entries: | Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - ) | Working Men's College (1882 - 1933) |
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| Title: | Royal Society of Victoria - Records |
| Reference: | MS 11663 |
| Date Range: | 1854 - 1988 |
| Description: | Minute books; correspondence files (general, secretarial, financial); correspondence relating to publication of the Transactions and Proceedings; correspondence and accounts relating to the land and hall of the Society, and to memorial funds and government grants; original drafts of scientific papers (1857-1860, 1912); records relating to symposia held (1956-1974); library records; membership records, including 'deaths and resignations' files containing papers relating to wider matters; financial records; reports, notices and other printed matter (incomplete); manuscript papers of Royal Society of Victoria Government Prize essays, 1860; miscellaneous files relating to the history of the society and activities of members; and, photographic material. Also includes records of the Microscopical Society of Victoria: minutes of meetings (31 July 1873 - 28 July 1887), including lists of members, some correspondence, notice papers and reports. |
| Formats: | Photographs and Artwork. |
| Quantity: | 37 boxes (9 m) |
| Online Finding Aid: | The Royal Society of Victoria Guide to Records, with La Trobe Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/asrs/asrs.htm. |
| Related Entries: | Philosophical Institute of Victoria (1855 - 1859) | Philosophical Society of Victoria (1854 - 1855) | Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - ) | Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science (1854 - 1855) |
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