Stories from our Collections
As Far as the Eye can See | Two Views of Nature
This month our Hon. Curator of Artefacts, Glenn Benson FLS, looks at the depiction of nature through two small landscapes in the Society’s collection.
7th November 2024
The Architect of Nature Conservation: Max Nicholson's Archive
The latest archival collection to be released on our catalogue are the papers of foundational environmentalist Max Nicholson. His archive is the first of several important nature conservation collections currently in progress.
29th October 2024
The Scott Archive: Sealed Envelopes and…. Bickering Botanists! (Part 2)
In August we discussed the intriguing discovery of a sealed envelope in the papers of Dukinfield Henry and Rina Scott. This month, thanks to our Conservator, Janet Ashdown, we look at how that envelope was opened, and finally reveal its contents!
30th September 2024
Celia Rosser's Banksias
Our librarian Will Beharrell examines one of the Society's more recent acquisitions: a magnificent three-volume survey of Australia's most distinctive wildflower
12th September 2024
The Scott Archive: Mystery of a Sealed Envelope (Part 1)
Archivist Liz Mcgow brings us along as she navigates the challenges and intrigue of sealed archival material.
29th July 2024
"On the bat's back I do fly after summer merrily" - Linnaeus's Manuscripta Medica Tom. 1
This month Education Manager Alice Cheetham takes a look at a little drawing that caught her eye in the Linnean Manuscripts and what it can tell us about one of her favourite mammals.
28th June 2024
