| Bib ID |
2961870 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online - Google Books |
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| Access Conditions |
Available for research. Not for loan. |
| Description |
[1880-1963]
approximately 16.0 m. (59 boxes) + 9 fol. boxes + elephant folios.
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| Summary |
MS 1003 comprises correspondence, 1880-1963, relating to Thomas Griffith Taylor's travels and publications and some personal correspondence; manuscripts, published and unpublished, in typescript, handwritten and proof form; annotated printed material, including serials, books, pamphlets and reprints covering a wide range of subjects; and, miscellaneous material including press clippings, maps, medals, scrapbooks. The collection includes papers on Taylor's early years, 1880-1910; Antarctica, 1910-1912; Canberra and surrounding district, 1910, 1912-1928; Chicago University, 1929-1935; Toronto University, 1935-1951; Australian Institute of Geographers; Australian Academy of Science; and A.N.Z.A.A.S. (59 boxes, 9 fol. boxes, elephant folios).
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| Biography/History |
Geographer, geologist and writer. Thomas Griffith Taylor was born at Walthamstow, England, in 1880. Taylor was senior geologist with the British (Terra Nova) Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 under Robert F. Scott; physiographer for the Commonwealth Weather Service, 1910-1920, and helped survey the Federal Capital Site, 1912-1913. He later became senior professor of geography, University of Chicago, 1929-1935, and head of the Department of Geography, University of Toronto, 1935-1951. In 1913, he and E.T. Quayle wrote the first textbook on Australian meteorology, Climate and weather of Australia. Taylor died in Sydney in 1963.
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| Notes |
Manuscript reference no.: MS 1003.
Associated materials: Antarctic diary: headquarters 1911, 2008 MS 10081.
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| Related Material |
Sir Edgeworth David with Ernest Skeats at Blue Lake, Kosciuszko, New South Wales, 1922; Located at; National Library of Australia Pictures collection PIC/13474. |
| Cited In |
Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia, C297.
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| Index/Finding Aid Note |
Finding aid available in the Pictures and Manuscripts Reading Room and on the Internet at: http://www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/1003.html |
| Subjects |
Taylor, Thomas Griffith, - 1880-1963 - Archives. | Taylor, Thomas Griffith, - 1880-1963 - Travel. | Commonwealth Weather Service - History. | Geographers - Australia - Archives. | College teachers - Australia - Archives. | Geography - History. | Antarctica - Discovery and exploration - British. | Canberra (A.C.T.) - Surveys.
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| Time Coverage |
1880-1963 |
| Occupation |
Geographers. | Geologists. | Meteorologists. | Academics. |
| Exhibited |
Exhibited: "Treasures Gallery", National Library of Australia, 7 October 2011 - 15 December 2012. |
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