Guide to the Records held by the Institute of Geological Sciences (as filmed by the AJCP), 1845-1972

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Summary

Collection number:

M1186 - M1189

Creator:

Institute of Geological Sciences

Extent:

90 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.

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:

Correspondence 1845-1910 of Geological Survey Office referring to: appointment of geologists in colonies; analysis of minerals found in colonies; supply of maps and publications; and mineral discoveries in Australia. Correspondents include Sir Henry de la Beche, Sir Roderick Murchison, J.B. Jukes, Sir William Denison, Sir Saul Samuel and Sir Redmond Barry.

Correspondence 1845-1902 of Geological Museum concerning supply of specimens and publications from colonies. Correspondents include P.E. Strzelecki and F.W. Rudler.

Papers 1910-24 of Sir John Flett concerning appointments and purchase of microscope for New South Wales Geological Survey.

Correspondence 1892-98 of Professor James Geikie referring to glacial deposits in Victoria and mineral discoveries in New Caledonia.

Letters 1932-33 of Sir Edgeworth David referring to the discovery of Cambrian fossils at Teatree Gully, South Australia.

Correspondence 1966-72 of F.G. Percival referring to visit to Western Australia and developments at Hamersley.

Papers 1906-36 of Sir Edmund Teale including field notebooks when a student at Melbourne University, and letters from Africa to his parents in Australia.

Extracts from minute-books 1920-33 of Mineral Resources Department of Imperial Institute.

Registered files 1876-1946 referring to appointments, requests for information from colonies, assistance to Colonial Geological Surveys and other matters.

Biographical / Historical:

In 1835 the Ordnance Geological Survey was established with Henry De la Beche as its first director-general. He obtained funding from the Board of Works for a museum and the Museum of Economic Geology opened in 1841. The collections were arranged in two main sections, one displaying rocks, minerals and other natural materials found in Britain and the other displaying industrial products made from them. The Museum was originally located in Craig's Court, Whitehall, before moving to Jermyn Street in 1851, when its name was changed to the Museum of Practical Geology. In 1935 it finally moved to Exhibition Road, South Kensington, close to the Royal School of Mines and the Science Museum. In 1965 the Geological Survey and the Museum combined with the Overseas Geological Surveys to form the Institute of Geological Sciences. In 1984 its name was changed to the British Geological Survey. The museum was taken over by the Natural History Museum in 1986.

Directors-General and Directors of the Geological Survey1835-55 Sir Henry De la Beche1855-72 Sir Roderick Murchison1872-81 Sir Andrew Ramsay1882-1901 Sir Archibald Geikie1901-14 Sir Jethro Teall (the title was changed to Director in 1901)1914-20 Sir Aubrey Strahan1920-35 Sir John Flett

Access and use

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.