James Backhouse Walker Index: Royal Society Collection

Walker, James Backhouse and Sprent, Charles and Johnston, Robert Mackenzie and Giblin, A (2011) James Backhouse Walker Index: Royal Society Collection. Royal Society of Tasmania, University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, Australia. (Unpublished)

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James Backhouse Walker (1841-1899), solicitor, son of george Washington Walker and Sarah Benson Walker, Quakers, was interested in the history and geography of Tasmania. He gave many talks to the Royal Society of Tasmania and others. He was a fellow of the Royal Society, London. His notes, draft articles, newspaper cuttings, etc., were presented to the Royal Society of Tasmania by his sisters in 1920. Royal Society RS.5

Item Type:	Other
Keywords:	Tasmania, Royal Society of Tasmania, science, natural science, social history, Australia, indexes, University of Tasmania, Library, private deposits, archives, Collections, catalogue, Special, Van Diemen's Land,
ID Code:	11092
Deposited By:	Ms L Nandan
Deposited On:	22 Jun 2011 15:32
Last Modified:	27 Nov 2012 15:47
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