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[1975.0089] Consolidated Papers of Wilfrid Russell Grimwade

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National Museum of Victoria

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[2002.0003.00867] Photograph Album - National Museum of Victoria

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Accession[1975.0089] Consolidated Papers of Wilfrid Russell GrimwadeIdentifierUMA-ITE-2002000300867Scope and ContentPhotograph album presented to Russell Grimwade - 'On the occasion of his departure for England, This volume is presented to W. Russell Grimwade Esq., to express the esteem and regard of his fellow Trustees. March 27, 1950'. Album contains list of the Trustees of the National Museum of Victoria in 1950; list of staff of the National Museum of Victoria; a 'onepage' history of the National Museum of Victoria from 1854 to 1950. Album contains 26 Black & White photographs. Titles of photographs include - 'National Museum of Victoria'; 'City of Melbourne, showing location of National Museum'; 'National Museum Staff, 1950' (includes separate typed list of staff); 'Portion of National Museum Library'; 'Baldwin Spencer Hall of Australian Ethnology'; 'Diorama - Victorian Aborigines'; 'Diorama - Great Grey Kangaroo'; 'Diorama - Koala'; 'Diorama - Wedgetailed Eagle'; 'Diorama - Red-capped Dotterel'; 'Biology Class for Blind Children, National Museum'; 'A Corner of one of the Zoological Laboratories'; 'Storage Cabinet for Mammal Collections'; 'Modern Steel Cabinets housing Bird Collection'; 'Australian Eggs and Cabinet presented 'Australian Eggs and Cabinet presentedby H. L. White, Esq.'; 'Part of the Australian Insect Collection'; 'Part of Store-room, Australian Ethnology and Anthropology'; 'Cataloguing part of the Gatliff Collection of Molluscs'; 'Skeleton of the largest Australian Fossil mammal, Diprotodon'; 'Colouring the Latex Model of a Crocodile'; 'Preparing Study Skins'; 'Museum Camp in Otway Forest, Victoria, 1949'; 'Field Work at Palm Valley, Central Australia, 1949'; 'Joint Expedition with Denver Museum of National History. Director Alfred Bailey, of U.S.A., poses with Natives at Haast's Bluff, Central Australia, 1949'; 'Casting Heads of Red Kangaroos, Central Australia, 1949'; and 'Field Party prepares Seal at Portland, Victoria, 1949'. Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2002.0003 Unit 0034Copyright StatusPublic domain

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Field Party prepares Seal at Portland, Victoria, 1949

Casting Heads of Red Kangaroos, Central Australia, 1949

Field Work at Palm Valley, Central Australia, 1949

Museum Camp in Otway Forest, Victoria, 1949

Preparing Study Skins

Colouring the Latex Model of a Crocodile

Cataloguing part of the Gatliff Collection of Molluscs

Part of the Australian Insect Collection

Australian Eggs and Cabinet presented by H.L. White, Esq.

Modern Steel Cabinets housing Bird Collection

Storage Cabinet for Mammal Collections

A Corner of one of the Zoological Laboratories

Biology Class for Blind Children, National Museum

Diorama-Red-capped Dotterel

Diorama-Wedge-tailed Eagle

Diorama-Koala

Diorama-Great Grey Kangaroo

Diorama-Victorian Aborigines

Baldwin Spencer Hall of Australian Ethnology

Portion of National Museum Library

[Names of staff pictured in group photograph on page 6]

[History of the] National Museum of Victoria - 1950

National Museum of Victoria Staff

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CreatorNational Museum of VictoriaRoleCreator

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Date1949-1950

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Previous System ID2002.0003.00867Finding Aid Reference1975.0089 Unit 59; 22/34Other IDsPA 55

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Genre/FormPhotograph albums

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Feature CollectionIndigenous cultural heritage in the University of Melbourne Archives collection

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SubjectAboriginal AustraliansCultural heritage - Protection - Museums and keeping places - Exhibition and displayFirst PeoplesIndigenous AustraliansSubject (Place)Ikuntji / Haasts Bluff (South Central NT SF52-16)

University of Melbourne Archives

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[2002.0003.00867] Photograph Album - National Museum of Victoria