Collecting, conservation and conservatism: late twentieth century developments in the culture of British geology

Knell, Simon

doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.2002.192.01.16

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“…A key reason for the rise of the specialist (GCG) Geological Curators Group in Britain and Ireland in the 1970s was the realisation that much needed to be done to improve the quality of museum work in geology ( Doughty 1999 , Knell 2002 ). Much of the Group’s attention was devoted to issues of collection care and usage, and specimen conservation.…”

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“…Under the influence and example of such workers as Hugh Torrens, GCG encouraged research on the history of collections, for it was realised that this had to be understood before a collection could be properly curated and used ( Doughty 1984 , 1992 , 1999 , Knell 2002 ). Such work by Group members and others elucidated, amongst other things, the fates and present locations of collections, and effectively followed on from Sherborn.…”

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‘Where is the damned collection?’ Charles Davies Sherborn’s listing of named natural science collections and its successors

Taylor¹

2016

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C. D. Sherborn published in 1940, under the imprint of Cambridge University Press but at his own expense, Where is the -Collection? This idiosyncratic listing of named natural science collections, and their fates, was useful, but incomplete, and uneven in its accuracy. It is argued that those defects were inevitable, given Sherborn's age and wartime conditions, and that what might seem one of Sherborn's less impressive works was in fact a pioneering work highly influential in stimulating the production of successor works now much used in curation, and in systematic and descriptive biology and palaeontology. The book also contributed to the development of collections research in the natural sciences, and the history of collections and of museums.

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Section: Sherborn’s Successors: Collections Researchmentioning

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Section: Sherborn’s Successors: Collections Researchmentioning

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‘Where is the damned collection?’ Charles Davies Sherborn’s listing of named natural science collections and its successors

Taylor¹

2016

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Context and history of geological conservation in Warwickshire, central England

Radley¹

2008

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The geology of Warwickshire, central England, is diverse but generally poorly exposed. Geological conservation initiatives can be traced back to the mid to late nineteenth century when the Warwickshire Natural History and Archaeological Society amassed locally collected geological specimens and documented local geological sites. The society declined during the late nineteenth century. Following the Second World War, local geological conservation activity was invigorated by national initiatives, leading to establishment of geological Sites of Special Scientific Interest within the county and a site recording programme at the Warwickshire Museum. The Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group was established in 1990. Subsequently, a partnership between that group and the Warwickshire Museum, with support from the Nature Conservancy Council, resulted in establishment of a Regionally Important Geological/geomorphological Sites network. These sites are presently the focus of funded conservation and interpretation projects.

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Female aristocrats in the natural history world before the establishment of the Geological Society of London

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Porter

2020

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Fascination with natural history does not recognize class, as is shown through the activities of female aristocrats who, during the 18th and 19th centuries, contributed significantly by increasing the number of collections at natural history museums. These women were not members of the Geological Society of London because, at that time, women were not even allowed to be members, but they still left their impressive legacy in museums. This manuscript will focus on three women who made extensive collections that are now incorporated into British museums. The first of these, the Duchess of Portland, made one of the finest collections in England and possibly the best collection of shells and fossils in Europe of her time, which was later acquired by the Natural History Museum, London. She was followed by the Countess of Aylesford who made one of the most important mineral collections of her time which is now at the Natural History Museum, London. Finally, Baroness Brassey collected geological samples during her trips that were used to establish the Brassey Institute in Hastings. These three women used their own income and influence to build collections.

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Collecting, conservation and conservatism: late twentieth century developments in the culture of British geology

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‘Where is the damned collection?’ Charles Davies Sherborn’s listing of named natural science collections and its successors

‘Where is the damned collection?’ Charles Davies Sherborn’s listing of named natural science collections and its successors

Context and history of geological conservation in Warwickshire, central England

Female aristocrats in the natural history world before the establishment of the Geological Society of London

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