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Edward Sydney Simpson - Records

Title
Edward Sydney Simpson - Records
Repository
State Records Office of Western Australia
Reference
ACC 2776, AN 539
Date Range
1896 - 1939
Description

Field note books containing notes on localities visited in Western Australia 1897-1939 (2776/1-6); laboratory note books containing data on the mineral occurrences of Western Australia, 1910-39, which form the basic data for the publication "Minerals of Western Australia" (2776/7-14); laboratory note books containing written analytical methods used in Simpson's laboratory 1897-1939 (2776/15-17); laboratory note books containing Simpson's original catalogue of his mineral collection 1897-1939 (2776/18-22); laboratory note books containing Simpson's record of photographs taken 1897-1939 of localities described in 2776/7-14; laboratory note books comprising a daily log of Simpson's work as Government Mineralogist 1896-1918 (2776/25-48); overall dates 1896-1939 [48 volumes, AN 539, ACC 2776].

Quantity
48 volumes
Access
Available for reference

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