Archival Resources Details
Lawrence Hargrave - Records
- Title
- Lawrence Hargrave - Records
- Repository
- Powerhouse Museum
- Reference
- P2756, P3174, P3321
- Date Range
- 1866 - 1915
- Description
Private papers covering Hargrave's expedition to New Guinea 1872-77, his work as assistant astronomical observer at the Sydney Observatory 1878-83, and his research into human flight; the collection is made up of 12 notebooks and includes correspondence, press-cuttings, printed material, drawings, diagrams, memoranda and experimental notes and covers the dates 1866-1915 [P2756, P3174 and P3321]. The collection also exists as a microfilm copy in the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
- Access
- Available for reference