Person
Bray, James Samuel (1840 - 1918)
- Born
- 1840
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 1 April 1918
- Occupation
- Naturalist and Museum curator
Summary
James Bray was museum curator at St John's College, University of Sydney and published articles on natural history in the "Sydney Morning Herald". He was later proprietor of Bray's Museum of Curios, Queens Place, Sydney.
Details
Born Sydney, 1840. Died Sydney, 1 April 1918. Chief correspondence clerk, New South Wales Telegraph Department 8 years; secretary and actuary, International Life Association; museum curator, St John's College, University of Sydney; published articles on wild life in the "Sydney Morning Herald"; proprietor, Bray's Museum of Curios, Queen's Place.
Related entries
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- James Samuel Bray - Records, A194; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- James Samuel Bray - Records, 1832 - 1843, A186; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- James Samuel Bray - Records, 1888 - 1889, A184; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- James Samuel Bray - Records, 1874 - 1877, A199; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- James Samuel Bray - Records, A187-A194; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- James Samuel Bray - Records, 1893, A195; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Resources
- 'Bray, James Samuel (1840-1918)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475704. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 February 2018
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