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Dear Hannah,
A few 'background' references that you may not have come across and in addition to the work of Alberti, Davis and Withers:
Carrol, V., 'The natural history of visiting: responses to Charles Waterton and Waterton Hall', Studies in the History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (2004), 35, 31-64.
Hunt, S. E., 'Free, bold, joyous': the love of seaweed in Magaret Gatty and other mid-Victorian writers', Environment and History (2005) 11, 5-24.
Naylor, S., 'The field, the museum, and the lecture hall: the spaces of natural history in Victorian Cornwall', Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (2002) 27, 494-513.
(and at the risk of self-promotion ...) Finnegan, D. A., 'Natural history societies in late-Victorian Scotland and the pursuit of local civic science', British Journal for the History of Science (2005) 38, 53-72.
and, of course, the classic text:
Allen, D. E., The Naturalist in Britain: a social history, London, 1976.
Hope that is of use.
Best,
Diarmid.
Dr. Diarmid Finnegan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh
>From: Hannah Paddon <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: History of Natural History <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Natural history display and interpretation
>Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:23:40 +0100
>
>Dear Matthew,
>
>Thank you for your help and the quick reply. I will source out those
>works (we have a pretty poor library at the University here!). They
>sound interesting.
>Thanks again and best wishes,
>
>Hannah
>
>>From: Dr M D Eddy <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: History of Natural History <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: [HIST-NAT-HIST]
Natural history display and
>>interpretation
>>Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:37:35 +0100
>>
>>Dear Hannah,
>>
>>Have a look at the work of Sam Alberti (Manchester). He has
>>written on museums in Victorian Yorkshire. Peter Davis (Newcastle)
>>and Charles Withers (Edinburgh) have also written quite a bit on
>>this topic.
>>
>>Best Wishes,
>>
>>Matthew.
>>
>>--
>>Dr Matthew D Eddy
>>Director of Postgraduate Studies in HPSM
>>University of Durham
>>Department of Philosophy
>>50 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN United Kingdom (44) 191 334 6554
>>(Office)
>>(44) 191 334 6551 (Fax) http://www.durham.ac.uk/m.d.eddy/
>>
>>
>>Hannah Paddon wrote:
>>
>>>Dear
SHNH members,
>>>
>>>I am currently researching for my MA in Museums and Collections
>>>Management at Bournemouth University. My research is focusing on
>>>the display and interpretation of natural history since the
>>>Victorian period. I wondered whether you would have any references
>>>of possible texts for use to me or indeed any information on this
>>>topic? I have sent out a nationwide (hopefully) questionnaire and
>>>have received some wonderful information and reading lists from
>>>curators and collection officers.
>>>
>>>I would be grateful for any help or advice you could give and if
>>>not hope that you might be able to forward this email to any other
>>>person you think maybe able to
help!?
>>>
>>>Many thanks and best wishes
>>>
>>>Hannah Paddon
>>>
>>