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Karen

 

Just some additional info on Cornish Material in the National Museums Scotland. Though most material is stored in the General Mineral Collection of the Department of Natural Sciences and was sourced from several collectors and dealers, a sizeable tranche is held in the collections of the Department of Science and Technology much of which was sourced from the Great Exhibition of 1851. The earliest register entry I can find at the moment is for 1818-19 when a collection of Cornish Minerals were purchased. Unfortunately there are no more details than that.

 

Cheers

 

Peter Davidson

Senior Curator of Mineralogy

National Museums of Scotland

Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1JF

0131 247 4283

 

From: The Geological Curators' Group mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of karen Bell
Sent: 10 May 2018 12:29
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Subject: Cornish Geology Collections

 

Dear all,

 

The Royal Cornwall Museum, Royal Geological Society of Cornwall and Camborne School of Mines recently met to brainstorm ideas and discuss how our organisations might collaborate to raise the profile of geosciences and geology collections across Cornwall.  As an existing member of the GCG and representative of the Royal Cornwall Museum, I have been tasked to request your help in identifying significant Cornish geological collections held in institutions outside Cornwall.

 

We have identified the following institutions and collections so far (thanks to Roy Starkey for his assistance):

 

  • Bristol Museum - 
  • British Geological Survey, Keyworth  - Royal Geological Society of Cornwall collection
  • Hunterian, University of Glasgow - 
  • Manchester Museum, University of Manchester - 
  • National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh - 
  • National Museum of Wales, Cardiff - R.J. King Collection
  • Natural History Museum, London - Rashleigh Collection
  • Oxford University Museum of Natural History - 
  • Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery - John St. Aubyn Collection, Richard W. Barstow Collection (includes part of the Rashleigh Collection)
  • Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge - Carne Collection

 

Please do let me know of any additional institutions and collections that we have not yet identified or if you have additional details about anything already on the list.

 

Many thanks for your help.

 

Karen Bell

Documentation and Digitisation Officer

The Royal Institution of Cornwall

01872 272205 Ext. 235

Direct Line: 01872 242782

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