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Subject: Conference on Geological Collectors and Collecting (including
maps!)
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:37:46 +0100
From: Nina Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
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*Conference on Geological Collectors and Collecting ? April 4 - 5, 2011*
The History of Geology Group (HOGG), a group affiliated with the
Geological Society of London, will be holding a conference about
Geological Collectors and Collecting. The conference will take place on
4-5 April 2011 at the Flett Theatre at the Natural History Museum in
London, and is timed coincide the Christies planned sale of natural
history artefacts. Convenors include John Henry (HOGG member, and
proprietor of 19^th Century Geological Maps), Sarah Long (Head of
Palaeontology Collections at the Natural History Museum in London), and
Nina Morgan (Science writer and HOGG committee member).
This two day event will include talks, exhibitions, workshops and behind
the scenes tours on topics of interest to collectors of geological
material of all kinds, including books, *maps*, minerals, and fossils.
It will also include discussions about historical collections and policy
issues related to collections and care of collections. Confirmed
speakers include Julian Wilson of Christies on the history of
collecting, *Tom Sharpe of the National Museum of Wales on the Museum's
geological map collection*, Monica Price of the Oxford University Museum
of Natural History on the Corsi collection of ornamental stones, the
historian Karolyn Shindler on the life and letters of the 19^th century
fossil collector, Barbara Hastings, and Jonathan Larwood of Natural
England on the history of collecting policies.
To receive further information and notices about the conference or to
propose a poster or exhibition (our speakers list is now full!), e-mail
Nina Morgan on [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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