Publisher's Synopsis
This volume makes available details of the 380 collections of original manuscripts and drawings (including collections of photographs and films) in the Museum's General Library - a major resource of international importance, consulted by scholars from around the world. Among the strengths are the holdings relating to Africa (Baines, Collier, Rosevear, Scott, Sibree); to India (Ditmas, Hume, Sykes and Tonge); and to Australia (Maitland, Martens, the Port Jackson Painter, Wilkins and Yonge), Entries include full descriptions and references to the availability of more detailed finding aids.