Primary contact
91 Murray Street, Hobart
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Identity area
Identifier
daa/323
Authorized form of name
W L Crowther Library, Hobart
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- W E L H Crowther Collection
- W L Crowther Library, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, LINC Tasmania
Type
- State
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
91 Murray Street, Hobart
Locality
Hobart
Region
Tasmania
Country name
Postal code
7000
Telephone
03 6165 5538
Fax
taho@education.tas.gov.au
Note
Description area
History
The W L Crowther Library was developed by Dr W E L H (later Sir William) Crowther and presented by him to the State Library of Tasmania in the period 1964 to1981.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Manager, State Library and Archive Services
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Dr Crowther's collecting ranged across all aspects of Tasmanian history and culture. Highlights include:
- Crowther family business, medical, personal papers, c1825-1980
- Sir William Crowther World War I diaries and photographs, 1914-1919
- Logs of Tasmanian whaling and other vessels, c1813-1910
- Derwent Bank/Charles Swanston: business records, c1828-1850
- Dr Edward Swarbreck Hall: anatomical drawings, c1850.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Books and objects catalogued as library items: search https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/Pages/Home.aspx.
Manuscripts: search http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=NG00050
References:
Kathryn Evans, Guide to the Crowther Family Papers (State Library of Tasmania, 2006), see https://stors.tas.gov.au/922889
Tony Marshall, '"The choosing of a proper hobby": Sir William Crowther and his library', Australian Library Journal, vol 56 nos 3-4, 2007, see https://stors.tas.gov.au/au-7-0095-02427
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday 9.30am-6pm, Saturday 9.30am-2pm.
Access conditions and requirements
For information on visiting the History Room, see https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/how-to/Pages/history-room-use.aspx
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available. For further information on contacting a librarian or archivist online and for hints on research and finding information, see https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/get-help/Pages/help-finding.aspx
Reproduction services
Copying services include photocopying, photography, and scanning. For further information, see https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/how-to/Pages/copies-holds.aspx
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 24 March 2018
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