W L Crowther Library, Hobart

W L Crowther Library, Hobart

• W E L H Crowther Collection
• W L Crowther Library, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, LINC Tasmania

• State

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.

Officer in charge: Manager, State Library and Archive Services

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.

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

Open Monday to Friday 9.30am-6pm, Saturday 9.30am-2pm.

For information on visiting the History Room, see https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/how-to/Pages/history-room-use.aspx

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

Copying services include photocopying, photography, and scanning. For further information, see https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/how-to/Pages/copies-holds.aspx

Revised 24 March 2018

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