Research Project
Researchers: Anderson, Fay , Barnes, Andrea , J H Willis (hasAssociatonWith, isRelatedTo) , Tropea, Rachel , Willis, James Hamlyn (hasAssociatonWith, isRelatedTo)
Full description This project was established to document the involvement of the Australian Science Archives Project (ASAP) and subsequent organisations with the records of James Hamlyn Willis. Willis was a highly valued member of Australia's botanical community. He worked for the National Herbarium (Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne) from 1937 to 1972, filling various positions including Assistant Government Botanist, Deputy Director and Acting Director. Records relating to Willis' botanical activities were transferred from Willis' home to the National Herbarium Library after his death. A sixteen-day scoping project was undertaken to provide the National Herbarium with a structured overview of the Willis material. The project identified and described approximately 22 linear metres records, made up of approximately 4,200 items with a date range spanning from 1804-1995. A guide to the records has been produced and is available online. The records represent a unique, primary source of evidence of nearly all of Willis' botanical interests and activities. They not only document the life and works of J.H. Willis, his involvement with the Herbarium, and his various botanical and extra-curricular activities, but also the history of botanical research and survey in Australia.
Data time period: 15 11 1995