IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0802 Haliday
Held at: Royal Entomological Society
Title: Haliday, Alexander Henry (1807-1870)
Date(s): 1830-1870
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 12 boxes
Name of creator(s): Haliday | Alexander Henry | 1807-1870 | entomologist
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Alexander Haliday was born in County Down, Ireland, on 21 November 1807. He trained in the law but became a keen amateur naturalist and collector,taking up the study of entomology full time and lecturing in Dublin. He moved to Italy in 1861/2, where he helped found the Italian Entomological Society in 1869. Haliday was a member of several learned societies, including the Royal Entomological Society. Haliday died in 1870.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Correspondence of Alexander Halliday, 1830-1870, comprising 12 boxes reflecting the life and career of the entomologist including with scientific and other colleagues, including Dr. Hermann Loew, Francis Walker and Hermann Reinhard.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English, French, German, Italian
System of arrangement:
12 boxes of correspondence.
Conditions governing access:
Contact the Society Librarian for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Contact the Society Librarian for further information.
Finding aids:
Box list available from the royal Entomological Society Library
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Professor E P Wright presented the Haliday collection the the Royal Entomological Society in 1906.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Entry compiled by Geoff Browell.
Date(s) of descriptions: November 2012