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CONTACT:susan@bennett.as
ORGANIZER:The Linnean Society of London\, The Society for the History of Na
 tural History and the RSA William Shipley Group
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DESCRIPTION:The RSA archive contains interesting evidence for J. R. Forster
 's activities in England before he and his son George Forster accompanied J
 ames Cook on his second circumnavigation of the world in the Resolution\, 1
 772-1775. The collections created on their voyage\, and other collections t
 hey made after returning to Europe\, contain important source material on a
  wide range of topics but especially relating to Pacific Studies and natura
 l history. This material\, including archival documents\, letters\, printed
  books\, drawings\, paintings\, cultural objects and natural historical spe
 cimens\, is widely scattered in collections across the world. The collectio
 ns are dispersed not only geographically but also across different categori
 es of holding institution\, including libraries\, archives\, museums and ga
 lleries. How can this important evidence be brought together? How can the m
 aterial in the RSA's archive be placed in its wider context? This paper wil
 l set out to explain the complex issues surrounding Forster collections and
  will suggest ways in which innovative methods might help us to navigate th
 rough the complexity.
SUMMARY:Discovering the Forsters: locating and mapping the evidence from Jo
 hn Street to the Pacific
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LOCATION:The Linnean Society of London Burlington House Meeting Room
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