Papers of Frederick Wood Jones
TitlePapers of Frederick Wood Jones
ReferenceMS0017
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1890-1954
Creator Frederick Wood Jones, 1879-1954, Professor of Anatomy, Sir George Arthur, 1784-1854, 1st Baronet, Lieutenant General
Admin./ biographical historyFrederick Wood Jones was an Observational Naturalist, Embryologist, Anatomist and Anthropologist. He was also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1930). He was Professor of Comparative and Human Anatomy at the College between 1945 to 1951. He was also Honorary Conservator at the College between 1951 to1954. He taught anatomy and physical anthropology at the London School of Medicine for Women, University of Adelaide, University of Hawaii, University of Melbourne, University of Manchester, and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
For more information on Wood-Jones' life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/results?qu=wood+jones&te=ASSET
Sir George Arthur was a baronet (1841). He was chosen in July 1823 to take over as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania). During Arthur's time in office, Van Diemen's Land gained a notorious reputation as a harsh penal colony, notably with the construction of Port Arthur as a centre of severe secondary punishment for convicts transported from England. Arthur was also responsible for the oppression and persecution of the Aboriginal population in the conflict known as the Black War in 1830. His term in office ended in 1836.
For more information on Wood-Jones' life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/results?qu=wood+jones&te=ASSET
Sir George Arthur was a baronet (1841). He was chosen in July 1823 to take over as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania). During Arthur's time in office, Van Diemen's Land gained a notorious reputation as a harsh penal colony, notably with the construction of Port Arthur as a centre of severe secondary punishment for convicts transported from England. Arthur was also responsible for the oppression and persecution of the Aboriginal population in the conflict known as the Black War in 1830. His term in office ended in 1836.
Scope and ContentThis collection contains papers related to the life and works of Professor Frederick Wood Jones. This includes correspondence between Wood Jones and his associates, copies of manuscripts, articles and lectures by Wood Jones, papers relating to Wood Jones’ unpublished biography of Archibald Watson, manuscripts by other authors sent to Wood Jones, poetry and fiction written by Wood Jones under the pseudonym ‘Natterjack’, Wood Jones’ research notes on a variety of scientific subjects, papers and photographs related to Australian Aborigines and martial law proclamations against them by George Arthur in 1828, a collection of photographs and correspondence regarding Tubinares and other oceanic birds, photographs, X Rays and drawings by Wood Jones related to his scientific work, papers related to Wood Jones work with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, diplomas earned by Wood Jones during his career, a collection of obituaries written on Wood Jones’ death by various authors, copies of Wood Jones’ birth and death certificates and his will, papers relating to Wood Jones’ property ‘Broomy Bank’, correspondence and agreements between Wood Jones and his publishers, papers related to the estates and finances of Wood Jones and his immediate family and personal photographs of Wood Jones and his contemporaries.
Extent15 boxes & 1 outsize folder
LanguageEnglish
System of arrangementAs described in the Scope and Content.
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Conditions governing reproductionCopies of material in the archives can be supplied for private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. Some items within this collection may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; it is the responsibility of users to obtain the copyright holder's permission for reproduction of copyright material for purposes other than research or private study. Permission to publish material must be sought in advance from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and, where appropriate, the copyright holder. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk in the first instance.
Related objectsMS0018
Related material in Royal College of Surgeons library: Manuscripts: Add Mss 344 Wood Jones - letters to Ulrica Hubbe Add Mss 508 Wood Jones - papers [listed in Frederick Wood Jones Bibliography and Supplement Barry Christophers. Melbourne. Gainsborough Press 1974] Add Mss 535a Wood Jones - paintings of Geckos, lizards etc. Add Mss 546 Wood Jones - letters to Ulrica Hubbe Arthur Keith Collection: Box X - photographs of last living Tasmanians Box XAC Notes on the life of Wood Jones Box K Keith-Wood Jones Correspondence 1905-51 Boch - drawings of Tasmanian Aborigines Related material in Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of England Objects: RCSHM/2000:1 Royal College of Surgeons of England Hunterian Museum - specimens of Tasmanian Aborigine [found with this material]. n.b. Hair and skin of Truganini were found in the collection of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2002, and they were returned to Tasmania for burial. Frederick Wood Jones Bibliography and Supplement Barry Christophers. Melbourne. Gainsborough Press 1974
Related material in Royal College of Surgeons library: Manuscripts: Add Mss 344 Wood Jones - letters to Ulrica Hubbe Add Mss 508 Wood Jones - papers [listed in Frederick Wood Jones Bibliography and Supplement Barry Christophers. Melbourne. Gainsborough Press 1974] Add Mss 535a Wood Jones - paintings of Geckos, lizards etc. Add Mss 546 Wood Jones - letters to Ulrica Hubbe Arthur Keith Collection: Box X - photographs of last living Tasmanians Box XAC Notes on the life of Wood Jones Box K Keith-Wood Jones Correspondence 1905-51 Boch - drawings of Tasmanian Aborigines Related material in Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of England Objects: RCSHM/2000:1 Royal College of Surgeons of England Hunterian Museum - specimens of Tasmanian Aborigine [found with this material]. n.b. Hair and skin of Truganini were found in the collection of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2002, and they were returned to Tasmania for burial. Frederick Wood Jones Bibliography and Supplement Barry Christophers. Melbourne. Gainsborough Press 1974
Persons keyword Frederick Wood Jones, 1879-1954, Professor of Anatomy, Sir George Arthur, 1784-1854, 1st Baronet, Lieutenant General, Edward Jenner, 1749-1823, physician, naturalist, Sir Arthur Keith, 1866-1955, Knight, anatomist, Grafton Elliot- Smith, 1871-1937, anatomist, Jessie Dobson, 1906-1984, Curator of Hunterian Museum
