Biographical entry Scott, Alexander Walker (1800 - 1883)

Summary

Alexander Walker Scott settled on Ash Island in the Hunter River in 1831 and was a prominent figure in the commercial establishment of the Newcastle region. He was a trustee of the Australian Museum 1862-79 and the father of Harriet and Helena Scott.

Related entries

Archival resources

Australian Museum

• Alexander Walker Scott Records, Series 222; Australian Museum. Details
• Alexander Walker Scott - Records, Series 160; Australian Museum. Details
• Alexander Walker Scott - Records, 1862 - 1879, Series 1; Australian Museum. Details
• Alexander Walker Scott - Records, Series 194; Australian Museum. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Edward Pearson Ramsay - Records, 1860 - 1912, ML MSS 563; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Scott Family - Records, 1777 - 1925, ML MSS 38; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Books

• Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales., Sydney, 1932, 380 pp. Details
• Scott, A. W., Australian Lepidoptera and their Transformations Drawn from the Life, J. van Voorst, London, 1864, 30 pp. Details

Book Sections

• Gray, Nancy, 'Scott, Alexander Walker (1800-1883), entomologist and entrepreneur', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 93-94. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060106b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Goold, W. J., 'Our Pioneers', Newcastle and Hunter District Historical Society, Journal, vol. 10, 1956. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Scott, A W', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-619323. Details