Biographical entry Wall, William Sheridan (1815 - 1876)

Summary

William Sheridan Wall was engaged as a naturalist with the Australian Museum in c1842 and was subsequently curator 1845-59. He published natural history articles in the "Illustrated Sydney News" during the 1850s and retired in 1859.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• William Sheridan Wall - Records, 1844 - 1845, MS 19; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

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

• William Sheridan Wall - Records, 1844 - 1845, ML MSS 1007; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Whitley, G. P., 'William Sheridan Wall and the Australian Museum', Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1965, pp. 42-44. Details

Online Resources

• 'Wall, William Sheridan - Ms 19', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms019.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Wall, William S', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-510475. Details