Biographical entry Morton, Alexander (1854 - 1907)

Summary

Alexander Morton became Curator of the Royal Society of Tasmania's museum in Hobart in 1884 (renamed the Tasmanian Museum, Art Gallery and Botanical Gardens in 1885 when it was transferred to the state). He was Director of that institution 1903-07.

Archival resources

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Community History Collection

• Alexander Morton - Records, 1874 - 1907; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Community History Collection. Details

Royal Society of Tasmania

• Alexander Morton - Records, 1882 - 1907, Ms 165; Royal Society of Tasmania. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Mercer, Peter, 'Morton, Alexander (1854-1907)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 597-598. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100582b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Morton, Alex, 'Some Account of the Work and Workers of the Tasmanian Society and the Royal Society of Tasmania, From the Year 1840 to the Close of 1900.', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 1900, pp. 109-126. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Morton, Alexander', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462103. Details