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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-09-26 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004770b.htm person Harslett Morwenna Jean AACR2 6 September 1925 22 May 2015 Place of Birth Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia Natural history collector Historian Jean Harslett is a nationally recognised historian and collector. She has spent most of her time collecting flora and fauna of the Glen Aplin district in Queensland and writing about the regions history. Her father Alex Gemmell was a well known insect collector too and after his death Harslett took over his vast collection which contained many jewel beetles. She also developed a passion for jewel beetles as well as butterflies, birds and native orchids. Her knowledge of the plant and animal life in the Glen Aplin region is unsurpassed. Harslett's specimens can be found in entomological collections around Australia including with the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation). Jean Harslett was a founder of the Stanthorpe Field Naturalist's Club, a prominent conservationist and a local history expert having written widely on all three areas. In 2004 on 7 March the Jean Harslett Research Centre was opened at the Stanthorpe & District Historical Museum in Queensland. The centre houses over 16,000 photographs of her photographs as well as research into local families' histories and the development of the region. 1985 1985 Award - British Empire Award received 1985 1985 Career position - Paul Harris Fellow (Rotary International) 1994 Award - Fellow, Royal Historical Society of Queensland 1995 1995 Award - Queensland Naturalist Award received 2002 Award - Honorary Life Membership of Queensland Entomological Society Harslett, Morwenna Jean (1925-)

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 'Harslett, Morwenna Jean (Jean)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Harslett, Morwenna Jean (Jean) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland McKay, Judith Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland Brisbane Queensland Museum 1997